diff --git a/modules/cabana/backend_users_admin.go b/modules/cabana/backend_users_admin.go
index bbfa5eda..9b31014f 100644
--- a/modules/cabana/backend_users_admin.go
+++ b/modules/cabana/backend_users_admin.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+	"unicode/utf8"
 
 	"git.golem15.com/golem15/summercms/modules/backpack"
 	"git.golem15.com/golem15/summercms/modules/bouncer"
@@ -841,13 +842,24 @@ func submittedPassword(ctx context.Context) string {
 	return plain
 }
 
+// adminPasswordMinChars is the shortest password the Administrators form
+// accepts, in characters (D-11).
+const adminPasswordMinChars = 4
+
 // storePassword hashes a typed password onto user and reports whether one
-// was typed. A password over bcrypt's 72-byte limit is a 422 on the field.
+// was typed. A password under adminPasswordMinChars characters or over
+// bcrypt's 72-byte limit is a 422 on the field. The length is checked here
+// because the form's min:4 rule is a string rule, which the model validator
+// does not apply.
 func (c usersAdmin) storePassword(ctx context.Context, user *BackendUser) (bool, error) {
 	plain := submittedPassword(ctx)
 	if plain == "" {
 		return false, nil
 	}
+	if utf8.RuneCountInString(plain) < adminPasswordMinChars {
+		message := accountMessage(ctx, c.translator(), "min.string", "password", map[string]string{"min": strconv.Itoa(adminPasswordMinChars)})
+		return false, &ValidationError{Details: map[string]any{"password": []string{message}}}
+	}
 	if len(plain) > passwordMaxBytes {
 		message := accountMessage(ctx, c.translator(), "max.string", "password", map[string]string{"max": strconv.Itoa(passwordMaxBytes)})
 		return false, &ValidationError{Details: map[string]any{"password": []string{message}}}