diff --git a/packages/backend/src/controllers/api/v1/users/update-current-user-password.js b/packages/backend/src/controllers/api/v1/users/update-current-user-password.js
index b3727a20..982fe899 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/controllers/api/v1/users/update-current-user-password.js
+++ b/packages/backend/src/controllers/api/v1/users/update-current-user-password.js
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 import { renderObject } from '../../../../helpers/renderer.js';
 
 export default async (request, response) => {
-  const user = await request.currentUser
-    .$query()
-    .patchAndFetch({ password: request.body.password });
+  const user = await request.currentUser.updatePassword(userParams(request));
 
   renderObject(response, user);
 };
+
+const userParams = (request) => {
+  const { currentPassword, password } = request.body;
+  return { currentPassword, password };
+};
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/controllers/api/v1/users/update-current-user-password.test.js b/packages/backend/src/controllers/api/v1/users/update-current-user-password.test.js
index fc5b0305..505ede8a 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/controllers/api/v1/users/update-current-user-password.test.js
+++ b/packages/backend/src/controllers/api/v1/users/update-current-user-password.test.js
@@ -9,15 +9,20 @@ describe('PATCH /api/v1/users/:userId/password', () => {
   let currentUser, token;
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
-    currentUser = await createUser();
+    currentUser = await createUser({ password: 'old-password' });
     token = await createAuthTokenByUserId(currentUser.id);
   });
 
   it('should return updated user with valid password', async () => {
+    const userData = {
+      currentPassword: 'old-password',
+      password: 'new-password',
+    };
+
     const response = await request(app)
       .patch(`/api/v1/users/${currentUser.id}/password`)
       .set('Authorization', token)
-      .send({ password: 'new-password' })
+      .send(userData)
       .expect(200);
 
     const refetchedCurrentUser = await currentUser.$query();
@@ -26,16 +31,21 @@ describe('PATCH /api/v1/users/:userId/password', () => {
     expect(response.body).toStrictEqual(expectedPayload);
   });
 
-  it('should return HTTP 422 with invalid password', async () => {
+  it.only('should return HTTP 422 with invalid current password', async () => {
+    const userData = {
+      currentPassword: '',
+      password: 'new-password',
+    };
+
     const response = await request(app)
       .patch(`/api/v1/users/${currentUser.id}/password`)
       .set('Authorization', token)
-      .send({ password: '' })
+      .send(userData)
       .expect(422);
 
-    expect(response.body.meta.type).toEqual('ModelValidation');
+    expect(response.body.meta.type).toEqual('ValidationError');
     expect(response.body.errors).toMatchObject({
-      password: ['must NOT have fewer than 6 characters'],
+      currentPassword: ['is incorrect.'],
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/models/user.js b/packages/backend/src/models/user.js
index 1f8a5da9..58ecb533 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/models/user.js
+++ b/packages/backend/src/models/user.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import bcrypt from 'bcrypt';
 import { DateTime, Duration } from 'luxon';
 import crypto from 'node:crypto';
+import { ValidationError } from 'objection';
 
 import appConfig from '../config/app.js';
 import { hasValidLicense } from '../helpers/license.ee.js';
@@ -249,6 +250,27 @@ class User extends Base {
     });
   }
 
+  async updatePassword({ currentPassword, password }) {
+    if (await User.authenticate(this.email, currentPassword)) {
+      const user = await this.$query().patchAndFetch({
+        password,
+      });
+
+      return user;
+    }
+
+    throw new ValidationError({
+      data: {
+        currentPassword: [
+          {
+            message: 'is incorrect.',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      type: 'ValidationError',
+    });
+  }
+
   async softRemove() {
     await this.softRemoveAssociations();
     await this.$query().delete();