diff --git a/components/user/dropdown.tsx b/components/user/dropdown.tsx
index 95ef9517..691c7b51 100644
--- a/components/user/dropdown.tsx
+++ b/components/user/dropdown.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export function UserDropdown() {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
   const router = useRouter()
   const { logout, isAdmin, setIsAdmin } = useAuth()
-  const { userInfo } = usePermissions()
+  const { userInfo, canChangePassword } = usePermissions()
   const { isAdminUser } = useUsers()
   const { state } = useSidebar()
   const isCollapsed = state === "collapsed"
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export function UserDropdown() {
               <span>{(userInfo as { account_name?: string })?.account_name ?? (isAdmin ? "rustfsAdmin" : "")}</span>
             </div>
           </DropdownMenuItem>
-          {!isAdmin && (
+          {canChangePassword && (
             <DropdownMenuItem onSelect={handleChangePassword}>
               <RiLockPasswordLine className="h-4 w-4" />
               <span>{t("Change Password")}</span>
diff --git a/hooks/use-permissions.tsx b/hooks/use-permissions.tsx
index 499bde84..a32f0533 100644
--- a/hooks/use-permissions.tsx
+++ b/hooks/use-permissions.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import { createContext, useContext, useState, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo } from "react"
 import { hasConsoleScopes, type ConsolePolicy } from "@/lib/console-policy-parser"
-import { PAGE_PERMISSIONS } from "@/lib/console-permissions"
+import { CONSOLE_SCOPES, PAGE_PERMISSIONS } from "@/lib/console-permissions"
 import { useAuth } from "@/contexts/auth-context"
 import { useApiOptional } from "@/contexts/api-context"
 
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ interface PermissionsContextValue {
   hasPermission: (action: string | string[], matchAll?: boolean) => boolean
   canAccessPath: (path: string) => boolean
   isAdmin: boolean
+  /** True when user has consoleAdmin (or is admin). Only these users can change password per RustFS backend. */
+  canChangePassword: boolean
 }
 
 const PermissionsContext = createContext<PermissionsContextValue | null>(null)
@@ -92,6 +94,8 @@ export function PermissionsProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode })
     }
   }, [api, isAuthenticated, isAdmin, hasFetchedPolicy, isLoading, fetchUserPolicy])
 
+  const canChangePassword = isAdmin || hasPermission(CONSOLE_SCOPES.CONSOLE_ADMIN)
+
   const value = useMemo(
     () => ({
       userPolicy,
@@ -102,8 +106,9 @@ export function PermissionsProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode })
       hasPermission,
       canAccessPath,
       isAdmin,
+      canChangePassword,
     }),
-    [userPolicy, userInfo, isLoading, hasFetchedPolicy, fetchUserPolicy, hasPermission, canAccessPath, isAdmin],
+    [userPolicy, userInfo, isLoading, hasFetchedPolicy, fetchUserPolicy, hasPermission, canAccessPath, isAdmin, canChangePassword],
   )
 
   return <PermissionsContext.Provider value={value}>{children}</PermissionsContext.Provider>