diff --git a/account/compat.py b/account/compat.py
index 94704db1..113bcb22 100644
--- a/account/compat.py
+++ b/account/compat.py
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@
 except ImportError:
     from django.urls import resolve, reverse, NoReverseMatch  # noqa
 
+if django.VERSION >= (1, 9, 0):
+    from django.contrib.auth.password_validation import validate_password
+else:
+    def validate_password(password, user=None, password_validators=None):
+        pass
+
 
 def is_authenticated(user):
     if django.VERSION >= (1, 10):
diff --git a/account/forms.py b/account/forms.py
index efbf24a3..6edb8b20 100644
--- a/account/forms.py
+++ b/account/forms.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 import re
 
+from .compat import validate_password
+
 try:
     from collections import OrderedDict
 except ImportError:
@@ -88,6 +90,10 @@ def clean(self):
         if "password" in self.cleaned_data and "password_confirm" in self.cleaned_data:
             if self.cleaned_data["password"] != self.cleaned_data["password_confirm"]:
                 raise forms.ValidationError(_("You must type the same password each time."))
+            dummy_user = get_user_model()
+            dummy_user.username = self.cleaned_data.get("username")
+            dummy_user.email = self.cleaned_data.get("email")
+            validate_password(self.cleaned_data["password"], dummy_user)
         return self.cleaned_data