--- a/management/univention-self-service/umc/python/passwordreset/__init__.py	
+++ a/management/univention-self-service/umc/python/passwordreset/__init__.py	
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import atexit
 from functools import wraps
 from ldap.filter import filter_format
 import pylibmc
+import subprocess
 
 from univention.lib.i18n import Translation
 from univention.lib.umc import Client, HTTPError, ConnectionError, Unauthorized
@@ -455,9 +456,32 @@ class Instance(Base):
 			MODULE.error("set_contact_data(): {}".format(traceback.format_exc()))
 			raise
 
+	def admember_set_password(self, username, password):
+		ldb_url = ucr.get('connector/ad/ldap/host')
+		reset_username = ucr.get('ad/reset/username')
+		reset_password_file = ucr.get('ad/reset/password')
+		reset_password = open(reset_password_file).readline().strip()
+		cmd = ['samba-tool', 'user', 'setpassword', '--username', reset_username, '--password', reset_password. '--filter', 'samaccountname="%s"' % username, --newpassword, password, -H, 'ldap://%s' % ldb_url]
+		cmd_proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+		cmd_out, cmd_err = cmd_proc.communicate()
+		cmd_exit = cmd_proc.wait()
+
+		if cmd_out:
+			self.log("STDOUT of {}: {}".format(cmd, cmd_out))
+		if cmd_err:
+			self.log("STDERR of {}: {}".format(cmd, cmd_err))
+
+		if cmd_exit == 0:
+			return True
+		else:
+			raise Exception("admember_set_password(): failed to set password. Return code: %s" % cmd_exit)
+
 	def udm_set_password(self, username, password):
+		user = self.get_udm_user(username=username, admin=True)
+		if 'synced' in user.get('objectFlag') and ucr.is_true('ad/member'):
+			self.admember_set_password(username, password)
+
 		try:
-			user = self.get_udm_user(username=username, admin=True)
 			user["password"] = password
 			user["pwdChangeNextLogin"] = 0
 			user.modify()