diff --git a/board/common/overlay/etc/motioneye.conf b/board/common/overlay/etc/motioneye.conf
index 774921b3c1..4a633dc097 100644
--- a/board/common/overlay/etc/motioneye.conf
+++ b/board/common/overlay/etc/motioneye.conf
@@ -21,4 +21,5 @@ enable_update true
 smtp_timeout 60
 zip_timeout 500
 add_remove_cameras true
+password_hook /usr/libexec/meyepasswd
 
diff --git a/board/common/overlay/usr/libexec/meyepasswd b/board/common/overlay/usr/libexec/meyepasswd
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..b59b1314ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/board/common/overlay/usr/libexec/meyepasswd
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+test "$MEYE_USERNAME" == "admin" || exit 0
+PASSWORD="$MEYE_PASSWORD" /usr/sbin/adminpasswd
+