diff --git a/client/constants.js b/client/constants.js
index da70c015..77b3ff51 100644
--- a/client/constants.js
+++ b/client/constants.js
@@ -93,5 +93,7 @@ export const END_SKETCH_REFRESH = 'END_SKETCH_REFRESH';
 export const DETECT_INFINITE_LOOPS = 'DETECT_INFINITE_LOOPS';
 export const RESET_INFINITE_LOOPS = 'RESET_INFINITE_LOOPS';
 
+export const RESET_PASSWORD_INITIATE = 'RESET_PASSWORD_INITIATE';
+
 // eventually, handle errors more specifically and better
 export const ERROR = 'ERROR';
diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/components/LoginView.js b/client/modules/IDE/components/LoginView.js
index 2ec78f04..393d1acf 100644
--- a/client/modules/IDE/components/LoginView.js
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/components/LoginView.js
@@ -18,9 +18,14 @@ class LoginView extends React.Component {
         <LoginForm {...this.props} />
         {/* <h2 className="login__divider">Or</h2>
         <GithubButton buttonText="Login with Github" /> */}
-        <Link className="form__signup-button" to="/signup">Signup</Link>
-        Or
-        <Link className="form__reset-password-button" to="/reset-password">Reset your password</Link>
+        <p className="form__navigation-options">
+          Don't have an account?&nbsp;
+          <Link className="form__signup-button" to="/signup">Sign Up</Link>
+        </p>
+        <p className="form__navigation-options">
+          Forgot your password?&nbsp;
+          <Link className="form__reset-password-button" to="/reset-password">Reset your password</Link>
+        </p>
         <Link className="form__cancel-button" to="/">Cancel</Link>
       </div>
     );
@@ -42,7 +47,7 @@ function mapDispatchToProps() {
 function validate(formProps) {
   const errors = {};
   if (!formProps.email) {
-    errors.email = 'Please enter a email';
+    errors.email = 'Please enter an email';
   }
   if (!formProps.password) {
     errors.password = 'Please enter a password';
diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/components/ResetPasswordForm.js b/client/modules/IDE/components/ResetPasswordForm.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d4c7d81a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/components/ResetPasswordForm.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import React, { PropTypes } from 'react';
+
+function ResetPasswordForm(props) {
+  const { fields: { email }, handleSubmit, submitting, invalid, pristine } = props;
+  return (
+    <form className="reset-password-form" onSubmit={handleSubmit(props.initiateResetPassword.bind(this))}>
+      <p className="reset-password-form__field">
+        <input
+          className="reset-password-form__email-input"
+          aria-label="email"
+          type="text"
+          placeholder="Email used for registration"
+          {...email}
+        />
+      </p>
+      <input type="submit" disabled={submitting || invalid || pristine} value="Send email to reset password" aria-label="Send email to reset password" />
+    </form>
+  );
+}
+
+ResetPassword.propTypes = {
+  fields: PropTypes.shape({
+    email: PropTypes.object.isRequired
+  }).isRequired,
+  handleSubmit: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  initiateResetPassword: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  submitting: PropTypes.bool,
+  invalid: PropTypes.bool,
+  pristine: PropTypes.bool
+}
+
+export default ResetPasswordForm;
diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/components/ResetPasswordView.js b/client/modules/IDE/components/ResetPasswordView.js
index 9f18866c..18e5c3a7 100644
--- a/client/modules/IDE/components/ResetPasswordView.js
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/components/ResetPasswordView.js
@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { Link } from 'react-router';
+import * as UserActions from '../../User/actions';
+import { bindActionCreators } from 'redux';
+import { reduxForm } from 'redux-form';
+import ResetPasswordForm from './ResetPasswordForm';
 
 class ResetPasswordView extends React.Component {
   componentDidMount() {
-    this.refs.forgotPassword.focus();    
+    this.refs.resetPassword.focus();
   }
 
   render() {
     return (
-      <div className="forgot-password" ref="forgotPassword" tabIndex="0">
-        <h1>Forgot Password</h1>
+      <div className="reset-password" ref="resetPassword" tabIndex="0">
+        <h1>Reset Your Password</h1>
+        <ResetPasswordForm {...this.props} />
         <Link className="form__login-button" to="/login">Login</Link>
         or
         <Link className="form__signup-button" to="/signup">Sign up</Link>
@@ -17,4 +22,28 @@ class ResetPasswordView extends React.Component {
       </div>
     );
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+function mapStateToProps(state) {
+  return {
+    user: state.user
+  };
+}
+
+function mapDispatchToProps(dispatch) {
+  return bindActionCreators(UserActions, dispatch);
+}
+
+function validate(formProps) {
+  const errors = {};
+  if (!formProps.email) {
+    errors.email = 'Please enter an email'
+  }
+  return errors;
+}
+
+export default reduxForm({
+  form: 'reset-password',
+  fields: 'email',
+  validate
+}, mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(ResetPasswordView);
diff --git a/client/modules/User/actions.js b/client/modules/User/actions.js
index ecdfa3c5..2ab47918 100644
--- a/client/modules/User/actions.js
+++ b/client/modules/User/actions.js
@@ -105,3 +105,15 @@ export function logoutUser() {
   };
 }
 
+export function initiatePasswordReset(formValues) {
+  return (dispatch) => {
+    axios.post(`${ROOT_URL}/reset-password`, formValues, { withCredentials: true})
+      .then(response => {
+        dispatch({
+          type: ActionTypes.RESET_PASSWORD_INITIATE
+        });
+      })
+      .catch(response => dispatch({ActionTypes.ERROR}));
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/client/styles/components/_forms.scss b/client/styles/components/_forms.scss
index ed131ec1..9c6a5af5 100644
--- a/client/styles/components/_forms.scss
+++ b/client/styles/components/_forms.scss
@@ -8,4 +8,10 @@
 
 .form__cancel-button {
   margin-top: #{10 / $base-font-size}rem;
+  font-size: #{12 / $base-font-size}rem;
+}
+
+.form__navigation-options {
+  margin-top: #{10 / $base-font-size}rem;
+  font-size: #{12 / $base-font-size}rem;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/styles/components/_reset-password.scss b/client/styles/components/_reset-password.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5bd6d662
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/styles/components/_reset-password.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+.reset-password {
+  @extend %modal;
+  text-align: center;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  justify-content: center;
+  padding: #{20 / $base-font-size}rem;
+  align-items: center;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/styles/main.scss b/client/styles/main.scss
index e10c2b62..22a53443 100644
--- a/client/styles/main.scss
+++ b/client/styles/main.scss
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 @import 'components/preferences';
 @import 'components/signup';
 @import 'components/login';
+@import 'components/reset-password';
 @import 'components/sketch-list';
 @import 'components/sidebar';
 @import 'components/modal';
diff --git a/server/controllers/user.controller.js b/server/controllers/user.controller.js
index e21b9d92..b3b93c69 100644
--- a/server/controllers/user.controller.js
+++ b/server/controllers/user.controller.js
@@ -72,3 +72,13 @@ export function updatePreferences(req, res) {
     });
   })
 }
+
+export function resetPasswordInitiate(req, res) {
+  User.findOne({ email: req.body.email }, (err, user) => {
+    if (!user) {
+      return res.json({message: 'If the email is registered with the editor, an email has been sent.'});
+    }
+    user.resetPasswordToken = token;
+    user.resetPasswordExpires = Date.now() + 3600000; // 1 hour
+  });
+}
diff --git a/server/routes/user.routes.js b/server/routes/user.routes.js
index c40f4924..9abf70af 100644
--- a/server/routes/user.routes.js
+++ b/server/routes/user.routes.js
@@ -8,4 +8,6 @@ router.route('/signup/duplicate_check').get(UserController.duplicateUserCheck);
 
 router.route('/preferences').put(UserController.updatePreferences);
 
+router.route('/reset-password').post(UserController.resetPasswordInitiate);
+
 export default router;