diff --git a/src/wp-includes/user.php b/src/wp-includes/user.php
index c8a87a38987c1..a55278a50b05c 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/user.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/user.php
@@ -2780,6 +2780,9 @@ function wp_update_user( $userdata ) {
 	$current_user = wp_get_current_user();
 	if ( $current_user->ID === $user_id ) {
 		if ( isset( $plaintext_pass ) ) {
+			/** This action is documented in wp-includes/pluggable.php */
+			do_action( 'wp_set_password', $plaintext_pass, $user_id, $user_obj );
+
 			wp_clear_auth_cookie();
 
 			/*