diff --git a/src/wuttaweb/forms/widgets.py b/src/wuttaweb/forms/widgets.py
index 03fe717..ca53259 100644
--- a/src/wuttaweb/forms/widgets.py
+++ b/src/wuttaweb/forms/widgets.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 #
 #  wuttaweb -- Web App for Wutta Framework
-#  Copyright © 2024 Lance Edgar
+#  Copyright © 2024-2025 Lance Edgar
 #
 #  This file is part of Wutta Framework.
 #
@@ -153,6 +153,21 @@ class WuttaCheckboxChoiceWidget(CheckboxChoiceWidget):
         self.app = self.config.get_app()
 
 
+class WuttaCheckedPasswordWidget(PasswordWidget):
+    """
+    Custom widget for password+confirmation field.
+
+    This widget is used only for Vue 3 + Oruga, but is *not* used for
+    Vue 2 + Buefy.
+
+    This is a subclass of :class:`deform:deform.widget.PasswordWidget`
+    and uses these Deform templates:
+
+    * ``wutta_checked_password``
+    """
+    template = 'wutta_checked_password'
+
+
 class WuttaDateWidget(DateInputWidget):
     """
     Custom widget for :class:`python:datetime.date` fields.
diff --git a/src/wuttaweb/templates/deform/wutta_checked_password.pt b/src/wuttaweb/templates/deform/wutta_checked_password.pt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3be280f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/wuttaweb/templates/deform/wutta_checked_password.pt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<div tal:omit-tag
+     tal:define="name name|field.name;
+                 oid oid|field.oid;
+                 vmodel vmodel|'modelData.'+oid;">
+  <wutta-checked-password name="${name}"
+                          v-model="${vmodel}"
+                          tal:attributes="attributes|field.widget.attributes|{};" />
+</div>
diff --git a/src/wuttaweb/templates/wutta-components.mako b/src/wuttaweb/templates/wutta-components.mako
index 88847f9..41516ed 100644
--- a/src/wuttaweb/templates/wutta-components.mako
+++ b/src/wuttaweb/templates/wutta-components.mako
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   ${self.make_wutta_request_mixin()}
   ${self.make_wutta_autocomplete_component()}
   ${self.make_wutta_button_component()}
+  ${self.make_wutta_checked_password_component()}
   ${self.make_wutta_datepicker_component()}
   ${self.make_wutta_timepicker_component()}
   ${self.make_wutta_filter_component()}
@@ -300,6 +301,54 @@
   </script>
 </%def>
 
+<%def name="make_wutta_checked_password_component()">
+  <script type="text/x-template" id="wutta-checked-password-template">
+    <div>
+      <b-input type="password"
+               placeholder="Password"
+               v-model="password"
+               @input="passwordUpdated"
+               expanded />
+      <b-input type="password"
+               placeholder="Confirm Password"
+               v-model="passwordConfirm"
+               @input="passwordConfirmUpdated"
+               expanded />
+      <input type="hidden" :name="name" :value="passwordFinal" />
+    </div>
+  </script>
+  <script>
+    const WuttaCheckedPassword = {
+        template: '#wutta-checked-password-template',
+        props: {
+            modelValue: null,
+            name: String,
+        },
+        data() {
+            return {
+                password: null,
+                passwordConfirm: null,
+                passwordFinal: null,
+            }
+        },
+        methods: {
+
+            passwordUpdated(val) {
+                this.passwordFinal = (val && this.passwordConfirm == val) ? val : null
+                this.$emit('update:modelValue', this.passwordFinal)
+            },
+
+            passwordConfirmUpdated(val) {
+                this.passwordFinal = (val && this.password == val) ? val : null
+                this.$emit('update:modelValue', this.passwordFinal)
+            },
+        },
+    }
+    Vue.component('wutta-checked-password', WuttaCheckedPassword)
+    <% request.register_component('wutta-checked-password', 'WuttaCheckedPassword') %>
+  </script>
+</%def>
+
 <%def name="make_wutta_datepicker_component()">
   <script type="text/x-template" id="wutta-datepicker-template">
     <b-datepicker :name="name"
diff --git a/src/wuttaweb/views/auth.py b/src/wuttaweb/views/auth.py
index 0b4ebc2..e70c09a 100644
--- a/src/wuttaweb/views/auth.py
+++ b/src/wuttaweb/views/auth.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 #
 #  wuttaweb -- Web App for Wutta Framework
-#  Copyright © 2024 Lance Edgar
+#  Copyright © 2024-2025 Lance Edgar
 #
 #  This file is part of Wutta Framework.
 #
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ class AuthView(View):
                 'form': form}
 
     def change_password_make_schema(self):
+        """ """
         schema = colander.Schema()
 
         schema.add(colander.SchemaNode(
@@ -185,10 +186,14 @@ class AuthView(View):
             widget=widgets.PasswordWidget(),
             validator=self.change_password_validate_current_password))
 
+        # nb. must use different widget for Vue 3 + Oruga
+        widget = (widgets.WuttaCheckedPasswordWidget()
+                  if self.request.use_oruga
+                  else widgets.CheckedPasswordWidget())
         schema.add(colander.SchemaNode(
             colander.String(),
             name='new_password',
-            widget=widgets.CheckedPasswordWidget(),
+            widget=widget,
             validator=self.change_password_validate_new_password))
 
         return schema