diff --git a/apps/openmw-mp/Networking.cpp b/apps/openmw-mp/Networking.cpp
index 352756f53..6fc12a321 100644
--- a/apps/openmw-mp/Networking.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw-mp/Networking.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "Networking.hpp"
 #include "MasterClient.hpp"
 #include "Cell.hpp"
+#include <components/openmw-mp/Version.hpp>
 
 using namespace mwmp;
 using namespace std;
@@ -43,6 +44,8 @@ Networking::Networking(RakNet::RakPeerInterface *peer)
     exitCode = 0;
 
     Script::Call<Script::CallbackIdentity("OnServerInit")>();
+
+    serverPassword = TES3MP_DEFAULT_PASSW;
 }
 
 Networking::~Networking()
@@ -56,6 +59,11 @@ Networking::~Networking()
     LOG_QUIT();
 }
 
+void Networking::setServerPassword(std::string passw) noexcept
+{
+    serverPassword = passw.empty() ? TES3MP_DEFAULT_PASSW : passw;
+}
+
 void Networking::processPlayerPacket(RakNet::Packet *packet)
 {
     Player *player = Players::getPlayer(packet->guid);
@@ -64,7 +72,6 @@ void Networking::processPlayerPacket(RakNet::Packet *packet)
 
     if (packet->data[0] == ID_HANDSHAKE)
     {
-        string passw = "SuperPassword";
 
         myPacket->Read(player);
 
@@ -77,7 +84,7 @@ void Networking::processPlayerPacket(RakNet::Packet *packet)
             return;
         }
 
-        if (player->passw != passw)
+        if (player->passw != serverPassword)
         {
             LOG_MESSAGE_SIMPLE(Log::LOG_WARN, "Wrong server password for player %d, name: %s (pass: %s)",
                 player->getId(),
diff --git a/apps/openmw-mp/Networking.hpp b/apps/openmw-mp/Networking.hpp
index 24bac7775..6aa8e1f77 100644
--- a/apps/openmw-mp/Networking.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw-mp/Networking.hpp
@@ -40,11 +40,13 @@ namespace  mwmp
 
         MasterClient *getMasterClient();
         void InitQuery(std::string queryAddr, unsigned short queryPort, std::string serverAddr, unsigned short serverPort);
+        void setServerPassword(std::string passw) noexcept;
 
         static const Networking &get();
         static Networking *getPtr();
 
     private:
+        std::string serverPassword;
         static Networking *sThis;
         RakNet::RakPeerInterface *peer;
         RakNet::BitStream bsOut;
diff --git a/apps/openmw-mp/Script/ScriptFunctions.cpp b/apps/openmw-mp/Script/ScriptFunctions.cpp
index 42f9ec557..a4032238c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw-mp/Script/ScriptFunctions.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw-mp/Script/ScriptFunctions.cpp
@@ -139,3 +139,8 @@ void ScriptFunctions::SetHostname(const char *name) noexcept
 {
     mwmp::Networking::getPtr()->getMasterClient()->SetHostname(name);
 }
+
+void ScriptFunctions::SetServerPassword(const char *passw) noexcept
+{
+    mwmp::Networking::getPtr()->setServerPassword(passw);
+}
diff --git a/apps/openmw-mp/Script/ScriptFunctions.hpp b/apps/openmw-mp/Script/ScriptFunctions.hpp
index 2233f6c99..9d8817597 100644
--- a/apps/openmw-mp/Script/ScriptFunctions.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw-mp/Script/ScriptFunctions.hpp
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ public:
     static int GetAvgPing(unsigned short pid) noexcept;
     static void SetModname(const char* name) noexcept;
     static void SetHostname(const char* name) noexcept;
+    static void SetServerPassword(const char *passw) noexcept;
 
     static constexpr ScriptFunctionData functions[]{
             {"CreateTimer",         ScriptFunctions::CreateTimer},
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ public:
             {"GetAvgPing",          ScriptFunctions::GetAvgPing},
             {"SetModname",          ScriptFunctions::SetModname},
             {"SetHostname",         ScriptFunctions::SetHostname},
+            {"SetServerPassword",   ScriptFunctions::SetServerPassword},
 
             POSITIONAPI,
             CELLAPI,
diff --git a/apps/openmw-mp/main.cpp b/apps/openmw-mp/main.cpp
index ee6b7e558..4ac4ce764 100644
--- a/apps/openmw-mp/main.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw-mp/main.cpp
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     string addr = mgr.getString("address", "General");
     int port = mgr.getInt("port", "General");
 
+    string passw = mgr.getString("password", "General");
+
     string plugin_home = mgr.getString("home", "Plugins");
     string moddir = Utils::convertPath(plugin_home + "/data");
 
@@ -227,6 +229,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     peer->SetMaximumIncomingConnections((unsigned short)(players));
 
     Networking networking(peer);
+    networking.setServerPassword(passw);
 
     if ( mgr.getBool("enabled", "MasterServer"))
     {
diff --git a/components/openmw-mp/Version.hpp b/components/openmw-mp/Version.hpp
index 99336ef42..587b86056 100644
--- a/components/openmw-mp/Version.hpp
+++ b/components/openmw-mp/Version.hpp
@@ -8,4 +8,6 @@
 #define TES3MP_VERSION "0.5.0"
 #define TES3MP_PROTO_VERSION 6
 
+#define TES3MP_DEFAULT_PASSW "SuperPassword"
+
 #endif //OPENMW_VERSION_HPP
diff --git a/files/tes3mp/tes3mp-server-default.cfg b/files/tes3mp/tes3mp-server-default.cfg
index 85566f089..759c050a8 100644
--- a/files/tes3mp/tes3mp-server-default.cfg
+++ b/files/tes3mp/tes3mp-server-default.cfg
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ players = 64
 hostname = My TES3MP server
 # 0 - Verbose (spam), 1 - Info, 2 - Warnings, 3 - Errors, 4 - Only fatal errors
 loglevel = 1
+password =
 
 [Plugins]
 #home = ~/local/openmw/tes3mp