diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index fe38268..c0c168d 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ authelia_totp_issuer: "{{ authelia_portal_url | urlsplit('hostname') }}"
 authelia_totp_period: 30
 authelia_totp_skew: 1
 
+authelia_auth_backend_disable_reset_password: False
+
 # @var authelia_auth_backend:description: >
 # Set authentication backend. Available options are `local|ldap`. All `authelia_auth_ldap_` variables will only work
 # while the LDAP auth backend is enabled.
diff --git a/templates/conf/authelia.yml.j2 b/templates/conf/authelia.yml.j2
index 1b88d4f..f0a6ebc 100644
--- a/templates/conf/authelia.yml.j2
+++ b/templates/conf/authelia.yml.j2
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ totp:
   skew: {{ authelia_totp_skew }}
 
 authentication_backend:
-  disable_reset_password: false
+  disable_reset_password: {{ authelia_auth_backend_disable_reset_password | bool | lower }}
   refresh_interval: 5m
   {% if authelia_auth_backend == "ldap" %}