diff --git a/core/Controller/LostController.php b/core/Controller/LostController.php
index f45de3653e..d0ed432f03 100644
--- a/core/Controller/LostController.php
+++ b/core/Controller/LostController.php
@@ -206,10 +206,11 @@ class LostController extends Controller {
 	}
 
 	/**
+	 * @param array $data
 	 * @return array
 	 */
-	private function success() {
-		return array('status'=>'success');
+	private function success($data = []) {
+		return array_merge($data, ['status'=>'success']);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -282,7 +283,7 @@ class LostController extends Controller {
 			return $this->error($e->getMessage());
 		}
 
-		return $this->success();
+		return $this->success(['user' => $userId]);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/core/js/lostpassword.js b/core/js/lostpassword.js
index 5f81a96cd4..a51b58a657 100644
--- a/core/js/lostpassword.js
+++ b/core/js/lostpassword.js
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ OC.Lostpassword = {
 	resetDone : function(result){
 		var resetErrorMsg;
 		if (result && result.status === 'success'){
-			OC.Lostpassword.redirect();
+			OC.Lostpassword.redirect('/login?user=' + result.user);
 		} else {
 			if (result && result.msg){
 				resetErrorMsg = result.msg;
@@ -175,12 +175,8 @@ OC.Lostpassword = {
 		}
 	},
 
-	redirect : function(msg){
-		if(OC.webroot !== '') {
-			window.location = OC.webroot;
-		} else {
-			window.location = '/';
-		}
+	redirect : function(url){
+		window.location = OC.generateUrl(url);
 	},
 
 	resetError : function(msg){
diff --git a/tests/Core/Controller/LostControllerTest.php b/tests/Core/Controller/LostControllerTest.php
index f35d3b37b8..8ccabfbf79 100644
--- a/tests/Core/Controller/LostControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Core/Controller/LostControllerTest.php
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ class LostControllerTest extends \Test\TestCase {
 			)->willReturn('12345:TheOnlyAndOnlyOneTokenToResetThePassword');
 
 		$response = $this->lostController->setPassword('TheOnlyAndOnlyOneTokenToResetThePassword', 'ValidTokenUser', 'NewPassword', true);
-		$expectedResponse = array('status' => 'success');
+		$expectedResponse = array('user' => 'ValidTokenUser', 'status' => 'success');
 		$this->assertSame($expectedResponse, $response);
 	}