diff --git a/settings/ajax/changepassword.php b/settings/ajax/changepassword.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 47ceb5ab87..0000000000
--- a/settings/ajax/changepassword.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-// Check if we are a user
-OCP\JSON::callCheck();
-OC_JSON::checkLoggedIn();
-
-// Manually load apps to ensure hooks work correctly (workaround for issue 1503)
-OC_APP::loadApps();
-
-$username = isset($_POST['username']) ? $_POST['username'] : OC_User::getUser();
-$password = isset($_POST['personal-password']) ? $_POST['personal-password'] : null;
-$oldPassword = isset($_POST['oldpassword']) ? $_POST['oldpassword'] : '';
-$recoveryPassword = isset($_POST['recoveryPassword']) ? $_POST['recoveryPassword'] : null;
-
-$userstatus = null;
-if (OC_User::isAdminUser(OC_User::getUser())) {
-	$userstatus = 'admin';
-}
-if (OC_SubAdmin::isUserAccessible(OC_User::getUser(), $username)) {
-	$userstatus = 'subadmin';
-}
-if (OC_User::getUser() === $username && OC_User::checkPassword($username, $oldPassword)) {
-	$userstatus = 'user';
-}
-
-if (is_null($userstatus)) {
-	OC_JSON::error(array('data' => array('message' => 'Authentication error')));
-	exit();
-}
-
-if (\OCP\App::isEnabled('files_encryption') && $userstatus !== 'user') {
-	//handle the recovery case
-	$util = new \OCA\Encryption\Util(new \OC_FilesystemView('/'), $username);
-	$recoveryAdminEnabled = OC_Appconfig::getValue('files_encryption', 'recoveryAdminEnabled');
-
-	$validRecoveryPassword = false;
-	$recoveryPasswordSupported = false;
-	if ($recoveryAdminEnabled) {
-		$validRecoveryPassword = $util->checkRecoveryPassword($recoveryPassword);
-		$recoveryEnabledForUser = $util->recoveryEnabledForUser();
-	}
-
-	if ($recoveryEnabledForUser && $recoveryPassword === '') {
-		OC_JSON::error(array('data' => array('message' => 'Please provide a admin recovery password, otherwise all user data will be lost')));
-	} elseif ($recoveryEnabledForUser && ! $validRecoveryPassword) {
-		OC_JSON::error(array('data' => array('message' => 'Wrong admin recovery password. Please check the password and try again.')));
-	} else { // now we know that everything is fine regarding the recovery password, let's try to change the password
-	$result = OC_User::setPassword($username, $password, $recoveryPassword);
-	if (!$result && $recoveryPasswordSupported) {
-		OC_JSON::error(array("data" => array( "message" => "Back-end doesn't support password change, but the users encryption key was successfully updated." )));
-	} elseif (!$result && !$recoveryPasswordSupported) {
-		OC_JSON::error(array("data" => array( "message" => "Unable to change password" )));
-	} else {
-		OC_JSON::success(array("data" => array( "username" => $username )));
-	}
-
-	}
-} else { // if user changes his own password or if encryption is disabled, proceed
-	if (!is_null($password) && OC_User::setPassword($username, $password)) {
-		OC_JSON::success(array('data' => array('username' => $username)));
-	} else {
-		OC_JSON::error(array('data' => array('message' => 'Unable to change password')));
-	}
-}
diff --git a/settings/changepassword/controller.php b/settings/changepassword/controller.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ecb644a96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/settings/changepassword/controller.php
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace OC\Settings\ChangePassword;
+
+class Controller {
+	public static function changePersonalPassword($args) {
+		// Check if we are an user
+		\OC_JSON::callCheck();
+		\OC_JSON::checkLoggedIn();
+
+		// Manually load apps to ensure hooks work correctly (workaround for issue 1503)
+		\OC_App::loadApps();
+
+		$username = \OC_User::getUser();
+		$password = isset($_POST['personal-password']) ? $_POST['personal-password'] : null;
+		$oldPassword = isset($_POST['oldpassword']) ? $_POST['oldpassword'] : '';
+
+		if (!\OC_User::checkPassword($username, $oldPassword)) {
+			$l = new \OC_L10n('settings');
+			\OC_JSON::error(array("data" => array("message" => $l->t("Wrong password")) ));
+			exit();
+		}
+		if (!is_null($password) && \OC_User::setPassword($username, $password)) {
+			\OC_JSON::success();
+		} else {
+			\OC_JSON::error();
+		}
+	}
+
+	public static function changeUserPassword($args) {
+		// Check if we are an user
+		\OC_JSON::callCheck();
+		\OC_JSON::checkLoggedIn();
+
+		// Manually load apps to ensure hooks work correctly (workaround for issue 1503)
+		\OC_App::loadApps();
+
+		if (isset($_POST['username'])) {
+			$username = $_POST['username'];
+		} else {
+			$l = new \OC_L10n('settings');
+			\OC_JSON::error(array('data' => array('message' => $l->t('No user supplied')) ));
+			exit();
+		}
+
+		$password = isset($_POST['password']) ? $_POST['password'] : null;
+		$recoveryPassword = isset($_POST['recoveryPassword']) ? $_POST['recoveryPassword'] : null;
+
+		if (\OC_User::isAdminUser(\OC_User::getUser())) {
+			$userstatus = 'admin';
+		} elseif (\OC_SubAdmin::isUserAccessible(\OC_User::getUser(), $username)) {
+			$userstatus = 'subadmin';
+		} else {
+			$l = new \OC_L10n('settings');
+			\OC_JSON::error(array('data' => array('message' => $l->t('Authentication error')) ));
+			exit();
+		}
+
+		if (\OC_App::isEnabled('files_encryption')) {
+			//handle the recovery case
+			$util = new \OCA\Encryption\Util(new \OC_FilesystemView('/'), $username);
+			$recoveryAdminEnabled = \OC_Appconfig::getValue('files_encryption', 'recoveryAdminEnabled');
+
+			$validRecoveryPassword = false;
+			$recoveryPasswordSupported = false;
+			if ($recoveryAdminEnabled) {
+				$validRecoveryPassword = $util->checkRecoveryPassword($recoveryPassword);
+				$recoveryEnabledForUser = $util->recoveryEnabledForUser();
+			}
+
+			if ($recoveryEnabledForUser && $recoveryPassword === '') {
+				$l = new \OC_L10n('settings');
+				\OC_JSON::error(array('data' => array(
+					'message' => $l->t('Please provide an admin recovery password, otherwise all user data will be lost')
+				)));
+			} elseif ($recoveryEnabledForUser && ! $validRecoveryPassword) {
+				$l = new \OC_L10n('settings');
+				\OC_JSON::error(array('data' => array(
+					'message' => $l->t('Wrong admin recovery password. Please check the password and try again.')
+				)));
+			} else { // now we know that everything is fine regarding the recovery password, let's try to change the password
+				$result = \OC_User::setPassword($username, $password, $recoveryPassword);
+				if (!$result && $recoveryPasswordSupported) {
+					$l = new \OC_L10n('settings');
+					\OC_JSON::error(array(
+						"data" => array(
+							"message" => $l->t("Back-end doesn't support password change, but the users encryption key was successfully updated.")
+						)
+					));
+				} elseif (!$result && !$recoveryPasswordSupported) {
+					$l = new \OC_L10n('settings');
+					\OC_JSON::error(array("data" => array( $l->t("message" => "Unable to change password" ) )));
+				} else {
+					\OC_JSON::success(array("data" => array( "username" => $username )));
+				}
+
+			}
+		} else { // if encryption is disabled, proceed
+			if (!is_null($password) && \OC_User::setPassword($username, $password)) {
+				\OC_JSON::success(array('data' => array('username' => $username)));
+			} else {
+				$l = new \OC_L10n('settings');
+				\OC_JSON::error(array('data' => array('message' => $l->t('Unable to change password'))));
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/settings/js/personal.js b/settings/js/personal.js
index fab32b83b6..eaaca32f5d 100644
--- a/settings/js/personal.js
+++ b/settings/js/personal.js
@@ -124,14 +124,17 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 			$('#passwordchanged').hide();
 			$('#passworderror').hide();
 			// Ajax foo
-			$.post( 'ajax/changepassword.php', post, function(data){
+			$.post(OC.Router.generate('settings_personal_changepassword'), post, function(data){
 				if( data.status === "success" ){
 					$('#pass1').val('');
 					$('#pass2').val('');
 					$('#passwordchanged').show();
-				}
-				else{
-					$('#passworderror').html( data.data.message );
+				} else{
+					if (typeof(data.data) !== "undefined") {
+						$('#passworderror').html(data.data.message);
+					} else {
+						$('#passworderror').html(t('Unable to change password'));
+					}
 					$('#passworderror').show();
 				}
 			});
diff --git a/settings/js/users.js b/settings/js/users.js
index 01a845367e..48c4529527 100644
--- a/settings/js/users.js
+++ b/settings/js/users.js
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
 				if ($(this).val().length > 0) {
 					var recoveryPasswordVal = $('input:password[id="recoveryPassword"]').val();
 					$.post(
-						OC.filePath('settings', 'ajax', 'changepassword.php'),
+						OC.Router.generate('settings_users_changepassword'),
 						{username: uid, password: $(this).val(), recoveryPassword: recoveryPasswordVal},
 						function (result) {
 							if (result.status != 'success') {
diff --git a/settings/routes.php b/settings/routes.php
index 73ee70d1d5..60f9d8e100 100644
--- a/settings/routes.php
+++ b/settings/routes.php
@@ -37,11 +37,15 @@ $this->create('settings_ajax_togglesubadmins', '/settings/ajax/togglesubadmins.p
 	->actionInclude('settings/ajax/togglesubadmins.php');
 $this->create('settings_ajax_removegroup', '/settings/ajax/removegroup.php')
 	->actionInclude('settings/ajax/removegroup.php');
-$this->create('settings_ajax_changepassword', '/settings/ajax/changepassword.php')
-	->actionInclude('settings/ajax/changepassword.php');
+$this->create('settings_users_changepassword', '/settings/users/changepassword')
+	->post()
+	->action('OC\Settings\ChangePassword\Controller', 'changeUserPassword');
 $this->create('settings_ajax_changedisplayname', '/settings/ajax/changedisplayname.php')
 	->actionInclude('settings/ajax/changedisplayname.php');
-// personel
+// personal
+$this->create('settings_personal_changepassword', '/settings/personal/changepassword')
+	->post()
+	->action('OC\Settings\ChangePassword\Controller', 'changePersonalPassword');
 $this->create('settings_ajax_lostpassword', '/settings/ajax/lostpassword.php')
 	->actionInclude('settings/ajax/lostpassword.php');
 $this->create('settings_ajax_setlanguage', '/settings/ajax/setlanguage.php')