diff --git a/IMPLEMENTATION_COVERAGE.md b/IMPLEMENTATION_COVERAGE.md
index 90ebf9a57..81611ace0 100644
--- a/IMPLEMENTATION_COVERAGE.md
+++ b/IMPLEMENTATION_COVERAGE.md
@@ -1687,7 +1687,7 @@
 - [ ] admin_reset_user_password
 - [ ] admin_respond_to_auth_challenge
 - [ ] admin_set_user_mfa_preference
-- [ ] admin_set_user_password
+- [X] admin_set_user_password
 - [ ] admin_set_user_settings
 - [ ] admin_update_auth_event_feedback
 - [ ] admin_update_device_status
diff --git a/moto/cognitoidp/models.py b/moto/cognitoidp/models.py
index bfa7177f1..6ee71cbc0 100644
--- a/moto/cognitoidp/models.py
+++ b/moto/cognitoidp/models.py
@@ -353,7 +353,6 @@ class CognitoIdpUser(BaseModel):
 
 class CognitoResourceServer(BaseModel):
     def __init__(self, user_pool_id, identifier, name, scopes):
-
         self.user_pool_id = user_pool_id
         self.identifier = identifier
         self.name = name
@@ -1035,6 +1034,14 @@ class CognitoIdpBackend(BaseBackend):
         else:
             raise NotAuthorizedError(access_token)
 
+    def admin_set_user_password(self, user_pool_id, username, password, permanent):
+        user = self.admin_get_user(user_pool_id, username)
+        user.password = password
+        if permanent:
+            user.status = UserStatus["CONFIRMED"]
+        else:
+            user.status = UserStatus["FORCE_CHANGE_PASSWORD"]
+
 
 cognitoidp_backends = {}
 for region in Session().get_available_regions("cognito-idp"):
diff --git a/moto/cognitoidp/responses.py b/moto/cognitoidp/responses.py
index 78725bcf1..e10a12282 100644
--- a/moto/cognitoidp/responses.py
+++ b/moto/cognitoidp/responses.py
@@ -449,6 +449,16 @@ class CognitoIdpResponse(BaseResponse):
         )
         return ""
 
+    def admin_set_user_password(self):
+        user_pool_id = self._get_param("UserPoolId")
+        username = self._get_param("Username")
+        password = self._get_param("Password")
+        permanent = self._get_param("Permanent")
+        cognitoidp_backends[self.region].admin_set_user_password(
+            user_pool_id, username, password, permanent
+        )
+        return ""
+
 
 class CognitoIdpJsonWebKeyResponse(BaseResponse):
     def __init__(self):
diff --git a/tests/test_cognitoidp/test_cognitoidp.py b/tests/test_cognitoidp/test_cognitoidp.py
index 06dae9951..a5212b82e 100644
--- a/tests/test_cognitoidp/test_cognitoidp.py
+++ b/tests/test_cognitoidp/test_cognitoidp.py
@@ -1816,6 +1816,30 @@ def test_respond_to_auth_challenge_with_invalid_secret_hash():
     caught.should.be.true
 
 
+@mock_cognitoidp
+def test_admin_set_user_password():
+    conn = boto3.client("cognito-idp", "us-west-2")
+
+    username = str(uuid.uuid4())
+    value = str(uuid.uuid4())
+    password = str(uuid.uuid4())
+    user_pool_id = conn.create_user_pool(PoolName=str(uuid.uuid4()))["UserPool"]["Id"]
+    conn.admin_create_user(
+        UserPoolId=user_pool_id,
+        Username=username,
+        UserAttributes=[{"Name": "thing", "Value": value}],
+    )
+    conn.admin_set_user_password(
+        UserPoolId=user_pool_id, Username=username, Password=password, Permanent=True
+    )
+    result = conn.admin_get_user(UserPoolId=user_pool_id, Username=username)
+    result["Username"].should.equal(username)
+    result["UserAttributes"].should.have.length_of(1)
+    result["UserAttributes"][0]["Name"].should.equal("thing")
+    result["UserAttributes"][0]["Value"].should.equal(value)
+    result["UserStatus"].should.equal("CONFIRMED")
+
+
 # Test will retrieve public key from cognito.amazonaws.com/.well-known/jwks.json,
 # which isnt mocked in ServerMode
 if not settings.TEST_SERVER_MODE: