diff --git a/mediagoblin/auth/views.py b/mediagoblin/auth/views.py
index 46c937b0..71a5f379 100644
--- a/mediagoblin/auth/views.py
+++ b/mediagoblin/auth/views.py
@@ -236,7 +236,8 @@ def forgot_password(request):
Sends an email with an url to renew forgotten password
"""
- fp_form = auth_forms.ForgotPassForm(request.POST)
+ fp_form = auth_forms.ForgotPassForm(request.POST,
+ username=request.GET.get('username'))
if request.method == 'POST' and fp_form.validate():
diff --git a/mediagoblin/static/js/autofilledin_password.js b/mediagoblin/static/js/autofilledin_password.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..45e867fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mediagoblin/static/js/autofilledin_password.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/**
+ * GNU MediaGoblin -- federated, autonomous media hosting
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 MediaGoblin contributors. See AUTHORS.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see