diff --git a/mediagoblin/static/js/show_password.js b/mediagoblin/static/js/show_password.js
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+$(document).ready(function(){
+  $("#password").after('<input type="text" value="" name="password_clear" id="password_clear" /><label><input type="checkbox" id="password_boolean" />Show password</label>');
+  $('#password_clear').hide();
+  $('#password_boolean').click(function(){
+    if($('#password_boolean').prop("checked")) {
+      $('#password_clear').val($('#password').val());
+      $('#password').hide();
+      $('#password_clear').show();
+    } else {
+      $('#password').val($('#password_clear').val());
+      $('#password_clear').hide();
+      $('#password').show();
+    };
+  });
+  $('#password,#password_clear').keyup(function(){
+    $('#password').val($(this).val());
+    $('#password_clear').val($(this).val());
+  });
+});