diff --git a/assets/locales/ur/auth.json b/assets/locales/ur/auth.json
index e19547a0..ed7dc26d 100644
--- a/assets/locales/ur/auth.json
+++ b/assets/locales/ur/auth.json
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 		"EMAIL_INVALID": "Invalid Email",
 		"EMAIL_ALREADY_REGISTERED": "Email is already registered",
 		"DATE_OF_BIRTH_UNDERAGE": "You need to be {{years}} years or older",
-		"CONSENT_REQUIRED": "You must agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.",
+                "PASSWORD_REQUIREMENTS_MIN_LENGTH": "Must be at least 8 characters long.",
+                "CONSENT_REQUIRED": "You must agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.",
 		"USERNAME_TOO_MANY_USERS": "Too many users have this username, please try another"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/api/routes/auth/register.ts b/src/api/routes/auth/register.ts
index 321b4a65..7b62f621 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/auth/register.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/auth/register.ts
@@ -225,6 +225,14 @@ router.post(
 		}
 
 		if (body.password) {
+                        if(body.password.length<8){
+                                throw FieldErrors({
+                                        password: {
+                                                code: "PASSWORD_REQUIREMENTS_MIN_LENGTH",
+                                                message: req.t("auth:register.PASSWORD_REQUIREMENTS_MIN_LENGTH")
+                                        }
+                                });
+                        }
 			// the salt is saved in the password refer to bcrypt docs
 			body.password = await bcrypt.hash(body.password, 12);
 		} else if (register.password.required) {