diff --git a/config/config.sample.php b/config/config.sample.php
index 9f2ede88169f923618247897efd385f19af9c17b..fb7d41bd9da45ad45384744b74834d8f28940cce 100644
--- a/config/config.sample.php
+++ b/config/config.sample.php
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ $CONFIG = array(
  * read-only user backend like LDAP), you can specify a custom link, where the
  * user is redirected to, when clicking the "reset password" link after a failed
  * login-attempt.
+ * In case you do not want to provide any link, replace the url with 'disabled'
  */
 'lost_password_link' => 'https://example.org/link/to/password/reset',
 
diff --git a/core/Controller/LoginController.php b/core/Controller/LoginController.php
index 691d74cdc604e28662670dd10b1264fb3a12b369..93b695dd9992c48447fd589417b91ea42fce9c6f 100644
--- a/core/Controller/LoginController.php
+++ b/core/Controller/LoginController.php
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ class LoginController extends Controller {
 					$parameters['canResetPassword'] = $userObj->canChangePassword();
 				}
 			}
+		} elseif ($parameters['resetPasswordLink'] === 'disabled') {
+			$parameters['canResetPassword'] = false;
 		}
 
 		$parameters['alt_login'] = OC_App::getAlternativeLogIns();