diff --git a/openstackclient/identity/v3/user.py b/openstackclient/identity/v3/user.py
index 9a7ced927..8bc4183b4 100644
--- a/openstackclient/identity/v3/user.py
+++ b/openstackclient/identity/v3/user.py
@@ -369,6 +369,8 @@ class SetUser(command.Command):
 class SetPasswordUser(command.Command):
     """Change current user password"""
 
+    required_scope = False
+
     def get_parser(self, prog_name):
         parser = super(SetPasswordUser, self).get_parser(prog_name)
         parser.add_argument(
diff --git a/openstackclient/releasenotes/notes/bug-1543222-6f8579344ff5c958.yaml b/openstackclient/releasenotes/notes/bug-1543222-6f8579344ff5c958.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c783d0130
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openstackclient/releasenotes/notes/bug-1543222-6f8579344ff5c958.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - Keystone V3 `user password set` is a self-service operation. It should
+    not required a scoped token as it is not considered a `scoped operation`.
+    [Bug `1543222 <https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1543222>`_]
+