diff --git a/user_channel/user_layer.cpp b/user_channel/user_layer.cpp
index b241564..adfc656 100644
--- a/user_channel/user_layer.cpp
+++ b/user_channel/user_layer.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@
     return getUserAccessObject().setUserPassword(userId, userPassword);
 }
 
+ipmi_ret_t ipmiSetSpecialUserPassword(const std::string& userName,
+                                      const std::string& userPassword)
+{
+    return getUserAccessObject().setSpecialUserPassword(userName, userPassword);
+}
+
 ipmi_ret_t ipmiUserGetAllCounts(uint8_t& maxChUsers, uint8_t& enabledUsers,
                                 uint8_t& fixedUsers)
 {
diff --git a/user_channel/user_layer.hpp b/user_channel/user_layer.hpp
index 5f3567a..57f5317 100644
--- a/user_channel/user_layer.hpp
+++ b/user_channel/user_layer.hpp
@@ -138,6 +138,16 @@
 ipmi_ret_t ipmiUserSetUserPassword(const uint8_t userId,
                                    const char* userPassword);
 
+/** @brief set special user password (non-ipmi accounts)
+ *
+ *  @param[in] userName - user name
+ *  @param[in] userPassword - New Password
+ *
+ *  @return IPMI_CC_OK for success, others for failure.
+ */
+ipmi_ret_t ipmiSetSpecialUserPassword(const std::string& userName,
+                                      const std::string& userPassword);
+
 /** @brief get user name
  *
  *  @param[in] userId - user id
diff --git a/user_channel/user_mgmt.cpp b/user_channel/user_mgmt.cpp
index 6f4a79f..5ca2884 100644
--- a/user_channel/user_mgmt.cpp
+++ b/user_channel/user_mgmt.cpp
@@ -715,6 +715,17 @@
     return true;
 }
 
+ipmi_ret_t UserAccess::setSpecialUserPassword(const std::string& userName,
+                                              const std::string& userPassword)
+{
+    if (!pamUpdatePasswd(userName.c_str(), userPassword.c_str()))
+    {
+        log<level::DEBUG>("Failed to update password");
+        return IPMI_CC_UNSPECIFIED_ERROR;
+    }
+    return IPMI_CC_OK;
+}
+
 ipmi_ret_t UserAccess::setUserPassword(const uint8_t userId,
                                        const char* userPassword)
 {
diff --git a/user_channel/user_mgmt.hpp b/user_channel/user_mgmt.hpp
index 9ea9f6b..857be99 100644
--- a/user_channel/user_mgmt.hpp
+++ b/user_channel/user_mgmt.hpp
@@ -217,6 +217,16 @@
      */
     ipmi_ret_t setUserPassword(const uint8_t userId, const char* userPassword);
 
+    /** @brief to set special user password
+     *
+     *  @param[in] userName - user name
+     *  @param[in] userPassword  - new password of the user
+     *
+     *  @return IPMI_CC_OK for success, others for failure.
+     */
+    ipmi_ret_t setSpecialUserPassword(const std::string& userName,
+                                      const std::string& userPassword);
+
     /** @brief to set user privilege and access details
      *
      *  @param[in] userId - user id