diff --git a/client/css/password-reset.styl b/client/css/password-reset.styl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..47e32f3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/css/password-reset.styl
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#password-reset
+    max-width: 30em
diff --git a/client/html/login.tpl b/client/html/login.tpl
index 8ccc439d..186a5489 100644
--- a/client/html/login.tpl
+++ b/client/html/login.tpl
@@ -30,9 +30,7 @@
 
         <div class='buttons'>
             <input type='submit' value='Log in'/>
-            <% if (ctx.canSendMails) { %>
-                <a class='append' href='<%- ctx.formatClientLink('password-reset') %>'>Forgot the password?</a>
-            <% } %>
+            <a class='append' href='<%- ctx.formatClientLink('password-reset') %>'>Forgot the password?</a>
         </div>
     </form>
 </div>
diff --git a/client/html/password_reset.tpl b/client/html/password_reset.tpl
index b50b48ee..5671379e 100644
--- a/client/html/password_reset.tpl
+++ b/client/html/password_reset.tpl
@@ -1,23 +1,30 @@
 <div class='content-wrapper' id='password-reset'>
     <h1>Password reset</h1>
-    <form autocomplete='off'>
-        <ul class='input'>
-            <li>
-                <%= ctx.makeTextInput({
-                    text: 'User name or e-mail address',
-                    name: 'user-name',
-                    required: true,
-                }) %>
-            </li>
-        </ul>
+    <% if (ctx.canSendMails) { %>
+        <form autocomplete='off'>
+            <ul class='input'>
+                <li>
+                    <%= ctx.makeTextInput({
+                        text: 'User name or e-mail address',
+                        name: 'user-name',
+                        required: true,
+                    }) %>
+                </li>
+            </ul>
 
-        <p><small>Proceeding will send an e-mail that contains a password reset
-        link. Clicking it is going to generate a new password for your account.
-        It is recommended to change that password to something else.</small></p>
+            <p><small>Proceeding will send an e-mail that contains a password reset
+            link. Clicking it is going to generate a new password for your account.
+            It is recommended to change that password to something else.</small></p>
 
-        <div class='messages'></div>
-        <div class='buttons'>
-            <input type='submit' value='Proceed'/>
-        </div>
-    </form>
+            <div class='messages'></div>
+            <div class='buttons'>
+                <input type='submit' value='Proceed'/>
+            </div>
+        </form>
+    <% } else { %>
+        <p>We do not support automatic password resetting.</p>
+        <% if (ctx.contactEmail) { %>
+            <p>Please send an e-mail to <a href='mailto:<%- ctx.contactEmail %>'><%- ctx.contactEmail %></a> to go through a manual procedure.</p>
+        <% } %>
+    <% } %>
 </div>
diff --git a/client/js/views/password_reset_view.js b/client/js/views/password_reset_view.js
index 38ac719b..25409c77 100644
--- a/client/js/views/password_reset_view.js
+++ b/client/js/views/password_reset_view.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
+const config = require('../config.js');
 const events = require('../events.js');
 const views = require('../util/views.js');
 
@@ -10,7 +11,10 @@ class PasswordResetView extends events.EventTarget {
         super();
         this._hostNode = document.getElementById('content-holder');
 
-        views.replaceContent(this._hostNode, template());
+        views.replaceContent(this._hostNode, template({
+            canSendMails: config.canSendMails,
+            contactEmail: config.contactEmail,
+        }));
         views.syncScrollPosition();
 
         views.decorateValidator(this._formNode);
diff --git a/config.yaml.dist b/config.yaml.dist
index 9d50e50c..3b00d0eb 100644
--- a/config.yaml.dist
+++ b/config.yaml.dist
@@ -25,12 +25,18 @@ thumbnails:
     post_width: 300
     post_height: 300
 
-# used to send password reminders
+
+# used to send password reset e-mails
 smtp:
     host: # example: localhost
     port: # example: 25
     user: # example: bot
     pass: # example: groovy123
+    # host can be left empty, in which case it is recommended to fill contactEmail.
+
+
+contactEmail: # example: bob@example.com. Meant for manual password reset procedures
+
 
 # used for reverse image search
 elasticsearch:
@@ -38,15 +44,16 @@ elasticsearch:
     port: 9200
     index: szurubooru
 
+
 limits:
     users_per_page: 20
     posts_per_page: 40
     max_comment_length: 5000
 
+
 tag_name_regex: ^\S+$
 tag_category_name_regex: ^[^\s%+#/]+$
 
-default_rank: regular
 
 # don't change these, unless you want to annoy people. if you do customize
 # them though, make sure to update the instructions in the registration form
@@ -54,6 +61,9 @@ default_rank: regular
 password_regex: '^.{5,}$'
 user_name_regex: '^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{1,32}$'
 
+default_rank: regular
+
+
 privileges:
     'users:create':                 anonymous
     'users:list':                   regular