diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ContentEditing/MemberSave.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ContentEditing/MemberSave.cs
index 198d489d83..fced242708 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ContentEditing/MemberSave.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ContentEditing/MemberSave.cs
@@ -16,5 +16,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.ContentEditing
         [DataMember(Name = "email", IsRequired = true)]
         [RequiredForPersistence(AllowEmptyStrings = false, ErrorMessage = "Required")]
         public string Email { get; set; }
+
+        [DataMember(Name = "password", IsRequired = true)]        
+        public string Password { get; set; }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/WebApi/Binders/MemberBinder.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/WebApi/Binders/MemberBinder.cs
index be399b88a6..0051bf94d8 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/WebApi/Binders/MemberBinder.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/WebApi/Binders/MemberBinder.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.WebApi.Binders
             {
                 throw new InvalidOperationException("No member type found wth alias " + model.ContentTypeAlias);
             }
-            return new Member(model.Name, model.ParentId, contentType, new PropertyCollection());
+            return new Member(model.Name, model.Email, model.Username, model.Password, -1, contentType);
         }
 
         protected override ContentItemDto<IMember> MapFromPersisted(MemberSave model)