diff --git a/wp-includes/pluggable.php b/wp-includes/pluggable.php
index b5a0c4f10a..9407f1a986 100644
--- a/wp-includes/pluggable.php
+++ b/wp-includes/pluggable.php
@@ -990,6 +990,24 @@ function wp_notify_moderator($comment_id) {
 }
 endif;
 
+if ( !function_exists('wp_password_change_notification') ) :
+/**
+ * Notify the blog admin of a user changing password, normally via email.
+ *
+ * @since 2.7
+ *
+ * @param object $user User Object
+ */
+function wp_password_change_notification(&$user) {
+	// send a copy of password change notification to the admin
+	// but check to see if it's the admin whose password we're changing, and skip this
+	if ( $user->user_email != get_option('admin_email') ) {
+		$message = sprintf(__('Password Lost and Changed for user: %s'), $user->user_login) . "\r\n";
+		wp_mail(get_option('admin_email'), sprintf(__('[%s] Password Lost/Changed'), get_option('blogname')), $message);
+	}
+}
+endif;
+
 if ( !function_exists('wp_new_user_notification') ) :
 /**
  * Notify the blog admin of a new user, normally via email.
@@ -1562,4 +1580,4 @@ function wp_text_diff( $left_string, $right_string, $args = null ) {
 }
 endif;
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>
diff --git a/wp-login.php b/wp-login.php
index 32f3b55dcf..a84202d970 100644
--- a/wp-login.php
+++ b/wp-login.php
@@ -190,12 +190,7 @@ function reset_password($key) {
 	if (  !wp_mail($user->user_email, sprintf(__('[%s] Your new password'), get_option('blogname')), $message) )
 		die('<p>' . __('The e-mail could not be sent.') . "<br />\n" . __('Possible reason: your host may have disabled the mail() function...') . '</p>');
 
-	// send a copy of password change notification to the admin
-	// but check to see if it's the admin whose password we're changing, and skip this
-	if ( $user->user_email != get_option('admin_email') ) {
-		$message = sprintf(__('Password Lost and Changed for user: %s'), $user->user_login) . "\r\n";
-		wp_mail(get_option('admin_email'), sprintf(__('[%s] Password Lost/Changed'), get_option('blogname')), $message);
-	}
+	wp_password_change_notification($user);
 
 	return true;
 }
@@ -508,4 +503,4 @@ try{document.getElementById('user_login').focus();}catch(e){}
 
 break;
 } // end action switch
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>