diff --git a/src/Console/Commands/MakeUser.php b/src/Console/Commands/MakeUser.php
index 87adde9466..a3aa0f9f76 100644
--- a/src/Console/Commands/MakeUser.php
+++ b/src/Console/Commands/MakeUser.php
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ class MakeUser extends Command
      */
     protected $email;
 
+    /**
+     * The user's password.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $password;
+
     /**
      * The user's data.
      *
@@ -67,6 +74,10 @@ public function handle()
             return error(__('Statamic Pro is required.'));
         }
 
+        if ($password = $this->option('password')) {
+            $this->password = $password;
+        }
+
         // If email argument exists, non-interactively create user.
         if ($this->email = $this->argument('email')) {
             return $this->createUser();
@@ -133,7 +144,11 @@ protected function promptSeparateNameFields()
      */
     protected function promptPassword()
     {
-        $this->data['password'] = password(label: 'Password', required: true);
+        if ($this->password) {
+            return $this;
+        }
+
+        $this->password = password(label: 'Password', required: true);
 
         if ($this->passwordValidationFails()) {
             return $this->promptPassword();
@@ -172,7 +187,8 @@ protected function createUser()
 
         $user = User::make()
             ->email($this->email)
-            ->data($this->data);
+            ->data($this->data)
+            ->password($this->password);
 
         if ($this->super || $this->option('super')) {
             $user->makeSuper();
@@ -201,7 +217,7 @@ protected function emailValidationFails()
     protected function passwordValidationFails()
     {
         return $this->validationFails(
-            $this->data['password'],
+            $this->password,
             ['required', Password::default()]
         );
     }
@@ -241,6 +257,7 @@ protected function getOptions()
     {
         return array_merge(parent::getOptions(), [
             ['super', '', InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Generate a super user with permission to do everything'],
+            ['password', '', InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'Generate a user with given password'],
         ]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Console/Commands/MakeUserTest.php b/tests/Console/Commands/MakeUserTest.php
index 8e31e8382c..6b70e5b45a 100644
--- a/tests/Console/Commands/MakeUserTest.php
+++ b/tests/Console/Commands/MakeUserTest.php
@@ -106,4 +106,43 @@ public function it_generates_with_and_without_super_option()
         $this->assertTrue($jason->isSuper());
         $this->assertFalse($girl->isSuper());
     }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_can_make_a_user_with_password_option()
+    {
+        $this->assertEmpty(User::all());
+
+        $password = 'PacManMoonwalk#84';
+
+        $this->artisan('statamic:make:user', ['email' => 'duncan@likesteatime.com', '--password' => $password])
+            ->expectsOutputToContain('User created successfully.');
+
+        $user = User::all()->first();
+
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($user->id());
+        $this->assertEquals('duncan@likesteatime.com', $user->email());
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($user->password());
+        $this->assertTrue(password_verify($password, $user->password()));
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function if_password_option_is_passed_it_will_not_prompt_for_password()
+    {
+        $this->assertEmpty(User::all());
+
+        $password = 'PacManMoonwalk#84';
+
+        $this->artisan('statamic:make:user', ['--password' => $password])
+            ->expectsQuestion('Email', 'duncan@likesteatime.com')
+            ->expectsQuestion('Name', 'Duncan')
+            ->expectsQuestion('Super user?', false)
+            ->assertExitCode(0);
+
+        $user = User::all()->first();
+
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($user->id());
+        $this->assertEquals('duncan@likesteatime.com', $user->email());
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($user->password());
+        $this->assertTrue(password_verify($password, $user->password()));
+    }
 }