diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_authn/urls_common.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_authn/urls_common.py
index 20d0982eec8e..826c937916ba 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_authn/urls_common.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_authn/urls_common.py
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@
         name='password_reset_confirm',
     ),
     url(r'^account/password$', password_reset.password_change_request_handler, name='password_change_request'),
+    url(r'^user_api/v1/account/password_reset/token/validate/$', password_reset.password_reset_token_validate,
+        name="user_api_password_reset_token_validate"),
 
 ]
 
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_authn/views/password_reset.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_authn/views/password_reset.py
index 17d5276b8aee..83815243b999 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_authn/views/password_reset.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_authn/views/password_reset.py
@@ -598,3 +598,26 @@ def password_change_request_handler(request):
         return HttpResponse(status=200)
     else:
         return HttpResponseBadRequest(_("No email address provided."))
+
+
+@require_POST
+@ensure_csrf_cookie
+def password_reset_token_validate(request):
+    """HTTP end-point to validate password reset token. """
+    is_valid = False
+    token = request.POST.get('token')
+    try:
+        token = token.split('-', 1)
+        uid_int = base36_to_int(token[0])
+        if request.user.is_authenticated and request.user.id != uid_int:
+            return JsonResponse({'is_valid': is_valid})
+
+        user = User.objects.get(id=uid_int)
+        is_valid = default_token_generator.check_token(user, token[1])
+        if is_valid and not user.is_active:
+            user.is_active = True
+            user.save()
+    except Exception:   # pylint: disable=broad-except
+        AUDIT_LOG.exception("Invalid password reset confirm token")
+
+    return JsonResponse({'is_valid': is_valid})
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_authn/views/tests/test_reset_password.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_authn/views/tests/test_reset_password.py
index 3776028e7cca..7ac768e9fb6c 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_authn/views/tests/test_reset_password.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_authn/views/tests/test_reset_password.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     SETTING_CHANGE_INITIATED, password_reset,
     PasswordResetConfirmWrapper)
 from openedx.core.djangolib.testing.utils import CacheIsolationTestCase
-from student.tests.factories import UserFactory
+from student.tests.factories import TEST_PASSWORD, UserFactory
 from student.tests.test_configuration_overrides import fake_get_value
 from student.tests.test_email import mock_render_to_string
 
@@ -629,3 +629,52 @@ def test_password_reset_form(self):
                 "supplementalLink": "",
             }
         ])
+
+
+@skip_unless_lms
+class PasswordResetTokenValidateViewTest(UserAPITestCase):
+    """Tests of the user API's password reset endpoint. """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(PasswordResetTokenValidateViewTest, self).setUp()
+        self.user = UserFactory.create()
+        self.user.is_active = False
+        self.user.save()
+        self.token = '{uidb36}-{token}'.format(
+            uidb36=int_to_base36(self.user.id),
+            token=default_token_generator.make_token(self.user)
+        )
+        self.url = reverse("user_api_password_reset_token_validate")
+
+    def test_reset_password_valid_token(self):
+        """
+        Verify that API valid token response and activate user if not active.
+        """
+        response = self.client.post(self.url, data={'token': self.token})
+        json_response = json.loads(response.content.decode('utf-8'))
+        self.assertTrue(json_response.get('is_valid'))
+
+        self.user = User.objects.get(pk=self.user.pk)
+        self.assertTrue(self.user.is_active)
+
+    def test_reset_password_invalid_token(self):
+        """
+        Verify that API invalid token response if token is invalid.
+        """
+        response = self.client.post(self.url, data={'token': 'invalid-token'})
+        json_response = json.loads(response.content.decode('utf-8'))
+        self.assertFalse(json_response.get('is_valid'))
+
+    def test_reset_password_token_with_other_user(self):
+        """
+        Verify that API returns invalid token response if the user different.
+        """
+        different_user = UserFactory.create(password=TEST_PASSWORD)
+        self.client.login(username=different_user.username, password=TEST_PASSWORD)
+
+        response = self.client.post(self.url, {'token': self.token})
+        json_response = json.loads(response.content.decode('utf-8'))
+        self.assertFalse(json_response.get('is_valid'))
+
+        self.user = User.objects.get(pk=self.user.pk)
+        self.assertFalse(self.user.is_active)