diff --git a/ui/pages/onboarding-flow/create-password/create-password.js b/ui/pages/onboarding-flow/create-password/create-password.js
index b31858de1..369d45ead 100644
--- a/ui/pages/onboarding-flow/create-password/create-password.js
+++ b/ui/pages/onboarding-flow/create-password/create-password.js
@@ -85,13 +85,14 @@ export default function CreatePassword({
 
   const handlePasswordChange = (passwordInput) => {
     let confirmError = '';
+    let passwordInputError = '';
     const passwordEvaluation = zxcvbn(passwordInput);
     const passwordStrengthLabel = getPasswordStrengthLabel(
       passwordEvaluation.score,
       t,
     );
-    const passwordStrengthDescription = passwordStrengthLabel.description;
-    const passwordStrengthInput = t('passwordStrength', [
+    let passwordStrengthDescription = passwordStrengthLabel.description;
+    let passwordStrengthInput = t('passwordStrength', [
       <span
         key={passwordEvaluation.score}
         className={passwordStrengthLabel.className}
@@ -100,11 +101,20 @@ export default function CreatePassword({
       </span>,
     ]);
 
+    if (passwordInput.length < 8) {
+      passwordInputError = passwordInput.length
+        ? t('passwordNotLongEnough')
+        : '';
+      passwordStrengthInput = null;
+      passwordStrengthDescription = '';
+    }
+
     if (confirmPassword && passwordInput !== confirmPassword) {
       confirmError = t('passwordsDontMatch');
     }
 
     setPassword(passwordInput);
+    setPasswordError(passwordInputError);
     setPasswordStrength(passwordStrengthInput);
     setPasswordStrengthText(passwordStrengthDescription);
     setConfirmPasswordError(confirmError);
@@ -175,6 +185,7 @@ export default function CreatePassword({
           <FormField
             dataTestId="create-password-new"
             autoFocus
+            error={passwordError}
             passwordStrength={passwordStrength}
             passwordStrengthText={passwordStrengthText}
             onChange={handlePasswordChange}