diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ca/calamares-nixos-extensions/src/config/modules/users.conf b/pkgs/by-name/ca/calamares-nixos-extensions/src/config/modules/users.conf
index f5f786ae67d8..8145a0f749b9 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ca/calamares-nixos-extensions/src/config/modules/users.conf
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ca/calamares-nixos-extensions/src/config/modules/users.conf
@@ -8,6 +8,17 @@ setRootPassword: true
 doReusePassword: false
 doAutologin: false
 
+# Recommended libpwquality settings from upstream
+passwordRequirements:
+    minLength: 8
+    maxLength: 64
+    libpwquality:
+        - minlen=8
+        - maxrepeat=3
+        - maxsequence=3
+        - usersubstr=4
+        - badwords=linux
+
 allowWeakPasswords: true
 allowWeakPasswordsDefault: false