diff --git a/addons/auth_signup/models/res_users.py b/addons/auth_signup/models/res_users.py
index dc7d15f2997..dc1a471421a 100644
--- a/addons/auth_signup/models/res_users.py
+++ b/addons/auth_signup/models/res_users.py
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ class ResUsers(models.Model):
 
     def action_reset_password(self):
         """ create signup token for each user, and send their signup url by email """
+        if self.filtered(lambda user: not user.active):
+            raise UserError(_("You cannot perform this action on an archived user."))
         # prepare reset password signup
         create_mode = bool(self.env.context.get('create_user'))
 
diff --git a/addons/auth_signup/views/res_users_views.xml b/addons/auth_signup/views/res_users_views.xml
index b34b0ac832f..7209d3cfed9 100644
--- a/addons/auth_signup/views/res_users_views.xml
+++ b/addons/auth_signup/views/res_users_views.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <!-- add state field in header -->
                 <xpath expr="//header" position="inside">
-                    <button string="Send Reset Password Instructions"
+                    <button string="Send Password Reset Instructions"
                                 type="object" name="action_reset_password"
                                 attrs="{'invisible': [('state', '!=', 'active')]}"/>
                     <button string="Send an Invitation Email"
@@ -47,4 +47,13 @@
             </field>
         </record>
 
+        <record id="action_send_password_reset_instructions" model="ir.actions.server">
+            <field name="name">Send Password Reset Instructions</field>
+            <field name="model_id" ref="base.model_res_users"/>
+            <field name="groups_id" eval="[(4, ref('base.user_admin'))]"/>
+            <field name="binding_model_id" ref="base.model_res_users" />
+            <field name="state">code</field>
+            <field name="code">records.action_reset_password()</field>
+        </record>
+
 </odoo>