diff --git a/routes/index.js b/routes/index.js
index 574c301..80dd3a6 100644
--- a/routes/index.js
+++ b/routes/index.js
@@ -4,6 +4,44 @@ var passport = require('passport');
 var stormpath = require('stormpath');
 
 
+function getApplication(callback) {
+  // Initialize our Stormpath client.
+  var apiKey = new stormpath.ApiKey(
+    process.env['STORMPATH_API_KEY_ID'],
+    process.env['STORMPATH_API_KEY_SECRET']
+  );
+
+  var spClient = new stormpath.Client({ apiKey: apiKey });
+
+  // get the application and perform the callback
+  spClient.getApplication(process.env['STORMPATH_APP_HREF'], callback);
+}
+
+// Password reset
+function sendPasswordResetEmail(req, res) {
+  getApplication(function(err, app) {
+    if (err) throw err;
+    app.sendPasswordResetEmail(req.body.username, function onEmailSent(err, token) {
+      if (err) throw err;
+      console.log('reset email sent to ' + token.email);
+      req.flash('error', 'reset email sent');
+      res.redirect('/login');
+    });
+  })
+}
+
+// Authenticate a user.
+function authenticate(req, res, next) {
+  passport.authenticate(
+    'stormpath',
+    {
+      successRedirect: '/dashboard',
+      failureRedirect: '/login',
+      failureFlash: 'Invalid email or password.',
+    }
+  )(req, res, next);
+}
+
 // Render the home page.
 router.get('/', function(req, res) {
   res.render('index', { title: 'Home', user: req.user });
@@ -15,7 +53,6 @@ router.get('/register', function(req, res) {
   res.render('register', { title: 'Register', error: req.flash('error')[0] });
 });
 
-
 // Register a new user to Stormpath.
 router.post('/register', function(req, res) {
 
@@ -27,15 +64,8 @@ router.post('/register', function(req, res) {
     return res.render('register', { title: 'Register', error: 'Email and password required.' });
   }
 
-  // Initialize our Stormpath client.
-  var apiKey = new stormpath.ApiKey(
-    process.env['STORMPATH_API_KEY_ID'],
-    process.env['STORMPATH_API_KEY_SECRET']
-  );
-  var spClient = new stormpath.Client({ apiKey: apiKey });
-
   // Grab our app, then attempt to create this user's account.
-  var app = spClient.getApplication(process.env['STORMPATH_APP_HREF'], function(err, app) {
+  getApplication(function(err, app) {
     if (err) throw err;
 
     app.createAccount({
@@ -71,19 +101,14 @@ router.get('/logout', function(req, res) {
   res.redirect('/');
 });
 
-
-// Authenticate a user.
-router.post(
-  '/login',
-  passport.authenticate(
-    'stormpath',
-    {
-      successRedirect: '/dashboard',
-      failureRedirect: '/login',
-      failureFlash: 'Invalid email or password.',
-    }
-  )
-);
+// Login form submission
+router.post('/login', function(req, res, next) {
+  if (req.body.forgot) {
+    sendPasswordResetEmail(req, res)
+  } else {
+    authenticate(req, res, next);
+  }
+});
 
 
 // Render the dashboard page.
diff --git a/views/login.jade b/views/login.jade
index 0f4ccd3..e5d7d9b 100644
--- a/views/login.jade
+++ b/views/login.jade
@@ -30,3 +30,4 @@ block body
             .form-group
               .col-lg-10.col-lg-offset-4
                 button.btn.btn-primary(type='submit') Login
+                button.btn.btn-link(type='submit', name='forgot', value='true') Forgot Password