diff --git a/src/libwalletqt/WalletManager.cpp b/src/libwalletqt/WalletManager.cpp
index 0ff8d74d..64e9a1db 100644
--- a/src/libwalletqt/WalletManager.cpp
+++ b/src/libwalletqt/WalletManager.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "WalletManager.h"
 #include "Wallet.h"
 #include "wallet/wallet2_api.h"
+#include "zxcvbn-c/zxcvbn.h"
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QFileInfo>
 #include <QDir>
@@ -241,6 +242,21 @@ QUrl WalletManager::localPathToUrl(const QString &path) const
     return QUrl::fromLocalFile(path);
 }
 
+double WalletManager::getPasswordStrength(const QString &password) const
+{
+    static const char *local_dict[] = {
+        "monero", "fluffypony", NULL
+    };
+
+    if (!ZxcvbnInit("zxcvbn.dict")) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to open zxcvbn.dict\n");
+        return 0.0;
+    }
+    double e = ZxcvbnMatch(password.toStdString().c_str(), local_dict, NULL);
+    ZxcvbnUnInit();
+    return e;
+}
+
 WalletManager::WalletManager(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)
 {
     m_pimpl =  Monero::WalletManagerFactory::getWalletManager();
diff --git a/src/libwalletqt/WalletManager.h b/src/libwalletqt/WalletManager.h
index 88425f6f..fb3dd142 100644
--- a/src/libwalletqt/WalletManager.h
+++ b/src/libwalletqt/WalletManager.h
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ public:
     Q_INVOKABLE qint64 addi(qint64 x, qint64 y) const { return x + y; }
     Q_INVOKABLE qint64 subi(qint64 x, qint64 y) const { return x - y; }
 
+    Q_INVOKABLE double getPasswordStrength(const QString &password) const;
+
 signals:
 
     void walletOpened(Wallet * wallet);
diff --git a/wizard/WizardPassword.qml b/wizard/WizardPassword.qml
index 3c66f83c..1e5013cf 100644
--- a/wizard/WizardPassword.qml
+++ b/wizard/WizardPassword.qml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 // STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF
 // THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
+import moneroComponents.WalletManager 1.0
 import QtQuick 2.2
 import "../components"
 import "utils.js" as Utils
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ Item {
         wizard.nextButton.enabled = passwordItem.password === retypePasswordItem.password
 
         // scorePassword returns value from 1..100
-        var strength = Utils.scorePassword(passwordItem.password)
+        var strength = walletManager.getPasswordStrength(passwordItem.password);
         // privacyLevel component uses 1..13 scale
         privacyLevel.fillLevel = Utils.mapScope(1, 100, 1, 13, strength)
 
diff --git a/wizard/utils.js b/wizard/utils.js
index be066598..7b9fc241 100644
--- a/wizard/utils.js
+++ b/wizard/utils.js
@@ -1,37 +1,5 @@
-
 .pragma library
 
-// grabbed from SO answer page: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/948172/password-strength-meter
-
-function scorePassword(pass) {
-    var score = 0;
-    if (!pass)
-        return score;
-
-    // award every unique letter until 5 repetitions
-    var letters = {};
-    for (var i=0; i<pass.length; i++) {
-        letters[pass[i]] = (letters[pass[i]] || 0) + 1;
-        score += 5.0 / letters[pass[i]];
-    }
-
-    // bonus points for mixing it up
-    var variations = {
-        digits: /\d/.test(pass),
-        lower: /[a-z]/.test(pass),
-        upper: /[A-Z]/.test(pass),
-        nonWords: /\W/.test(pass),
-    }
-
-    var variationCount = 0;
-    for (var check in variations) {
-        variationCount += (variations[check] === true) ? 1 : 0;
-    }
-    score += (variationCount - 1) * 10;
-
-    return parseInt(score);
-}
-
 function mapScope (inputScopeFrom, inputScopeTo, outputScopeFrom, outputScopeTo, value) {
     var x = (value - inputScopeFrom) / (inputScopeTo - inputScopeFrom);
     var result = outputScopeFrom + ((outputScopeTo - outputScopeFrom) * x);