diff --git a/packages/ui/public/locales/en.json b/packages/ui/public/locales/en.json
index 585f73cad..717c5de1e 100644
--- a/packages/ui/public/locales/en.json
+++ b/packages/ui/public/locales/en.json
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@
   "files-backend-error.escapes-base": "The path is outside the allowed directory",
   "files-backend-error.invalid-base": "The path does not belong to a valid directory",
   "files-backend-error.invalid-filename": "The file name is not valid",
+  "files-backend-error.invalid-password": "The password contains characters that are not allowed",
   "files-backend-error.invalid-path": "The file path is not valid",
   "files-backend-error.mkdir-failed": "Failed to create the folder",
   "files-backend-error.move-failed": "Failed to move the item",
@@ -434,6 +435,8 @@
   "files-backend-error.operation-not-allowed": "This operation is not allowed",
   "files-backend-error.parent-not-directory": "The parent path is not a folder",
   "files-backend-error.parent-not-exist": "The parent folder does not exist",
+  "files-backend-error.password-too-long": "The password must be 127 characters or fewer",
+  "files-backend-error.password-too-short": "The password must be at least 8 characters",
   "files-backend-error.path-not-absolute": "The file path is not valid",
   "files-backend-error.share-already-exists": "This folder is already shared",
   "files-backend-error.share-name-generation-failed": "Could not generate a unique share name",
@@ -469,7 +472,9 @@
   "files-error.folder-already-exists": "A folder with this name already exists",
   "files-error.move": "Move failed: {{message}}",
   "files-error.remove-favorite": "Remove from favorites failed: {{message}}",
+  "files-error.regenerate-share-password": "Regenerate share password failed: {{message}}",
   "files-error.remove-share": "Remove shared folder failed: {{message}}",
+  "files-error.set-share-password": "Update share password failed: {{message}}",
   "files-error.rename": "Rename failed: {{message}}",
   "files-error.restore": "Restore failed: {{message}}",
   "files-error.trash": "Move to trash failed: {{message}}",
@@ -977,6 +982,17 @@
   "settings.file-sharing.home-shared-note": "Your entire \"{{homeDirectoryName}}\" folder is shared. Individual folders don't need separate sharing.",
   "settings.file-sharing.share-entire-home-dir": "Share your entire Home folder",
   "settings.file-sharing.share-entire-home-dir-description": "Access all files and folders in \"{{homeDirectoryName}}\" from other devices on your network",
+  "settings.file-sharing.password-action-cancel": "Cancel",
+  "settings.file-sharing.password-action-regenerate": "Regenerate",
+  "settings.file-sharing.password-action-save": "Save",
+  "settings.file-sharing.password-change-button": "Change",
+  "settings.file-sharing.password-custom-label": "New share password",
+  "settings.file-sharing.password-custom-title": "Set a custom share password",
+  "settings.file-sharing.password-min-length": "Password must be at least 8 characters.",
+  "settings.file-sharing.password-regenerate-description": "Generate a new random password. Any device currently connected will need to use the new password.",
+  "settings.file-sharing.password-regenerate-title": "Regenerate share password?",
+  "settings.file-sharing.password-toast-regenerated": "Share password regenerated",
+  "settings.file-sharing.password-toast-updated": "Share password updated",
   "settings.file-sharing.shared-folders": "Shared folders",
   "shortcut.add.already-exists": "This shortcut has already been added",
   "shortcut.add.custom-port": "Custom Port",
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/features/files/components/dialogs/share-password-dialog/index.tsx b/packages/ui/src/features/files/components/dialogs/share-password-dialog/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c2c441db7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ui/src/features/files/components/dialogs/share-password-dialog/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+import {useState} from 'react'
+import {useTranslation} from 'react-i18next'
+
+import {
+	AlertDialog,
+	AlertDialogAction,
+	AlertDialogCancel,
+	AlertDialogContent,
+	AlertDialogDescription,
+	AlertDialogFooter,
+	AlertDialogHeader,
+	AlertDialogTitle,
+} from '@/components/ui/alert-dialog'
+import {PasswordInput} from '@/components/ui/input'
+import {toast} from '@/components/ui/toast'
+import {useShares} from '@/features/files/hooks/use-shares'
+
+type Mode = 'custom' | 'regenerate'
+
+export function SharePasswordDialog({
+	mode,
+	open,
+	onOpenChange,
+}: {
+	mode: Mode
+	open: boolean
+	onOpenChange: (open: boolean) => void
+}) {
+	const {t} = useTranslation()
+	const {setSharePassword, isSettingSharePassword, regenerateSharePassword, isRegeneratingSharePassword} = useShares()
+
+	const [password, setPassword] = useState('')
+	const [error, setError] = useState<string | undefined>()
+
+	const reset = () => {
+		setPassword('')
+		setError(undefined)
+	}
+
+	const handleSetCustom = async () => {
+		if (password.length < 8) {
+			setError(t('settings.file-sharing.password-min-length'))
+			return
+		}
+		try {
+			await setSharePassword({password})
+			toast.success(t('settings.file-sharing.password-toast-updated'))
+			reset()
+			onOpenChange(false)
+		} catch {
+			// useShares already surfaces a toast on error
+		}
+	}
+
+	const handleRegenerate = async () => {
+		try {
+			await regenerateSharePassword()
+			toast.success(t('settings.file-sharing.password-toast-regenerated'))
+			onOpenChange(false)
+		} catch {
+			// useShares already surfaces a toast on error
+		}
+	}
+
+	const isCustom = mode === 'custom'
+	const isPending = isCustom ? isSettingSharePassword : isRegeneratingSharePassword
+
+	return (
+		<AlertDialog
+			open={open}
+			onOpenChange={(next) => {
+				if (!next) reset()
+				onOpenChange(next)
+			}}
+		>
+			<AlertDialogContent>
+				<AlertDialogHeader>
+					<AlertDialogTitle>
+						{isCustom
+							? t('settings.file-sharing.password-custom-title')
+							: t('settings.file-sharing.password-regenerate-title')}
+					</AlertDialogTitle>
+					{!isCustom && (
+						<AlertDialogDescription>
+							{t('settings.file-sharing.password-regenerate-description')}
+						</AlertDialogDescription>
+					)}
+				</AlertDialogHeader>
+
+				{isCustom && (
+					<div className='px-1 pb-2'>
+						<PasswordInput
+							label={t('settings.file-sharing.password-custom-label')}
+							value={password}
+							onValueChange={(value) => {
+								setPassword(value)
+								if (error) setError(undefined)
+							}}
+							error={error}
+							autoFocus
+						/>
+					</div>
+				)}
+
+				<AlertDialogFooter>
+					<AlertDialogAction
+						className='px-6'
+						disabled={isPending || (isCustom && password.length < 8)}
+						onClick={isCustom ? handleSetCustom : handleRegenerate}
+					>
+						{isCustom
+							? t('settings.file-sharing.password-action-save')
+							: t('settings.file-sharing.password-action-regenerate')}
+					</AlertDialogAction>
+					<AlertDialogCancel>{t('settings.file-sharing.password-action-cancel')}</AlertDialogCancel>
+				</AlertDialogFooter>
+			</AlertDialogContent>
+		</AlertDialog>
+	)
+}
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/features/files/hooks/use-shares.ts b/packages/ui/src/features/files/hooks/use-shares.ts
index f20f927e9..470de2803 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/features/files/hooks/use-shares.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/features/files/hooks/use-shares.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,28 @@ export function useShares() {
 		},
 	})
 
+	// Set custom share password mutation
+	const {mutateAsync: setSharePassword, isPending: isSettingSharePassword} =
+		trpcReact.files.setSharePassword.useMutation({
+			onSuccess: async () => {
+				await utils.files.sharePassword.invalidate()
+			},
+			onError: (error: RouterError) => {
+				toast.error(t('files-error.set-share-password', {message: getFilesErrorMessage(error.message)}))
+			},
+		})
+
+	// Regenerate share password mutation
+	const {mutateAsync: regenerateSharePassword, isPending: isRegeneratingSharePassword} =
+		trpcReact.files.regenerateSharePassword.useMutation({
+			onSuccess: async () => {
+				await utils.files.sharePassword.invalidate()
+			},
+			onError: (error: RouterError) => {
+				toast.error(t('files-error.regenerate-share-password', {message: getFilesErrorMessage(error.message)}))
+			},
+		})
+
 	return {
 		// Queries
 		shares,
@@ -82,5 +104,13 @@ export function useShares() {
 		// Remove share
 		removeShare,
 		isRemovingShare,
+
+		// Set custom share password
+		setSharePassword,
+		isSettingSharePassword,
+
+		// Regenerate share password
+		regenerateSharePassword,
+		isRegeneratingSharePassword,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/features/files/utils/error-messages.ts b/packages/ui/src/features/files/utils/error-messages.ts
index 708ebfcda..9b4992a55 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/features/files/utils/error-messages.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/features/files/utils/error-messages.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ export function getFilesErrorMessage(message: string): string {
 	if (message.includes('[cant-find-root]')) return t('files-backend-error.cant-find-root')
 	if (message.includes('[share-already-exists]')) return t('files-backend-error.share-already-exists')
 	if (message.includes('[share-name-generation-failed]')) return t('files-backend-error.share-name-generation-failed')
+	if (message.includes('[password-too-short]')) return t('files-backend-error.password-too-short')
+	if (message.includes('[password-too-long]')) return t('files-backend-error.password-too-long')
+	if (message.includes('[invalid-password]')) return t('files-backend-error.invalid-password')
 
 	return message
 }
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/routes/settings/file-sharing.tsx b/packages/ui/src/routes/settings/file-sharing.tsx
index e5b7f3ddb..0c1990945 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/routes/settings/file-sharing.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/routes/settings/file-sharing.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {Drawer, DrawerContent, DrawerHeader, DrawerScroller, DrawerTitle} from '
 import {listClass} from '@/components/ui/list'
 import {Switch} from '@/components/ui/switch'
 import {HomeIcon} from '@/features/files/assets/home-icon'
+import {SharePasswordDialog} from '@/features/files/components/dialogs/share-password-dialog'
 import {PlatformInstructions} from '@/features/files/components/dialogs/share-info-dialog/platform-instructions'
 import {
 	Platform,
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ export default function FileSharingDrawerOrDialog() {
 
 	const [selectedPlatform, setSelectedPlatform] = useState<Platform>(platforms[0])
 	const [isAddFolderOpen, setAddFolderOpen] = useState(false)
+	const [passwordDialogMode, setPasswordDialogMode] = useState<'custom' | 'regenerate' | null>(null)
 
 	// Stable-ordered list of all folders seen during this dialog session.
 	// Seeded with initial shares on first load, then updated on toggle-off and add.
@@ -299,6 +301,14 @@ export default function FileSharingDrawerOrDialog() {
 								name={primaryName}
 								sharename={primarySharename}
 							/>
+							<div className='flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2 px-1'>
+								<Button size='sm' variant='secondary' onClick={() => setPasswordDialogMode('custom')}>
+									{t('settings.file-sharing.password-change-button')}
+								</Button>
+								<Button size='sm' variant='secondary' onClick={() => setPasswordDialogMode('regenerate')}>
+									{t('settings.file-sharing.password-action-regenerate')}
+								</Button>
+							</div>
 						</div>
 					</motion.div>
 				)}
@@ -332,6 +342,13 @@ export default function FileSharingDrawerOrDialog() {
 		<>
 			{showChoiceScreen ? choiceScreen : activeScreen}
 			{addFolderBrowser}
+			<SharePasswordDialog
+				mode={passwordDialogMode ?? 'custom'}
+				open={passwordDialogMode !== null}
+				onOpenChange={(open) => {
+					if (!open) setPasswordDialogMode(null)
+				}}
+			/>
 		</>
 	)
 
diff --git a/packages/umbreld/source/modules/files/routes.ts b/packages/umbreld/source/modules/files/routes.ts
index 8791553bf..607070529 100644
--- a/packages/umbreld/source/modules/files/routes.ts
+++ b/packages/umbreld/source/modules/files/routes.ts
@@ -166,6 +166,16 @@ export default router({
 	// Get the share password
 	sharePassword: privateProcedure.query(async ({ctx}) => ctx.umbreld.files.samba.getSharePassword()),
 
+	// Set a custom share password
+	setSharePassword: privateProcedure
+		.input(z.object({password: z.string().min(8).max(127)}))
+		.mutation(async ({ctx, input}) => ctx.umbreld.files.samba.setSharePassword(input.password)),
+
+	// Regenerate the share password with a fresh random token
+	regenerateSharePassword: privateProcedure.mutation(async ({ctx}) =>
+		ctx.umbreld.files.samba.regenerateSharePassword(),
+	),
+
 	// Get shares
 	shares: privateProcedure.query(async ({ctx}) => ctx.umbreld.files.samba.listShares()),
 
diff --git a/packages/umbreld/source/modules/files/samba.integration.test.ts b/packages/umbreld/source/modules/files/samba.integration.test.ts
index e5ff1c7ec..adc38ba1a 100644
--- a/packages/umbreld/source/modules/files/samba.integration.test.ts
+++ b/packages/umbreld/source/modules/files/samba.integration.test.ts
@@ -379,6 +379,44 @@ describe('sharePassword()', () => {
 	})
 })
 
+describe('setSharePassword()', () => {
+	test('throws invalid error without auth token', async () => {
+		await expect(
+			umbreld.unauthenticatedClient.files.setSharePassword.mutate({password: 'newpassword'}),
+		).rejects.toThrow('Invalid token')
+	})
+
+	test('rejects passwords shorter than 8 characters', async () => {
+		await expect(umbreld.client.files.setSharePassword.mutate({password: 'short'})).rejects.toThrow()
+	})
+
+	test('persists a custom password and exposes it via sharePassword query', async () => {
+		const customPassword = 'my-strong-password'
+		await umbreld.client.files.setSharePassword.mutate({password: customPassword})
+
+		const stored = await umbreld.client.files.sharePassword.query()
+		expect(stored).toBe(customPassword)
+	})
+})
+
+describe('regenerateSharePassword()', () => {
+	test('throws invalid error without auth token', async () => {
+		await expect(umbreld.unauthenticatedClient.files.regenerateSharePassword.mutate()).rejects.toThrow('Invalid token')
+	})
+
+	test('replaces the existing share password with a new one', async () => {
+		const original = await umbreld.client.files.sharePassword.query()
+		const regenerated = await umbreld.client.files.regenerateSharePassword.mutate()
+
+		expect(regenerated).not.toBe(original)
+		expect(regenerated.length).toBe(32)
+		expect(/^[0-9a-f]{32}$/.test(regenerated)).toBe(true)
+
+		const stored = await umbreld.client.files.sharePassword.query()
+		expect(stored).toBe(regenerated)
+	})
+})
+
 describe('samba', () => {
 	async function createSmbClient(share: string) {
 		const password = await umbreld.client.files.sharePassword.query()
diff --git a/packages/umbreld/source/modules/files/samba.ts b/packages/umbreld/source/modules/files/samba.ts
index 4bc208d52..802d5eb83 100644
--- a/packages/umbreld/source/modules/files/samba.ts
+++ b/packages/umbreld/source/modules/files/samba.ts
@@ -136,14 +136,49 @@ export default class Samba {
 		return sharePassword
 	}
 
-	// Applies the share password to the Samba user
-	async applySharePassword() {
-		const sharePassword = await this.getSharePassword()
+	// Applies the share password to the Samba user.
+	// Accepts an explicit password to apply before it's persisted, so callers
+	// can verify Samba accepts it before writing it to disk.
+	async applySharePassword(password?: string) {
+		const sharePassword = password ?? (await this.getSharePassword())
 		await $({
 			input: `${sharePassword}\n${sharePassword}\n`,
 		})`smbpasswd -s -a umbrel`
 	}
 
+	// Set a custom share password.
+	// Validates length, applies to Samba, and only then persists to the secrets
+	// file — so the stored password never diverges from what Samba actually has
+	// configured if smbpasswd fails.
+	async setSharePassword(newPassword: string) {
+		if (typeof newPassword !== 'string') throw new Error('[invalid-password]')
+		// Samba's smbpasswd accepts up to 127 chars in interactive mode.
+		// We require a minimum of 8 to avoid trivially weak passwords.
+		if (newPassword.length < 8) throw new Error('[password-too-short]')
+		if (newPassword.length > 127) throw new Error('[password-too-long]')
+		// Reject newlines — they would break the stdin protocol of smbpasswd.
+		if (/[\r\n]/.test(newPassword)) throw new Error('[invalid-password]')
+
+		await this.applySharePassword(newPassword)
+
+		const sharePasswordFile = `${this.#umbreld.dataDirectory}/secrets/share-password`
+		await fse.writeFile(sharePasswordFile, newPassword)
+		this.logger.log('Share password updated')
+		return true
+	}
+
+	// Regenerate the share password with a fresh random token.
+	// Returns the new password so the UI can display it once.
+	async regenerateSharePassword() {
+		const newPassword = randomToken(128)
+		await this.applySharePassword(newPassword)
+
+		const sharePasswordFile = `${this.#umbreld.dataDirectory}/secrets/share-password`
+		await fse.writeFile(sharePasswordFile, newPassword)
+		this.logger.log('Share password regenerated')
+		return newPassword
+	}
+
 	// Apply shares to Samba
 	async applyShares({excludePaths}: {excludePaths?: string[]} = {}) {
 		const shares = await this.#get()