diff --git a/frappe/commands/site.py b/frappe/commands/site.py
index eb5aed4a2e..fd43cc8cf3 100755
--- a/frappe/commands/site.py
+++ b/frappe/commands/site.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from six import text_type
 @click.command('new-site')
 @click.argument('site')
 @click.option('--db-name', help='Database name')
+@click.option('--db-password', help='Database password')
 @click.option('--db-type', default='mariadb', type=click.Choice(['mariadb', 'postgres']), help='Optional "postgres" or "mariadb". Default is "mariadb"')
 @click.option('--db-host', help='Database Host')
 @click.option('--db-port', type=int, help='Database Port')
@@ -25,21 +26,21 @@ from six import text_type
 @click.option('--install-app', multiple=True, help='Install app after installation')
 def new_site(site, mariadb_root_username=None, mariadb_root_password=None, admin_password=None,
 			 verbose=False, install_apps=None, source_sql=None, force=None, no_mariadb_socket=False,
-			 install_app=None, db_name=None, db_type=None, db_host=None, db_port=None):
+			 install_app=None, db_name=None, db_password=None, db_type=None, db_host=None, db_port=None):
 	"Create a new site"
 	frappe.init(site=site, new_site=True)
 
 	_new_site(db_name, site, mariadb_root_username=mariadb_root_username,
 			  mariadb_root_password=mariadb_root_password, admin_password=admin_password,
 			  verbose=verbose, install_apps=install_app, source_sql=source_sql, force=force,
-			  no_mariadb_socket=no_mariadb_socket, db_type=db_type, db_host=db_host, db_port=db_port)
+			  no_mariadb_socket=no_mariadb_socket, db_password=db_password, db_type=db_type, db_host=db_host, db_port=db_port)
 
 	if len(frappe.utils.get_sites()) == 1:
 		use(site)
 
 def _new_site(db_name, site, mariadb_root_username=None, mariadb_root_password=None,
 			  admin_password=None, verbose=False, install_apps=None, source_sql=None, force=False,
-			  no_mariadb_socket=False, reinstall=False, db_type=None, db_host=None, db_port=None):
+			  no_mariadb_socket=False, reinstall=False,  db_password=None, db_type=None, db_host=None, db_port=None):
 	"""Install a new Frappe site"""
 
 	if not force and os.path.exists(site):
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ def _new_site(db_name, site, mariadb_root_username=None, mariadb_root_password=N
 
 		install_db(root_login=mariadb_root_username, root_password=mariadb_root_password,
 				   db_name=db_name, admin_password=admin_password, verbose=verbose,
-				   source_sql=source_sql, force=force, reinstall=reinstall, db_type=db_type, db_host=db_host, db_port=db_port, no_mariadb_socket=no_mariadb_socket)
+				   source_sql=source_sql, force=force, reinstall=reinstall,  db_password=db_password, db_type=db_type, db_host=db_host, db_port=db_port, no_mariadb_socket=no_mariadb_socket)
 
 		apps_to_install = ['frappe'] + (frappe.conf.get("install_apps") or []) + (list(install_apps) or [])
 		for app in apps_to_install:
diff --git a/frappe/installer.py b/frappe/installer.py
index f995e6eff5..54402f0087 100755
--- a/frappe/installer.py
+++ b/frappe/installer.py
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ from frappe.core.doctype.scheduled_job_type.scheduled_job_type import sync_jobs
 
 def install_db(root_login="root", root_password=None, db_name=None, source_sql=None,
 			   admin_password=None, verbose=True, force=0, site_config=None, reinstall=False,
-			   db_type=None, db_host=None, db_port=None, no_mariadb_socket=False):
+			   db_password=None, db_type=None, db_host=None, db_port=None, no_mariadb_socket=False):
 
 	if not db_type:
 		db_type = frappe.conf.db_type or 'mariadb'
 
-	make_conf(db_name, site_config=site_config, db_type=db_type, db_host=db_host, db_port=db_port)
+	make_conf(db_name, site_config=site_config, db_password=db_password, db_type=db_type, db_host=db_host, db_port=db_port)
 	frappe.flags.in_install_db = True
 
 	frappe.flags.root_login = root_login