diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views.py
index eb090d3333..23a51d78a6 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views.py
@@ -96,7 +96,10 @@ def login_page(request):
     Display the login form.
     """
     csrf_token = csrf(request)['csrf_token']
-    return render_to_response('login.html', {'csrf': csrf_token})
+    return render_to_response('login.html', {
+        'csrf': csrf_token,
+        'forgot_password_link': "//{base}/#forgot-password-modal".format(base=settings.LMS_BASE),
+    })
 
 
 # ==== Views for any logged-in user ==================================
diff --git a/cms/templates/login.html b/cms/templates/login.html
index 1785d457ea..580dd90309 100644
--- a/cms/templates/login.html
+++ b/cms/templates/login.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         <input name="email" type="email" class="email-field" tabindex="1">
       </div>
       <div class="row">
-        <label>Password <a href="#" class="forgot-button">Forgot password?</a></label>
+        <label>Password <a href="${forgot_password_link}" class="forgot-button">Forgot password?</a></label>
         <input name="password" type="password" class="password-field" tabindex="2">
       </div>
       <div class="row form-actions">
diff --git a/common/static/js/vendor/jquery.ba-bbq.min.js b/common/static/js/vendor/jquery.ba-bbq.min.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bcbf24834a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/static/js/vendor/jquery.ba-bbq.min.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * jQuery BBQ: Back Button & Query Library - v1.2.1 - 2/17/2010
+ * http://benalman.com/projects/jquery-bbq-plugin/
+ * 
+ * Copyright (c) 2010 "Cowboy" Ben Alman
+ * Dual licensed under the MIT and GPL licenses.
+ * http://benalman.com/about/license/
+ */
+(function($,p){var i,m=Array.prototype.slice,r=decodeURIComponent,a=$.param,c,l,v,b=$.bbq=$.bbq||{},q,u,j,e=$.event.special,d="hashchange",A="querystring",D="fragment",y="elemUrlAttr",g="location",k="href",t="src",x=/^.*\?|#.*$/g,w=/^.*\#/,h,C={};function E(F){return typeof F==="string"}function B(G){var F=m.call(arguments,1);return function(){return G.apply(this,F.concat(m.call(arguments)))}}function n(F){return F.replace(/^[^#]*#?(.*)$/,"$1")}function o(F){return F.replace(/(?:^[^?#]*\?([^#]*).*$)?.*/,"$1")}function f(H,M,F,I,G){var O,L,K,N,J;if(I!==i){K=F.match(H?/^([^#]*)\#?(.*)$/:/^([^#?]*)\??([^#]*)(#?.*)/);J=K[3]||"";if(G===2&&E(I)){L=I.replace(H?w:x,"")}else{N=l(K[2]);I=E(I)?l[H?D:A](I):I;L=G===2?I:G===1?$.extend({},I,N):$.extend({},N,I);L=a(L);if(H){L=L.replace(h,r)}}O=K[1]+(H?"#":L||!K[1]?"?":"")+L+J}else{O=M(F!==i?F:p[g][k])}return O}a[A]=B(f,0,o);a[D]=c=B(f,1,n);c.noEscape=function(G){G=G||"";var F=$.map(G.split(""),encodeURIComponent);h=new RegExp(F.join("|"),"g")};c.noEscape(",/");$.deparam=l=function(I,F){var H={},G={"true":!0,"false":!1,"null":null};$.each(I.replace(/\+/g," ").split("&"),function(L,Q){var K=Q.split("="),P=r(K[0]),J,O=H,M=0,R=P.split("]["),N=R.length-1;if(/\[/.test(R[0])&&/\]$/.test(R[N])){R[N]=R[N].replace(/\]$/,"");R=R.shift().split("[").concat(R);N=R.length-1}else{N=0}if(K.length===2){J=r(K[1]);if(F){J=J&&!isNaN(J)?+J:J==="undefined"?i:G[J]!==i?G[J]:J}if(N){for(;M<=N;M++){P=R[M]===""?O.length:R[M];O=O[P]=M<N?O[P]||(R[M+1]&&isNaN(R[M+1])?{}:[]):J}}else{if($.isArray(H[P])){H[P].push(J)}else{if(H[P]!==i){H[P]=[H[P],J]}else{H[P]=J}}}}else{if(P){H[P]=F?i:""}}});return H};function z(H,F,G){if(F===i||typeof F==="boolean"){G=F;F=a[H?D:A]()}else{F=E(F)?F.replace(H?w:x,""):F}return l(F,G)}l[A]=B(z,0);l[D]=v=B(z,1);$[y]||($[y]=function(F){return $.extend(C,F)})({a:k,base:k,iframe:t,img:t,input:t,form:"action",link:k,script:t});j=$[y];function s(I,G,H,F){if(!E(H)&&typeof H!=="object"){F=H;H=G;G=i}return this.each(function(){var L=$(this),J=G||j()[(this.nodeName||"").toLowerCase()]||"",K=J&&L.attr(J)||"";L.attr(J,a[I](K,H,F))})}$.fn[A]=B(s,A);$.fn[D]=B(s,D);b.pushState=q=function(I,F){if(E(I)&&/^#/.test(I)&&F===i){F=2}var H=I!==i,G=c(p[g][k],H?I:{},H?F:2);p[g][k]=G+(/#/.test(G)?"":"#")};b.getState=u=function(F,G){return F===i||typeof F==="boolean"?v(F):v(G)[F]};b.removeState=function(F){var G={};if(F!==i){G=u();$.each($.isArray(F)?F:arguments,function(I,H){delete G[H]})}q(G,2)};e[d]=$.extend(e[d],{add:function(F){var H;function G(J){var I=J[D]=c();J.getState=function(K,L){return K===i||typeof K==="boolean"?l(I,K):l(I,L)[K]};H.apply(this,arguments)}if($.isFunction(F)){H=F;return G}else{H=F.handler;F.handler=G}}})})(jQuery,this);
+/*
+ * jQuery hashchange event - v1.2 - 2/11/2010
+ * http://benalman.com/projects/jquery-hashchange-plugin/
+ * 
+ * Copyright (c) 2010 "Cowboy" Ben Alman
+ * Dual licensed under the MIT and GPL licenses.
+ * http://benalman.com/about/license/
+ */
+(function($,i,b){var j,k=$.event.special,c="location",d="hashchange",l="href",f=$.browser,g=document.documentMode,h=f.msie&&(g===b||g<8),e="on"+d in i&&!h;function a(m){m=m||i[c][l];return m.replace(/^[^#]*#?(.*)$/,"$1")}$[d+"Delay"]=100;k[d]=$.extend(k[d],{setup:function(){if(e){return false}$(j.start)},teardown:function(){if(e){return false}$(j.stop)}});j=(function(){var m={},r,n,o,q;function p(){o=q=function(s){return s};if(h){n=$('<iframe src="javascript:0"/>').hide().insertAfter("body")[0].contentWindow;q=function(){return a(n.document[c][l])};o=function(u,s){if(u!==s){var t=n.document;t.open().close();t[c].hash="#"+u}};o(a())}}m.start=function(){if(r){return}var t=a();o||p();(function s(){var v=a(),u=q(t);if(v!==t){o(t=v,u);$(i).trigger(d)}else{if(u!==t){i[c][l]=i[c][l].replace(/#.*/,"")+"#"+u}}r=setTimeout(s,$[d+"Delay"])})()};m.stop=function(){if(!n){r&&clearTimeout(r);r=0}};return m})()})(jQuery,this);
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diff --git a/lms/envs/common.py b/lms/envs/common.py
index 3330bf0ce3..62d0db9577 100644
--- a/lms/envs/common.py
+++ b/lms/envs/common.py
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@ main_vendor_js = [
   'js/vendor/jquery.cookie.js',
   'js/vendor/jquery.qtip.min.js',
   'js/vendor/swfobject/swfobject.js',
+  'js/vendor/jquery.ba-bbq.min.js',
 ]
 
 discussion_js = sorted(rooted_glob(PROJECT_ROOT / 'static', 'coffee/src/discussion/**/*.coffee'))
diff --git a/lms/templates/university_profile/edge.html b/lms/templates/university_profile/edge.html
index f3213e8d39..a3e115ddd8 100644
--- a/lms/templates/university_profile/edge.html
+++ b/lms/templates/university_profile/edge.html
@@ -37,21 +37,26 @@
 <%block name="js_extra">
 <script type="text/javascript">
   (function() {
-     $(document).delegate('#login_form', 'ajax:success', function(data, json, xhr) {
-       if(json.success) {
-          next = getParameterByName('next');
-          if(next) {
-             location.href = next;
-         } else {
-             location.href = "${reverse('dashboard')}";
-         }
+    $(document).ready(function() {
+      if ($.deparam.fragment()['forgot-password-modal'] !== undefined) {
+        $('.pwd-reset').click();
+      }
+    })
+    $(document).delegate('#login_form', 'ajax:success', function(data, json, xhr) {
+     if(json.success) {
+        next = getParameterByName('next');
+        if(next) {
+           location.href = next;
        } else {
-         if($('#login_error').length == 0) {
-           $('#login_form').prepend('<div id="login_error" class="modal-form-error"></div>');
-         }
-         $('#login_error').html(json.value).stop().css("display", "block");
+           location.href = "${reverse('dashboard')}";
        }
-     });
+     } else {
+       if($('#login_error').length == 0) {
+         $('#login_form').prepend('<div id="login_error" class="modal-form-error"></div>');
+       }
+       $('#login_error').html(json.value).stop().css("display", "block");
+     }
+    });
   })(this)
 </script>
 </%block>