diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 50de3a49b..4281c87d1 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ Password reset
 ==============
 
 Users can reset their password through their client. Alternatively, a server admin
-can reset a users password using the `admin API <docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.rst#reset-password>`_
+can reset a users password using the `admin API <docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.md#reset-password>`_
 or by directly editing the database as shown below.
 
 First calculate the hash of the new password::
diff --git a/changelog.d/11955.doc b/changelog.d/11955.doc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d93115f5
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+++ b/changelog.d/11955.doc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix broken link in the README to the admin API for password reset.