diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v8/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v8/users_controller.rb
index 2dfc8f52f..ec5300e34 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v8/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v8/users_controller.rb
@@ -157,6 +157,12 @@ def create
         if @user.errors.empty? && @user.save
           # TODO: Whitelist origins
           UserMailer.email_confirmation(@user, params[:origin], params[:language]).deliver_now
+
+          # Post the new user to courses.mooc.fi for password management
+          if params[:user][:password].present?
+            @user.post_new_user_to_courses_mooc_fi(params[:user][:password])
+          end
+
           render json: build_success_response(params[:include_id])
         else
           errors = @user.errors
diff --git a/app/controllers/points_controller.rb b/app/controllers/points_controller.rb
index bf98bfbeb..2d973091c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/points_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/points_controller.rb
@@ -47,13 +47,6 @@ def index
     end
   end
 
-  def refresh_gdocs
-    authorize! :refresh, @course
-    @sheetname = params[:id]
-    @course = Course.find(params[:course_id])
-    @notifications = @course.refresh_gdocs_worksheet @sheetname
-  end
-
   def show
     @sheetname = params[:id]
     @course = Course.find(params[:course_id])
diff --git a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
index f6490f2e9..e75b78c30 100644
--- a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ def create
 
     if @user.errors.empty? && @user.save
       UserMailer.email_confirmation(@user).deliver_now
+
+      # Post the new user to courses.mooc.fi for password management
+      if params[:user][:password].present?
+        @user.post_new_user_to_courses_mooc_fi(params[:user][:password])
+      end
+
       if @bare_layout
         render plain: '<div class="success" style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 10pt;">User account created.</div>', layout: true
       else
diff --git a/app/models/ability.rb b/app/models/ability.rb
index 937a9ee47..fc0b89d28 100644
--- a/app/models/ability.rb
+++ b/app/models/ability.rb
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ def initialize(user)
       can :disable, Organization
 
       can :rerun, Submission
-      can :refresh_gdocs_spreadsheet, Course do |c|
-        c.spreadsheet_key.present?
-      end
       can :access, :pghero
       can :read_vm_log, Submission
       can :read, :instance_state
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 70f2b05e1..860a100da 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -237,6 +237,55 @@ def update_password_via_courses_mooc_fi(old_password, new_password)
     end
   end
 
+  def post_new_user_to_courses_mooc_fi(password)
+    Rails.logger.info("Posting new user #{self.email} to courses.mooc.fi")
+    create_url = SiteSetting.value('courses_mooc_fi_create_user_url')
+
+    conn = Faraday.new do |f|
+      f.request :json
+      f.response :json
+    end
+
+    begin
+      response = conn.post(create_url) do |req|
+        req.headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
+        req.headers['Accept'] = 'application/json'
+        req.headers['Authorization'] = Rails.application.secrets.tmc_server_secret_for_communicating_to_secret_project
+
+        req.body = {
+          upstream_id: id,
+          password: password,
+        }
+      end
+
+      data = response.body
+
+      unless data.is_a?(Hash) && data['user'].present?
+        Rails.logger.error("Creating user in courses.mooc.fi returned unexpected response for user #{self.email}: #{data}")
+        raise "Creating user in courses.mooc.fi failed for user #{self.email}"
+      end
+
+      unless data['password_set']
+        Rails.logger.warn("Password was not set for user #{self.email} in courses.mooc.fi")
+      end
+
+      Rails.logger.info("User #{self.email} successfully created in courses.mooc.fi")
+      true
+
+    rescue Faraday::ClientError => e
+      Rails.logger.error(
+        "Creating user in courses.mooc.fi failed for user #{self.email}: #{e.response}"
+      )
+      false
+
+    rescue => e
+      Rails.logger.error(
+        "Unexpected error creating user in courses.mooc.fi for user #{self.email}: #{e.message}"
+      )
+      false
+    end
+  end
+
   def password_reset_key
     action_tokens.find { |t| t.action == 'reset_password' }
   end
diff --git a/config/site.defaults.yml b/config/site.defaults.yml
index 634499df6..36ea5a787 100644
--- a/config/site.defaults.yml
+++ b/config/site.defaults.yml
@@ -138,3 +138,8 @@ course_instruction_page: http://mooc.fi/courses/general/ohjelmointi/
 
 # Teacher manual link
 teacher_manual_url: http://testmycode.github.io/tmc-server/usermanual/
+
+# URLs for password management via courses.mooc.fi
+courses_mooc_fi_auth_url:
+courses_mooc_fi_update_password_url:
+courses_mooc_fi_create_user_url:
diff --git a/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb
index 190fc86e0..35ec59241 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
         password: 'xoox',
         password_repeat: 'xoox'
       }
+      # Mock the courses.mooc.fi integration to avoid HTTP calls in tests
+      allow_any_instance_of(User).to receive(:post_new_user_to_courses_mooc_fi).and_return(true)
     end
 
     it 'should create a new user account' do