diff --git a/libraries/server_privileges.lib.php b/libraries/server_privileges.lib.php
index 02bc0dab63..b1581d017e 100644
--- a/libraries/server_privileges.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/server_privileges.lib.php
@@ -1905,7 +1905,19 @@ function PMA_updatePassword($err_url, $username, $hostname)
 
             $local_query = $query_prefix
                 . $GLOBALS['dbi']->escapeString($_POST['pma_pw']) . "'";
-        } else if ($serverType == 'MariaDB'
+        } // MariaDB uses "SET PASSWORD" syntax to change user password.
+          // On Galera cluster only DDL queries are replicated, since
+          // users are stored in MyISAM storage engine.
+            else if ($serverType == 'MariaDB'
+                   && PMA_MYSQL_INT_VERSION >= 10000
+            ) {
+                $query_prefix = "SET PASSWORD FOR  '"
+                    . $GLOBALS['dbi']->escapeString($username)
+                    . "'@'" . $GLOBALS['dbi']->escapeString($hostname) . "'"
+                    . " = PASSWORD ('";
+                $local_query = $query_prefix
+                    . $GLOBALS['dbi']->escapeString($_POST['pma_pw']) . "')";
+            } else if ($serverType == 'MariaDB'
             && PMA_MYSQL_INT_VERSION >= 50200
             && $is_superuser
         ) {