diff --git a/cmd/crc/cmd/start.go b/cmd/crc/cmd/start.go
index e33d1fba2b..c8e9779e20 100644
--- a/cmd/crc/cmd/start.go
+++ b/cmd/crc/cmd/start.go
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ func runStart(ctx context.Context) (*types.StartResult, error) {
 		NameServer:        config.Get(crcConfig.NameServer).AsString(),
 		PullSecret:        cluster.NewInteractivePullSecretLoader(config),
 		KubeAdminPassword: config.Get(crcConfig.KubeAdminPassword).AsString(),
+		DeveloperPassword: config.Get(crcConfig.DeveloperPassword).AsString(),
 		Preset:            crcConfig.GetPreset(config),
 		IngressHTTPPort:   config.Get(crcConfig.IngressHTTPPort).AsUInt(),
 		IngressHTTPSPort:  config.Get(crcConfig.IngressHTTPSPort).AsUInt(),
diff --git a/pkg/crc/api/handlers.go b/pkg/crc/api/handlers.go
index 82221f6620..870abf0621 100644
--- a/pkg/crc/api/handlers.go
+++ b/pkg/crc/api/handlers.go
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ func getStartConfig(cfg crcConfig.Storage, args client.StartConfig) types.StartC
 		NameServer:               cfg.Get(crcConfig.NameServer).AsString(),
 		PullSecret:               cluster.NewNonInteractivePullSecretLoader(cfg, args.PullSecretFile),
 		KubeAdminPassword:        cfg.Get(crcConfig.KubeAdminPassword).AsString(),
+		DeveloperPassword:        cfg.Get(crcConfig.DeveloperPassword).AsString(),
 		IngressHTTPPort:          cfg.Get(crcConfig.IngressHTTPPort).AsUInt(),
 		IngressHTTPSPort:         cfg.Get(crcConfig.IngressHTTPSPort).AsUInt(),
 		Preset:                   crcConfig.GetPreset(cfg),
diff --git a/pkg/crc/cluster/kubeadmin_password.go b/pkg/crc/cluster/kubeadmin_password.go
index c5d413d298..301810329e 100644
--- a/pkg/crc/cluster/kubeadmin_password.go
+++ b/pkg/crc/cluster/kubeadmin_password.go
@@ -27,11 +27,17 @@ func GenerateUserPassword(passwordFile string, user string) error {
 	return os.WriteFile(passwordFile, []byte(kubeAdminPassword), 0600)
 }
 
-// UpdateKubeAdminUserPassword updates the htpasswd secret
-func UpdateKubeAdminUserPassword(ctx context.Context, ocConfig oc.Config, newPassword string) error {
-	if newPassword != "" {
+// UpdateUserPassword updates the htpasswd secret
+func UpdateUserPassword(ctx context.Context, ocConfig oc.Config, newKubeAdminPassword string, newDeveloperPassword string) error {
+	if newKubeAdminPassword != "" {
 		logging.Infof("Overriding password for kubeadmin user")
-		if err := os.WriteFile(constants.GetKubeAdminPasswordPath(), []byte(strings.TrimSpace(newPassword)), 0600); err != nil {
+		if err := os.WriteFile(constants.GetKubeAdminPasswordPath(), []byte(strings.TrimSpace(newKubeAdminPassword)), 0600); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	if newDeveloperPassword != "" {
+		logging.Infof("Overriding password for developer user")
+		if err := os.WriteFile(constants.GetDeveloperPasswordPath(), []byte(strings.TrimSpace(newDeveloperPassword)), 0600); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -65,7 +71,7 @@ func UpdateKubeAdminUserPassword(ctx context.Context, ocConfig oc.Config, newPas
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	logging.Infof("Changing the password for the kubeadmin user")
+	logging.Infof("Changing the password for the users")
 	expected, err := getHtpasswd(credentials, externals)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -75,7 +81,7 @@ func UpdateKubeAdminUserPassword(ctx context.Context, ocConfig oc.Config, newPas
 		"-n", "openshift-config", "--type", "merge"}
 	_, stderr, err = ocConfig.RunOcCommandPrivate(cmdArgs...)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to update kubeadmin password %v: %s", err, stderr)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to update user passwords %v: %s", err, stderr)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/crc/config/settings.go b/pkg/crc/config/settings.go
index d4236d6a5c..e3044f6c30 100644
--- a/pkg/crc/config/settings.go
+++ b/pkg/crc/config/settings.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const (
 	ConsentTelemetry         = "consent-telemetry"
 	EnableClusterMonitoring  = "enable-cluster-monitoring"
 	KubeAdminPassword        = "kubeadmin-password"
+	DeveloperPassword        = "developer-password"
 	Preset                   = "preset"
 	EnableSharedDirs         = "enable-shared-dirs"
 	SharedDirPassword        = "shared-dir-password" // #nosec G101
@@ -134,6 +135,8 @@ func RegisterSettings(cfg *Config) {
 
 	cfg.AddSetting(KubeAdminPassword, "", validateString, SuccessfullyApplied,
 		"User defined kubeadmin password")
+	cfg.AddSetting(DeveloperPassword, "", validateString, SuccessfullyApplied,
+		"User defined developer password")
 	cfg.AddSetting(IngressHTTPPort, constants.OpenShiftIngressHTTPPort, validatePort, RequiresHTTPPortChangeWarning,
 		fmt.Sprintf("HTTP port to use for OpenShift ingress/routes on the host (1024-65535, default: %d)", constants.OpenShiftIngressHTTPPort))
 	cfg.AddSetting(IngressHTTPSPort, constants.OpenShiftIngressHTTPSPort, validatePort, RequiresHTTPSPortChangeWarning,
diff --git a/pkg/crc/machine/start.go b/pkg/crc/machine/start.go
index b87e13b6ca..97cf482417 100644
--- a/pkg/crc/machine/start.go
+++ b/pkg/crc/machine/start.go
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ func (client *client) Start(ctx context.Context, startConfig types.StartConfig)
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to update pull secret on the disk")
 	}
 
-	if err := cluster.UpdateKubeAdminUserPassword(ctx, ocConfig, startConfig.KubeAdminPassword); err != nil {
+	if err := cluster.UpdateUserPassword(ctx, ocConfig, startConfig.KubeAdminPassword, startConfig.DeveloperPassword); err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to update kubeadmin user password")
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/crc/machine/types/types.go b/pkg/crc/machine/types/types.go
index ef810a7218..1e8c1e48ea 100644
--- a/pkg/crc/machine/types/types.go
+++ b/pkg/crc/machine/types/types.go
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ type StartConfig struct {
 	// User defined kubeadmin password
 	KubeAdminPassword string
 
+	// User defined developer password
+	DeveloperPassword string
+
 	// Preset
 	Preset crcpreset.Preset