diff --git a/lxc.go b/lxc.go
index 1a8189b..0319ff9 100644
--- a/lxc.go
+++ b/lxc.go
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ func (p *Plugin) CreateLXC(ctx context.Context, req *resource.CreateRequest) (*r
 	urlparams := url.Values{
 		"vmid":       {props.VMID},
 		"ostemplate": {props.OSTemplate},
+		"password":   {props.Password},
 		"hostname":   {props.Hostname},
 		"cores":      {strconv.Itoa(props.Cores)},
 		"memory":     {strconv.Itoa(props.Memory)},
diff --git a/proxmox_test.go b/proxmox_test.go
index 1b3fab2..c1f56c9 100644
--- a/proxmox_test.go
+++ b/proxmox_test.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ func TestCreate(t *testing.T) {
 		"hostname":    "testlxc",
 		"description": "none",
 		"ostemplate":  "local:vztmpl/alpine-3.22-default_20250617_amd64.tar.xz",
+		"password":    "password",
 		"cores":       1,
 		"memory":      512,
 	}
diff --git a/schema/pkl/proxmox.pkl b/schema/pkl/proxmox.pkl
index 172b8ea..cd06cf5 100644
--- a/schema/pkl/proxmox.pkl
+++ b/schema/pkl/proxmox.pkl
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ class LXC extends formae.Resource {
     @formae.FieldHint {}
     ostemplate: String?
 
+    @formae.FieldHint {}
+    password: String?
+
     @formae.FieldHint {}
     hostname: String
 
diff --git a/testdata/resource-replace.pkl b/testdata/resource-replace.pkl
index 348dd38..760c6e3 100644
--- a/testdata/resource-replace.pkl
+++ b/testdata/resource-replace.pkl
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ forma {
     hostname = "test-lxc"
     description = "some other description"
     ostemplate = "local:vztmpl/alpine-3.22-default_20250617_amd64.tar.xz"
+    password = "test"
     cores = 1
     memory = 512
   }
diff --git a/testdata/resource.pkl b/testdata/resource.pkl
index 23e97f9..7883e89 100644
--- a/testdata/resource.pkl
+++ b/testdata/resource.pkl
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ forma {
     hostname = "test-lxc"
     description = "no description provided"
     ostemplate = "local:vztmpl/alpine-3.22-default_20250617_amd64.tar.xz"
+    password = "abcd"
     cores = 1
     memory = 512
   }
diff --git a/types.go b/types.go
index b85f29b..eecc449 100644
--- a/types.go
+++ b/types.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ type LXCProperties struct {
 	Hostname    string `json:"hostname"`
 	Description string `json:"description,omitempty"`
 	OSTemplate  string `json:"ostemplate,omitempty"`
+	Password    string `json:"password,omitempty"`
 	Cores       int    `json:"cores"`
 	Memory      int    `json:"memory"`
 	OnBoot      int    `json:"onboot"`