diff --git a/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/services/resources/admin/UsersResource.java b/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/services/resources/admin/UsersResource.java
index ad7feec906..0d7c8902e7 100755
--- a/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/services/resources/admin/UsersResource.java
+++ b/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/services/resources/admin/UsersResource.java
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public class UsersResource {
                 }
             }
 
-            updateUserFromRep(user, rep, attrsToRemove, realm, session);
+            updateUserFromRep(user, rep, attrsToRemove, realm, session, true);
             adminEvent.operation(OperationType.UPDATE).resourcePath(uriInfo).representation(rep).success();
 
             if (session.getTransaction().isActive()) {
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ public class UsersResource {
         try {
             UserModel user = session.users().addUser(realm, rep.getUsername());
             Set<String> emptySet = Collections.emptySet();
-            updateUserFromRep(user, rep, emptySet, realm, session);
+            updateUserFromRep(user, rep, emptySet, realm, session, false);
 
             adminEvent.operation(OperationType.CREATE).resourcePath(uriInfo, user.getId()).representation(rep).success();
 
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ public class UsersResource {
         }
     }
 
-    public static void updateUserFromRep(UserModel user, UserRepresentation rep, Set<String> attrsToRemove, RealmModel realm, KeycloakSession session) {
+    public static void updateUserFromRep(UserModel user, UserRepresentation rep, Set<String> attrsToRemove, RealmModel realm, KeycloakSession session, boolean removeMissingRequiredActions) {
         if (rep.getUsername() != null && realm.isEditUsernameAllowed()) {
             user.setUsername(rep.getUsername());
         }
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ public class UsersResource {
             for (String action : allActions) {
                 if (reqActions.contains(action)) {
                     user.addRequiredAction(action);
-                } else {
+                } else if (removeMissingRequiredActions) {
                     user.removeRequiredAction(action);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/testsuite/integration/src/test/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/admin/UserTest.java b/testsuite/integration/src/test/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/admin/UserTest.java
index b38b362a14..8919fb2e28 100755
--- a/testsuite/integration/src/test/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/admin/UserTest.java
+++ b/testsuite/integration/src/test/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/admin/UserTest.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import javax.ws.rs.core.UriBuilder;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ public class UserTest extends AbstractClientTest {
         UserRepresentation user = new UserRepresentation();
         user.setUsername(username);
         user.setEmail(email);
+        user.setRequiredActions(Collections.<String>emptyList());
         user.setEnabled(true);
 
         Response response = realm.users().create(user);
@@ -663,6 +665,27 @@ public class UserTest extends AbstractClientTest {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testDefaultRequiredActionAdded() {
+        // Add UPDATE_PASSWORD as default required action
+        RequiredActionProviderRepresentation updatePasswordReqAction = realm.flows().getRequiredAction(UserModel.RequiredAction.UPDATE_PASSWORD.toString());
+        updatePasswordReqAction.setDefaultAction(true);
+        realm.flows().updateRequiredAction(UserModel.RequiredAction.UPDATE_PASSWORD.toString(), updatePasswordReqAction);
+
+        // Create user
+        String userId = createUser("user1", "user1@localhost");
+
+        UserRepresentation userRep = realm.users().get(userId).toRepresentation();
+        Assert.assertEquals(1, userRep.getRequiredActions().size());
+        Assert.assertEquals(UserModel.RequiredAction.UPDATE_PASSWORD.toString(), userRep.getRequiredActions().get(0));
+
+        // Remove UPDATE_PASSWORD default action
+        updatePasswordReqAction = realm.flows().getRequiredAction(UserModel.RequiredAction.UPDATE_PASSWORD.toString());
+        updatePasswordReqAction.setDefaultAction(true);
+        realm.flows().updateRequiredAction(UserModel.RequiredAction.UPDATE_PASSWORD.toString(), updatePasswordReqAction);
+    }
+
+
     private void switchEditUsernameAllowedOn() {
         RealmRepresentation rep = realm.toRepresentation();
         rep.setEditUsernameAllowed(true);