diff --git a/changelog.d/6119.feature b/changelog.d/6119.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1492e83c5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/6119.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Require User-Interactive Authentication for `/account/3pid/add`, meaning the user's password will be required to add a third-party ID to their account.
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diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py
index f26eae794c..ad674239ab 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py
@@ -642,6 +642,7 @@ class ThreepidAddRestServlet(RestServlet):
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.auth_handler = hs.get_auth_handler()
 
+    @interactive_auth_handler
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_POST(self, request):
         requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
@@ -652,6 +653,10 @@ class ThreepidAddRestServlet(RestServlet):
         client_secret = body["client_secret"]
         sid = body["sid"]
 
+        yield self.auth_handler.validate_user_via_ui_auth(
+            requester, body, self.hs.get_ip_from_request(request)
+        )
+
         validation_session = yield self.identity_handler.validate_threepid_session(
             client_secret, sid
         )