diff --git a/packages/aws-amplify/src/Auth/Auth.ts b/packages/aws-amplify/src/Auth/Auth.ts
index 8db7a593c76..06666e619ce 100644
--- a/packages/aws-amplify/src/Auth/Auth.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-amplify/src/Auth/Auth.ts
@@ -561,6 +561,7 @@ export default class AuthClass {
                 },
                 onFailure: (err) => {
                     logger.debug('completeNewPassword failure', err);
+                    dispatchAuthEvent('completeNewPassword_failure', err);
                     reject(err);
                 },
                 mfaRequired: (challengeName, challengeParam) => {