diff --git a/test/e2e/change-password.spec.ts b/test/e2e/change-password.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d7a634e91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/change-password.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { expect } from '@playwright/test';
+import { test } from './utils/fixtures';
+import { ChangePasswordPage } from './pages/change-password.page';
+import { changePassword } from './utils/testControl';
+import { LoginPage } from './pages/login.page';
+import { PageHeader } from './pages/page-header.page';
+
+test.describe('E2E Change Password app', () => {
+  const newPassword = '12345678';
+  let changePasswordPage: ChangePasswordPage;
+
+  test.beforeAll(async ({ memberTab }) => {
+    changePasswordPage = new ChangePasswordPage(memberTab);
+    await changePasswordPage.goto();
+  });
+
+  test.afterAll(async ({ member, request }) => {
+    // reset password back to original
+    await changePassword(request, member.username, member.password);
+  });
+
+  test('Refuses to allow form submission if the confirm input does not match', async () => {
+    await changePasswordPage.passwordInput.fill(newPassword);
+    await changePasswordPage.confirmInput.fill('blah12345');
+    await expect (changePasswordPage.submitButton).toBeDisabled();
+  });
+
+  test('Allows form submission if the confirm input matches', async () => {
+    await changePasswordPage.passwordInput.fill(newPassword);
+    await changePasswordPage.confirmInput.fill(newPassword);
+    await expect(changePasswordPage.submitButton).toBeEnabled();
+  });
+
+  test('Should not allow a password less than 7 characters', async () => {
+    let shortPassword = '12345';
+    await changePasswordPage.passwordInput.fill(shortPassword);
+    await changePasswordPage.confirmInput.fill(shortPassword);
+    await expect (changePasswordPage.submitButton).toBeDisabled();
+  });
+
+  test('Can successfully change user\'s password after form submission', async ({ page, member }) => {
+    await changePasswordPage.passwordInput.fill(newPassword);
+    await changePasswordPage.confirmInput.fill(newPassword);
+    await expect (changePasswordPage.passwordMatchImage).toBeVisible();
+    await expect (changePasswordPage.submitButton).toBeEnabled();
+    await changePasswordPage.submitButton.click();
+    // when password is changed successfully, a notice appears on the page
+    const messageSuccessfulUpdate = '[data-ng-bind-html="notice.message"] >> text=Password updated successfully';
+    await changePasswordPage.page.waitForSelector(messageSuccessfulUpdate, {strict: false, state: 'attached'});
+    expect (await changePasswordPage.noticeList.locator(messageSuccessfulUpdate).count()
+    ).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+    // test login with new password
+
+    // await logout(memberTab); // CANNOT do this as it invalidates the session stored in storageState.json! - 2022-03 RM
+    // await login(memberTab, memberTab.username, newPassword);
+
+    const loginPage = new LoginPage(page);
+    await loginPage.loginAs(member.username, newPassword);
+    const pageHeader = new PageHeader(page);
+    await expect (pageHeader.myProjects.button).toBeVisible();
+  });
+
+});
diff --git a/test/e2e/pages/page-header.page.ts b/test/e2e/pages/page-header.page.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5e8e9d4a64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/pages/page-header.page.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { Locator, Page } from "@playwright/test";
+
+type MyProjects = {
+  button: Locator;
+  links: Locator;
+};
+
+export class PageHeader {
+  readonly page: Page;
+  readonly myProjects: MyProjects;
+  readonly loginButton: Locator;
+
+  constructor(page: Page) {
+    this.page = page;
+    this.myProjects = {
+      button: page.locator('#myProjectDropdownButton'),
+      links: page.locator('#myProjectDropdownMenu >> .dropdown-item')
+    };
+    this.loginButton = page.locator('text=Login').nth(0);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/e2e/pages/projects.page.ts b/test/e2e/pages/projects.page.ts
index bb90dd3054..141d615cd2 100644
--- a/test/e2e/pages/projects.page.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/pages/projects.page.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,4 @@ export class ProjectsPage {
     await this.page.goto(ProjectsPage.url);
     await expect(this.pageName).toBeVisible();
   }
-
-  // TODO: write feature request: implement a waiting spinning somthing indicator - create github issue as feature request
 }
diff --git a/test/e2e/utils/fixtures.ts b/test/e2e/utils/fixtures.ts
index a52367f181..91bb4b4dd0 100644
--- a/test/e2e/utils/fixtures.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/utils/fixtures.ts
@@ -4,32 +4,78 @@ import type { Browser, Page } from '@playwright/test';
 import type { usernamesForFixture } from './userFixtures';
 import constants from '../testConstants.json';
 
-export type UserTab = Page & {
+export type UserDetails = {
   username: string,
   password: string,
   name: string,
   email: string,
 }
 
+export type UserTab = Page & UserDetails;
+
+function setupUserDetails(obj: any, username: usernamesForFixture) {
+  obj.username = constants[`${username}Username`] ?? username;
+  obj.name = constants[`${username}Name`] ?? username;
+  obj.password = constants[`${username}Password`] ?? 'x';
+  obj.email = constants[`${username}Email`] ?? `${username}@example.com`;
+}
+
 const userTab = (username: usernamesForFixture) => async ({ browser, browserName }: { browser: Browser, browserName: string}, use: (r: UserTab) => Promise<void>) => {
   const storageState = `${browserName}-${username}-storageState.json`;
   const context = await browser.newContext({ storageState })
   const page = await context.newPage();
   const tab = page as UserTab;
-  tab.username = constants[`${username}Username`] ?? username;
-  tab.name = constants[`${username}Name`] ?? username;
-  tab.password = constants[`${username}Password`] ?? 'x';
-  tab.email = constants[`${username}Email`] ?? `${username}@example.com`;
+  setupUserDetails(tab, username);
   await use(tab);
-  await tab.close();
-  await context.close();
 }
 
-// Extend basic test by providing a "todoPage" fixture.
+// Add user fixtures to test function
+// Two kinds of fixtures: userTab and user, where "user" is one of "admin", "manager", "member", "member2", or "observer"
+// The userTab fixture represents a browser tab (a "page" in Playwright terms) that's already logged in as that user
+// The user fixture just carries that user's details (username, password, name and email)
+// Note: "Tab" was chosen instead of "Page" to avoid confusion with Page Object Model classes like SiteAdminPage
 export const test = (base
-  .extend<{ adminTab: UserTab }>({ adminTab: userTab('admin') })
-  .extend<{ managerTab: UserTab }>({ managerTab: userTab('manager') })
-  .extend<{ memberTab: UserTab }>({ memberTab: userTab('member') })
-  .extend<{ member2Tab: UserTab }>({ member2Tab: userTab('member2') })
-  .extend<{ observerTab: UserTab }>({ observerTab: userTab('observer') })
+  .extend<{
+    adminTab: UserTab,
+    managerTab: UserTab,
+    memberTab: UserTab,
+    member2Tab: UserTab,
+    observerTab: UserTab,
+    admin: UserDetails,
+    manager: UserDetails,
+    member: UserDetails,
+    member2: UserDetails,
+    observer: UserDetails,
+  }>({
+    adminTab: userTab('admin'),
+    managerTab: userTab('manager'),
+    memberTab: userTab('member'),
+    member2Tab: userTab('member2'),
+    observerTab: userTab('observer'),
+    admin: async ({}, use) => {
+      let admin = {} as UserDetails;
+      setupUserDetails(admin, 'admin');
+      await use(admin);
+    },
+    manager: async ({}, use) => {
+      let manager = {} as UserDetails;
+      setupUserDetails(manager, 'manager');
+      await use(manager);
+    },
+    member: async ({}, use) => {
+      let member = {} as UserDetails;
+      setupUserDetails(member, 'member');
+      await use(member);
+    },
+    member2: async ({}, use) => {
+      let member2 = {} as UserDetails;
+      setupUserDetails(member2, 'member2');
+      await use(member2);
+    },
+    observer: async ({}, use) => {
+      let observer = {} as UserDetails;
+      setupUserDetails(observer, 'observer');
+      await use(observer);
+    }
+  })
 );
diff --git a/test/e2e/utils/login.ts b/test/e2e/utils/login.ts
index 362dd2642a..36a64d3047 100644
--- a/test/e2e/utils/login.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/utils/login.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Browser, Page } from '@playwright/test';
 import constants from '../testConstants.json';
+import type { usernamesForFixture } from './userFixtures';
 
 export async function login(page: Page, username: string, password: string) {
   await page.goto('/auth/login');
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ export async function logout(page: Page) {
   return await page.goto('/auth/logout');
 }
 
-export function getLoginInfo(name: string) {
+export function getLoginInfo(name: usernamesForFixture) {
   const usernameKey = `${name}Username`;
   const passwordKey = `${name}Password`;
   if (Object.hasOwnProperty.call(constants, usernameKey)) {
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ export function getLoginInfo(name: string) {
   }
 }
 
-export function loginAs(page: Page, name: string) {
+export function loginAs(page: Page, name: usernamesForFixture) {
   const { username, password } = getLoginInfo(name);
   return login(page, username, password);
 }