diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Security/Model/Config.php b/app/code/Magento/Security/Model/Config.php
index d31495c7fad6b..cb21a0b134af2 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Security/Model/Config.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Security/Model/Config.php
@@ -24,10 +24,17 @@ class Config implements ConfigInterface
      */
     const XML_PATH_ADMIN_AREA = 'admin/security/';
 
+    /**
+     * Configuration path to frontend area
+     */
+    const XML_PATH_FRONTEND_AREA = 'customer/password/';
+
     /**
      * Configuration path to fronted area
+     * @deprecated
+     * @see \Magento\Security\Model\Config::XML_PATH_FRONTEND_AREA
      */
-    const XML_PATH_FRONTED_AREA = 'customer/password/';
+    const XML_PATH_FRONTED_AREA = self::XML_PATH_FRONTEND_AREA;
 
     /**
      * Configuration path to admin account sharing
@@ -134,7 +141,7 @@ protected function getXmlPathPrefix()
         if ($this->scope->getCurrentScope() == \Magento\Framework\App\Area::AREA_ADMINHTML) {
             return self::XML_PATH_ADMIN_AREA;
         }
-        return self::XML_PATH_FRONTED_AREA;
+        return self::XML_PATH_FRONTEND_AREA;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Security/Model/Plugin/AccountManagement.php b/app/code/Magento/Security/Model/Plugin/AccountManagement.php
index 14c20f9335646..a7bd79b90eae9 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Security/Model/Plugin/AccountManagement.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Security/Model/Plugin/AccountManagement.php
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@
  */
 namespace Magento\Security\Model\Plugin;
 
-use Magento\Security\Model\SecurityManager;
 use Magento\Customer\Model\AccountManagement as AccountManagementOriginal;
+use Magento\Framework\App\ObjectManager;
+use Magento\Framework\Config\ScopeInterface;
 use Magento\Framework\Exception\SecurityViolationException;
 use Magento\Security\Model\PasswordResetRequestEvent;
+use Magento\Security\Model\SecurityManager;
 
 /**
  * Magento\Customer\Model\AccountManagement decorator
@@ -30,21 +32,29 @@ class AccountManagement
      */
     protected $passwordRequestEvent;
 
+    /**
+     * @var ScopeInterface
+     */
+    private $scope;
+
     /**
      * AccountManagement constructor.
      *
      * @param \Magento\Framework\App\RequestInterface $request
      * @param SecurityManager $securityManager
      * @param int $passwordRequestEvent
+     * @param ScopeInterface $scope
      */
     public function __construct(
         \Magento\Framework\App\RequestInterface $request,
         \Magento\Security\Model\SecurityManager $securityManager,
-        $passwordRequestEvent = PasswordResetRequestEvent::CUSTOMER_PASSWORD_RESET_REQUEST
+        $passwordRequestEvent = PasswordResetRequestEvent::CUSTOMER_PASSWORD_RESET_REQUEST,
+        ScopeInterface $scope = null
     ) {
         $this->request = $request;
         $this->securityManager = $securityManager;
         $this->passwordRequestEvent = $passwordRequestEvent;
+        $this->scope = $scope ?: ObjectManager::getInstance()->get(ScopeInterface::class);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -63,10 +73,14 @@ public function beforeInitiatePasswordReset(
         $template,
         $websiteId = null
     ) {
-        $this->securityManager->performSecurityCheck(
-            $this->passwordRequestEvent,
-            $email
-        );
+        if ($this->scope->getCurrentScope() == \Magento\Framework\App\Area::AREA_FRONTEND
+            || $this->passwordRequestEvent == PasswordResetRequestEvent::ADMIN_PASSWORD_RESET_REQUEST) {
+            $this->securityManager->performSecurityCheck(
+                $this->passwordRequestEvent,
+                $email
+            );
+        }
+
         return [$email, $template, $websiteId];
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Security/Test/Unit/Model/ConfigTest.php b/app/code/Magento/Security/Test/Unit/Model/ConfigTest.php
index 27d594e001efb..29b3fb814d07e 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Security/Test/Unit/Model/ConfigTest.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Security/Test/Unit/Model/ConfigTest.php
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ protected function getXmlPathPrefix($scope)
         if ($scope == \Magento\Framework\App\Area::AREA_ADMINHTML) {
             return \Magento\Security\Model\Config::XML_PATH_ADMIN_AREA;
         }
-        return \Magento\Security\Model\Config::XML_PATH_FRONTED_AREA;
+        return \Magento\Security\Model\Config::XML_PATH_FRONTEND_AREA;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Security/Test/Unit/Model/Plugin/AccountManagementTest.php b/app/code/Magento/Security/Test/Unit/Model/Plugin/AccountManagementTest.php
index 74ae9f87a1850..57d70ad5f24be 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Security/Test/Unit/Model/Plugin/AccountManagementTest.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Security/Test/Unit/Model/Plugin/AccountManagementTest.php
@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@
  * Copyright © 2013-2017 Magento, Inc. All rights reserved.
  * See COPYING.txt for license details.
  */
-
 namespace Magento\Security\Test\Unit\Model\Plugin;
 
+use Magento\Customer\Model\AccountManagement;
+use Magento\Framework\App\Area;
+use Magento\Framework\Config\ScopeInterface;
 use Magento\Framework\TestFramework\Unit\Helper\ObjectManager;
+use Magento\Security\Model\PasswordResetRequestEvent;
 
 /**
  * Test class for \Magento\Security\Model\Plugin\AccountManagement testing
@@ -19,20 +22,25 @@ class AccountManagementTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     protected $model;
 
     /**
-     * @var \Magento\Framework\App\RequestInterface
+     * @var \Magento\Framework\App\RequestInterface|\PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject
      */
     protected $request;
 
     /**
-     * @var \Magento\Security\Model\SecurityManager
+     * @var \Magento\Security\Model\SecurityManager|\PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject
      */
     protected $securityManager;
 
     /**
-     * @var \Magento\Customer\Model\AccountManagement
+     * @var AccountManagement|\PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject
      */
     protected $accountManagement;
 
+    /**
+     * @var ScopeInterface|\PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject
+     */
+    private $scope;
+
     /**
      * @var  \Magento\Framework\TestFramework\Unit\Helper\ObjectManager
      */
@@ -46,50 +54,49 @@ public function setUp()
     {
         $this->objectManager = new ObjectManager($this);
 
-        $this->request =  $this->getMock(
-            '\Magento\Framework\App\RequestInterface',
-            [],
-            [],
-            '',
-            false
-        );
+        $this->request = $this->getMock(\Magento\Framework\App\RequestInterface::class);
 
-        $this->securityManager = $this->getMock(
-            '\Magento\Security\Model\SecurityManager',
-            ['performSecurityCheck'],
-            [],
-            '',
-            false
-        );
+        $this->securityManager = $this->getMockBuilder(
+            \Magento\Security\Model\SecurityManager::class
+        )->setMethods(
+            ['performSecurityCheck']
+        )->disableOriginalConstructor()->getMock();
 
-        $this->accountManagement =  $this->getMock(
-            '\Magento\Customer\Model\AccountManagement',
-            [],
-            [],
-            '',
-            false
-        );
+        $this->accountManagement = $this->getMockBuilder(
+            AccountManagement::class
+        )->disableOriginalConstructor()->getMock();
 
-        $this->model = $this->objectManager->getObject(
-            '\Magento\Security\Model\Plugin\AccountManagement',
-            [
-                'request' => $this->request,
-                'securityManager' => $this->securityManager
-            ]
-        );
+        $this->scope = $this->getMock(ScopeInterface::class);
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return void
+     * @param $area
+     * @param $passwordRequestEvent
+     * @param $expectedTimes
+     * @dataProvider beforeInitiatePasswordResetDataProvider
      */
-    public function testBeforeInitiatePasswordReset()
+    public function testBeforeInitiatePasswordReset($area, $passwordRequestEvent, $expectedTimes)
     {
         $email = 'test@example.com';
-        $template = \Magento\Customer\Model\AccountManagement::EMAIL_RESET;
+        $template = AccountManagement::EMAIL_RESET;
 
-        $this->securityManager->expects($this->once())
+        $this->model = $this->objectManager->getObject(
+            \Magento\Security\Model\Plugin\AccountManagement::class,
+            [
+                'passwordRequestEvent' => $passwordRequestEvent,
+                'request' => $this->request,
+                'securityManager' => $this->securityManager,
+                'scope' => $this->scope
+            ]
+        );
+
+        $this->scope->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('getCurrentScope')
+            ->willReturn($area);
+
+        $this->securityManager->expects($this->exactly($expectedTimes))
             ->method('performSecurityCheck')
-            ->with(\Magento\Security\Model\PasswordResetRequestEvent::CUSTOMER_PASSWORD_RESET_REQUEST, $email)
+            ->with($passwordRequestEvent, $email)
             ->willReturnSelf();
 
         $this->model->beforeInitiatePasswordReset(
@@ -98,4 +105,18 @@ public function testBeforeInitiatePasswordReset()
             $template
         );
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function beforeInitiatePasswordResetDataProvider()
+    {
+        return [
+            [Area::AREA_ADMINHTML, PasswordResetRequestEvent::CUSTOMER_PASSWORD_RESET_REQUEST, 0],
+            [Area::AREA_ADMINHTML, PasswordResetRequestEvent::ADMIN_PASSWORD_RESET_REQUEST, 1],
+            [Area::AREA_FRONTEND, PasswordResetRequestEvent::CUSTOMER_PASSWORD_RESET_REQUEST, 1],
+            // This should never happen, but let's cover it with tests
+            [Area::AREA_FRONTEND, PasswordResetRequestEvent::ADMIN_PASSWORD_RESET_REQUEST, 1],
+        ];
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Security/etc/adminhtml/di.xml b/app/code/Magento/Security/etc/adminhtml/di.xml
index 623dab691e0ba..d20f31376e7a5 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Security/etc/adminhtml/di.xml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Security/etc/adminhtml/di.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     </type>
     <type name="Magento\Security\Model\Plugin\AccountManagement">
         <arguments>
-            <argument name="passwordRequestEvent" xsi:type="const">Magento\Security\Model\PasswordResetRequestEvent::ADMIN_PASSWORD_RESET_REQUEST</argument>
+            <argument name="passwordRequestEvent" xsi:type="const">Magento\Security\Model\PasswordResetRequestEvent::CUSTOMER_PASSWORD_RESET_REQUEST</argument>
         </arguments>
     </type>
     <type name="Magento\Security\Model\SecurityManager">
diff --git a/dev/tests/api-functional/testsuite/Magento/Customer/Api/AccountManagementTest.php b/dev/tests/api-functional/testsuite/Magento/Customer/Api/AccountManagementTest.php
index 876e0d1e5dd26..d66c214250a86 100644
--- a/dev/tests/api-functional/testsuite/Magento/Customer/Api/AccountManagementTest.php
+++ b/dev/tests/api-functional/testsuite/Magento/Customer/Api/AccountManagementTest.php
@@ -8,16 +8,12 @@
 use Magento\Customer\Api\Data\CustomerInterface as Customer;
 use Magento\Customer\Model\AccountManagement;
 use Magento\Framework\Exception\InputException;
-use Magento\Framework\Exception\NoSuchEntityException;
+use Magento\Framework\Webapi\Exception as HTTPExceptionCodes;
+use Magento\Newsletter\Model\Subscriber;
+use Magento\Security\Model\Config;
 use Magento\TestFramework\Helper\Bootstrap;
 use Magento\TestFramework\Helper\Customer as CustomerHelper;
 use Magento\TestFramework\TestCase\WebapiAbstract;
-use Magento\Framework\Webapi\Exception as HTTPExceptionCodes;
-use Magento\Security\Model\Config;
-use Magento\Newsletter\Model\Plugin\CustomerPlugin;
-use Magento\Framework\Webapi\Rest\Request as RestRequest;
-use Magento\Newsletter\Model\Subscriber;
-use Magento\Customer\Model\Data\Customer as CustomerData;
 
 /**
  * Test class for Magento\Customer\Api\AccountManagementInterface
@@ -112,16 +108,16 @@ public function setUp()
         $this->initSubscriber();
 
         if ($this->config->getConfigDataValue(
-            Config::XML_PATH_FRONTED_AREA .
+            Config::XML_PATH_FRONTEND_AREA .
             Config::XML_PATH_PASSWORD_RESET_PROTECTION_TYPE
         ) != 0) {
             $this->configValue = $this->config
                 ->getConfigDataValue(
-                    Config::XML_PATH_FRONTED_AREA .
+                    Config::XML_PATH_FRONTEND_AREA .
                     Config::XML_PATH_PASSWORD_RESET_PROTECTION_TYPE
                 );
             $this->config->setDataByPath(
-                Config::XML_PATH_FRONTED_AREA . Config::XML_PATH_PASSWORD_RESET_PROTECTION_TYPE,
+                Config::XML_PATH_FRONTEND_AREA . Config::XML_PATH_PASSWORD_RESET_PROTECTION_TYPE,
                 0
             );
             $this->config->save();
@@ -150,7 +146,7 @@ public function tearDown()
             }
         }
         $this->config->setDataByPath(
-            Config::XML_PATH_FRONTED_AREA . Config::XML_PATH_PASSWORD_RESET_PROTECTION_TYPE,
+            Config::XML_PATH_FRONTEND_AREA . Config::XML_PATH_PASSWORD_RESET_PROTECTION_TYPE,
             $this->configValue
         );
         $this->config->save();
@@ -158,7 +154,8 @@ public function tearDown()
         unset($this->subscriber);
     }
 
-    private function initSubscriber() {
+    private function initSubscriber()
+    {
         $this->subscriber = Bootstrap::getObjectManager()->create(
             'Magento\Newsletter\Model\Subscriber'
         );
diff --git a/dev/tests/integration/testsuite/Magento/Customer/Controller/Adminhtml/Index/ResetPasswordTest.php b/dev/tests/integration/testsuite/Magento/Customer/Controller/Adminhtml/Index/ResetPasswordTest.php
index 7a19ade8d8566..f76055dbc3fc6 100644
--- a/dev/tests/integration/testsuite/Magento/Customer/Controller/Adminhtml/Index/ResetPasswordTest.php
+++ b/dev/tests/integration/testsuite/Magento/Customer/Controller/Adminhtml/Index/ResetPasswordTest.php
@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ class ResetPasswordTest extends \Magento\TestFramework\TestCase\AbstractBackendC
     protected $baseControllerUrl = 'http://localhost/index.php/backend/customer/index/';
 
     /**
-     * Checks reset password functionality with default settings and customer reset request event.
+     * Checks reset password functionality with no restrictive settings and customer reset request event.
+     * Admin is not affected by this security check, so reset password email must be sent.
      *
-     * @magentoConfigFixture current_store admin/security/limit_password_reset_requests_method 1
-     * @magentoConfigFixture current_store admin/security/min_time_between_password_reset_requests 10
+     * @magentoConfigFixture current_store customer/password/limit_password_reset_requests_method 0
+     * @magentoConfigFixture current_store customer/password/min_time_between_password_reset_requests 0
      * @magentoDataFixture Magento/Customer/_files/customer.php
      */
     public function testResetPasswordSuccess()
@@ -40,11 +41,57 @@ public function testResetPasswordSuccess()
         $this->assertRedirect($this->stringStartsWith($this->baseControllerUrl . 'edit'));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Checks reset password functionality with default restrictive min time between
+     * password reset requests and customer reset request event.
+     * Admin is not affected by this security check, so reset password email must be sent.
+     *
+     * @magentoConfigFixture current_store customer/password/max_number_password_reset_requests 0
+     * @magentoConfigFixture current_store customer/password/min_time_between_password_reset_requests 10
+     * @magentoDataFixture Magento/Customer/_files/customer.php
+     */
+    public function testResetPasswordMinTimeError()
+    {
+        $this->passwordResetRequestEventCreate(
+            \Magento\Security\Model\PasswordResetRequestEvent::CUSTOMER_PASSWORD_RESET_REQUEST
+        );
+        $this->getRequest()->setPostValue(['customer_id' => '1']);
+        $this->dispatch('backend/customer/index/resetPassword');
+        $this->assertSessionMessages(
+            $this->equalTo(['The customer will receive an email with a link to reset password.']),
+            \Magento\Framework\Message\MessageInterface::TYPE_SUCCESS
+        );
+        $this->assertRedirect($this->stringStartsWith($this->baseControllerUrl . 'edit'));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks reset password functionality with default restrictive limited number
+     * password reset requests and customer reset request event.
+     * Admin is not affected by this security check, so reset password email must be sent.
+     *
+     * @magentoConfigFixture current_store customer/password/max_number_password_reset_requests 1
+     * @magentoConfigFixture current_store customer/password/min_time_between_password_reset_requests 0
+     * @magentoDataFixture Magento/Customer/_files/customer.php
+     */
+    public function testResetPasswordLimitError()
+    {
+        $this->passwordResetRequestEventCreate(
+            \Magento\Security\Model\PasswordResetRequestEvent::CUSTOMER_PASSWORD_RESET_REQUEST
+        );
+        $this->getRequest()->setPostValue(['customer_id' => '1']);
+        $this->dispatch('backend/customer/index/resetPassword');
+        $this->assertSessionMessages(
+            $this->equalTo(['The customer will receive an email with a link to reset password.']),
+            \Magento\Framework\Message\MessageInterface::TYPE_SUCCESS
+        );
+        $this->assertRedirect($this->stringStartsWith($this->baseControllerUrl . 'edit'));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Checks reset password functionality with default settings, customer and admin reset request events.
      *
-     * @magentoConfigFixture current_store admin/security/limit_password_reset_requests_method 1
-     * @magentoConfigFixture current_store admin/security/min_time_between_password_reset_requests 10
+     * @magentoConfigFixture current_store customer/password/limit_password_reset_requests_method 1
+     * @magentoConfigFixture current_store customer/password/min_time_between_password_reset_requests 10
      * @magentoConfigFixture current_store contact/email/recipient_email hello@example.com
      * @magentoDataFixture Magento/Customer/_files/customer.php
      */
@@ -59,10 +106,8 @@ public function testResetPasswordWithSecurityViolationException()
         $this->getRequest()->setPostValue(['customer_id' => '1']);
         $this->dispatch('backend/customer/index/resetPassword');
         $this->assertSessionMessages(
-            $this->equalTo(
-                ['Too many password reset requests. Please wait and try again or contact hello@example.com.']
-            ),
-            \Magento\Framework\Message\MessageInterface::TYPE_ERROR
+            $this->equalTo(['The customer will receive an email with a link to reset password.']),
+            \Magento\Framework\Message\MessageInterface::TYPE_SUCCESS
         );
         $this->assertRedirect($this->stringStartsWith($this->baseControllerUrl . 'edit'));
     }