diff --git a/include/libssh/auth.h b/include/libssh/auth.h
index 8daab47d..899282c1 100644
--- a/include/libssh/auth.h
+++ b/include/libssh/auth.h
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ enum ssh_auth_state_e {
   SSH_AUTH_STATE_PUBKEY_OFFER_SENT,
   /** We have sent pubkey and signature expecting to be authenticated */
   SSH_AUTH_STATE_PUBKEY_AUTH_SENT,
+  /** We have sent a password expecting to be authenticated */
+  SSH_AUTH_STATE_PASSWORD_AUTH_SENT,
 };
 
 /** @internal
diff --git a/src/auth.c b/src/auth.c
index 41b76aa6..2b06d2e1 100644
--- a/src/auth.c
+++ b/src/auth.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ static int ssh_auth_response_termination(void *user) {
         case SSH_AUTH_STATE_GSSAPI_MIC_SENT:
         case SSH_AUTH_STATE_PUBKEY_AUTH_SENT:
         case SSH_AUTH_STATE_PUBKEY_OFFER_SENT:
+        case SSH_AUTH_STATE_PASSWORD_AUTH_SENT:
             return 0;
         default:
             return 1;
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ static int ssh_userauth_get_response(ssh_session session) {
         case SSH_AUTH_STATE_GSSAPI_MIC_SENT:
         case SSH_AUTH_STATE_PUBKEY_OFFER_SENT:
         case SSH_AUTH_STATE_PUBKEY_AUTH_SENT:
+        case SSH_AUTH_STATE_PASSWORD_AUTH_SENT:
         case SSH_AUTH_STATE_NONE:
             /* not reached */
             rc = SSH_AUTH_ERROR;
@@ -1268,7 +1270,7 @@ int ssh_userauth_password(ssh_session session,
     }
 
     session->auth.current_method = SSH_AUTH_METHOD_PASSWORD;
-    session->auth.state = SSH_AUTH_STATE_NONE;
+    session->auth.state = SSH_AUTH_STATE_PASSWORD_AUTH_SENT;
     session->pending_call_state = SSH_PENDING_CALL_AUTH_PASSWORD;
     rc = ssh_packet_send(session);
     if (rc == SSH_ERROR) {