diff --git a/endpoints/api/user.py b/endpoints/api/user.py
index daf7d4741..581f56b40 100644
--- a/endpoints/api/user.py
+++ b/endpoints/api/user.py
@@ -806,6 +806,10 @@ class Recovery(ApiResource):
           'type': 'string',
           'description': 'The user\'s email address',
         },
+        'recaptcha_response': {
+          'type': 'string',
+          'description': 'The (may be disabled) recaptcha response code for verification',
+        },
       },
     },
   }
@@ -826,10 +830,26 @@ class Recovery(ApiResource):
 
       return v
 
-    email = request.get_json()['email']
+    recovery_data = request.get_json()
+
+    # If recaptcha is enabled, then verify the user is a human.
+    if features.RECAPTCHA:
+      recaptcha_response = recovery_data.get('recaptcha_response', '')
+      result = recaptcha2.verify(app.config['RECAPTCHA_SECRET_KEY'],
+                                 recaptcha_response,
+                                 request.remote_addr)
+
+      if not result['success']:
+        return {
+          'message': 'Are you a bot? If not, please revalidate the captcha.'
+        }, 400
+
+    email = recovery_data['email']
     user = model.user.find_user_by_email(email)
     if not user:
-      raise model.InvalidEmailAddressException('Email address was not found.')
+      return {
+        'status': 'sent',
+      }
 
     if user.organization:
       send_org_recovery_email(user, model.organization.get_admin_users(user))
diff --git a/static/css/directives/ui/recovery-form.css b/static/css/directives/ui/recovery-form.css
index 69718b44d..06a04c641 100644
--- a/static/css/directives/ui/recovery-form.css
+++ b/static/css/directives/ui/recovery-form.css
@@ -5,4 +5,24 @@
 
 .recovery-form-element input {
     margin-bottom: 10px;
+}
+
+.recovery-form-element .captcha {
+    display: block;
+    text-align: center;
+}
+
+.recovery-form-element .captcha div {
+    display: inline-block;
+    margin: 2px;
+}
+
+.recovery-form-element .captcha {
+    height: 0px;
+    transition: height ease-in-out 250ms;
+    overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.recovery-form-element .captcha.expanded {
+    height: 94px;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/static/directives/recovery-form.html b/static/directives/recovery-form.html
index 5c49db179..267c7b74b 100644
--- a/static/directives/recovery-form.html
+++ b/static/directives/recovery-form.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   </div>
   <div ng-show="!sendingRecovery">
     <div class="co-alert co-alert-success" ng-show="sent.status == 'sent'">
-        Account recovery email was sent to {{ recovery.email }}.
+      Instructions on how to reset your password have been sent to {{ recovery.email }}. If you do not receive the email, please try again shortly.
     </div>
     <div class="co-alert co-alert-danger" ng-show="invalidRecovery">{{ errorMessage }}</div>
     <div class="co-alert co-alert-info" ng-show="sent.status == 'org'">
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@
 
     <form class="form-signin" ng-submit="sendRecovery()" ng-show="!sent">
       <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Email" ng-model="recovery.email">
+
+      <div quay-require="['RECAPTCHA']">
+        <div class="captcha"
+             ng-class="{'expanded': recovery.email}">
+          <div vc-recaptcha ng-model="recovery.recaptcha_response" key="Config.RECAPTCHA_SITE_KEY"></div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    
       <button class="btn btn-primary btn-block" type="submit">Send Recovery Email</button>
     </form>
   </div>
diff --git a/test/test_api_security.py b/test/test_api_security.py
index 59ba9cc7c..085310c2c 100644
--- a/test/test_api_security.py
+++ b/test/test_api_security.py
@@ -457,16 +457,16 @@ class TestRecovery(ApiTestCase):
     self._set_url(Recovery)
 
   def test_post_anonymous(self):
-    self._run_test('POST', 400, None, {u'email': '826S'})
+    self._run_test('POST', 200, None, {u'email': '826S'})
 
   def test_post_freshuser(self):
-    self._run_test('POST', 400, 'freshuser', {u'email': '826S'})
+    self._run_test('POST', 200, 'freshuser', {u'email': '826S'})
 
   def test_post_reader(self):
-    self._run_test('POST', 400, 'reader', {u'email': '826S'})
+    self._run_test('POST', 200, 'reader', {u'email': '826S'})
 
   def test_post_devtable(self):
-    self._run_test('POST', 400, 'devtable', {u'email': '826S'})
+    self._run_test('POST', 200, 'devtable', {u'email': '826S'})
 
 
 class TestSignout(ApiTestCase):