diff --git a/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/ProfileFormController.php b/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/ProfileFormController.php
index c10c226..ae65e0e 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/ProfileFormController.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/ProfileFormController.php
@@ -7,22 +7,47 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\user;
 
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+
 /**
  * Form controller for the profile forms.
  */
 class ProfileFormController extends AccountFormController {
 
   /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function buildForm(array $form, array &$form_state, Request $request = NULL) {
+    $this->request = $request;
+    return parent::buildForm($form, $form_state);
+  }
+
+  /**
    * Overrides Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityFormController::actions().
    */
   protected function actions(array $form, array &$form_state) {
     $element = parent::actions($form, $form_state);
-    $account = $this->entity;
+
+    // Get the user accessing the form.
+    $user = $request->attributes->get('_account');
+
+    // Get the account being edited.
+    $account = $this->getEntity();
+
+    // Initial checks used in controlling access to the "Cancel account" and
+    // "Re-send welcome message" buttons.
+    $normal_user = $account->id() > 1;
+    $cancel_own = ($account->id() == $user->id()) && $user->hasPermission('cancel account');
 
     $element['delete']['#type'] = 'submit';
     $element['delete']['#value'] = t('Cancel account');
     $element['delete']['#submit'] = array('user_edit_cancel_submit');
-    $element['delete']['#access'] = $account->id() > 1 && (($account->id() == $GLOBALS['user']->id() && user_access('cancel account')) || user_access('administer users'));
+    $element['delete']['#access'] = $normal_user && ($cancel_own || $user->hasPermission('administer users'));
+
+    $element['resend']['#type'] = 'submit';
+    $element['resend']['#value'] = t('Re-send welcome message');
+    $element['resend']['#submit'] = array('user_edit_resend_submit');
+    $element['resend']['#access'] = $normal_user && $account->getEmail() && $user->hasPermission('administer users');
 
     return $element;
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/user/user.pages.inc b/core/modules/user/user.pages.inc
index 2aa9b88..04e93ac 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/user.pages.inc
+++ b/core/modules/user/user.pages.inc
@@ -324,3 +324,42 @@ function user_cancel_confirm($account, $timestamp = 0, $hashed_pass = '') {
   }
   throw new AccessDeniedHttpException();
 }
+
+/**
+ * Submit function for the 'Re-send welcome message' button on the user edit form.
+ *
+ * @TODO Should this live in ProfileFormController::save()?
+ */
+function user_edit_resend_submit($form, &$form_state) {
+  global $language;
+
+  // Get the user entity from the form.
+  $account = $form_state['controller']->getEntity();
+
+  // Determine the user approval method.
+  $config = Drupal::getContainer()->get('config.factory')->get('user.settings');
+  switch ($config->get('register')) {
+    case USER_REGISTER_ADMINISTRATORS_ONLY:
+      $op = 'register_admin_created';
+      break;
+    case USER_REGISTER_VISITORS:
+      $op = 'register_no_approval_required';
+      break;
+    case USER_REGISTER_VISITORS_ADMINISTRATIVE_APPROVAL:
+    default:
+      $op = 'register_pending_approval';
+  }
+
+  // Notify the user via email.
+  $mail = _user_mail_notify($op, $account, $language);
+
+  // Log the mail.
+  if (!empty($mail)) {
+    watchdog('user', 'Welcome message has been re-sent to %name at %email.', array('%name' => $account->getUsername(), '%email' => $account->getEmail()));
+    drupal_set_message(t('Welcome message has been re-sent to %name at %email', array('%name' => $account->getUsername(), '%email' => $account->getEmail())));
+  }
+  else {
+    watchdog('user', 'There was an error re-sending welcome message to %name at %email', array('%name' => $account->getUsername(), '%email' => $account->getEmail()));
+    drupal_set_message(t('There was an error re-sending welcome message to %name at %email', array('%name' => $account->getUsername(), '%email' => $account->getEmail())), 'error');
+  }
+}