diff --git a/controller/Users.py b/controller/Users.py
index 93ae580..fabc3ae 100644
--- a/controller/Users.py
+++ b/controller/Users.py
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ class Users( object ):
 
     # record the sending of this reset email
     password_reset_id = self.__database.next_id( Password_reset, commit = False )
-    password_reset = Password_reset( password_reset_id, email_address )
+    password_reset = Password_reset.create( password_reset_id, email_address )
     self.__database.save( password_reset )
 
     # create an email message with a unique link
diff --git a/model/Password_reset.py b/model/Password_reset.py
index b6ceb9c..64bd6d2 100644
--- a/model/Password_reset.py
+++ b/model/Password_reset.py
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ class Password_reset( Persistent ):
   """
   A request for a password reset.
   """
-  def __init__( self, object_id, email_address = None, redeemed = False ):
+  def __init__( self, object_id, revision = None, email_address = None, redeemed = False ):
     """
     Create a password reset request with the given id.
 
     @type object_id: unicode
     @param object_id: id of the password reset
+    @type revision: datetime or NoneType
+    @param revision: revision timestamp of the object (optional, defaults to now)
     @type email_address: unicode
     @param email_address: where the reset confirmation was emailed
     @type redeemed: bool or NoneType
@@ -18,17 +20,29 @@ class Password_reset( Persistent ):
     @rtype: Password_reset
     @return: newly constructed password reset
     """
-    Persistent.__init__( self, object_id )
+    Persistent.__init__( self, object_id, revision )
     self.__email_address = email_address
     self.__redeemed = redeemed
 
+  @staticmethod
+  def create( object_id, email_address = None ):
+    """
+    Convenience constructor for creating a new note.
+
+    @type email_address: unicode
+    @param email_address: where the reset confirmation was emailed
+    @rtype: Password_reset
+    @return: newly constructed password reset
+    """
+    return Password_reset( object_id, email_address = email_address )
+
   @staticmethod
   def sql_load( object_id, revision = None ):
     # password resets don't track revisions
     if revision:
       raise NotImplementedError()
 
-    return "select * from password_reset where id = %s;" % quote( object_id )
+    return "select id, revision, email_address, redeemed from password_reset where id = %s;" % quote( object_id )
 
   @staticmethod
   def sql_id_exists( object_id, revision = None ):
@@ -41,12 +55,12 @@ class Password_reset( Persistent ):
     return Password_reset.sql_id_exists( self.object_id )
 
   def sql_create( self ):
-    return "insert into password_reset ( id, email_address, redeemed ) values ( %s, %s, %s );" % \
-    ( quote( self.object_id ), quote( self.__email_address ), quote( self.__redeemed and "t" or "f" ) )
+    return "insert into password_reset ( id, revision, email_address, redeemed ) values ( %s, %s, %s, %s );" % \
+    ( quote( self.object_id ), quote( self.revision ), quote( self.__email_address ), quote( self.__redeemed and "t" or "f" ) )
 
   def sql_update( self ):
-    return "update password_reset set email_address = %s, redeemed = %s where id = %s;" % \
-    ( quote( self.__email_address ), quote( self.__redeemed and "t" or "f" ), quote( self.object_id ) )
+    return "update password_reset set revision = %s, email_address = %s, redeemed = %s where id = %s;" % \
+    ( quote( self.revision ), quote( self.__email_address ), quote( self.__redeemed and "t" or "f" ), quote( self.object_id ) )
 
   def __set_redeemed( self, redeemed ):
     if redeemed != self.__redeemed:
diff --git a/model/schema.sql b/model/schema.sql
index 15d0ff0..af8fc3f 100644
--- a/model/schema.sql
+++ b/model/schema.sql
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ ALTER TABLE public.notebook_current OWNER TO luminotes;
 
 CREATE TABLE password_reset (
     id text NOT NULL,
+    revision timestamp with time zone NOT NULL,
     email_address text,
     redeemed boolean
 );
diff --git a/model/test/Test_password_reset.py b/model/test/Test_password_reset.py
index 9e953c3..13bf801 100644
--- a/model/test/Test_password_reset.py
+++ b/model/test/Test_password_reset.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class Test_password_reset( object ):
     self.object_id = u"17"
     self.email_address = u"bob@example.com"
 
-    self.password_reset = Password_reset( self.object_id, self.email_address )
+    self.password_reset = Password_reset.create( self.object_id, self.email_address )
 
   def test_create( self ):
     assert self.password_reset.object_id == self.object_id