diff --git a/core/modules/user/css/user.module.css b/core/modules/user/css/user.module.css
index 6d2c51e..34b6115 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/css/user.module.css
+++ b/core/modules/user/css/user.module.css
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 .password-strength {
   width: 13em;
   float: right;  /* LTR */
+  margin-top: 1.4em;
 }
 [dir="rtl"] .password-strength {
   float: left;
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ input.password-field {
 }
 div.password-confirm {
   float: right;  /* LTR */
+  margin-top: 1.5em;
   visibility: hidden;
   width: 13em;
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/user/user.js b/core/modules/user/user.js
index 564cebd..c3effdf 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/user.js
+++ b/core/modules/user/user.js
@@ -13,24 +13,24 @@ Drupal.behaviors.password = {
       var passwordInput = $(this);
       var innerWrapper = $(this).parent();
       var outerWrapper = $(this).parent().parent();
+      var confirmInput = outerWrapper.find('input.password-confirm');
 
       // Add identifying class to password element parent.
       innerWrapper.addClass('password-parent');
 
-      // Add the password confirmation layer.
-      outerWrapper.find('input.password-confirm').parent().append('<div class="password-confirm">' + translate.confirmTitle + ' <span></span></div>').addClass('confirm-parent');
-      var confirmInput = outerWrapper.find('input.password-confirm');
-      var confirmResult = outerWrapper.find('div.password-confirm');
-      var confirmChild = confirmResult.find('span');
-
       // If the password strength indicator is enabled, add its markup.
       if (settings.password.showStrengthIndicator) {
-        var passwordMeter = '<div class="password-strength"><div class="password-strength-text" aria-live="assertive"></div><div class="password-strength-title">' + translate.strengthTitle + '</div><div class="password-indicator"><div class="indicator"></div></div></div>';
+        var passwordMeter = '<div class="password-strength"><div class="password-strength-title">' + Drupal.announce(translate.strengthTitle, 'assertive') + '</div><div class="password-strength-text"></div><div class="password-indicator"><div class="indicator"></div></div></div>';
         confirmInput.parent().after('<div class="password-suggestions description"></div>');
         innerWrapper.append(passwordMeter);
         var passwordDescription = outerWrapper.find('div.password-suggestions').hide();
       }
 
+      // Add the password confirmation layer.
+      var passwordConfirm = '<div class="password-confirm"><div class="password-confirm-title">' + Drupal.announce(translate.confirmTitle, 'assertive') + '</div><span class="password-confirm-text"></span></div>';
+      outerWrapper.find('input.password-confirm').parent().prepend(passwordConfirm).addClass('confirm-parent');
+      var confirmResult = outerWrapper.find('div.password-confirm');
+
       // Check that password and confirmation inputs match.
       var passwordCheckMatch = function (confirmInputVal) {
         var success = passwordInput.val() === confirmInputVal;