diff --git a/public/src/client/login.js b/public/src/client/login.js
index c4600c36ac..e7079ddfed 100644
--- a/public/src/client/login.js
+++ b/public/src/client/login.js
@@ -33,6 +33,16 @@ define('forum/login', function() {
 		});
 
 		$('#content #username').focus();
+
+		// Add "returnTo" data if present
+		if (app.previousUrl) {
+			var returnToEl = document.createElement('input');
+			returnToEl.type = 'hidden';
+			returnToEl.name = 'returnTo';
+			returnToEl.value = app.previousUrl.replace(window.location.origin + RELATIVE_PATH, '');
+			$(returnToEl).appendTo(formEl);
+			console.log('appended');
+		}
 	};
 
 	return Login;
diff --git a/src/routes/authentication.js b/src/routes/authentication.js
index 2378bec052..edd984bc4b 100644
--- a/src/routes/authentication.js
+++ b/src/routes/authentication.js
@@ -34,55 +34,60 @@
 
 	function login(req, res, next) {
 		var continueLogin = function() {
-			passport.authenticate('local', function(err, userData, info) {
-				if (err) {
-					req.flash('error', info);
-					return res.redirect(nconf.get('relative_path') + '/login');
-				}
-
-				if (!userData) {
-					if (typeof info === 'object') {
-						info = '[[error:invalid-username-or-password]]';
+				passport.authenticate('local', function(err, userData, info) {
+					if (err) {
+						req.flash('error', info);
+						return res.redirect(nconf.get('relative_path') + '/login');
 					}
 
-					req.flash('error', info);
-					return res.redirect(nconf.get('relative_path') + '/login');
-				}
+					if (!userData) {
+						if (typeof info === 'object') {
+							info = '[[error:invalid-username-or-password]]';
+						}
 
-				// Alter user cookie depending on passed-in option
-				if (req.body.remember === 'on') {
-					var duration = 1000*60*60*24*parseInt(meta.config.loginDays || 14, 10);
-					req.session.cookie.maxAge = duration;
-					req.session.cookie.expires = new Date(Date.now() + duration);
-				} else {
-					req.session.cookie.maxAge = false;
-					req.session.cookie.expires = false;
-				}
-
-				req.login({
-					uid: userData.uid
-				}, function() {
-					if (userData.uid) {
-						user.logIP(userData.uid, req.ip);
-
-						plugins.fireHook('action:user.loggedIn', userData.uid);
+						req.flash('error', info);
+						return res.redirect(nconf.get('relative_path') + '/login');
 					}
 
-					if (!req.session.returnTo) {
-						res.redirect(nconf.get('relative_path') + '/');
+					// Alter user cookie depending on passed-in option
+					if (req.body.remember === 'on') {
+						var duration = 1000*60*60*24*parseInt(meta.config.loginDays || 14, 10);
+						req.session.cookie.maxAge = duration;
+						req.session.cookie.expires = new Date(Date.now() + duration);
 					} else {
-						var next = req.session.returnTo;
-						delete req.session.returnTo;
-						res.redirect(nconf.get('relative_path') + next);
+						req.session.cookie.maxAge = false;
+						req.session.cookie.expires = false;
 					}
-				});
-			})(req, res, next);
-		};
+
+					req.login({
+						uid: userData.uid
+					}, function() {
+						if (userData.uid) {
+							user.logIP(userData.uid, req.ip);
+
+							plugins.fireHook('action:user.loggedIn', userData.uid);
+						}
+
+						if (!req.session.returnTo) {
+							res.redirect(nconf.get('relative_path') + '/');
+						} else {
+							var next = req.session.returnTo;
+							delete req.session.returnTo;
+							res.redirect(nconf.get('relative_path') + next);
+						}
+					});
+				})(req, res, next);
+			};
 
 		if(meta.config.allowLocalLogin !== undefined && parseInt(meta.config.allowLocalLogin, 10) === 0) {
 			return res.status(404).send('');
 		}
 
+		// Handle returnTo data
+		if (req.body.hasOwnProperty('returnTo') && !req.session.returnTo) {
+			req.session.returnTo = req.body.returnTo;
+		}
+
 		if (req.body.username && utils.isEmailValid(req.body.username)) {
 			user.getUsernameByEmail(req.body.username, function(err, username) {
 				if (err) {