diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 7b6b803b..04403e25 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -71,9 +71,11 @@ fn main() {
             routes::blogs::activity_details,            
             routes::blogs::outbox,            
             routes::blogs::new,
+            routes::blogs::new_auth,
             routes::blogs::create,
 
             routes::comments::new,
+            routes::comments::new_auth,
             routes::comments::create,
 
             routes::instance::index,
@@ -82,8 +84,10 @@ fn main() {
             routes::instance::shared_inbox,
 
             routes::likes::create,
+            routes::likes::create_auth,
 
             routes::notifications::notifications,
+            routes::notifications::notifications_auth,
 
             routes::posts::details,
             routes::posts::activity_details,
@@ -92,8 +96,10 @@ fn main() {
             routes::posts::create,
 
             routes::reshares::create,
+            routes::reshares::create_auth,
 
             routes::session::new,
+            routes::session::new_message,
             routes::session::create,
             routes::session::delete,
 
diff --git a/src/routes/blogs.rs b/src/routes/blogs.rs
index 2df26cf5..863f60a2 100644
--- a/src/routes/blogs.rs
+++ b/src/routes/blogs.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use activitystreams_types::collection::OrderedCollection;
 use rocket::{
     request::Form,
-    response::Redirect
+    response::{Redirect, Flash}
 };
 use rocket_contrib::Template;
 use serde_json;
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ fn new(user: User) -> Template {
     }))
 }
 
+#[get("/blogs/new", rank = 2)]
+fn new_auth() -> Flash<Redirect>{
+    utils::requires_login("You need to be logged in order to create a new blog", "/blogs/new")
+}
+
 #[derive(FromForm)]
 struct NewBlogForm {
     pub title: String
diff --git a/src/routes/comments.rs b/src/routes/comments.rs
index 2a47b87f..57f5a642 100644
--- a/src/routes/comments.rs
+++ b/src/routes/comments.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-use rocket::{ request::Form, response::Redirect};
+use rocket::{
+    request::Form,
+    response::{Redirect, Flash}
+};
 use rocket_contrib::Template;
 
 use activity_pub::broadcast;
@@ -9,6 +12,8 @@ use models::{
     users::User
 };
 
+use utils;
+
 #[get("/~/<_blog>/<slug>/comment")]
 fn new(_blog: String, slug: String, user: User, conn: DbConn) -> Template {
     let post = Post::find_by_slug(&*conn, slug).unwrap();
@@ -18,6 +23,11 @@ fn new(_blog: String, slug: String, user: User, conn: DbConn) -> Template {
     }))
 }
 
+#[get("/~/<blog>/<slug>/comment", rank=2)]
+fn new_auth(blog: String, slug: String) -> Flash<Redirect>{
+    utils::requires_login("You need to be logged in order to post a comment", &format!("~/{}/{}/comment", blog, slug))
+}
+
 #[derive(FromForm)]
 struct CommentQuery {
     responding_to: Option<i32>
diff --git a/src/routes/likes.rs b/src/routes/likes.rs
index 11c578bb..55dce944 100644
--- a/src/routes/likes.rs
+++ b/src/routes/likes.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use rocket::response::Redirect;
+use rocket::response::{Redirect, Flash};
 
 use activity_pub::broadcast;
 use db_conn::DbConn;
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ use models::{
     users::User
 };
 
+use utils;
+
 #[get("/~/<blog>/<slug>/like")]
 fn create(blog: String, slug: String, user: User, conn: DbConn) -> Redirect {
     let post = Post::find_by_slug(&*conn, slug.clone()).unwrap();
@@ -29,3 +31,8 @@ fn create(blog: String, slug: String, user: User, conn: DbConn) -> Redirect {
 
     Redirect::to(format!("/~/{}/{}/", blog, slug).as_ref())
 }
+
+#[get("/~/<blog>/<slug>/like", rank = 2)]
+fn create_auth(blog: String, slug: String) -> Flash<Redirect>{
+    utils::requires_login("You need to be logged in order to like a post", &format!("/~/{}/{}/like", blog, slug))
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/notifications.rs b/src/routes/notifications.rs
index ae8c0d0b..6b096148 100644
--- a/src/routes/notifications.rs
+++ b/src/routes/notifications.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
+use rocket::response::{Redirect, Flash};
 use rocket_contrib::Template;
 
 use db_conn::DbConn;
 use models::{notifications::Notification, users::User};
 
+use utils;
+
 #[get("/notifications")]
 fn notifications(conn: DbConn, user: User) -> Template {
     Template::render("notifications/index", json!({
@@ -10,3 +13,8 @@ fn notifications(conn: DbConn, user: User) -> Template {
         "notifications": Notification::find_for_user(&*conn, &user)
     }))
 }
+
+#[get("/notifications", rank = 2)]
+fn notifications_auth() -> Flash<Redirect>{
+    utils::requires_login("You need to be logged in order to see your notifications", "/notifications")
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/posts.rs b/src/routes/posts.rs
index 60be113b..675159b7 100644
--- a/src/routes/posts.rs
+++ b/src/routes/posts.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use comrak::{markdown_to_html, ComrakOptions};
 use heck::KebabCase;
 use rocket::request::Form;
-use rocket::response::Redirect;
+use rocket::response::{Redirect, Flash};
 use rocket_contrib::Template;
 use serde_json;
 
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ fn activity_details(_blog: String, slug: String, conn: DbConn) -> ActivityPub {
     activity_pub(act)
 }
 
-#[get("/~/<_blog>/new", rank = 2)]
-fn new_auth(_blog: String) -> Redirect {
-    utils::requires_login()
+#[get("/~/<blog>/new", rank = 2)]
+fn new_auth(blog: String) -> Flash<Redirect> {
+    utils::requires_login("You need to be logged in order to write a new post", &format!("/~/{}/new",blog))
 }
 
 #[get("/~/<_blog>/new", rank = 1)]
diff --git a/src/routes/reshares.rs b/src/routes/reshares.rs
index 7cf74d9d..19f69332 100644
--- a/src/routes/reshares.rs
+++ b/src/routes/reshares.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use rocket::response::Redirect;
+use rocket::response::{Redirect, Flash};
 
 use activity_pub::broadcast;
 use db_conn::DbConn;
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ use models::{
     users::User
 };
 
+use utils;
+
 #[get("/~/<blog>/<slug>/reshare")]
 fn create(blog: String, slug: String, user: User, conn: DbConn) -> Redirect {
     let post = Post::find_by_slug(&*conn, slug.clone()).unwrap();
@@ -29,3 +31,8 @@ fn create(blog: String, slug: String, user: User, conn: DbConn) -> Redirect {
 
     Redirect::to(format!("/~/{}/{}/", blog, slug).as_ref())
 }
+
+#[get("/~/<blog>/<slug>/reshare", rank=1)]
+fn create_auth(blog: String, slug: String) -> Flash<Redirect> {
+    utils::requires_login("You need to be logged in order to reshare a post", &format!("/~/{}/{}/reshare",blog, slug))
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/session.rs b/src/routes/session.rs
index f8a1ed94..bf7d5e6b 100644
--- a/src/routes/session.rs
+++ b/src/routes/session.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use rocket::{
     http::{Cookie, Cookies},
     response::{Redirect, status::NotFound},
-    request::Form
+    request::{Form,FlashMessage}
 };
 use rocket_contrib::Template;
 
@@ -15,6 +15,20 @@ fn new(user: Option<User>) -> Template {
     }))
 }
 
+#[derive(FromForm)]
+struct Message {
+	m: String
+}
+
+#[get("/login?<message>")]
+fn new_message(user: Option<User>, message: Message) -> Template {
+    Template::render("session/login", json!({
+        "account": user,
+        "message": message.m
+    }))
+}
+
+
 #[derive(FromForm)]
 struct LoginForm {
     email_or_name: String,
@@ -22,7 +36,7 @@ struct LoginForm {
 }
 
 #[post("/login", data = "<data>")]
-fn create(conn: DbConn, data: Form<LoginForm>, mut cookies: Cookies) -> Result<Redirect, NotFound<String>> {
+fn create(conn: DbConn, data: Form<LoginForm>, flash: Option<FlashMessage>, mut cookies: Cookies) -> Result<Redirect, NotFound<String>> {
     let form = data.get();
     let user = match User::find_by_email(&*conn, form.email_or_name.to_string()) {
         Some(usr) => Ok(usr),
@@ -31,12 +45,14 @@ fn create(conn: DbConn, data: Form<LoginForm>, mut cookies: Cookies) -> Result<R
             None => Err("Invalid username or password")
         }
     };
-
     match user {
         Ok(usr) => {
             if usr.auth(form.password.to_string()) {
                 cookies.add_private(Cookie::new(AUTH_COOKIE, usr.id.to_string()));
-                Ok(Redirect::to("/"))
+                Ok(Redirect::to(&flash
+                    .and_then(|f| if f.name()=="callback" { Some(f.msg().to_owned()) } else { None })
+                    .unwrap_or("/".to_owned()))
+                )
             } else {
                 Err(NotFound(String::from("Invalid username or password")))
             }
diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
index 8e3b9bbf..eb6d1100 100644
--- a/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use heck::CamelCase;
-use rocket::response::Redirect;
+use rocket::response::{Redirect, Flash};
 
 /// Remove non alphanumeric characters and CamelCase a string
 pub fn make_actor_id(name: String) -> String {
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ pub fn make_actor_id(name: String) -> String {
         .collect()
 }
 
-pub fn requires_login() -> Redirect {
-    Redirect::to("/login")
+pub fn requires_login(message: &str, url: &str) -> Flash<Redirect> {
+    Flash::new(Redirect::to(&format!("/login?m={}", message)), "callback", url)
 }
diff --git a/templates/session/login.tera b/templates/session/login.tera
index eb2cebe8..1099b5e8 100644
--- a/templates/session/login.tera
+++ b/templates/session/login.tera
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ Login
 
 {% block content %}
 <h1>Login</h1>
+{% if message %}
+<p>{{ message | escape }}</p>
+{% endif %}
 <form method="post">
     <label for="email_or_name">Username or email</label>
     <input name="email_or_name">