diff --git a/client/src/hooks/AuthContext.tsx b/client/src/hooks/AuthContext.tsx
index ca82e10f8f..a0613f113c 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/AuthContext.tsx
+++ b/client/src/hooks/AuthContext.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {
   useLogoutUserMutation,
   useRefreshTokenMutation,
 } from '~/data-provider';
-import { isSafeRedirect, buildLoginRedirectUrl, getPostLoginRedirect } from '~/utils';
+import { SESSION_KEY, isSafeRedirect, buildLoginRedirectUrl, getPostLoginRedirect } from '~/utils';
 import { TAuthConfig, TUserContext, TAuthContext, TResError } from '~/common';
 import useTimeout from './useTimeout';
 import store from '~/store';
@@ -166,7 +166,14 @@ const AuthContextProvider = ({
         }
         const { user, token = '' } = data ?? {};
         if (token) {
-          setUserContext({ token, isAuthenticated: true, user });
+          const storedRedirect = sessionStorage.getItem(SESSION_KEY);
+          sessionStorage.removeItem(SESSION_KEY);
+          setUserContext({
+            user,
+            token,
+            isAuthenticated: true,
+            redirect: storedRedirect && isSafeRedirect(storedRedirect) ? storedRedirect : '/c/new',
+          });
           return;
         }
         console.log('Token is not present. User is not authenticated.');
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/__tests__/AuthContext.spec.tsx b/client/src/hooks/__tests__/AuthContext.spec.tsx
index 20af37e3f2..4819f0f6d4 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/__tests__/AuthContext.spec.tsx
+++ b/client/src/hooks/__tests__/AuthContext.spec.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { MemoryRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
 import type { TAuthConfig } from '~/common';
 
 import { AuthContextProvider, useAuthContext } from '../AuthContext';
+import { SESSION_KEY } from '~/utils';
 
 const mockNavigate = jest.fn();
 jest.mock('react-router-dom', () => ({
@@ -274,6 +275,143 @@ describe('AuthContextProvider — logout onSuccess/onError handling', () => {
     expect(window.location.replace).toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(mockRefreshMutate).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
+});
+
+describe('AuthContextProvider — silentRefresh post-login redirect', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+    sessionStorage.clear();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    sessionStorage.clear();
+  });
+
+  it('navigates to stored sessionStorage redirect after successful token refresh', () => {
+    jest.useFakeTimers();
+    sessionStorage.setItem(SESSION_KEY, '/c/new?endpoint=bedrock&model=claude-sonnet-4-6');
+
+    renderProviderLive();
+
+    expect(mockRefreshMutate).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    const [, refreshOptions] = mockRefreshMutate.mock.calls[0] as [
+      unknown,
+      { onSuccess: (data: unknown) => void },
+    ];
+
+    act(() => {
+      refreshOptions.onSuccess({ user: { id: '1', role: 'USER' }, token: 'new-token' });
+    });
+    act(() => {
+      jest.advanceTimersByTime(100);
+    });
+
+    expect(mockNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/c/new?endpoint=bedrock&model=claude-sonnet-4-6', {
+      replace: true,
+    });
+    expect(sessionStorage.getItem(SESSION_KEY)).toBeNull();
+    jest.useRealTimers();
+  });
+
+  it('navigates to /c/new when no stored redirect exists', () => {
+    jest.useFakeTimers();
+
+    renderProviderLive();
+
+    expect(mockRefreshMutate).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    const [, refreshOptions] = mockRefreshMutate.mock.calls[0] as [
+      unknown,
+      { onSuccess: (data: unknown) => void },
+    ];
+
+    act(() => {
+      refreshOptions.onSuccess({ user: { id: '1', role: 'USER' }, token: 'new-token' });
+    });
+    act(() => {
+      jest.advanceTimersByTime(100);
+    });
+
+    expect(mockNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/c/new', { replace: true });
+    jest.useRealTimers();
+  });
+
+  it('does not re-trigger silentRefresh after successful redirect', () => {
+    jest.useFakeTimers();
+    sessionStorage.setItem(SESSION_KEY, '/c/abc?endpoint=bedrock');
+
+    renderProviderLive();
+
+    expect(mockRefreshMutate).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    const [, refreshOptions] = mockRefreshMutate.mock.calls[0] as [
+      unknown,
+      { onSuccess: (data: unknown) => void },
+    ];
+    mockRefreshMutate.mockClear();
+
+    act(() => {
+      refreshOptions.onSuccess({ user: { id: '1', role: 'USER' }, token: 'new-token' });
+    });
+    act(() => {
+      jest.advanceTimersByTime(100);
+    });
+
+    expect(mockNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mockNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/c/abc?endpoint=bedrock', { replace: true });
+    expect(mockRefreshMutate).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    jest.useRealTimers();
+  });
+
+  it('falls back to /c/new for unsafe stored redirect', () => {
+    jest.useFakeTimers();
+    sessionStorage.setItem(SESSION_KEY, 'https://evil.com/steal');
+
+    renderProviderLive();
+
+    expect(mockRefreshMutate).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    const [, refreshOptions] = mockRefreshMutate.mock.calls[0] as [
+      unknown,
+      { onSuccess: (data: unknown) => void },
+    ];
+
+    act(() => {
+      refreshOptions.onSuccess({ user: { id: '1', role: 'USER' }, token: 'new-token' });
+    });
+    act(() => {
+      jest.advanceTimersByTime(100);
+    });
+
+    expect(mockNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/c/new', { replace: true });
+    expect(mockNavigate).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith('https://evil.com/steal', expect.anything());
+    expect(sessionStorage.getItem(SESSION_KEY)).toBeNull();
+    jest.useRealTimers();
+  });
+});
+
+describe('AuthContextProvider — logout error handling', () => {
+  const originalLocation = window.location;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+    Object.defineProperty(window, 'location', {
+      value: {
+        ...originalLocation,
+        pathname: '/c/some-chat',
+        search: '',
+        hash: '',
+        replace: jest.fn(),
+      },
+      writable: true,
+      configurable: true,
+    });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    Object.defineProperty(window, 'location', {
+      value: originalLocation,
+      writable: true,
+      configurable: true,
+    });
+  });
 
   it('clears auth state on logout error without external redirect', () => {
     jest.useFakeTimers();
diff --git a/client/src/routes/__tests__/StartupLayout.spec.tsx b/client/src/routes/__tests__/StartupLayout.spec.tsx
index 8d2c183137..3e64d19cf2 100644
--- a/client/src/routes/__tests__/StartupLayout.spec.tsx
+++ b/client/src/routes/__tests__/StartupLayout.spec.tsx
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { render, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { createMemoryRouter, RouterProvider } from 'react-router-dom';
+import StartupLayout from '~/routes/Layouts/Startup';
 import { SESSION_KEY } from '~/utils';
-import StartupLayout from '../Layouts/Startup';
 
 if (typeof Request === 'undefined') {
   global.Request = class Request {