diff --git a/plugins/EmailRegistration/emailregister.php b/plugins/EmailRegistration/emailregister.php
index c50cedd1f8..a41b126669 100644
--- a/plugins/EmailRegistration/emailregister.php
+++ b/plugins/EmailRegistration/emailregister.php
@@ -252,44 +252,55 @@ class EmailregisterAction extends Action
 
     function setPassword()
     {
-        if (!empty($this->invitation)) {
-            $email = $this->invitation->address;
-        } else if (!empty($this->confirmation)) {
-            $email = $this->confirmation->address;
-        } else {
-            throw new Exception('No confirmation thing.');
-        }
-
-        if (!$this->tos) {
-            $this->error = _('You must accept the terms of service and privacy policy to register.');
-            $nickname = $this->nicknameFromEmail($email);
-            $this->form = new ConfirmRegistrationForm($this, $nickname, $this->email, $this->code);
-            $this->showPage();
-            return;
-        }
-
-        $nickname = $this->nicknameFromEmail($email);
-
-        $this->user = User::register(array('nickname' => $nickname,
-                                           'email' => $email,
-                                           'email_confirmed' => true));
-
-        if (empty($this->user)) {
-            throw new Exception("Failed to register user.");
-        }
-
-        if (!empty($this->invitation)) {
-            $inviter = User::staticGet('id', $this->invitation->user_id);
-            if (!empty($inviter)) {
-                Subscription::start($inviter->getProfile(),
-                                    $user->getProfile());
+        if (Event::handle('StartRegistrationTry', array($this))) {
+            if (!empty($this->invitation)) {
+                $email = $this->invitation->address;
+            } else if (!empty($this->confirmation)) {
+                $email = $this->confirmation->address;
+            } else {
+                throw new Exception('No confirmation thing.');
             }
 
-            $this->invitation->delete();
-        } else if (!empty($this->confirmation)) {
-            $this->confirmation->delete();
-        } else {
-            throw new Exception('No confirmation thing.');
+            if (!$this->tos) {
+                $this->error = _('You must accept the terms of service and privacy policy to register.');
+                $nickname = $this->nicknameFromEmail($email);
+                $this->form = new ConfirmRegistrationForm($this, $nickname, $this->email, $this->code);
+                $this->showPage();
+                return;
+            }
+
+            $nickname = $this->nicknameFromEmail($email);
+
+            $this->user = User::register(array('nickname' => $nickname,
+                                               'email' => $email,
+                                               'email_confirmed' => true));
+
+            if (empty($this->user)) {
+                throw new Exception("Failed to register user.");
+            }
+
+            common_set_user($this->user);
+            // this is a real login
+            common_real_login(true);
+
+            // Re-init language env in case it changed (not yet, but soon)
+            common_init_language();
+
+            if (!empty($this->invitation)) {
+                $inviter = User::staticGet('id', $this->invitation->user_id);
+                if (!empty($inviter)) {
+                    Subscription::start($inviter->getProfile(),
+                                        $user->getProfile());
+                }
+
+                $this->invitation->delete();
+            } else if (!empty($this->confirmation)) {
+                $this->confirmation->delete();
+            } else {
+                throw new Exception('No confirmation thing.');
+            }
+
+            Event::handle('EndRegistrationTry', array($this));
         }
 
         common_redirect(common_local_url('doc', array('title' => 'welcome')),