diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 997ee6197f..47cde87409 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -278,6 +278,20 @@ function main()
         && !preg_match('/rss$/', $action)
         && !preg_match('/^Api/', $action)
     ) {
+        // set returnto
+        $rargs =& common_copy_args($args);
+        unset($rargs['action']);
+        if (common_config('site', 'fancy')) {
+            unset($rargs['p']);
+        }
+        if (array_key_exists('submit', $rargs)) {
+            unset($rargs['submit']);
+        }
+        foreach (array_keys($_COOKIE) as $cookie) {
+            unset($rargs[$cookie]);
+        }
+        common_set_returnto(common_local_url($action, $rargs));
+
         common_redirect(common_local_url('login'));
         return;
     }