diff --git a/web/src/auth/login-page.test.tsx b/web/src/auth/login-page.test.tsx
index dd1ad84..0cf8a3c 100644
--- a/web/src/auth/login-page.test.tsx
+++ b/web/src/auth/login-page.test.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ function tree() {
     <Routes>
       <Route path="/login" element={<LoginPage />} />
       <Route path="/objects" element={<div>objects landing</div>} />
+      <Route path="/objects/:id" element={<div>object detail</div>} />
     </Routes>
   );
 }
@@ -34,3 +35,34 @@ test("invalid credentials show an inline error", async () => {
     expect(screen.getByText(/invalid email or password/i)).toBeInTheDocument(),
   );
 });
+
+test("shows the session-expired notice when reason=expired", async () => {
+  renderApp(tree(), { route: "/login?reason=expired" });
+  expect(await screen.findByText(/session expired/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+});
+
+test("returns to the from path on success", async () => {
+  renderApp(tree(), { route: "/login?from=%2Fobjects%2F123" });
+  await userEvent.type(screen.getByLabelText(/email/i), "editor@example.com");
+  await userEvent.type(screen.getByLabelText(/password/i), "pw-editor-123");
+  await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /sign in/i }));
+  expect(await screen.findByText("object detail")).toBeInTheDocument();
+});
+
+test("rejects an off-site from and falls back to /objects", async () => {
+  renderApp(tree(), { route: "/login?from=%2F%2Fevil.com" });
+  await userEvent.type(screen.getByLabelText(/email/i), "editor@example.com");
+  await userEvent.type(screen.getByLabelText(/password/i), "pw-editor-123");
+  await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /sign in/i }));
+  expect(await screen.findByText("objects landing")).toBeInTheDocument();
+});
+
+test("disables submit until both fields are filled", async () => {
+  renderApp(tree(), { route: "/login" });
+  const button = screen.getByRole("button", { name: /sign in/i });
+  expect(button).toBeDisabled();
+  await userEvent.type(screen.getByLabelText(/email/i), "a@b.se");
+  expect(button).toBeDisabled();
+  await userEvent.type(screen.getByLabelText(/password/i), "pw");
+  expect(button).toBeEnabled();
+});
diff --git a/web/src/auth/login-page.tsx b/web/src/auth/login-page.tsx
index 3de4927..1eedfeb 100644
--- a/web/src/auth/login-page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/auth/login-page.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useEffect, useState, type FormEvent } from "react";
-import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
+import { useNavigate, useSearchParams } from "react-router-dom";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 
 import { useLogin } from "../api/queries";
@@ -8,10 +8,19 @@ import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
 import { Label } from "@/components/ui/label";
 
+/** Accept only a single-leading-slash local path; reject protocol-relative
+ *  ("//host") and absolute URLs to avoid an open redirect. */
+function safeFrom(raw: string | null): string {
+  if (!raw) return "/objects";
+  return /^\/(?!\/)/.test(raw) ? raw : "/objects";
+}
+
 export function LoginPage() {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const { app_name } = useConfig();
   const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const [params] = useSearchParams();
+  const sessionExpired = params.get("reason") === "expired";
   const login = useLogin();
   const [email, setEmail] = useState("");
   const [password, setPassword] = useState("");
@@ -24,7 +33,7 @@ export function LoginPage() {
     event.preventDefault();
     login.mutate(
       { email, password },
-      { onSuccess: () => navigate("/objects", { replace: true }) },
+      { onSuccess: () => navigate(safeFrom(params.get("from")), { replace: true }) },
     );
   };
 
@@ -38,6 +47,9 @@ export function LoginPage() {
     <div className="flex min-h-screen items-center justify-center p-4">
       <form onSubmit={onSubmit} className="w-full max-w-sm space-y-4">
         <h1 className="text-2xl font-semibold">{app_name}</h1>
+        {sessionExpired && (
+          <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">{t("auth.sessionExpired")}</p>
+        )}
         <div className="space-y-2">
           <Label htmlFor="email">{t("auth.email")}</Label>
           <Input
@@ -63,7 +75,7 @@ export function LoginPage() {
             {t(errorKey)}
           </p>
         )}
-        <Button type="submit" className="w-full" disabled={login.isPending}>
+        <Button type="submit" className="w-full" disabled={login.isPending || !email.trim() || !password}>
           {t("auth.signIn")}
         </Button>
       </form>
diff --git a/web/src/i18n/en.json b/web/src/i18n/en.json
index a8a70bf..02a74a1 100644
--- a/web/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/web/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "common": { "yes": "Yes", "no": "No", "close": "Close", "loading": "Loading", "filter": "Filter…", "noMatches": "No matches", "language": "Language", "skipToContent": "Skip to content" },
   "nav": { "objects": "Objects", "vocabularies": "Vocabularies", "authorities": "Authorities", "fields": "Fields", "search": "Search", "collapseSidebar": "Collapse sidebar", "expandSidebar": "Expand sidebar" },
-  "auth": { "email": "Email", "password": "Password", "signIn": "Sign in", "signOut": "Sign out", "invalid": "Invalid email or password", "networkError": "Could not reach the server" },
+  "auth": { "email": "Email", "password": "Password", "signIn": "Sign in", "signOut": "Sign out", "invalid": "Invalid email or password", "networkError": "Could not reach the server", "sessionExpired": "Your session expired — please sign in again.", "signingOut": "Signing out…" },
   "objects": { "title": "Objects", "empty": "No objects yet", "loadError": "Could not load objects", "notFound": "Object not found", "prev": "Previous", "next": "Next", "of": "of", "new": "New object", "filter": "Filter objects…", "pageSize": "Per page", "columns": { "number": "Object №", "name": "Name", "visibility": "Visibility", "location": "Location", "count": "#", "updated": "Updated" }, "unknownRef": "(unknown)" },
   "fieldsLabels": { "objectNumber": "Object number", "objectName": "Name", "count": "Number of objects", "briefDescription": "Brief description", "currentLocation": "Current location", "currentOwner": "Current owner", "recorder": "Recorder", "recordingDate": "Recording date", "visibility": "Visibility" },
   "visibility": { "draft": "Draft", "internal": "Internal", "public": "Public" },
diff --git a/web/src/i18n/sv.json b/web/src/i18n/sv.json
index 59d9c0c..f0ffe52 100644
--- a/web/src/i18n/sv.json
+++ b/web/src/i18n/sv.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "common": { "yes": "Ja", "no": "Nej", "close": "Stäng", "loading": "Laddar", "filter": "Filtrera…", "noMatches": "Inga träffar", "language": "Språk", "skipToContent": "Hoppa till innehåll" },
   "nav": { "objects": "Föremål", "vocabularies": "Vokabulär", "authorities": "Auktoriteter", "fields": "Fält", "search": "Sök", "collapseSidebar": "Fäll ihop sidofältet", "expandSidebar": "Fäll ut sidofältet" },
-  "auth": { "email": "E-post", "password": "Lösenord", "signIn": "Logga in", "signOut": "Logga ut", "invalid": "Fel e-post eller lösenord", "networkError": "Kunde inte nå servern" },
+  "auth": { "email": "E-post", "password": "Lösenord", "signIn": "Logga in", "signOut": "Logga ut", "invalid": "Fel e-post eller lösenord", "networkError": "Kunde inte nå servern", "sessionExpired": "Din session har gått ut — logga in igen.", "signingOut": "Loggar ut…" },
   "objects": { "title": "Föremål", "empty": "Inga föremål ännu", "loadError": "Kunde inte ladda föremål", "notFound": "Föremålet hittades inte", "prev": "Föregående", "next": "Nästa", "of": "av", "new": "Nytt föremål", "filter": "Filtrera föremål…", "pageSize": "Per sida", "columns": { "number": "Föremålsnr", "name": "Namn", "visibility": "Synlighet", "location": "Plats", "count": "Antal", "updated": "Uppdaterad" }, "unknownRef": "(okänd)" },
   "fieldsLabels": { "objectNumber": "Föremålsnummer", "objectName": "Namn", "count": "Antal föremål", "briefDescription": "Kort beskrivning", "currentLocation": "Nuvarande plats", "currentOwner": "Nuvarande ägare", "recorder": "Registrerad av", "recordingDate": "Registreringsdatum", "visibility": "Synlighet" },
   "visibility": { "draft": "Utkast", "internal": "Intern", "public": "Publik" },