diff --git a/common/djangoapps/student/views.py b/common/djangoapps/student/views.py
index cbb12e44cc..a70349bec3 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/student/views.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/student/views.py
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ def index(request, extra_context={}, user=None):
                                              domain=domain)
     context = {'universities': universities, 'entries': entries}
     context.update(extra_context)
+    if request.REQUEST.get('next', False):
+        context['show_login_immediately'] = True
     return render_to_response('index.html', context)
 
 def course_from_id(course_id):
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views.py
index c474da8d8b..7da5d06741 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views.py
@@ -404,6 +404,9 @@ def university_profile(request, org_id):
     context = dict(courses=courses, org_id=org_id)
     template_file = "university_profile/{0}.html".format(org_id).lower()
 
+    if request.REQUEST.get('next', False):
+        context['show_login_immediately'] = True
+
     return render_to_response(template_file, context)
 
 def render_notifications(request, course, notifications):
diff --git a/lms/templates/index.html b/lms/templates/index.html
index 0ee00b57c0..8cabe62f09 100644
--- a/lms/templates/index.html
+++ b/lms/templates/index.html
@@ -147,28 +147,10 @@
 
 % if show_signup_immediately is not UNDEFINED:
 <script type="text/javascript">
-function dosignup(){
-    comp = document.getElementById('signup_action');
-try { //in firefox
-    comp.click();
-    return;
-} catch(ex) {}
-try { // in old chrome
-    if(document.createEvent) {
-        var e = document.createEvent('MouseEvents');
-        e.initEvent( 'click', true, true );
-        comp.dispatchEvent(e);
-        return;
-    }
-} catch(ex) {}
-try { // in IE, safari
-    if(document.createEventObject) {
-         var evObj = document.createEventObject();
-         comp.fireEvent("onclick", evObj);
-         return;
-    }
-} catch(ex) {}
-}
-$(window).load(dosignup);
+$(window).load(function() {$('#signup_action').trigger("click");});
 </script>
-% endif
+% elif show_login_immediately is not UNDEFINED:
+<script type="text/javascript">
+  $(window).load(function() {$('#login').trigger("click");});
+</script>
+% endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lms/templates/login_modal.html b/lms/templates/login_modal.html
index d7d327178c..0b19399fc0 100644
--- a/lms/templates/login_modal.html
+++ b/lms/templates/login_modal.html
@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@
 (function() {
    $(document).delegate('#login_form', 'ajax:success', function(data, json, xhr) {
      if(json.success) {
-       location.href="${reverse('dashboard')}";
+       % if request.REQUEST.get('next', False):
+           location.href="${request.REQUEST.get('next')}";
+       % else:
+           location.href="${reverse('dashboard')}";
+       % endif
      } else {
        if($('#login_error').length == 0) {
          $('#login_form').prepend('<div id="login_error" class="modal-form-error"></div>');