diff --git a/src/page/firstRun/internal/wallet-page.js b/src/page/firstRun/internal/wallet-page.js
index aee7348..13e1c15 100644
--- a/src/page/firstRun/internal/wallet-page.js
+++ b/src/page/firstRun/internal/wallet-page.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class WalletPage extends React.PureComponent {
     hasCheckedSync: false,
     revealPassword: false,
     autoPassword: false,
+    autoLoginAttempted: false,
   };
 
   componentDidMount() {
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ class WalletPage extends React.PureComponent {
   }
 
   componentDidUpdate() {
-    const { hasSyncedWallet, getSyncIsPending, onPasswordChanged } = this.props;
+    const { hasSyncedWallet, getSyncIsPending, onPasswordChanged, autoLogin } = this.props;
     if (this.state.walletReady && this.state.hasCheckedSync && !getSyncIsPending) {
       if (!hasSyncedWallet && !this.state.autoPassword) {
         // new account, in which case, don't ask for a password, and act as the final first run step
@@ -45,6 +46,11 @@ class WalletPage extends React.PureComponent {
           onPasswordChanged('', true);
         }
       }
+
+      if (hasSyncedWallet && !this.state.autoLoginAttempted && autoLogin) {
+        autoLogin();
+        this.setState({ autoLoginAttempted: true });
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -83,6 +89,7 @@ class WalletPage extends React.PureComponent {
       hasSyncedWallet,
       syncApplyIsPending,
       syncApplyStarted,
+      syncApplyCompleted,
     } = this.props;
 
     let content;
@@ -93,15 +100,15 @@ class WalletPage extends React.PureComponent {
           <Text style={firstRunStyle.paragraph}>Retrieving your account information...</Text>
         </View>
       );
-    } else if (syncApplyStarted || syncApplyIsPending) {
+    } else if (syncApplyStarted || syncApplyIsPending || syncApplyCompleted) {
       content = (
         <View style={firstRunStyle.centered}>
           <ActivityIndicator size="large" color={Colors.White} style={firstRunStyle.waiting} />
           <Text style={firstRunStyle.paragraph}>{syncApplyIsPending ? 'Validating password' : 'Synchronizing'}...</Text>
         </View>
       );
-    } else if (hasSyncedWallet) {
-      // only display this view if it's not a new user
+    } else if (hasSyncedWallet && this.state.autoLoginAttempted) {
+      // only display this view if it's not a new user (or auto-login has been attempted once)
       content = (
         <View onLayout={onWalletViewLayout}>
           <Text style={firstRunStyle.title}>Password</Text>
diff --git a/src/page/firstRun/view.js b/src/page/firstRun/view.js
index 60d74f9..5079965 100644
--- a/src/page/firstRun/view.js
+++ b/src/page/firstRun/view.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class FirstRunScreen extends React.PureComponent {
     showBottomContainer: false,
     walletPassword: '',
     syncApplyStarted: false,
+    syncApplyCompleted: false,
   };
 
   componentDidMount() {
@@ -78,8 +79,9 @@ class FirstRunScreen extends React.PureComponent {
     if (this.state.syncApplyStarted && !syncApplyIsPending) {
       if (syncApplyErrorMessage && syncApplyErrorMessage.trim().length > 0) {
         notify({ message: syncApplyErrorMessage, isError: true });
-        this.setState({ showBottomContainer: true, syncApplyStarted: false });
+        this.setState({ showBottomContainer: true, syncApplyStarted: false, syncApplyCompleted: false });
       } else {
+        this.setState({ syncApplyCompleted: true });
         // password successfully verified
         NativeModules.UtilityModule.setSecureValue(
           Constants.KEY_WALLET_PASSWORD,
@@ -160,6 +162,13 @@ class FirstRunScreen extends React.PureComponent {
     });
   };
 
+  autoLogin = () => {
+    const { hasSyncedWallet } = this.props;
+    if (hasSyncedWallet && !this.state.syncApplyStarted) {
+      this.checkWalletPassword();
+    }
+  };
+
   handleContinuePressed = () => {
     const { notify, user, hasSyncedWallet } = this.props;
     const pageIndex = FirstRunScreen.pages.indexOf(this.state.currentPage);
@@ -376,8 +385,10 @@ class FirstRunScreen extends React.PureComponent {
             getSyncIsPending={getSyncIsPending}
             syncApplyIsPending={syncApplyIsPending}
             syncApplyStarted={this.state.syncApplyStarted}
+            syncApplyCompleted={this.state.syncApplyCompleted}
             onWalletViewLayout={this.onWalletViewLayout}
             onPasswordChanged={this.onWalletPasswordChanged}
+            autoLogin={this.autoLogin}
           />
         );
         break;
diff --git a/src/page/verification/internal/sync-verify-page.js b/src/page/verification/internal/sync-verify-page.js
index 3054c5d..41370c9 100644
--- a/src/page/verification/internal/sync-verify-page.js
+++ b/src/page/verification/internal/sync-verify-page.js
@@ -16,9 +16,12 @@ class SyncVerifyPage extends React.PureComponent {
     password: null,
     placeholder: 'password',
     syncApplyStarted: false,
+    syncApplyCompleted: false,
     syncChecked: false,
     revealPassword: false,
     autoPassword: false,
+    autoLoginAttempted: false,
+    autoLoginFlow: true,
   };
 
   componentDidMount() {
@@ -65,9 +68,11 @@ class SyncVerifyPage extends React.PureComponent {
     if (this.state.syncApplyStarted && !syncApplyIsPending) {
       if (syncApplyErrorMessage && syncApplyErrorMessage.trim().length > 0) {
         notify({ message: syncApplyErrorMessage, isError: true });
-        this.setState({ syncApplyStarted: false });
+        this.setState({ syncApplyStarted: false, autoLoginFlow: false });
       } else {
         // password successfully verified
+        this.setState({ syncApplyCompleted: true });
+
         if (NativeModules.UtilityModule) {
           NativeModules.UtilityModule.setSecureValue(
             Constants.KEY_WALLET_PASSWORD,
@@ -87,6 +92,10 @@ class SyncVerifyPage extends React.PureComponent {
       this.setState({ password: '', autoPassword: true });
       this.onEnableSyncPressed();
     }
+
+    if (this.state.syncChecked && hasSyncedWallet && !this.state.autoLoginAttempted) {
+      this.setState({ autoLoginAttempted: true, password: '' }, () => this.onEnableSyncPressed());
+    }
   }
 
   finishSync = (notifyUnlockFailed = false) => {
@@ -143,7 +152,16 @@ class SyncVerifyPage extends React.PureComponent {
           <Text style={firstRunStyle.paragraph}>Retrieving your account information...</Text>
         </View>
       );
-    } else if (hasSyncedWallet) {
+    } else if (this.state.autoLoginFlow && (syncApplyIsPending || this.state.syncApplyCompleted)) {
+      // first attempt at auto-login, only display activity indicator
+      content = (
+        <View>
+          <View style={firstRunStyle.centerInside}>
+            <ActivityIndicator size={'small'} color={Colors.White} />
+          </View>
+        </View>
+      );
+    } else if (hasSyncedWallet && this.state.autoLoginAttempted) {
       content = (
         <View>
           <Text style={rewardStyle.verificationTitle}>Wallet Sync</Text>
@@ -208,7 +226,7 @@ class SyncVerifyPage extends React.PureComponent {
                 onPress={this.onEnableSyncPressed}
               />
             )}
-            {syncApplyIsPending && (
+            {(syncApplyIsPending || this.state.syncApplyCompleted) && (
               <View style={firstRunStyle.centerInside}>
                 <ActivityIndicator size={'small'} color={Colors.White} />
               </View>