diff --git a/packages/lib/JoplinServerApi.ts b/packages/lib/JoplinServerApi.ts
index 5dfb745c6f..fbb26666d9 100644
--- a/packages/lib/JoplinServerApi.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/JoplinServerApi.ts
@@ -311,4 +311,7 @@ export default class JoplinServerApi {
 		}
 	}
 
+	public async loadSession() {
+		await this.session();
+	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/lib/services/joplinCloudUtils.ts b/packages/lib/services/joplinCloudUtils.ts
index 6a4cb549d9..5d4201ea76 100644
--- a/packages/lib/services/joplinCloudUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/services/joplinCloudUtils.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import Setting from '../models/Setting';
 import { ApplicationPlatform, ApplicationType } from '../types';
 import shim from '../shim';
 import { _ } from '../locale';
+import eventManager, { EventName } from '../eventManager';
+import { reg } from '../registry';
 
 type ActionType = 'LINK_USED' | 'COMPLETED' | 'ERROR';
 type Action = {
@@ -108,6 +110,11 @@ export const checkIfLoginWasSuccessful = async (applicationsUrl: string) => {
 
 		Setting.setValue('sync.10.username', jsonBody.id);
 		Setting.setValue('sync.10.password', jsonBody.password);
+
+		const fileApi = await reg.syncTarget().fileApi();
+		await fileApi.driver().api().loadSession();
+		eventManager.emit(EventName.SessionEstablished);
+
 		return { success: true };
 	};