diff --git a/coordinator/cmd/coordinator/serve_cmd.go b/coordinator/cmd/coordinator/serve_cmd.go
index fa58f6e..7f0756c 100644
--- a/coordinator/cmd/coordinator/serve_cmd.go
+++ b/coordinator/cmd/coordinator/serve_cmd.go
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func runServe(args []string) error {
 		AutoMigrate:          true,
 	}
 	if *open {
-		openBrowser("http://" + *addr + "/ui")
+		openBrowser("http://" + *addr + "/ui/admin")
 	}
 
 	// Print the login once the server is about to start.
diff --git a/coordinator/internal/transport/http/templates/login.html b/coordinator/internal/transport/http/templates/login.html
index 9482e91..8e7d22f 100644
--- a/coordinator/internal/transport/http/templates/login.html
+++ b/coordinator/internal/transport/http/templates/login.html
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     <p class="eyebrow">SciMesh</p>
     <h1>Sign in</h1>
     <form method="post" action="/ui/login">
+      {{if .Next}}<input type="hidden" name="next" value="{{.Next}}">{{end}}
       <label for="email">Email</label>
       <input id="email" name="email" type="email" autocomplete="username" required autofocus>
       <label for="password">Password</label>
diff --git a/coordinator/internal/transport/http/ui_auth.go b/coordinator/internal/transport/http/ui_auth.go
index 4741126..42f7bc9 100644
--- a/coordinator/internal/transport/http/ui_auth.go
+++ b/coordinator/internal/transport/http/ui_auth.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/emil28092005/SciMesh/coordinator/internal/authctx"
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ type tokenVerifier interface {
 }
 
 func (s *Server) handleUILoginForm(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	s.renderUI(w, "login.html", map[string]any{"Error": r.URL.Query().Get("error")})
+	s.renderUI(w, "login.html", map[string]any{"Error": r.URL.Query().Get("error"), "Next": r.URL.Query().Get("next")})
 }
 
 func (s *Server) handleUIRegisterForm(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -85,7 +87,13 @@ func (s *Server) handleUILogin(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 	setSessionCookie(w, r, resp.Token)
-	http.Redirect(w, r, "/ui", http.StatusSeeOther)
+	// Land back where the user was headed (e.g. /ui/admin); never follow a
+	// value that escapes the UI prefix — that would be an open redirect.
+	next := strings.TrimSpace(r.FormValue("next"))
+	if next == "" || !strings.HasPrefix(next, "/ui/") {
+		next = "/ui"
+	}
+	http.Redirect(w, r, next, http.StatusSeeOther)
 }
 
 // handleUIRegister creates an account through the userservice, then sends the
@@ -167,5 +175,15 @@ func clearSessionCookie(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func redirectToLogin(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	http.Redirect(w, r, "/ui/login", http.StatusSeeOther)
+	// Remember where the user was headed so a successful login lands back
+	// there (e.g. /ui/admin) instead of the control room.
+	next := r.URL.Path
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(next, "/ui/") {
+		next = ""
+	}
+	target := "/ui/login"
+	if next != "" {
+		target += "?next=" + url.QueryEscape(next)
+	}
+	http.Redirect(w, r, target, http.StatusSeeOther)
 }
diff --git a/coordinator/internal/transport/http/ui_auth_internal_test.go b/coordinator/internal/transport/http/ui_auth_internal_test.go
index 081ad37..66a129d 100644
--- a/coordinator/internal/transport/http/ui_auth_internal_test.go
+++ b/coordinator/internal/transport/http/ui_auth_internal_test.go
@@ -173,3 +173,56 @@ func TestHandleUILogoutClearsCookie(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("logout must clear the session cookie")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestHandleUILoginRedirectsToNext(t *testing.T) {
+	stub := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"token":"t"}`))
+	}))
+	defer stub.Close()
+	s := newLoginServer(stub)
+
+	// A UI-scoped next is honoured: the admin lands back on the console.
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	s.handleUILogin(rec, postForm("/ui/login", url.Values{"email": {"a@b.com"}, "password": {"p"}, "next": {"/ui/admin"}}))
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusSeeOther || rec.Header().Get("Location") != "/ui/admin" {
+		t.Errorf("got %d -> %q, want 303 -> /ui/admin", rec.Code, rec.Header().Get("Location"))
+	}
+
+	// Anything outside the UI prefix must not become a redirect target.
+	for _, next := range []string{"https://evil.example", "/", "//evil.example", "/api/jobs"} {
+		rec = httptest.NewRecorder()
+		s.handleUILogin(rec, postForm("/ui/login", url.Values{"email": {"a@b.com"}, "password": {"p"}, "next": {next}}))
+		if loc := rec.Header().Get("Location"); loc != "/ui" {
+			t.Errorf("next=%q landed on %q, want /ui (no open redirect)", next, loc)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRedirectToLoginCarriesNext(t *testing.T) {
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	req := newReq(http.MethodGet, "/ui/admin", nil)
+	redirectToLogin(rec, req)
+	if loc := rec.Header().Get("Location"); loc != "/ui/login?next=%2Fui%2Fadmin" {
+		t.Errorf("location = %q, want /ui/login?next=%%2Fui%%2Fadmin", loc)
+	}
+
+	// Paths outside the UI stay on the plain login.
+	rec = httptest.NewRecorder()
+	req = newReq(http.MethodGet, "/health", nil)
+	redirectToLogin(rec, req)
+	if loc := rec.Header().Get("Location"); loc != "/ui/login" {
+		t.Errorf("location = %q, want /ui/login", loc)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLoginFormRendersNext(t *testing.T) {
+	html := render(t, "login.html", map[string]any{"Next": "/ui/admin"})
+	if !strings.Contains(html, `name="next" value="/ui/admin"`) {
+		t.Error("login form must carry the next field")
+	}
+	html = render(t, "login.html", map[string]any{})
+	if strings.Contains(html, `name="next"`) {
+		t.Error("login form must not render next when absent")
+	}
+}