diff --git a/frontend/apply/src/app/apply/[id]/page.tsx b/frontend/apply/src/app/apply/[id]/page.tsx
index 986829b..7141cd5 100644
--- a/frontend/apply/src/app/apply/[id]/page.tsx
+++ b/frontend/apply/src/app/apply/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -112,7 +112,10 @@ export default function ApplyPage() {
 
         <div className={styles.guestLoginCard}>
           <p>{t("applyPage.loginRequiredMessage")}</p>
-          <Link href="/login" className={`button activeButton ${styles.guestLoginButton}`}>
+          <Link
+            href={`/login?next=${encodeURIComponent(`/apply/${positionId}`)}`}
+            className={`button activeButton ${styles.guestLoginButton}`}
+          >
             {t("applyPage.goToLogin")}
           </Link>
         </div>
diff --git a/frontend/apply/src/app/login/page.tsx b/frontend/apply/src/app/login/page.tsx
index 5fd910e..24c68f7 100644
--- a/frontend/apply/src/app/login/page.tsx
+++ b/frontend/apply/src/app/login/page.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 
 import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
-import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
+import { useRouter, useSearchParams } from "next/navigation";
 import TextInput from "@/components/TextInput";
 import Button from "@/components/Button";
 import styles from "./login.module.css";
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import "@/i18n/config";
 export default function Login() {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const router = useRouter();
+  const searchParams = useSearchParams();
+  const rawNext = searchParams.get("next");
   const { isLoggedIn, loading } = useIsLoggedIn();
   const [email, setEmail] = useState("");
   const [password, setPassword] = useState("");
@@ -34,7 +36,25 @@ export default function Login() {
 
       if (response.status === 200) {
         window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent("logged-in"));
-        router.push("/");
+
+        const isSafeRedirect = (path: string | null) => {
+          if (!path) return false;
+          // Disallow absolute URLs or protocol markers
+          if (/^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9+.-]*:/.test(path)) return false;
+          // Must be a normalized absolute path within this site
+          if (!path.startsWith("/")) return false;
+          // Prevent double slashes or attempts to break out
+          if (path.includes("//")) return false;
+          // Only allow redirects under /apply (application form pages)
+          return /^\/apply(\/.*)?$/.test(path);
+        };
+
+        const next = rawNext;
+        if (isSafeRedirect(next)) {
+          router.push(next as string);
+        } else {
+          router.push("/");
+        }
       } else if (response.status === 401) {
         setError(t("loginPage.incorrectCredentials"));
       } else if (response.status === 403) {