diff --git a/web/index.php b/web/index.php
index a91c59ce2..8f79ce6c0 100644
--- a/web/index.php
+++ b/web/index.php
@@ -147,7 +147,18 @@ else
                 Fatal( "View '$view' does not exist" );
             require_once $includeFile;
         }
+		// If the view overrides $view to 'error', and the user is not logged in, then the
+		// issue is probably resolvable by logging in, so provide the opportunity to do so.
+		// The login view should handle redirecting to the correct location afterward.
+		if ( $view == 'error' && !isset($user) )
+		{
+			$view = 'login';
+			foreach ( getSkinIncludes( 'views/login.php', true, true ) as $includeFile )
+				require_once $includeFile;
+		}
     }
+	// If the view is missing or the view still returned error with the user logged in,
+	// then it is not recoverable.
     if ( !$includeFiles || $view == 'error' )
     {
         foreach ( getSkinIncludes( 'views/error.php', true, true ) as $includeFile )
diff --git a/web/skins/classic/views/js/Makefile.am b/web/skins/classic/views/js/Makefile.am
index ba1845e0c..a06927367 100644
--- a/web/skins/classic/views/js/Makefile.am
+++ b/web/skins/classic/views/js/Makefile.am
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ dist_web_DATA = \
 	montage.js \
 	montage.js.php \
 	options.js.php \
-	postlogin.js \
+	postlogin.js.php \
 	state.js \
 	state.js.php \
 	timeline.js \
diff --git a/web/skins/classic/views/js/postlogin.js b/web/skins/classic/views/js/postlogin.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 06033187c..000000000
--- a/web/skins/classic/views/js/postlogin.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-(function () { window.location.replace( thisUrl ); }).delay( 500 );
diff --git a/web/skins/classic/views/js/postlogin.js.php b/web/skins/classic/views/js/postlogin.js.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fea68ec70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/skins/classic/views/js/postlogin.js.php
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?php
+// $thisUrl is the base URL used to access ZoneMinder.
+//
+// If the user attempts to access a privileged view but is not logged in, then he may
+// be given the opportunity to log in via the login view.  In that case, the login view
+// will save the GET request via the postLoginQuery variable.  After logging in, this
+// view receives the postLoginQuery via the login form submission, and we can then
+// redirect the user to his original intended destination by appending it to the URL.
+?>
+
+(
+	function () 
+	{
+		// Append '?(GET query)' to URL if the GET query is not empty.
+		var querySuffix = "<?php
+			if (!empty($_POST["postLoginQuery"]))
+				echo "?".$_POST["postLoginQuery"];
+			?>";
+
+		var newUrl = thisUrl + querySuffix;
+		window.location.replace(newUrl);
+	}
+).delay( 500 );
diff --git a/web/skins/classic/views/login.php b/web/skins/classic/views/login.php
index a322ab663..a7562e5fa 100644
--- a/web/skins/classic/views/login.php
+++ b/web/skins/classic/views/login.php
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ xhtmlHeaders(__FILE__, $SLANG['Login'] );
       <form name="loginForm" id="loginForm" method="post" action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] ?>">
         <input type="hidden" name="action" value="login"/>
         <input type="hidden" name="view" value="postlogin"/>
+        <input type="hidden" name="postLoginQuery" value="<?php echo $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'] ?>">
         <table id="loginTable" class="minor" cellspacing="0">
           <tbody>
             <tr>