diff --git a/src/components/structures/HomePage.js b/src/components/structures/HomePage.js
index 01aabf611513..8f0c270513d9 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/HomePage.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/HomePage.js
@@ -91,11 +91,15 @@ class HomePage extends React.Component {
         this._unmounted = true;
     }
 
-    onLoginClick() {
+    onLoginClick(ev) {
+        ev.preventDefault();
+        ev.stopPropagation();
         dis.dispatch({ action: 'start_login' });
     }
 
-    onRegisterClick() {
+    onRegisterClick(ev) {
+        ev.preventDefault();
+        ev.stopPropagation();
         dis.dispatch({ action: 'start_registration' });
     }
 
diff --git a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js
index fd9527644544..bedfd8242782 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js
@@ -923,6 +923,9 @@ export default React.createClass({
     },
 
     _viewHome: function() {
+        this.setStateForNewView({
+            view: VIEWS.LOGGED_IN,
+        });
         this._setPage(PageTypes.HomePage);
         this.notifyNewScreen('home');
     },
diff --git a/src/components/structures/login/ForgotPassword.js b/src/components/structures/login/ForgotPassword.js
index 559136948ac6..5c0e42833971 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/login/ForgotPassword.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/login/ForgotPassword.js
@@ -162,6 +162,18 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         this.setState(newState);
     },
 
+    onLoginClick: function(ev) {
+        ev.preventDefault();
+        ev.stopPropagation();
+        this.props.onLoginClick();
+    },
+
+    onRegisterClick: function(ev) {
+        ev.preventDefault();
+        ev.stopPropagation();
+        this.props.onRegisterClick();
+    },
+
     showErrorDialog: function(body, title) {
         const ErrorDialog = sdk.getComponent("dialogs.ErrorDialog");
         Modal.createTrackedDialog('Forgot Password Error', '', ErrorDialog, {
@@ -253,10 +265,10 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                     </form>
                     { serverConfigSection }
                     { errorText }
-                    <a className="mx_Login_create" onClick={this.props.onLoginClick} href="#">
+                    <a className="mx_Login_create" onClick={this.onLoginClick} href="#">
                         { _t('Return to login screen') }
                     </a>
-                    <a className="mx_Login_create" onClick={this.props.onRegisterClick} href="#">
+                    <a className="mx_Login_create" onClick={this.onRegisterClick} href="#">
                         { _t('Create an account') }
                     </a>
                     <LanguageSelector />
diff --git a/src/components/structures/login/Login.js b/src/components/structures/login/Login.js
index b94a1759cfe9..11bd3580e529 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/login/Login.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/login/Login.js
@@ -214,7 +214,9 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         }).done();
     },
 
-    _onLoginAsGuestClick: function() {
+    _onLoginAsGuestClick: function(ev) {
+        ev.preventDefault();
+
         const self = this;
         self.setState({
             busy: true,
@@ -297,6 +299,12 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         });
     },
 
+    onRegisterClick: function(ev) {
+        ev.preventDefault();
+        ev.stopPropagation();
+        this.props.onRegisterClick();
+    },
+
     _tryWellKnownDiscovery: async function(serverName) {
         if (!serverName.trim()) {
             // Nothing to discover
@@ -567,7 +575,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                         { errorTextSection }
                         { this.componentForStep(this.state.currentFlow) }
                         { serverConfig }
-                        <a className="mx_Login_create" onClick={this.props.onRegisterClick} href="#">
+                        <a className="mx_Login_create" onClick={this.onRegisterClick} href="#">
                             { _t('Create an account') }
                         </a>
                         { loginAsGuestJsx }
diff --git a/src/components/structures/login/Registration.js b/src/components/structures/login/Registration.js
index ad3ea5f19cdb..fa5a02e8815e 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/login/Registration.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/login/Registration.js
@@ -363,6 +363,12 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         }
     },
 
+    onLoginClick: function(ev) {
+        ev.preventDefault();
+        ev.stopPropagation();
+        this.props.onLoginClick();
+    },
+
     _makeRegisterRequest: function(auth) {
         // Only send the bind params if we're sending username / pw params
         // (Since we need to send no params at all to use the ones saved in the
@@ -468,7 +474,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         let signIn;
         if (!this.state.doingUIAuth) {
             signIn = (
-                <a className="mx_Login_create" onClick={this.props.onLoginClick} href="#">
+                <a className="mx_Login_create" onClick={this.onLoginClick} href="#">
                     { theme === 'status' ? _t('Sign in') : _t('I already have an account') }
                 </a>
             );