diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index 096c61dcb4..26742260bf 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ function App() {
 		dispatch(fetchUserInfo());
 		// Load information about current opencast version on mount
 		dispatch(fetchOcVersion());
+
+		// Add event listener for back button to check if we are still logged in
+		window.addEventListener("popstate", function(event) {
+			dispatch(fetchUserInfo());
+		});
+
 	// eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
 	}, []);
 
diff --git a/src/slices/userInfoSlice.ts b/src/slices/userInfoSlice.ts
index affe56ed39..f6084bb188 100644
--- a/src/slices/userInfoSlice.ts
+++ b/src/slices/userInfoSlice.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ export const fetchUserInfo = createAsyncThunk('UserInfo/fetchUserInfo', async (_
 			dispatch(addNotification({type: "error", key: "USER_NOT_SAVED"}));
 		});
 
+	// Redirect to login if not in ROLE_ADMIN_UI
+	if (!(res.roles.includes('ROLE_ADMIN') || res.roles.includes('ROLE_ADMIN_UI'))) {
+		window.location.href = "/login.html";
+	}
+
 	return res;
 });