diff --git a/src/domain/LoginViewModel.js b/src/domain/LoginViewModel.js
index 1b52e1a5..9e1db503 100644
--- a/src/domain/LoginViewModel.js
+++ b/src/domain/LoginViewModel.js
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ export class LoginViewModel extends ViewModel {
         this._loadViewModel = this.track(new SessionLoadViewModel(this.childOptions({
             createAndStartSessionContainer: () => {
                 this._sessionContainer = this._createSessionContainer();
+                this._sessionContainer.queryLogin(homeserver);
                 this._sessionContainer.startWithLogin(homeserver, username, password);
                 return this._sessionContainer;
             },
diff --git a/src/matrix/SessionContainer.js b/src/matrix/SessionContainer.js
index 07c4a870..1106644c 100644
--- a/src/matrix/SessionContainer.js
+++ b/src/matrix/SessionContainer.js
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ export class SessionContainer {
         });
     }
 
+    async queryLogin(homeServer) {
+        homeServer = normalizeHomeserver(homeServer);
+        const hsApi = new HomeServerApi({homeServer, request: this._platform.request});
+        const response = hsApi.queryLogin();
+    }
+
     async startWithLogin(homeServer, username, password) {
         if (this._status.get() !== LoadStatus.NotLoading) {
             return;
diff --git a/src/matrix/net/HomeServerApi.js b/src/matrix/net/HomeServerApi.js
index a9b63f8e..6dec6bd6 100644
--- a/src/matrix/net/HomeServerApi.js
+++ b/src/matrix/net/HomeServerApi.js
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ export class HomeServerApi {
         return this._get(`/rooms/${encodeURIComponent(roomId)}/state/${encodeURIComponent(eventType)}/${encodeURIComponent(stateKey)}`, {}, null, options);
     }
 
+    queryLogin() {
+        return this._unauthedRequest("GET", this._url("/login"), null, null, null);
+    }
+
     passwordLogin(username, password, initialDeviceDisplayName, options = null) {
         return this._unauthedRequest("POST", this._url("/login"), null, {
           "type": "m.login.password",