diff --git a/studio/components/interfaces/SignIn/SignInForm.tsx b/studio/components/interfaces/SignIn/SignInForm.tsx
index b65f297bcaf..ea8a82a4e55 100644
--- a/studio/components/interfaces/SignIn/SignInForm.tsx
+++ b/studio/components/interfaces/SignIn/SignInForm.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import HCaptcha from '@hcaptcha/react-hcaptcha'
 import { useStore } from 'hooks'
-import { auth, getNextPath } from 'lib/gotrue'
+import { usePushNext } from 'hooks/misc/useAutoAuthRedirect'
+import { auth } from 'lib/gotrue'
 import Link from 'next/link'
-import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
 import { useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import { useSWRConfig } from 'swr'
 import { Button, Form, Input } from 'ui'
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const signInSchema = object({
 
 const SignInForm = () => {
   const { ui } = useStore()
-  const router = useRouter()
+  const pushNext = usePushNext()
   const { cache } = useSWRConfig()
 
   const [captchaToken, setCaptchaToken] = useState<string | null>(null)
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ const SignInForm = () => {
       // @ts-ignore
       cache.clear()
 
-      await router.push(getNextPath())
+      await pushNext()
     } else {
       setCaptchaToken(null)
       captchaRef.current?.resetCaptcha()
diff --git a/studio/components/interfaces/SignIn/SignInWithGitHub.tsx b/studio/components/interfaces/SignIn/SignInWithGitHub.tsx
index 96d21e5cfd4..f4e1f1549b6 100644
--- a/studio/components/interfaces/SignIn/SignInWithGitHub.tsx
+++ b/studio/components/interfaces/SignIn/SignInWithGitHub.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { auth, getNextPath } from 'lib/gotrue'
+import { auth, getReturnToPath } from 'lib/gotrue'
 import { Button, IconGitHub } from 'ui'
 
 const SignInWithGitHub = () => {
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const SignInWithGitHub = () => {
             process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_VERCEL_ENV === 'preview'
               ? process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_VERCEL_URL
               : process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_URL
-          }${getNextPath()}`,
+          }${getReturnToPath()}`,
         },
       })
       if (error) throw error
diff --git a/studio/components/layouts/SignInLayout/SignInLayout.tsx b/studio/components/layouts/SignInLayout/SignInLayout.tsx
index 31778e90284..51c50ec6287 100644
--- a/studio/components/layouts/SignInLayout/SignInLayout.tsx
+++ b/studio/components/layouts/SignInLayout/SignInLayout.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import { useStore } from 'hooks'
-import { getNextPath, STORAGE_KEY } from 'lib/gotrue'
+import { usePushNext } from 'hooks/misc/useAutoAuthRedirect'
+import { auth, getReturnToPath, STORAGE_KEY } from 'lib/gotrue'
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react-lite'
 import Head from 'next/head'
 import Image from 'next/image'
 import Link from 'next/link'
 import { PropsWithChildren, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import { tweets } from 'shared-data'
+import { useSWRConfig } from 'swr'
 import { Button, IconFileText } from 'ui'
 
 type SignInLayoutProps = {
@@ -22,9 +24,44 @@ const SignInLayout = ({
   logoLinkToMarketingSite = false,
   children,
 }: PropsWithChildren<SignInLayoutProps>) => {
+  const pushNext = usePushNext()
   const { ui } = useStore()
+  const { cache } = useSWRConfig()
   const { theme } = ui
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const searchParams = new URLSearchParams(location.search)
+    const hasReturnTo = searchParams.has('returnTo')
+    const hasNext = searchParams.has('next')
+    const shouldRedirect = !hasReturnTo && !hasNext
+
+    if (!shouldRedirect) {
+      // If there's a returnTo or next, then this redirect will be handled by useAutoAuthRedirect() in _app.tsx
+      return
+    }
+
+    ;(async () => {
+      const { error } = await auth.initialize()
+
+      if (error) {
+        // if there was a problem signing in via the url, don't redirect
+        return
+      }
+
+      const {
+        data: { session },
+      } = await auth.getSession()
+
+      if (session) {
+        // .clear() does actually exist on the cache object, but it's not in the types 🤦🏻
+        // @ts-ignore
+        cache.clear()
+
+        await pushNext()
+      }
+    })()
+  }, [])
+
   const [quote, setQuote] = useState<{
     text: string
     url: string
@@ -43,7 +80,7 @@ const SignInLayout = ({
       <Head>
         <script
           dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{
-            __html: `window._getNextPath = ${getNextPath.toString()};if (localStorage.getItem('${STORAGE_KEY}')) {location.replace(window._getNextPath())}`,
+            __html: `window._getReturnToPath = ${getReturnToPath.toString()};if (localStorage.getItem('${STORAGE_KEY}') && !(new URLSearchParams(location.search).has('next'))) {location.replace(window._getReturnToPath())}`,
           }}
         />
       </Head>
diff --git a/studio/hooks/misc/useAutoAuthRedirect.tsx b/studio/hooks/misc/useAutoAuthRedirect.tsx
index 118cf4d6c47..eed587eaca7 100644
--- a/studio/hooks/misc/useAutoAuthRedirect.tsx
+++ b/studio/hooks/misc/useAutoAuthRedirect.tsx
@@ -1,17 +1,64 @@
-import { auth, getNextPath } from 'lib/gotrue'
+import { auth, getReturnToPath } from 'lib/gotrue'
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
-import { useEffect } from 'react'
+import { useCallback, useEffect } from 'react'
 import { useSWRConfig } from 'swr'
 
-function useAutoAuthRedirect() {
+export function usePushNext() {
   const router = useRouter()
+
+  return useCallback(
+    async () => {
+      const searchParams = new URLSearchParams(location.search)
+
+      const hasNext = searchParams.has('next')
+
+      // preference the next param, as it's used for integration redirects
+      if (hasNext) {
+        const next = searchParams.get('next')!
+
+        // vercel integration
+        const isVercelIntegration = next.includes('https://vercel.com')
+        if (isVercelIntegration) {
+          searchParams.delete('returnTo')
+
+          return await router.push(`/vercel/integrate?${searchParams.toString()}`)
+        }
+
+        // database.new integration
+        if (next === 'new-project') {
+          searchParams.delete('next')
+          searchParams.delete('returnTo')
+          const remainingSearchParams = searchParams.toString()
+
+          return await router.push(
+            '/new/new-project' + (remainingSearchParams ? `?${remainingSearchParams}` : '')
+          )
+        }
+
+        return await router.push(
+          next + (searchParams.toString() ? `?${searchParams.toString()}` : '')
+        )
+      }
+
+      return await router.push(getReturnToPath())
+    },
+    // watch params so router.query will get updated
+    [router.query]
+  )
+}
+
+function useAutoAuthRedirect() {
+  const pushNext = usePushNext()
   const { cache } = useSWRConfig()
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    const returnTo = new URLSearchParams(location.search).get('next')
+    const searchParams = new URLSearchParams(location.search)
+    const hasReturnTo = searchParams.has('returnTo')
+    const hasNext = searchParams.has('next')
+    const shouldRedirect = hasReturnTo || hasNext
 
-    if (!returnTo) {
-      // If there's no returnTo, then we don't need to do anything
+    if (!shouldRedirect) {
+      // If there's no returnTo or next, then we don't need to do anything
       return
     }
 
@@ -32,7 +79,7 @@ function useAutoAuthRedirect() {
         // @ts-ignore
         cache.clear()
 
-        await router.push(getNextPath())
+        await pushNext()
       }
     })()
   }, [])
diff --git a/studio/hooks/misc/withAuth.tsx b/studio/hooks/misc/withAuth.tsx
index 05eb8a0ee9b..bd0bfc2e287 100644
--- a/studio/hooks/misc/withAuth.tsx
+++ b/studio/hooks/misc/withAuth.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { ComponentType, useEffect } from 'react'
 import Head from 'next/head'
 import { NextRouter, useRouter } from 'next/router'
 
-import { getNextPath, STORAGE_KEY } from 'lib/gotrue'
+import { getReturnToPath, STORAGE_KEY } from 'lib/gotrue'
 import { IS_PLATFORM } from 'lib/constants'
 import { useProfile, useStore, usePermissions } from 'hooks'
 import Error500 from '../../pages/500'
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export function withAuth<T>(
           to the login page if they are guaranteed (no token at all) to not be logged in. */}
           <script
             dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{
-              __html: `window._getNextPath = ${getNextPath.toString()};if (!localStorage.getItem('${STORAGE_KEY}') && !location.hash) {location.replace('/sign-in?next=' + window._getNextPath(location.pathname))}`,
+              __html: `window._getReturnToPath = ${getReturnToPath.toString()};if (!localStorage.getItem('${STORAGE_KEY}') && !location.hash) {const searchParams = new URLSearchParams(location.search);searchParams.set('returnTo', location.pathname);location.replace('/sign-in' + '?' + searchParams.toString())}`,
             }}
           />
         </Head>
diff --git a/studio/lib/gotrue.ts b/studio/lib/gotrue.ts
index 8a3feb42cac..4bd03f121ab 100644
--- a/studio/lib/gotrue.ts
+++ b/studio/lib/gotrue.ts
@@ -40,18 +40,13 @@ export const getIdentity = (gotrueUser: User) => {
 
 // NOTE: do not use any imports in this function,
 // as it is use standalone in the documents head
-export const getNextPath = (fallback = '/projects') => {
+export const getReturnToPath = (fallback = '/projects') => {
   const searchParams = new URLSearchParams(location.search)
-  const returnTo = searchParams.get('next')
+  let returnTo = searchParams.get('returnTo') ?? fallback
 
-  searchParams.delete('next')
+  searchParams.delete('returnTo')
 
-  const next = returnTo ?? fallback
   const remainingSearchParams = searchParams.toString()
 
-  if (next === 'new-project') {
-    return '/new/new-project' + (remainingSearchParams ? `?${remainingSearchParams}` : '')
-  }
-
-  return next + (remainingSearchParams ? `?${remainingSearchParams}` : '')
+  return returnTo + (remainingSearchParams ? `?${remainingSearchParams}` : '')
 }