diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/confirm_email/confirm_email.html b/bookwyrm/templates/confirm_email/confirm_email.html
index 85ca2bb1..6c9eda5e 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/confirm_email/confirm_email.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/confirm_email/confirm_email.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
                     <label class="label" for="confirmation_code">{% trans "Confirmation code:" %}</label>
                     <div class="field has-addons">
                         <div class="control">
-                            <input class="input" type="text" id="confirmation_code" required>
+                            <input class="input" type="text" name="code" id="confirmation_code" required>
                         </div>
                         <div class="control">
                             <button class="button is-link" type="submit">{% trans "Submit" %}</button>
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/confirm_email/resend_form.html b/bookwyrm/templates/confirm_email/resend_form.html
index 00a89403..7c0c1098 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/confirm_email/resend_form.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/confirm_email/resend_form.html
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block form %}
-<form name="resend" method="post" action="{#% url 'resend-link' %#}">
+<form name="resend" method="post" action="{% url 'resend-link' %}">
+    {% csrf_token %}
     <div class="field">
         <label class="label" for="email">{% trans "Email address:" %}</label>
         <div class="control">
-            <input type="text" class="input" required id="email">
+            <input type="text" name="email" class="input" required id="email">
         </div>
     </div>
     <div class="control">
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/login.html b/bookwyrm/templates/login.html
index e3d0133c..19c103ea 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/login.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/login.html
@@ -11,8 +11,13 @@
             {% if login_form.non_field_errors %}
             <p class="notification is-danger">{{ login_form.non_field_errors }}</p>
             {% endif %}
+
+            {% if show_confirmed_email %}
+            <p class="notification is-success">{% trans "Success! Email address confirmed." %}</p>
+            {% endif %}
             <form name="login" method="post" action="/login">
                 {% csrf_token %}
+                {% if show_confirmed_email %}<input type="hidden" name="first_login" value="true">{% endif %}
                 <div class="field">
                     <label class="label" for="id_localname">{% trans "Username:" %}</label>
                     <div class="control">
diff --git a/bookwyrm/urls.py b/bookwyrm/urls.py
index e7036feb..eb8491a9 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/urls.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/urls.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
         views.ConfirmEmailCode.as_view(),
         name="confirm-email-code",
     ),
+    re_path(r"resend-link", views.resend_link, name="resend-link"),
     re_path(r"^logout/?$", views.Logout.as_view(), name="logout"),
     re_path(
         r"^password-reset/?$",
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py b/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
index 112271a7..eccb7f5e 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """ make sure all our nice views are available """
 from .announcements import Announcements, Announcement, delete_announcement
 from .authentication import Login, Register, Logout
-from .authentication import ConfirmEmail, ConfirmEmailCode
+from .authentication import ConfirmEmail, ConfirmEmailCode, resend_link
 from .author import Author, EditAuthor
 from .block import Block, unblock
 from .books import Book, EditBook, ConfirmEditBook, Editions
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/authentication.py b/bookwyrm/views/authentication.py
index dedcf408..f81be8d1 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/authentication.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/authentication.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from django.template.response import TemplateResponse
 from django.utils import timezone
 from django.utils.decorators import method_decorator
 from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
+from django.views.decorators.http import require_POST
 from django.views import View
 
 from bookwyrm import emailing, forms, models
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@ class Login(View):
             login(request, user)
             user.last_active_date = timezone.now()
             user.save(broadcast=False, update_fields=["last_active_date"])
+            if request.POST.get("first_login"):
+                return redirect("get-started-profile")
             return redirect(request.GET.get("next", "/"))
 
         # maybe the user is pending email confirmation
@@ -157,7 +160,9 @@ class ConfirmEmailCode(View):
         try:
             user = models.User.objects.get(confirmation_code=code)
         except models.User.DoesNotExist:
-            return TemplateResponse(request, "confirm_email/confirm_email.html", {"valid": False})
+            return TemplateResponse(
+                request, "confirm_email/confirm_email.html", {"valid": False}
+            )
         # update the user
         user.is_active = True
         user.deactivation_reason = None
@@ -175,9 +180,22 @@ class ConfirmEmail(View):
         if request.user.is_authenticated or not settings.require_confirm_email:
             return redirect("/")
 
-        return TemplateResponse(request, "confirm_email/confirm_email.html", {"valid": True})
+        return TemplateResponse(
+            request, "confirm_email/confirm_email.html", {"valid": True}
+        )
 
     def post(self, request):
         """same as clicking the link"""
         code = request.POST.get("code")
         return ConfirmEmailCode().get(request, code)
+
+
+@require_POST
+def resend_link(request):
+    """resend confirmation link"""
+    email = request.POST.get("email")
+    user = get_object_or_404(models.User, email=email)
+    emailing.email_confirmation_email(user)
+    return TemplateResponse(
+        request, "confirm_email/confirm_email.html", {"valid": True}
+    )