diff --git a/Model.js b/Model.js
index 46089a6..41075f5 100644
--- a/Model.js
+++ b/Model.js
@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@ function accountLabel(account) {
   return String(account.id || "Unknown account")
 }
 
+function loginPlan(needsLogin, authUrl) {
+  var url = String(authUrl || "").trim()
+  if (needsLogin === true && /^https?:\/\//.test(url)) {
+    return { authUrl: url, command: [] }
+  }
+  return { authUrl: "", command: ["tailscale", "up"] }
+}
+
 function peerFromStatus(id, peer) {
   return {
     id: id,
@@ -270,6 +278,7 @@ if (typeof module !== "undefined") {
     displayHostName: displayHostName,
     osIcon: osIcon,
     accountLabel: accountLabel,
+    loginPlan: loginPlan,
     isMullvadPeer: isMullvadPeer,
     peerFromStatus: peerFromStatus,
     parseExitNodeList: parseExitNodeList,
diff --git a/Panel.qml b/Panel.qml
index 0f8f0b4..a6e084f 100644
--- a/Panel.qml
+++ b/Panel.qml
@@ -498,6 +498,56 @@ Panel {
             }
           }
 
+          CursorSurface {
+            id: connectionRow
+            visible: tailscale.installed && !tailscale.running
+            width: parent.width
+            implicitHeight: connectionText.implicitHeight + Style.spacing.rowPaddingX
+            hasCursor: root.cursorActive && root.focusSection === "header"
+            foreground: root.foreground
+            fill: root.hoverFill
+
+            MouseArea {
+              anchors.fill: parent
+              hoverEnabled: true
+              enabled: !tailscale.busy
+              cursorShape: enabled ? Qt.PointingHandCursor : Qt.ArrowCursor
+              onEntered: {
+                root.cursorActive = true
+                root.focusSection = "header"
+              }
+              onClicked: tailscale.loginOrUp()
+            }
+
+            Column {
+              id: connectionText
+              anchors.left: parent.left
+              anchors.right: parent.right
+              anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+              anchors.leftMargin: Style.space(12)
+              anchors.rightMargin: Style.space(12)
+              spacing: Style.space(2)
+
+              Text {
+                width: parent.width
+                text: tailscale.needsLogin ? "Authorize this device" : "Connect Tailscale"
+                color: root.foreground
+                font.family: root.fontFamily
+                font.pixelSize: Style.font.body
+                font.weight: Font.Medium
+              }
+
+              Text {
+                width: parent.width
+                text: tailscale.needsLogin ? "Open Tailscale to restore this device's access" : "Reconnect with the current Tailscale settings"
+                color: root.dim
+                font.family: root.fontFamily
+                font.pixelSize: Style.font.caption
+                wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
+              }
+            }
+          }
+
           Text {
             visible: tailscale.actionStatus !== "" || tailscale.lastError !== ""
             width: parent.width
diff --git a/Service.qml b/Service.qml
index 820d3b4..aef8bfc 100644
--- a/Service.qml
+++ b/Service.qml
@@ -244,15 +244,19 @@ Item {
 
   function loginOrUp() {
     if (!installed || loginProcess.running) return
+    var plan = Model.loginPlan(needsLogin, authUrl)
+    if (plan.authUrl !== "") {
+      _loginUrlOpened = false
+      openAuthUrlFrom(plan.authUrl, true)
+      return
+    }
     _loginOutput = ""
     _loginError = ""
     actionStatus = needsLogin ? "Starting Tailscale login…" : "Turning Tailscale on…"
     _loginInProgress = needsLogin
     _loginUrlOpened = false
     _preLoginAuthUrl = authUrl
-    var command = ["tailscale", "up"]
-    if (needsLogin) command.push("--force-reauth")
-    loginProcess.command = command
+    loginProcess.command = plan.command
     loginProcess.running = true
     if (needsLogin) loginTimeoutTimer.restart()
   }
@@ -317,9 +321,7 @@ Item {
       _loginUrlOpened = true
       _loginInProgress = false
       loginTimeoutTimer.stop()
-      Qt.openUrlExternally(url)
-      actionStatus = "Opened login link"
-      actionStatusTimer.restart()
+      Quickshell.execDetached(["omarchy-launch-browser", url])
       return true
     }
     return false