diff --git a/src/script/auth/page/Index.tsx b/src/script/auth/page/Index.tsx
index a459112a10b..5bbda263851 100644
--- a/src/script/auth/page/Index.tsx
+++ b/src/script/auth/page/Index.tsx
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import {UrlUtil} from '@wireapp/commons';
 import {Button, ButtonVariant, ContainerXS, ErrorMessage, Text} from '@wireapp/react-ui-kit';
 
 import {LogoFullIcon} from 'Components/Icon';
+import {useSingleInstance} from 'Hooks/useSingleInstance';
 import {Core} from 'src/script/service/CoreSingleton';
 import {isDataDogEnabled} from 'Util/DataDog';
 import {getWebEnvironment} from 'Util/Environment';
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ type Props = React.HTMLProps<HTMLDivElement>;
 
 const IndexComponent = ({defaultSSOCode, doInit}: Props & ConnectedProps & DispatchProps) => {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const {hasOtherInstance} = useSingleInstance();
   const core = container.resolve(Core);
   const [logoutReason, setLogoutReason] = useState<string>();
 
@@ -62,10 +64,10 @@ const IndexComponent = ({defaultSSOCode, doInit}: Props & ConnectedProps & Dispa
   const immediateLogin = useCallback(async () => {
     await doInit({isImmediateLogin: true, shouldValidateLocalClient: true});
     // Check if the user is already logged in
-    if (core.getLocalClient()) {
+    if (!hasOtherInstance && core.getLocalClient()) {
       navigate(ROUTE.HISTORY_INFO);
     }
-  }, [core, doInit, navigate]);
+  }, [core, doInit, navigate, hasOtherInstance]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (Config.getConfig().FEATURE.ENABLE_AUTO_LOGIN) {
diff --git a/src/script/components/AppContainer/AppContainer.tsx b/src/script/components/AppContainer/AppContainer.tsx
index 80f154aaf17..3c17e2125eb 100644
--- a/src/script/components/AppContainer/AppContainer.tsx
+++ b/src/script/components/AppContainer/AppContainer.tsx
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@
 import {FC, useEffect, useMemo} from 'react';
 
 import {ClientType} from '@wireapp/api-client/lib/client/';
+import {amplify} from 'amplify';
 import {container} from 'tsyringe';
 
 import {StyledApp, THEME_ID} from '@wireapp/react-ui-kit';
+import {WebAppEvents} from '@wireapp/webapp-events';
 
 import {DetachedCallingCell} from 'Components/calling/DetachedCallingCell';
 import {PrimaryModalComponent} from 'Components/Modals/PrimaryModal/PrimaryModal';
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ import {isDetachedCallingFeatureEnabled} from 'Util/isDetachedCallingFeatureEnab
 import {useAccentColor} from './hooks/useAccentColor';
 import {useTheme} from './hooks/useTheme';
 
-import {Configuration} from '../../Config';
+import {Config, Configuration} from '../../Config';
 import {setAppLocale} from '../../localization/Localizer';
 import {App} from '../../main/app';
 import {AppMain} from '../../page/AppMain';
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ interface AppProps {
 export const AppContainer: FC<AppProps> = ({config, clientType}) => {
   setAppLocale();
   const app = useMemo(() => new App(container.resolve(Core), container.resolve(APIClient), config), []);
+  const enableAutoLogin = Config.getConfig().FEATURE.ENABLE_AUTO_LOGIN;
 
   // Publishing application on the global scope for debug and testing purposes.
   window.wire.app = app;
@@ -87,7 +90,13 @@ export const AppContainer: FC<AppProps> = ({config, clientType}) => {
   const {softLockEnabled} = useAppSoftLock(repositories.calling, repositories.notification);
 
   if (hasOtherInstance) {
-    app.redirectToLogin(SIGN_OUT_REASON.MULTIPLE_TABS);
+    // Automatically sign out the user if the user has multiple tabs open
+    if (enableAutoLogin) {
+      amplify.publish(WebAppEvents.LIFECYCLE.SIGN_OUT, SIGN_OUT_REASON.MULTIPLE_TABS);
+    } else {
+      app.redirectToLogin(SIGN_OUT_REASON.MULTIPLE_TABS);
+    }
+
     return null;
   }