diff --git a/classquiz/__init__.py b/classquiz/__init__.py
index 0afb815..5b873f1 100644
--- a/classquiz/__init__.py
+++ b/classquiz/__init__.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ from starlette.middleware.sessions import SessionMiddleware
 from classquiz.config import settings
 from classquiz.db import database
 from datetime import timedelta
+
+from classquiz.oauth import rememberme_middleware
 from classquiz.routers import users, quiz, utils, stats, storage, search, testing_routes, editor, live, eximport
 from classquiz.socket_server import sio
 from classquiz.helpers import meilisearch_init, telemetry_ping, bg_tasks
@@ -60,6 +62,11 @@ async def shutdown() -> None:
         await database_.disconnect()
 
 
+@app.middleware("http")
+async def auth_middleware_wrapper(request: Request, call_next):
+    return await rememberme_middleware(request, call_next)
+
+
 app.add_middleware(SessionMiddleware, secret_key=settings.secret_key)
 app.include_router(users.router, tags=["users"], prefix="/api/v1/users", include_in_schema=True)
 app.include_router(quiz.router, tags=["quiz"], prefix="/api/v1/quiz", include_in_schema=True)
diff --git a/classquiz/auth.py b/classquiz/auth.py
index ac432d3..ed81a58 100644
--- a/classquiz/auth.py
+++ b/classquiz/auth.py
@@ -44,7 +44,11 @@ class OAuth2PasswordBearerWithCookie(OAuth2):
 
     async def __call__(self, request: Request) -> Optional[str]:
         authorization: str = request.cookies.get("access_token")  # changed to accept access token from httpOnly Cookie
-
+        if authorization is None:
+            try:
+                authorization = request.state.access_token
+            except AttributeError:
+                pass
         scheme, param = get_authorization_scheme_param(authorization)
         if not authorization or scheme.lower() != "bearer":
             if self.auto_error:
diff --git a/classquiz/oauth/__init__.py b/classquiz/oauth/__init__.py
index db7a4f9..5b35f89 100644
--- a/classquiz/oauth/__init__.py
+++ b/classquiz/oauth/__init__.py
@@ -1,11 +1,44 @@
 #  This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
 #  License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
 #  file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+from datetime import timedelta, datetime
 
-from fastapi import APIRouter
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Request, Response
+
+from classquiz.auth import ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRE_MINUTES, create_access_token
+from classquiz.db.models import UserSession
 from classquiz.oauth import google, github
 
 
 router = APIRouter()
 router.include_router(google.router, prefix="/google")
 router.include_router(github.router, prefix="/github")
+
+
+async def rememberme_middleware(request: Request, call_next):
+    rememberme_cookie = request.cookies.get("rememberme_token")
+    bearer_token = request.cookies.get("access_token")
+    if rememberme_cookie is not None and bearer_token is None:
+        user_session: UserSession | None = (
+            await UserSession.objects.filter(session_key=rememberme_cookie)
+            .select_related(UserSession.user)
+            .get_or_none()
+        )
+        if (user_session is None) or (user_session.user is None):
+            response: Response = await call_next(request)
+            return response
+        access_token_expires = timedelta(minutes=ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRE_MINUTES * 60)
+        access_token = create_access_token(data={"sub": user_session.user.email}, expires_delta=access_token_expires)
+        await user_session.update(last_seen=datetime.now())
+        request.state.access_token = f"Bearer {access_token}"
+        response: Response = await call_next(request)
+        response.set_cookie(
+            key="access_token",
+            value=f"Bearer {access_token}",
+            httponly=True,
+            samesite="lax",
+            max_age=ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRE_MINUTES * 60,
+        )
+    else:
+        response: Response = await call_next(request)
+    return response
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks.server.ts b/frontend/src/hooks.server.ts
index 6fccfe9..d1dd4d3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks.server.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks.server.ts
@@ -9,37 +9,15 @@ import type { Handle } from '@sveltejs/kit';
 
 /** @type {import('@sveltejs/kit').Handle} */
 export const handle: Handle = async ({ event, resolve }) => {
-	const cookies = cookie.parse(event.request.headers.get('cookie') || '');
-	const jwt = /^Bearer (.*)$/gm.exec(cookies.access_token);
-	const rememberme_token = cookies.rememberme_token;
-	if (rememberme_token) {
-		const res = await fetch(`${process.env.API_URL}/api/v1/users/auth/internal`, {
-			method: 'POST',
-			headers: {
-				'Content-Type': 'application/json'
-			},
-			body: JSON.stringify({
-				rememberme: rememberme_token,
-				jwt: jwt === null ? undefined : jwt[0]
-			})
-		});
-		let new_jwt;
-		if (jwt) {
-			new_jwt = jwt[0];
-		} else {
-			new_jwt = cookie.parse(res.headers.get('set-cookie') ?? '').access_token;
+	const res = await fetch(`${process.env.API_URL}/api/v1/users/check`, {
+		method: 'GET',
+		headers: {
+			'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+			Cookie: event.request.headers.get('cookie') || ''
 		}
-		event.locals.email = await (
-			await fetch(`${process.env.API_URL}/api/v1/users/auth/internal/email`, {
-				method: 'POST',
-				headers: {
-					'Content-Type': 'application/json'
-				},
-				body: JSON.stringify({
-					jwt: new_jwt
-				})
-			})
-		).text();
+	});
+	if (res.ok) {
+		event.locals.email = await res.text();
 		const resp = await resolve(event);
 		try {
 			resp.headers.set('Set-Cookie', res.headers.get('set-cookie'));