diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/apps/app/app-auth.controller.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/apps/app/app-auth.controller.ts
index fd54f80ec6..a0b7abb0d2 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/apps/app/app-auth.controller.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/apps/app/app-auth.controller.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { UMB_MODAL_MANAGER_CONTEXT } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/modal';
 
 export class UmbAppAuthController extends UmbControllerBase {
 	#authContext?: typeof UMB_AUTH_CONTEXT.TYPE;
+	#isFirstCheck = true;
 
 	constructor(host: UmbControllerHost) {
 		super(host);
@@ -37,7 +38,18 @@ export class UmbAppAuthController extends UmbControllerBase {
 		const isAuthorized = this.#authContext.getIsAuthorized();
 
 		if (isAuthorized) {
-			return true;
+			// If this is the first time we are checking the authorization state (i.e. on first load), we need to make sure
+			// that the token is still valid. If it is not, we need to start the authorization flow.
+			// If the token is still valid, we can return true.
+			if (this.#isFirstCheck) {
+				this.#isFirstCheck = false;
+				const isValid = await this.#authContext.validateToken();
+				if (isValid) {
+					return true;
+				}
+			} else {
+				return true;
+			}
 		}
 
 		// Make a request to the auth server to start the auth flow
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/auth/auth-flow.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/auth/auth-flow.ts
index 4b02ecb73e..1c139bf595 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/auth/auth-flow.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/auth/auth-flow.ts
@@ -307,29 +307,17 @@ export class UmbAuthFlow {
 			return Promise.resolve(this.#tokenResponse.accessToken);
 		}
 
-		// if the refresh token is not set (maybe the provider doesn't support them)
-		if (!this.#tokenResponse?.refreshToken) {
-			this.#timeoutSignal.next();
-			return Promise.reject('Missing refreshToken.');
-		}
+		const success = await this.makeRefreshTokenRequest();
 
-		const request = new TokenRequest({
-			client_id: this.#clientId,
-			redirect_uri: this.#redirectUri,
-			grant_type: GRANT_TYPE_REFRESH_TOKEN,
-			code: undefined,
-			refresh_token: this.#tokenResponse.refreshToken,
-			extras: undefined,
-		});
-
-		await this.#performTokenRequest(request);
-
-		if (!this.#tokenResponse) {
+		if (!success) {
+			this.clearTokenStorage();
 			this.#timeoutSignal.next();
 			return Promise.reject('Missing tokenResponse.');
 		}
 
-		return Promise.resolve(this.#tokenResponse.accessToken);
+		return this.#tokenResponse
+			? Promise.resolve(this.#tokenResponse.accessToken)
+			: Promise.reject('Missing tokenResponse.');
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -364,18 +352,36 @@ export class UmbAuthFlow {
 		await this.#performTokenRequest(request);
 	}
 
+	async makeRefreshTokenRequest(): Promise<boolean> {
+		if (!this.#tokenResponse?.refreshToken) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		const request = new TokenRequest({
+			client_id: this.#clientId,
+			redirect_uri: this.#redirectUri,
+			grant_type: GRANT_TYPE_REFRESH_TOKEN,
+			code: undefined,
+			refresh_token: this.#tokenResponse.refreshToken,
+			extras: undefined,
+		});
+
+		return this.#performTokenRequest(request);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * This method will make a token request to the server using the refresh token.
 	 * If the request fails, it will sign the user out (clear the token state).
 	 */
-	async #performTokenRequest(request: TokenRequest): Promise<void> {
+	async #performTokenRequest(request: TokenRequest): Promise<boolean> {
 		try {
 			this.#tokenResponse = await this.#tokenHandler.performTokenRequest(this.#configuration, request);
 			this.#saveTokenState();
+			return true;
 		} catch (error) {
-			// If the token request fails, it means the code or refresh token is invalid
-			this.clearTokenStorage();
 			console.error('Token request error', error);
+			this.clearTokenStorage();
+			return false;
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/auth/auth.context.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/auth/auth.context.ts
index 922a66ea83..e2a408ae0b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/auth/auth.context.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/auth/auth.context.ts
@@ -174,6 +174,15 @@ export class UmbAuthContext extends UmbContextBase<UmbAuthContext> {
 		return this.#authFlow.performWithFreshTokens();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Validates the token against the server and returns true if the token is valid.
+	 * @memberof UmbAuthContext
+	 * @returns True if the token is valid, otherwise false
+	 */
+	async validateToken(): Promise<boolean> {
+		return this.#authFlow.makeRefreshTokenRequest();
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Clears the token storage.
 	 * @memberof UmbAuthContext
@@ -188,7 +197,6 @@ export class UmbAuthContext extends UmbContextBase<UmbAuthContext> {
 	 * @memberof UmbAuthContext
 	 */
 	timeOut() {
-		this.clearTokenStorage();
 		this.#isAuthorized.setValue(false);
 		this.#isTimeout.next();
 	}