diff --git a/src/paperless/urls.py b/src/paperless/urls.py
index 67fddbee0..72deaeaf3 100644
--- a/src/paperless/urls.py
+++ b/src/paperless/urls.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from django.urls import path
 from django.urls import re_path
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
+from django.views.decorators.csrf import ensure_csrf_cookie
 from django.views.generic import RedirectView
 from rest_framework.authtoken import views
 from rest_framework.routers import DefaultRouter
@@ -178,7 +179,11 @@ urlpatterns = [
     # login, logout
     path("accounts/", include("django.contrib.auth.urls")),
     # Root of the Frontend
-    re_path(r".*", login_required(IndexView.as_view()), name="base"),
+    re_path(
+        r".*",
+        login_required(ensure_csrf_cookie(IndexView.as_view())),
+        name="base",
+    ),
 ]