diff --git a/app/_layout.tsx b/app/_layout.tsx
index ed6a5beec..22b297a16 100644
--- a/app/_layout.tsx
+++ b/app/_layout.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { Image } from "expo-image";
 import { DarkTheme, ThemeProvider } from "expo-router/react-navigation";
 import { Platform } from "react-native";
 import { GlobalModal } from "@/components/GlobalModal";
+import { PendingAccountSaveModal } from "@/components/PendingAccountSaveModal";
 import { enableTVMenuKeyInterception } from "@/hooks/useTVBackHandler";
 import i18n from "@/i18n";
 import { DownloadProvider } from "@/providers/DownloadProvider";
@@ -547,6 +548,7 @@ function Layout() {
                                   closeButton
                                 />
                                 {!Platform.isTV && <GlobalModal />}
+                                {!Platform.isTV && <PendingAccountSaveModal />}
                               </ThemeProvider>
                             </IntroSheetProvider>
                           </BottomSheetModalProvider>
diff --git a/components/PendingAccountSaveModal.tsx b/components/PendingAccountSaveModal.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..95d68a6e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/PendingAccountSaveModal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { useAtom, useAtomValue } from "jotai";
+import type React from "react";
+import { useEffect } from "react";
+import { Platform } from "react-native";
+import { SaveAccountModal } from "@/components/SaveAccountModal";
+import {
+  pendingAccountSaveAtom,
+  useJellyfin,
+  userAtom,
+} from "@/providers/JellyfinProvider";
+
+/**
+ * Post-login save-account prompt. Login flows (password or Quick Connect)
+ * only flag the intent via pendingAccountSaveAtom; the protection picker
+ * shows here, AFTER the session is authorized — the login screen itself
+ * unmounts as soon as the user is set, so it can't host the modal.
+ */
+export const PendingAccountSaveModal: React.FC = () => {
+  const [pending, setPending] = useAtom(pendingAccountSaveAtom);
+  const user = useAtomValue(userAtom);
+  const { saveCurrentAccount } = useJellyfin();
+
+  // A logout before answering drops the intent — it must not resurface on
+  // the next (possibly different) login.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!user && pending) setPending(null);
+  }, [user, pending, setPending]);
+
+  if (Platform.isTV) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <SaveAccountModal
+      visible={!!pending && !!user}
+      username={user?.Name ?? ""}
+      onClose={() => setPending(null)}
+      onSave={(securityType, pinCode) => {
+        const serverName = pending?.serverName;
+        setPending(null);
+        saveCurrentAccount({ securityType, pinCode, serverName }).catch(
+          () => {},
+        );
+      }}
+    />
+  );
+};
diff --git a/components/login/Login.tsx b/components/login/Login.tsx
index 7cf5f43fc..71f531fe0 100644
--- a/components/login/Login.tsx
+++ b/components/login/Login.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type { PublicSystemInfo } from "@jellyfin/sdk/lib/generated-client";
 import { Image } from "expo-image";
 import { useLocalSearchParams, useNavigation } from "expo-router";
 import { t } from "i18next";
-import { useAtomValue } from "jotai";
+import { useAtomValue, useSetAtom } from "jotai";
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import {
   Alert,
@@ -21,13 +21,14 @@ import { Input } from "@/components/common/Input";
 import { Text } from "@/components/common/Text";
 import JellyfinServerDiscovery from "@/components/JellyfinServerDiscovery";
 import { PreviousServersList } from "@/components/PreviousServersList";
-import { SaveAccountModal } from "@/components/SaveAccountModal";
 import { Colors } from "@/constants/Colors";
-import { apiAtom, useJellyfin } from "@/providers/JellyfinProvider";
-import type {
-  AccountSecurityType,
-  SavedServer,
-} from "@/utils/secureCredentials";
+import {
+  apiAtom,
+  pendingAccountSaveAtom,
+  useJellyfin,
+  userAtom,
+} from "@/providers/JellyfinProvider";
+import type { SavedServer } from "@/utils/secureCredentials";
 
 const CredentialsSchema = z.object({
   username: z.string().min(1, t("login.username_required")),
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ const CredentialsSchema = z.object({
 
 export const Login: React.FC = () => {
   const api = useAtomValue(apiAtom);
+  const user = useAtomValue(userAtom);
   const navigation = useNavigation();
   const params = useLocalSearchParams();
   const {
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ export const Login: React.FC = () => {
     loginWithSavedCredential,
     loginWithPassword,
   } = useJellyfin();
+  const setPendingAccountSave = useSetAtom(pendingAccountSaveAtom);
 
   const {
     apiUrl: _apiUrl,
@@ -64,13 +67,24 @@ export const Login: React.FC = () => {
     password: _password || "",
   });
 
-  // Save account state
+  // Save account state — only the intent lives here; the protection picker is
+  // the global PendingAccountSaveModal, shown after the login succeeds.
   const [saveAccount, setSaveAccount] = useState(false);
-  const [showSaveModal, setShowSaveModal] = useState(false);
-  const [pendingLogin, setPendingLogin] = useState<{
-    username: string;
-    password: string;
-  } | null>(null);
+
+  // Tracks an in-flight Quick Connect attempt (code issued, provider polling).
+  const [quickConnectActive, setQuickConnectActive] = useState(false);
+
+  // A Quick Connect login with "save account" on flags the post-login save:
+  // the protection picker shows globally once the session exists (this screen
+  // unmounts on login, so it can't host the modal).
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (user) {
+      if (quickConnectActive && saveAccount) {
+        setPendingAccountSave({ serverName });
+      }
+      setQuickConnectActive(false);
+    }
+  }, [user]);
 
   // Handle URL params for server connection
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -117,29 +131,22 @@ export const Login: React.FC = () => {
     const result = CredentialsSchema.safeParse(credentials);
     if (!result.success) return;
 
-    if (saveAccount) {
-      setPendingLogin({
-        username: credentials.username,
-        password: credentials.password,
-      });
-      setShowSaveModal(true);
-    } else {
-      await performLogin(credentials.username, credentials.password);
+    const ok = await performLogin(credentials.username, credentials.password);
+    // The protection picker shows AFTER a successful login (global modal) —
+    // never for a failed one.
+    if (ok && saveAccount) {
+      setPendingAccountSave({ serverName });
     }
   };
 
   const performLogin = async (
     username: string,
     password: string,
-    options?: {
-      saveAccount?: boolean;
-      securityType?: AccountSecurityType;
-      pinCode?: string;
-    },
-  ) => {
+  ): Promise<boolean> => {
     setLoading(true);
     try {
-      await login(username, password, serverName, options);
+      await login(username, password, serverName);
+      return true;
     } catch (error) {
       if (error instanceof Error) {
         Alert.alert(t("login.connection_failed"), error.message);
@@ -149,23 +156,9 @@ export const Login: React.FC = () => {
           t("login.an_unexpected_error_occured"),
         );
       }
+      return false;
     } finally {
       setLoading(false);
-      setPendingLogin(null);
-    }
-  };
-
-  const handleSaveAccountConfirm = async (
-    securityType: AccountSecurityType,
-    pinCode?: string,
-  ) => {
-    setShowSaveModal(false);
-    if (pendingLogin) {
-      await performLogin(pendingLogin.username, pendingLogin.password, {
-        saveAccount: true,
-        securityType,
-        pinCode,
-      });
     }
   };
 
@@ -259,6 +252,7 @@ export const Login: React.FC = () => {
     try {
       const code = await initiateQuickConnect();
       if (code) {
+        setQuickConnectActive(true);
         Alert.alert(
           t("login.quick_connect"),
           t("login.enter_code_to_login", { code: code }),
@@ -443,16 +437,6 @@ export const Login: React.FC = () => {
           </View>
         )}
       </KeyboardAvoidingView>
-
-      <SaveAccountModal
-        visible={showSaveModal}
-        onClose={() => {
-          setShowSaveModal(false);
-          setPendingLogin(null);
-        }}
-        onSave={handleSaveAccountConfirm}
-        username={pendingLogin?.username || credentials.username}
-      />
     </SafeAreaView>
   );
 };
diff --git a/providers/JellyfinProvider.tsx b/providers/JellyfinProvider.tsx
index 6d5ff8d8d..bab07162f 100644
--- a/providers/JellyfinProvider.tsx
+++ b/providers/JellyfinProvider.tsx
@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@ export const apiAtom = atom<Api | null>(initialApi);
 export const userAtom = atom<UserDto | null>(initialUser);
 export const wsAtom = atom<WebSocket | null>(null);
 export const cacheVersionAtom = atom<number>(0);
+// Set by a login flow that wants the account saved: the protection picker
+// shows AFTER the session is authorized (the login screen unmounts on
+// success, so the modal lives at the root — see PendingAccountSaveModal).
+export const pendingAccountSaveAtom = atom<{ serverName?: string } | null>(
+  null,
+);
 
 interface LoginOptions {
   saveAccount?: boolean;
@@ -109,6 +115,11 @@ interface JellyfinContextValue {
     serverName?: string,
     options?: LoginOptions,
   ) => Promise<void>;
+  saveCurrentAccount: (options?: {
+    securityType?: AccountSecurityType;
+    pinCode?: string;
+    serverName?: string;
+  }) => Promise<void>;
   logout: () => Promise<void>;
   initiateQuickConnect: () => Promise<string | undefined>;
   stopQuickConnectPolling: () => void;
@@ -348,6 +359,37 @@ export const JellyfinProvider: React.FC<{ children: ReactNode }> = ({
     },
   });
 
+  // Persist the CURRENT session to secure storage — used by the post-login
+  // save-account modal (the protection picker shows AFTER a successful
+  // login, for both the password and Quick Connect flows).
+  const saveCurrentAccount = useCallback(
+    async (options?: {
+      securityType?: AccountSecurityType;
+      pinCode?: string;
+      serverName?: string;
+    }) => {
+      const token = storage.getString("token");
+      if (!api?.basePath || !user?.Id || !user.Name || !token) return;
+      const securityType = options?.securityType || "none";
+      let pinHash: string | undefined;
+      if (securityType === "pin" && options?.pinCode) {
+        pinHash = await hashPIN(options.pinCode);
+      }
+      await saveAccountCredential({
+        serverUrl: api.basePath,
+        serverName: options?.serverName || "",
+        token,
+        userId: user.Id,
+        username: user.Name,
+        savedAt: Date.now(),
+        securityType,
+        pinHash,
+        primaryImageTag: user.PrimaryImageTag ?? undefined,
+      });
+    },
+    [api?.basePath, user],
+  );
+
   const loginMutation = useMutation({
     mutationFn: async ({
       username,
@@ -427,7 +469,7 @@ export const JellyfinProvider: React.FC<{ children: ReactNode }> = ({
             default:
               throw new Error(
                 t(
-                  "login.an_unexpected_error_occurred_did_you_enter_the_correct_url",
+                  "login.an_unexpected_error_occured_did_you_enter_the_correct_url",
                 ),
               );
           }
@@ -732,6 +774,7 @@ export const JellyfinProvider: React.FC<{ children: ReactNode }> = ({
     removeServer: () => removeServerMutation.mutateAsync(),
     login: (username, password, serverName, options) =>
       loginMutation.mutateAsync({ username, password, serverName, options }),
+    saveCurrentAccount,
     logout: () => logoutMutation.mutateAsync(),
     initiateQuickConnect,
     stopQuickConnectPolling,