diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/ui/button/useButtonStyles.ts b/app/soapbox/components/ui/button/useButtonStyles.ts
index 1b52e9a05..e064c9e23 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/ui/button/useButtonStyles.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/ui/button/useButtonStyles.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const useButtonStyles = ({
 }: IButtonStyles) => {
   const themes = {
     primary:
-      'border-transparent text-white bg-primary-600 hover:bg-primary-700 focus:ring-primary-500 focus:ring-2 focus:ring-offset-2',
+      'border-primary-600 text-white bg-primary-600 hover:bg-primary-700 focus:ring-primary-500 focus:ring-2 focus:ring-offset-2',
     secondary:
       'border-transparent text-primary-700 bg-primary-100 hover:bg-primary-200 focus:ring-primary-500 focus:ring-2 focus:ring-offset-2',
     ghost: 'shadow-none border-gray-200 text-gray-700 bg-white dark:border-slate-700 dark:bg-slate-800 dark:text-slate-200 focus:ring-primary-500 focus:ring-2 focus:ring-offset-2',
diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/ui/tooltip/tooltip.css b/app/soapbox/components/ui/tooltip/tooltip.css
index 3140307dc..6d439ddb3 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/ui/tooltip/tooltip.css
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/ui/tooltip/tooltip.css
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 
 [data-reach-tooltip] {
   @apply pointer-events-none absolute px-2.5 py-1.5 rounded shadow whitespace-nowrap text-xs font-medium bg-gray-800 text-white;
-  z-index: 1;
+  z-index: 100;
 }
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/navbar.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/navbar.tsx
index 4b2b69889..ac81681d9 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/navbar.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/navbar.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
+import { AxiosError } from 'axios';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
-import * as React from 'react';
-import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
+import React, { useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { defineMessages, FormattedMessage, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
 import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
-import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { Link, Redirect } from 'react-router-dom';
 
+import { logIn, verifyCredentials } from 'soapbox/actions/auth';
+import { fetchInstance } from 'soapbox/actions/instance';
 import SiteLogo from 'soapbox/components/site-logo';
-import { Avatar, Button } from 'soapbox/components/ui';
+import { Avatar, Button, Form, IconButton, Input, Tooltip } from 'soapbox/components/ui';
 import Search from 'soapbox/features/compose/components/search';
 import { useOwnAccount, useSoapboxConfig } from 'soapbox/hooks';
 
@@ -13,16 +16,56 @@ import { openSidebar } from '../../../actions/sidebar';
 
 import ProfileDropdown from './profile-dropdown';
 
+const messages = defineMessages({
+  login: { id: 'navbar.login.action', defaultMessage: 'Log in' },
+  username: { id: 'navbar.login.username.placeholder', defaultMessage: 'Email or username' },
+  password: { id: 'navbar.login.password.label', defaultMessage: 'Password' },
+  forgotPassword: { id: 'navbar.login.forgot_password', defaultMessage: 'Forgot password?' },
+});
+
 const Navbar = () => {
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
-  const node = React.useRef(null);
+  const intl = useIntl();
+
+  const node = useRef(null);
 
   const account = useOwnAccount();
   const soapboxConfig = useSoapboxConfig();
   const singleUserMode = soapboxConfig.get('singleUserMode');
 
+  const [isLoading, setLoading] = useState<boolean>(false);
+  const [username, setUsername] = useState<string>('');
+  const [password, setPassword] = useState<string>('');
+  const [mfaToken, setMfaToken] = useState<boolean>(false);
+
   const onOpenSidebar = () => dispatch(openSidebar());
 
+  const handleSubmit: React.FormEventHandler = (event) => {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    setLoading(true);
+
+    dispatch(logIn(intl, username, password) as any)
+      .then(({ access_token }: { access_token: string }) => {
+        setLoading(false);
+
+        return (
+          dispatch(verifyCredentials(access_token) as any)
+            // Refetch the instance for authenticated fetch
+            .then(() => dispatch(fetchInstance()))
+        );
+      })
+      .catch((error: AxiosError) => {
+        setLoading(false);
+
+        const data: any = error.response?.data;
+        if (data?.error === 'mfa_required') {
+          setMfaToken(data.mfa_token);
+        }
+      });
+  };
+
+  if (mfaToken) return <Redirect to={`/login?token=${encodeURIComponent(mfaToken)}`} />;
+
   return (
     <nav className='bg-white dark:bg-slate-800 shadow z-50 sticky top-0' ref={node}>
       <div className='max-w-7xl mx-auto px-2 sm:px-6 lg:px-8'>
@@ -64,17 +107,57 @@ const Navbar = () => {
                 </ProfileDropdown>
               </div>
             ) : (
-              <div className='space-x-1.5'>
-                <Button theme='secondary' to='/login' size='sm'>
-                  <FormattedMessage id='account.login' defaultMessage='Log In' />
-                </Button>
+              <>
+                <Form className='hidden lg:flex space-x-2 items-center' onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
+                  <Input
+                    required
+                    value={username}
+                    onChange={(event) => setUsername(event.target.value)}
+                    type='text'
+                    placeholder={intl.formatMessage(messages.username)}
+                    className='max-w-[200px]'
+                  />
 
-                {!singleUserMode && (
-                  <Button theme='primary' to='/signup' size='sm'>
-                    <FormattedMessage id='account.register' defaultMessage='Sign up' />
+                  <Input
+                    required
+                    value={password}
+                    onChange={(event) => setPassword(event.target.value)}
+                    type='password'
+                    placeholder={intl.formatMessage(messages.password)}
+                    className='max-w-[200px]'
+                  />
+
+                  <Link to='/reset-password'>
+                    <Tooltip text={intl.formatMessage(messages.forgotPassword)}>
+                      <IconButton
+                        src={require('@tabler/icons/icons/help.svg')}
+                        className='bg-transparent text-gray-400 dark:text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-700 dark:hover:text-gray-200 cursor-pointer'
+                        iconClassName='w-5 h-5'
+                      />
+                    </Tooltip>
+                  </Link>
+
+                  <Button
+                    theme='primary'
+                    type='submit'
+                    disabled={isLoading}
+                  >
+                    {intl.formatMessage(messages.login)}
                   </Button>
-                )}
-              </div>
+                </Form>
+
+                <div className='space-x-1.5 lg:hidden'>
+                  <Button theme='secondary' to='/login' size='sm'>
+                    <FormattedMessage id='account.login' defaultMessage='Log In' />
+                  </Button>
+
+                  {!singleUserMode && (
+                    <Button theme='primary' to='/signup' size='sm'>
+                      <FormattedMessage id='account.register' defaultMessage='Sign up' />
+                    </Button>
+                  )}
+                </div>
+              </>
             )}
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/ui/containers/notifications_container.js b/app/soapbox/features/ui/containers/notifications_container.js
index 2e113c8fb..b7d10c9e4 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/ui/containers/notifications_container.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/ui/containers/notifications_container.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { dismissAlert } from '../../../actions/alerts';
 import { getAlerts } from '../../../selectors';
 
 const CustomNotificationStack = (props) => (
-  <div role='assertive' data-testid='toast' className='z-1000 fixed inset-0 flex items-end px-4 py-6 pointer-events-none sm:p-6 sm:items-start'>
+  <div role='assertive' data-testid='toast' className='z-1000 fixed inset-0 flex items-end px-4 py-6 pointer-events-none pt-16 lg:pt-20 sm:items-start'>
     <NotificationStack {...props} />
   </div>
 );