diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/ads-token/index.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/ads-token/index.tsx
index 532fb5c2d..4beed593a 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/ads-token/index.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/ads-token/index.tsx
@@ -4,25 +4,65 @@ import { defineMessages, FormattedMessage, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
 import snackbar from 'soapbox/actions/snackbar';
 import CopyableInput from 'soapbox/components/copyable-input';
 import { Column, Stack, Form, FormGroup, Input, Text, FormActions, Button } from 'soapbox/components/ui';
-import { useApi, useAppDispatch } from 'soapbox/hooks';
+import { useApi, useAppDispatch, useOwnAccount } from 'soapbox/hooks';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
   heading: { id: 'column.ads_token.heading', defaultMessage: 'Advertiser Token' },
   error: { id: 'ads_token.error', defaultMessage: 'There was a problem obtaining the token. Are you sure your password is correct?' },
 });
 
+interface OAuthApp {
+  client_id: string,
+  client_secret: string,
+}
+
 interface OAuthToken {
   access_token: string,
 }
 
+const useAdsToken = () => {
+  const api = useApi();
+
+  const createAdsApp = async(): Promise<OAuthApp> => {
+    const { data: app } = await api.post<OAuthApp>('/api/v1/apps', {
+      client_name: 'Soapbox Ads',
+      redirect_uris: 'urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob',
+      scopes: 'ads',
+    });
+
+    return app;
+  };
+
+  const obtainAdsToken = async(username: string, password: string): Promise<OAuthToken> => {
+    const app = await createAdsApp();
+
+    const { data: token } = await api.post<OAuthToken>('/oauth/token', {
+      grant_type: 'password',
+      client_id: app.client_id,
+      client_secret: app.client_secret,
+      redirect_uri: 'urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob',
+      scope: 'ads',
+      username,
+      password,
+    });
+
+    return token;
+  };
+
+  return {
+    obtainAdsToken,
+  };
+};
+
 interface IAdsToken {
 }
 
 /** Obtains an OAuth token with `ads` scope only. */
 const AdsToken: React.FC<IAdsToken> = () => {
   const intl = useIntl();
+  const account = useOwnAccount();
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
-  const api = useApi();
+  const { obtainAdsToken } = useAdsToken();
 
   const [password, setPassword] = useState<string>('');
   const [submitting, setSubmitting] = useState(false);
@@ -33,15 +73,16 @@ const AdsToken: React.FC<IAdsToken> = () => {
   };
 
   const handleSubmit = () => {
-    setSubmitting(true);
-
-    api.post<OAuthToken>('/oauth/token', {}).then(({ data }) => {
-      setToken(data.access_token);
-      setSubmitting(false);
-    }).catch(() => {
-      dispatch(snackbar.error(intl.formatMessage(messages.error)));
-      setSubmitting(false);
-    });
+    if (account && password) {
+      setSubmitting(true);
+      obtainAdsToken(account.username, password).then(token => {
+        setToken(token.access_token);
+        setSubmitting(false);
+      }).catch(() => {
+        dispatch(snackbar.error(intl.formatMessage(messages.error)));
+        setSubmitting(false);
+      });
+    }
   };
 
   return (