diff --git a/app/soapbox/actions/auth.ts b/app/soapbox/actions/auth.ts
index d3252e7fb..53209464e 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/actions/auth.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/actions/auth.ts
@@ -202,9 +202,7 @@ export const rememberAuthAccount = (accountUrl: string) =>
 
 export const loadCredentials = (token: string, accountUrl: string) =>
   (dispatch: AppDispatch) => dispatch(rememberAuthAccount(accountUrl))
-    .then(() => {
-      dispatch(verifyCredentials(token, accountUrl));
-    })
+    .then(() => dispatch(verifyCredentials(token, accountUrl)))
     .catch(() => dispatch(verifyCredentials(token, accountUrl)));
 
 /** Trim the username and strip the leading @. */
diff --git a/app/soapbox/containers/soapbox.tsx b/app/soapbox/containers/soapbox.tsx
index 099bb3b96..54404b92a 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/containers/soapbox.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/containers/soapbox.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import * as BuildConfig from 'soapbox/build_config';
 import GdprBanner from 'soapbox/components/gdpr-banner';
 import Helmet from 'soapbox/components/helmet';
 import LoadingScreen from 'soapbox/components/loading-screen';
+import { AuthProvider, useAuth } from 'soapbox/contexts/auth-context';
 import AuthLayout from 'soapbox/features/auth_layout';
 import EmbeddedStatus from 'soapbox/features/embedded-status';
 import PublicLayout from 'soapbox/features/public_layout';
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ import {
 } from 'soapbox/hooks';
 import MESSAGES from 'soapbox/locales/messages';
 import { queryClient } from 'soapbox/queries/client';
+import { useAxiosInterceptors } from 'soapbox/queries/client';
 import { useCachedLocationHandler } from 'soapbox/utils/redirect';
 import { generateThemeCss } from 'soapbox/utils/theme';
 
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ const loadInitial = () => {
   // @ts-ignore
   return async(dispatch, getState) => {
     // Await for authenticated fetch
-    await dispatch(fetchMe());
+    const account = await dispatch(fetchMe());
     // Await for feature detection
     await dispatch(loadInstance());
     // Await for configuration
@@ -76,12 +78,15 @@ const loadInitial = () => {
     if (pepeEnabled && !state.me) {
       await dispatch(fetchVerificationConfig());
     }
+
+    return account;
   };
 };
 
 /** Highest level node with the Redux store. */
 const SoapboxMount = () => {
   useCachedLocationHandler();
+
   const me = useAppSelector(state => state.me);
   const instance = useAppSelector(state => state.instance);
   const account = useOwnAccount();
@@ -204,6 +209,9 @@ interface ISoapboxLoad {
 /** Initial data loader. */
 const SoapboxLoad: React.FC<ISoapboxLoad> = ({ children }) => {
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
+  const { setAccount, token, baseApiUri } = useAuth();
+
+  useAxiosInterceptors(token, baseApiUri);
 
   const me = useAppSelector(state => state.me);
   const account = useOwnAccount();
@@ -233,7 +241,8 @@ const SoapboxLoad: React.FC<ISoapboxLoad> = ({ children }) => {
 
   // Load initial data from the API
   useEffect(() => {
-    dispatch(loadInitial()).then(() => {
+    dispatch(loadInitial()).then((account) => {
+      setAccount(account);
       setIsLoaded(true);
     }).catch(() => {
       setIsLoaded(true);
@@ -292,13 +301,15 @@ const SoapboxHead: React.FC<ISoapboxHead> = ({ children }) => {
 const Soapbox: React.FC = () => {
   return (
     <Provider store={store}>
-      <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
-        <SoapboxHead>
-          <SoapboxLoad>
-            <SoapboxMount />
-          </SoapboxLoad>
-        </SoapboxHead>
-      </QueryClientProvider>
+      <AuthProvider>
+        <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
+          <SoapboxHead>
+            <SoapboxLoad>
+              <SoapboxMount />
+            </SoapboxLoad>
+          </SoapboxHead>
+        </QueryClientProvider>
+      </AuthProvider>
     </Provider>
   );
 };
diff --git a/app/soapbox/contexts/auth-context.tsx b/app/soapbox/contexts/auth-context.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c023e92d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/soapbox/contexts/auth-context.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+
+import React, {
+  createContext,
+  useContext,
+  useEffect,
+  useMemo,
+  useState,
+} from 'react';
+
+import { localState } from 'soapbox/reducers/auth';
+import { parseBaseURL } from 'soapbox/utils/auth';
+
+const AuthContext = createContext(null as any);
+
+interface IAccount {
+  acct: string
+  avatar: string
+  avatar_static: string
+  bot: boolean
+  created_at: string
+  discoverable: boolean
+  display_name: string
+  emojis: string[]
+  fields: any // not sure
+  followers_count: number
+  following_count: number
+  group: boolean
+  header: string
+  header_static: string
+  id: string
+  last_status_at: string
+  location: string
+  locked: boolean
+  note: string
+  statuses_count: number
+  url: string
+  username: string
+  verified: boolean
+  website: string
+}
+
+export const AuthProvider: React.FC<any> = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => {
+  const [account, setAccount] = useState<IAccount>();
+  const [token, setToken] = useState<string>();
+  const [baseApiUri, setBaseApiUri] = useState<string>();
+
+  const value = useMemo(() => ({
+    account,
+    baseApiUri,
+    setAccount,
+    token,
+  }), [account]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const cachedAuth: any = localState?.toJS();
+
+    if (cachedAuth?.me) {
+      setToken(cachedAuth.users[cachedAuth.me].access_token);
+      setBaseApiUri(parseBaseURL(cachedAuth.users[cachedAuth.me].url));
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  return (
+    <AuthContext.Provider value={value}>
+      {children}
+    </AuthContext.Provider>
+  );
+};
+
+interface IAuth {
+  account: IAccount
+  baseApiUri: string
+  setAccount(account: IAccount): void
+  token: string
+}
+
+export const useAuth = (): IAuth => useContext(AuthContext);
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/ui/index.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/ui/index.tsx
index e7c0f74e2..31d555f4a 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/ui/index.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/ui/index.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
+import { QueryClientProvider } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import debounce from 'lodash/debounce';
 import React, { useState, useEffect, useRef, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { HotKeys } from 'react-hotkeys';
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ import { WrappedRoute } from './util/react_router_helpers';
 // Dummy import, to make sure that <Status /> ends up in the application bundle.
 // Without this it ends up in ~8 very commonly used bundles.
 import 'soapbox/components/status';
+import { queryClient } from 'soapbox/queries/client';
 
 const EmptyPage = HomePage;
 
@@ -648,51 +650,53 @@ const UI: React.FC = ({ children }) => {
   };
 
   return (
-    <HotKeys keyMap={keyMap} handlers={me ? handlers : undefined} ref={setHotkeysRef} attach={window} focused>
-      <div ref={node} style={style}>
-        <BackgroundShapes />
+    <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
+      <HotKeys keyMap={keyMap} handlers={me ? handlers : undefined} ref={setHotkeysRef} attach={window} focused>
+        <div ref={node} style={style}>
+          <BackgroundShapes />
 
-        <div className='z-10 flex flex-col'>
-          <Navbar />
+          <div className='z-10 flex flex-col'>
+            <Navbar />
 
-          <Layout>
-            <Layout.Sidebar>
-              {!standalone && <SidebarNavigation />}
-            </Layout.Sidebar>
+            <Layout>
+              <Layout.Sidebar>
+                {!standalone && <SidebarNavigation />}
+              </Layout.Sidebar>
 
-            <SwitchingColumnsArea>
-              {children}
-            </SwitchingColumnsArea>
-          </Layout>
+              <SwitchingColumnsArea>
+                {children}
+              </SwitchingColumnsArea>
+            </Layout>
 
-          {me && floatingActionButton}
+            {me && floatingActionButton}
 
-          <BundleContainer fetchComponent={UploadArea}>
-            {Component => <Component active={draggingOver} onClose={closeUploadModal} />}
-          </BundleContainer>
+            <BundleContainer fetchComponent={UploadArea}>
+              {Component => <Component active={draggingOver} onClose={closeUploadModal} />}
+            </BundleContainer>
 
-          {me && (
-            <BundleContainer fetchComponent={SidebarMenu}>
+            {me && (
+              <BundleContainer fetchComponent={SidebarMenu}>
+                {Component => <Component />}
+              </BundleContainer>
+            )}
+            {me && features.chats && !mobile && (
+              <BundleContainer fetchComponent={ChatPanes}>
+                {Component => <Component />}
+              </BundleContainer>
+            )}
+            <ThumbNavigation />
+
+            <BundleContainer fetchComponent={ProfileHoverCard}>
               {Component => <Component />}
             </BundleContainer>
-          )}
-          {me && features.chats && !mobile && (
-            <BundleContainer fetchComponent={ChatPanes}>
+
+            <BundleContainer fetchComponent={StatusHoverCard}>
               {Component => <Component />}
             </BundleContainer>
-          )}
-          <ThumbNavigation />
-
-          <BundleContainer fetchComponent={ProfileHoverCard}>
-            {Component => <Component />}
-          </BundleContainer>
-
-          <BundleContainer fetchComponent={StatusHoverCard}>
-            {Component => <Component />}
-          </BundleContainer>
+          </div>
         </div>
-      </div>
-    </HotKeys>
+      </HotKeys>
+    </QueryClientProvider>
   );
 };
 
diff --git a/app/soapbox/queries/client.ts b/app/soapbox/queries/client.ts
index d772e9288..dd9fafa46 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/queries/client.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/queries/client.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,38 @@
 import { QueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import axios, { AxiosRequestConfig } from 'axios';
+
+import * as BuildConfig from 'soapbox/build_config';
+import { isURL } from 'soapbox/utils/auth';
+
+const maybeParseJSON = (data: string) => {
+  try {
+    return JSON.parse(data);
+  } catch (Exception) {
+    return data;
+  }
+};
+
+const API = axios.create({
+  transformResponse: [maybeParseJSON],
+});
+
+const useAxiosInterceptors = (token: string, baseApiUri: string) => {
+  API.interceptors.request.use(
+    async (config: AxiosRequestConfig) => {
+      if (token) {
+        config.baseURL = isURL(BuildConfig.BACKEND_URL) ? BuildConfig.BACKEND_URL : baseApiUri;
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-param-reassign
+        config.headers = {
+          ...config.headers,
+          Authorization: (token ? `Bearer ${token}` : null) as string | number | boolean | string[] | undefined,
+        } as any;
+      }
+
+      return config;
+    },
+    (error) => Promise.reject(error),
+  );
+};
 
 const queryClient = new QueryClient({
   defaultOptions: {
@@ -10,4 +44,4 @@ const queryClient = new QueryClient({
   },
 });
 
-export { queryClient };
+export { API as default, queryClient, useAxiosInterceptors };
diff --git a/app/soapbox/reducers/auth.js b/app/soapbox/reducers/auth.js
index 2f0c773cd..ad0da1a1d 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/reducers/auth.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/reducers/auth.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const getSessionUser = () => {
 };
 
 const sessionUser = getSessionUser();
-const localState = fromJS(JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY)));
+export const localState = fromJS(JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY)));
 
 // Checks if the user has an ID and access token
 const validUser = user => {