diff --git a/app/controllers/sessions/launchpad_controller.rb b/app/controllers/sessions/launchpad_controller.rb
index 9409f2c85..0e2ad16a7 100644
--- a/app/controllers/sessions/launchpad_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/sessions/launchpad_controller.rb
@@ -1,12 +1,27 @@
 class Sessions::LaunchpadController < ApplicationController
   require_unauthenticated_access
 
+  before_action :store_sig, only: :show
+  before_action :restore_and_clear_sig, only: :update
+
   def show
-    if user = Current.account.signal_account.authenticate(sig: params[:sig]).try(:peer)
+  end
+
+  def update
+    if user = Current.account.signal_account.authenticate(sig: @sig).try(:peer)
       start_new_session_for user
       redirect_to after_authentication_url
     else
       render plain: "Authentication failed. This is probably a bug.", status: :unauthorized
     end
   end
+
+  private
+    def store_sig
+      cookies[:_fizzy_launchpad_sig] = params.expect(:sig)
+    end
+
+    def restore_and_clear_sig
+      @sig = cookies.delete :_fizzy_launchpad_sig
+    end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/sessions/launchpad/show.html.erb b/app/views/sessions/launchpad/show.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..897e39922
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/sessions/launchpad/show.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<%= auto_submit_form_with method: :put %>
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 99ac09b83..0e32a0b25 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
     scope module: "sessions" do
       resources :transfers, only: %i[ show update ]
     end
-    get "launchpad", to: "sessions/launchpad#show"
+    resource :launchpad, only: %i[ show update ], controller: "sessions/launchpad"
   end
 
   namespace :signup do
diff --git a/test/controllers/sessions/launchpad_controller_test.rb b/test/controllers/sessions/launchpad_controller_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ab50b2a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/controllers/sessions/launchpad_controller_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+require "test_helper"
+
+class Sessions::LaunchpadControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
+  test "show renders when not signed in" do
+    get session_launchpad_path(params: { sig: "test-sig" })
+
+    assert_response :success
+
+    assert_equal cookies[:_fizzy_launchpad_sig], "test-sig"
+  end
+
+  test "create establishes a session when the sig is valid" do
+    user = users(:david)
+    cookies[:_fizzy_launchpad_sig] = user.signal_user.perishable_signature
+
+    put session_launchpad_path
+
+    assert_redirected_to root_url
+    assert parsed_cookies.signed[:session_token]
+  end
+
+  test "returns 401 when the sig is invalid" do
+    user = users(:david)
+    cookies[:sig] = "not-valid"
+
+    put session_launchpad_path
+
+    assert_response :unauthorized
+  end
+end