diff --git a/apps/web/app/(app)/onboarding/page.tsx b/apps/web/app/(app)/onboarding/page.tsx
index c161a55b..ad35867c 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/(app)/onboarding/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/app/(app)/onboarding/page.tsx
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import {
 	Loader2,
 } from "lucide-react"
 import { analytics } from "@/lib/analytics"
+import { consumePendingConnectUrl } from "@/lib/constants"
 
 type DetectedSource = "x" | "linkedin" | "resume" | null
 type Status = "idle" | "processing" | "done" | "error"
@@ -556,6 +557,12 @@ export default function OnboardingPage() {
 	const skippingRef = useRef(false)
 	const [spotlightCategory, setSpotlightCategory] =
 		useState<SpotlightCategoryId>("productivity")
+
+	/** Navigate home, or back to the plugin connect page if one is pending. */
+	const goHomeOrPendingConnect = useCallback(() => {
+		const pendingPath = consumePendingConnectUrl()
+		router.push(pendingPath ?? "/")
+	}, [router])
 	const [pauseSpotlight, setPauseSpotlight] = useState(false)
 
 	const spotlightCatalog = useMemo(
@@ -612,7 +619,8 @@ export default function OnboardingPage() {
 		skippingRef.current = true
 		try {
 			await ensureOrg()
-			router.push("/")
+			const pendingPath = consumePendingConnectUrl()
+			router.push(pendingPath ?? "/")
 		} catch (err) {
 			console.error(err)
 			skippingRef.current = false
@@ -1273,7 +1281,7 @@ export default function OnboardingPage() {
 								</button>
 								<button
 									type="button"
-									onClick={() => router.push("/")}
+									onClick={goHomeOrPendingConnect}
 									className="text-sm text-[#3A4A5E] hover:text-[#6B7A8D] transition-colors cursor-pointer"
 								>
 									Go to home
diff --git a/apps/web/app/auth/connect/page.tsx b/apps/web/app/auth/connect/page.tsx
index 8e6f13d6..609c6e9a 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/auth/connect/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/app/auth/connect/page.tsx
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ import { dmSans125ClassName } from "@/lib/fonts"
 import { useCustomer } from "autumn-js/react"
 import { ArrowRight, Loader, XCircle } from "lucide-react"
 import Image from "next/image"
-import { useSearchParams } from "next/navigation"
-import { Suspense, useState } from "react"
+import { useRouter, useSearchParams } from "next/navigation"
+import { Suspense, useEffect, useState } from "react"
+
+import { PENDING_CONNECT_URL_KEY } from "@/lib/constants"
 
 const API_URL =
 	process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_BACKEND_URL ?? "https://api.supermemory.ai"
@@ -105,8 +107,9 @@ const cardClass = cn(
 
 function AuthConnectContent() {
 	const params = useSearchParams()
+	const router = useRouter()
 	const { data: session, isPending } = useSession()
-	const { org } = useAuth()
+	const { org, organizations, isRestoring } = useAuth()
 	const autumn = useCustomer()
 	const [status, setStatus] = useState<Status>("loading")
 	const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null)
@@ -118,6 +121,29 @@ function AuthConnectContent() {
 	const displayName = validClient ? getPluginName(validClient) : "External Tool"
 	const pluginInfo = validClient ? PLUGIN_INFO[validClient] : null
 
+	// Redirect new users (logged in but no organization) to onboarding.
+	// Store the current connect URL so onboarding can redirect back here.
+	const shouldRedirectToOnboarding =
+		!isPending &&
+		!isRestoring &&
+		!!session &&
+		Array.isArray(organizations) &&
+		organizations.length === 0
+
+	useEffect(() => {
+		if (isPending || isRestoring) return
+		if (!session) return
+		if (organizations === null) return // orgs query still pending
+		if (organizations.length > 0) return // has orgs, nothing to do
+
+		try {
+			sessionStorage.setItem(PENDING_CONNECT_URL_KEY, window.location.href)
+		} catch (e) {
+			console.warn("Failed to access sessionStorage for pending connect URL", e)
+		}
+		router.replace("/onboarding")
+	}, [isPending, isRestoring, session, organizations, router])
+
 	async function handleConnect() {
 		if (!callback) {
 			setStatus("error")
@@ -129,7 +155,13 @@ function AuthConnectContent() {
 			setError("Invalid callback URL.")
 			return
 		}
-		if (!session || !org) return
+		if (!session || !org) {
+			setStatus("error")
+			setError(
+				"Your account is not fully set up yet. Please complete onboarding first.",
+			)
+			return
+		}
 
 		try {
 			setStatus("creating")
@@ -178,7 +210,10 @@ function AuthConnectContent() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (isPending) {
+	// Show a spinner while session/org data is loading or while we're about
+	// to redirect to onboarding (prevents a brief flash of the connect card).
+	const isAuthLoading = isPending || isRestoring || organizations === null
+	if (isAuthLoading || shouldRedirectToOnboarding) {
 		return (
 			<div className="flex items-center justify-center min-h-screen bg-background">
 				<div className="size-6 border-2 border-[#4BA0FA] border-t-transparent rounded-full animate-spin" />
diff --git a/apps/web/components/initial-header.tsx b/apps/web/components/initial-header.tsx
index 5d8aebc9..e7d3220f 100644
--- a/apps/web/components/initial-header.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/components/initial-header.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { Button } from "@ui/components/button"
 import { useRouter } from "next/navigation"
 import { useOrgOnboarding } from "@hooks/use-org-onboarding"
 import { analytics } from "@/lib/analytics"
+import { consumePendingConnectUrl } from "@/lib/constants"
 
 export function InitialHeader({
 	showUserSupermemory,
@@ -22,7 +23,8 @@ export function InitialHeader({
 	const handleSkip = () => {
 		markOrgOnboarded()
 		analytics.onboardingCompleted()
-		router.push("/")
+		const pendingPath = consumePendingConnectUrl()
+		router.push(pendingPath ?? "/")
 	}
 
 	return (
diff --git a/apps/web/lib/constants.ts b/apps/web/lib/constants.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..62561ed9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/lib/constants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/**
+ * sessionStorage key used to stash the full plugin-connect URL so that
+ * the onboarding flow can redirect back to it after the user creates
+ * their first organization.
+ */
+export const PENDING_CONNECT_URL_KEY = "supermemory-pending-connect-url"
+
+/**
+ * Consume the pending plugin-connect URL from sessionStorage (if any)
+ * and return the relative path to redirect to.  Returns `null` when
+ * there is nothing stored or the stored value is invalid.
+ *
+ * This is extracted into a shared helper so that every onboarding
+ * completion / skip path can reuse it (SetupHeader, IntegrationsStep,
+ * InitialHeader, etc.).
+ */
+export function consumePendingConnectUrl(): string | null {
+	try {
+		const pendingUrl = sessionStorage.getItem(PENDING_CONNECT_URL_KEY)
+		if (!pendingUrl) return null
+		sessionStorage.removeItem(PENDING_CONNECT_URL_KEY)
+		const parsed = new URL(pendingUrl)
+		return parsed.pathname + parsed.search + parsed.hash
+	} catch (e) {
+		console.warn("Failed to access sessionStorage for pending connect URL", e)
+		return null
+	}
+}