diff --git a/server/index.js b/server/index.js
index 31db3a30..6fc52234 100644
--- a/server/index.js
+++ b/server/index.js
@@ -150,7 +150,15 @@ app.get('*', (req, res) => {
     .then(preloadedState => {
       const html = render(req.url, context, preloadedState);
 
-      if (context.url) {
+      if (context.forbidden) {
+        // Routes component injects the context.forbidden when the
+        // user isn't logged in to view the page that requires
+        // authentication.
+        //
+        // TODO: separate 401 and 403 cases when authorization is done
+        // as well.
+        res.status(403).send(html);
+      } else if (context.url) {
         // React Router injects the context.url if a redirect was rendered
         res.redirect(context.url);
       } else if (context.notfound) {
diff --git a/src/Routes.js b/src/Routes.js
index f4fc7d92..8b5ade8d 100644
--- a/src/Routes.js
+++ b/src/Routes.js
@@ -1,17 +1,22 @@
 import React, { PropTypes } from 'react';
+import { compose } from 'redux';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
-import { Switch, Route } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { Switch, Route, withRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { NotFoundPage } from './containers';
 import { NamedRedirect } from './components';
+import { withFlattenedRoutes } from './util/routes';
 import * as propTypes from './util/propTypes';
 
 const Routes = props => {
-  const { isAuthenticated, flattenedRoutes } = props;
+  const { isAuthenticated, flattenedRoutes, staticContext } = props;
 
   const renderComponent = (route, matchProps) => {
     const { auth, component: RouteComponent } = route;
     const { match, location } = matchProps;
     const canShowComponent = !auth || isAuthenticated;
+    if (!canShowComponent) {
+      staticContext.forbidden = true;
+    }
     return canShowComponent
       ? <RouteComponent params={match.params} location={location} />
       : <NamedRedirect name="LogInPage" state={{ from: match.url }} />;
@@ -34,13 +39,16 @@ const Routes = props => {
   );
 };
 
-const { bool, arrayOf } = PropTypes;
+Routes.defaultProps = { staticContext: {} };
+
+const { bool, arrayOf, object } = PropTypes;
 
 Routes.propTypes = {
   isAuthenticated: bool.isRequired,
   flattenedRoutes: arrayOf(propTypes.route).isRequired,
+  staticContext: object,
 };
 
 const mapStateToProps = state => ({ isAuthenticated: state.Auth.isAuthenticated });
 
-export default connect(mapStateToProps)(Routes);
+export default compose(connect(mapStateToProps), withRouter, withFlattenedRoutes)(Routes);
diff --git a/src/app.js b/src/app.js
index fcb3e19a..08a4cd34 100644
--- a/src/app.js
+++ b/src/app.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export const ClientApp = props => {
       <Provider store={store}>
         <RoutesProvider flattenedRoutes={flattenedRoutes}>
           <BrowserRouter>
-            <Routes flattenedRoutes={flattenedRoutes} />
+            <Routes />
           </BrowserRouter>
         </RoutesProvider>
       </Provider>
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export const ServerApp = props => {
       <Provider store={store}>
         <RoutesProvider flattenedRoutes={flattenedRoutes}>
           <StaticRouter location={url} context={context}>
-            <Routes flattenedRoutes={flattenedRoutes} />
+            <Routes />
           </StaticRouter>
         </RoutesProvider>
       </Provider>