diff --git a/src/Lifecycle.ts b/src/Lifecycle.ts
index 590b7eb180..5122b0a632 100644
--- a/src/Lifecycle.ts
+++ b/src/Lifecycle.ts
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ export async function hydrateSession(credentials: IMatrixClientCreds): Promise<M
 }
 
 /**
- * fires on_logging_in, optionally clears localstorage, persists new credentials
+ * optionally clears localstorage, persists new credentials
  * to localstorage, starts the new client.
  *
  * @param {IMatrixClientCreds} credentials
@@ -595,15 +595,6 @@ async function doSetLoggedIn(credentials: IMatrixClientCreds, clearStorageEnable
         " freshLogin: " + credentials.freshLogin,
     );
 
-    // This is dispatched to indicate that the user is still in the process of logging in
-    // because async code may take some time to resolve, breaking the assumption that
-    // `setLoggedIn` takes an "instant" to complete, and dispatch `on_logged_in` a few ms
-    // later than MatrixChat might assume.
-    //
-    // we fire it *synchronously* to make sure it fires before on_logged_in.
-    // (dis.dispatch uses `window.setTimeout`, which does not guarantee ordering.)
-    dis.dispatch({ action: "on_logging_in" }, true);
-
     if (clearStorageEnabled) {
         await clearStorage();
     }
diff --git a/src/modules/ProxiedModuleApi.ts b/src/modules/ProxiedModuleApi.ts
index db3b504c63..1c299133c3 100644
--- a/src/modules/ProxiedModuleApi.ts
+++ b/src/modules/ProxiedModuleApi.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import { MatrixClientPeg } from "../MatrixClientPeg";
 import { getCachedRoomIDForAlias } from "../RoomAliasCache";
 import { Action } from "../dispatcher/actions";
 import { OverwriteLoginPayload } from "../dispatcher/payloads/OverwriteLoginPayload";
+import { ActionPayload } from "../dispatcher/payloads";
 
 /**
  * Glue between the `ModuleApi` interface and the react-sdk. Anticipates one instance
@@ -44,6 +45,18 @@ import { OverwriteLoginPayload } from "../dispatcher/payloads/OverwriteLoginPayl
 export class ProxiedModuleApi implements ModuleApi {
     private cachedTranslations: Optional<TranslationStringsObject>;
 
+    private overrideLoginResolve?: () => void;
+
+    public constructor() {
+        dispatcher.register(this.onAction);
+    }
+
+    private onAction = (payload: ActionPayload): void => {
+        if (payload.action === Action.OnLoggedIn) {
+            this.overrideLoginResolve?.();
+        }
+    };
+
     /**
      * All custom translations used by the associated module.
      */
@@ -155,6 +168,11 @@ export class ProxiedModuleApi implements ModuleApi {
             },
             true,
         ); // require to be sync to match inherited interface behaviour
+
+        // wait for login to complete
+        await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+            this.overrideLoginResolve = resolve;
+        });
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/test/modules/ProxiedModuleApi-test.ts b/test/modules/ProxiedModuleApi-test.ts
index 4a29e37453..881e98c9df 100644
--- a/test/modules/ProxiedModuleApi-test.ts
+++ b/test/modules/ProxiedModuleApi-test.ts
@@ -15,12 +15,15 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 import { TranslationStringsObject } from "@matrix-org/react-sdk-module-api/lib/types/translations";
+import { AccountAuthInfo } from "@matrix-org/react-sdk-module-api/lib/types/AccountAuthInfo";
 
 import { ProxiedModuleApi } from "../../src/modules/ProxiedModuleApi";
 import { stubClient } from "../test-utils";
 import { setLanguage } from "../../src/languageHandler";
 import { ModuleRunner } from "../../src/modules/ModuleRunner";
 import { registerMockModule } from "./MockModule";
+import defaultDispatcher from "../../src/dispatcher/dispatcher";
+import { Action } from "../../src/dispatcher/actions";
 
 describe("ProxiedApiModule", () => {
     afterEach(() => {
@@ -44,6 +47,29 @@ describe("ProxiedApiModule", () => {
             expect(api.translations).toBe(translations);
         });
 
+        it("should overwriteAccountAuth", async () => {
+            const dispatchSpy = jest.spyOn(defaultDispatcher, "dispatch");
+
+            const api = new ProxiedModuleApi();
+            const accountInfo = {} as unknown as AccountAuthInfo;
+            const promise = api.overwriteAccountAuth(accountInfo);
+
+            expect(dispatchSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+                expect.objectContaining({
+                    action: Action.OverwriteLogin,
+                    credentials: {
+                        ...accountInfo,
+                        guest: false,
+                    },
+                }),
+                expect.anything(),
+            );
+
+            defaultDispatcher.fire(Action.OnLoggedIn);
+
+            await expect(promise).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+        });
+
         describe("integration", () => {
             it("should translate strings using translation system", async () => {
                 // Test setup