2 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/gui/src/main/daemon-rpc.ts b/gui/src/main/daemon-rpc.ts
index 1ce4450af3..6105f75c56 100644
--- a/gui/src/main/daemon-rpc.ts
+++ b/gui/src/main/daemon-rpc.ts
@@ -428,6 +428,15 @@ export class DaemonRpc {
     }
   }
 
+  public async getWwwAuthToken(): Promise<string> {
+    const response = await this.transport.send('get_www_auth_token');
+    try {
+      return validate(string, response);
+    } catch (error) {
+      throw new ResponseParseError('Invalid response from get_www_auth_token', error);
+    }
+  }
+
   public async getRelayLocations(): Promise<IRelayList> {
     const response = await this.transport.send('get_relay_locations');
     try {
diff --git a/gui/src/main/index.ts b/gui/src/main/index.ts
index 5b5c58d108..9397d45467 100644
--- a/gui/src/main/index.ts
+++ b/gui/src/main/index.ts
@@ -991,6 +991,7 @@ class ApplicationMain {
 
     IpcMainEventChannel.account.handleLogin((token: AccountToken) => this.login(token));
     IpcMainEventChannel.account.handleLogout(() => this.logout());
+    IpcMainEventChannel.account.handleWwwAuthToken(() => this.daemonRpc.getWwwAuthToken());
 
     IpcMainEventChannel.accountHistory.handleRemoveItem(async (token: AccountToken) => {
       await this.daemonRpc.removeAccountFromHistory(token);