diff --git a/locales/en-US.yml b/locales/en-US.yml
index 36a733b94..45ffe4cb2 100644
--- a/locales/en-US.yml
+++ b/locales/en-US.yml
@@ -1339,3 +1339,8 @@ _translationService:
   _libreTranslate:
     endpoint: "LibreTranslate API Endpoint"
     authKey: "LibreTranslate Auth Key (optional)"
+_remoteInteract:
+  title: "I'm sorry, I'm afraid I can't do that."
+  description: "You cannot perform this action right now. You probably need to do it on your own instance, or sign in."
+  urlInstructions: "You can copy this URL. If you paste it into the search field on your instance, you should be taken to the right location."
+  url: "URL"
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/key-value.vue b/packages/client/src/components/key-value.vue
index 2b9c735dd..079c7fbb8 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/key-value.vue
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/key-value.vue
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 	</div>
 	<div class="value">
 		<slot name="value"></slot>
+		<!-- FIXME the button should not be part of the overflow: hidden element to ensure its always visible -->
 		<button v-if="copy" v-tooltip="i18n.ts.copy" class="_textButton" style="margin-left: 0.5em;" @click="copy_"><i class="far fa-copy"></i></button>
 	</div>
 </div>
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/note-detailed.vue b/packages/client/src/components/note-detailed.vue
index 3549ef953..83d8b02e2 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/note-detailed.vue
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/note-detailed.vue
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ import XRenoteButton from './renote-button.vue';
 import MkUrlPreview from '@/components/url-preview.vue';
 import MkInstanceTicker from '@/components/instance-ticker.vue';
 import MkVisibility from '@/components/visibility.vue';
-import { pleaseLogin } from '@/scripts/please-login';
+import { pleaseLoginOrRemote, urlForNote } from '@/scripts/please-login';
 import { checkWordMute } from '@/scripts/check-word-mute';
 import { userPage } from '@/filters/user';
 import { notePage } from '@/filters/note';
@@ -195,7 +195,8 @@ useNoteCapture({
 });
 
 function reply(viaKeyboard = false): void {
-	pleaseLogin();
+	pleaseLoginOrRemote(urlForNote(appearNote));
+
 	os.post({
 		reply: appearNote,
 		animation: !viaKeyboard,
@@ -205,7 +206,8 @@ function reply(viaKeyboard = false): void {
 }
 
 function react(): void {
-	pleaseLogin();
+	pleaseLoginOrRemote(urlForNote(appearNote));
+
 	blur();
 	reactionPicker.show(reactButton.value, reaction => {
 		os.api('notes/reactions/create', {
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/note.vue b/packages/client/src/components/note.vue
index b0938b3c0..8324f083a 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/note.vue
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/note.vue
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ import XRenoteButton from './renote-button.vue';
 import MkUrlPreview from '@/components/url-preview.vue';
 import MkInstanceTicker from '@/components/instance-ticker.vue';
 import MkVisibility from '@/components/visibility.vue';
-import { pleaseLogin } from '@/scripts/please-login';
+import { pleaseLoginOrRemote, urlForNote } from '@/scripts/please-login';
 import { focusPrev, focusNext } from '@/scripts/focus';
 import { checkWordMute } from '@/scripts/check-word-mute';
 import { userPage } from '@/filters/user';
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ useNoteCapture({
 });
 
 function reply(viaKeyboard = false): void {
-	pleaseLogin();
+	pleaseLoginOrRemote(urlForNote(appearNote));
+
 	os.post({
 		reply: appearNote,
 		animation: !viaKeyboard,
@@ -198,7 +199,8 @@ function reply(viaKeyboard = false): void {
 }
 
 function react(): void {
-	pleaseLogin();
+	pleaseLoginOrRemote(urlForNote(appearNote));
+
 	blur();
 	reactionPicker.show(reactButton.value, reaction => {
 		os.api('notes/reactions/create', {
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/poll.vue b/packages/client/src/components/poll.vue
index 92f0961c9..db1363d28 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/poll.vue
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/poll.vue
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 import { computed, ref } from 'vue';
 import * as foundkey from 'foundkey-js';
 import { sum } from '@/scripts/array';
-import { pleaseLogin } from '@/scripts/please-login';
+import { pleaseLoginOrRemote, urlForNote } from '@/scripts/please-login';
 import * as os from '@/os';
 import { i18n } from '@/i18n';
 import { useInterval } from '@/scripts/use-interval';
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ if (props.note.poll.expiresAt) {
 }
 
 const vote = async (id) => {
-	pleaseLogin();
+	pleaseLoginOrRemote(urlForNote(props.note));
 
 	if (props.readOnly || closed.value || isVoted.value) return;
 
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/remote-interact.vue b/packages/client/src/components/remote-interact.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c17926435
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/remote-interact.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+<template>
+<XModalWindow
+	ref="dialog"
+	:width="500"
+	@close="onClose()"
+	@closed="emit('closed')"
+>
+	<template #header>{{ i18n.ts._remoteInteract.title }}</template>
+
+	<MkSpacer :margin-min="20" :margin-max="32" class="remote-interact" style="padding-top: 0;">
+		<p>{{ i18n.ts._remoteInteract.description }}</p>
+		<section>
+			<p>{{ i18n.ts._remoteInteract.urlInstructions }}</p>
+			<a :href="remoteUrl" class="_link">{{ remoteUrl }}</a>
+			<button v-tooltip="i18n.ts.copyUrl" class="_textButton" @click="copyUrl"><i class="far fa-copy"></i></button>
+		</section>
+		<aside>
+			<button class="_button" @click="signin()">{{ i18n.ts.login }}</button>
+			<button class="_button" @click="onClose()">{{ i18n.ts.cancel }}</button>
+		</aside>
+	</MkSpacer>
+</XModalWindow>
+</template>
+
+<script lang="ts" setup>
+import XModalWindow from '@/components/ui/modal-window.vue';
+import XSigninDialog from '@/components/signin-dialog.vue';
+import { i18n } from '@/i18n';
+import * as os from '@/os';
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+	remoteUrl: string;
+}>();
+
+const emit = defineEmits<{
+	(ev: 'closed'): void;
+}>();
+
+const dialog = $ref<InstanceType<typeof XModalWindow>>();
+
+function onClose(): void {
+    emit('closed');
+    dialog.close();
+}
+
+function signin() {
+	os.popup(XSigninDialog, {
+		autoSet: true,
+	}, {}, 'closed');
+}
+
+function copyUrl() {
+    copyToClipboard(props.remoteUrl);
+    os.success();
+}
+</script>
+
+<style lang="scss" scoped>
+.remote-interact {
+	section {
+		padding: var(--radius);
+		border-radius: var(--radius);
+		border: solid .2em var(--accentDarken);
+
+		> p {
+			margin-top: 0;
+		}
+
+		> button {
+			margin-left: .5em;
+		}
+	}
+
+	aside {
+		background-color: var(--bg);
+		border-radius: var(--radius);
+		margin-top: 1em;
+
+		> button {
+			padding: 1em;
+			border-radius: 2em;
+			background-color: var(--navBg);
+			color: var(--navFg);
+			margin: .5em;
+		}
+	}
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/renote-button.vue b/packages/client/src/components/renote-button.vue
index 9e4dbb3e6..4f84b783a 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/renote-button.vue
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/renote-button.vue
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import { computed, ref } from 'vue';
 import { Note } from 'foundkey-js/built/entities';
 import XDetails from '@/components/users-tooltip.vue';
-import { pleaseLogin } from '@/scripts/please-login';
+import { pleaseLoginOrRemote, urlForNote } from '@/scripts/please-login';
 import * as os from '@/os';
 import { $i } from '@/account';
 import { useTooltip } from '@/scripts/use-tooltip';
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ useTooltip(buttonRef, async (showing) => {
 });
 
 function renote(viaKeyboard = false): void {
-	pleaseLogin();
+	pleaseLoginOrRemote(urlForNote(props.note));
+
 	os.popupMenu([{
 		text: i18n.ts.renote,
 		icon: 'fas fa-retweet',
diff --git a/packages/client/src/nirax.ts b/packages/client/src/nirax.ts
index 51f1dc20a..795e27eb5 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/nirax.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/nirax.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import { EventEmitter } from 'eventemitter3';
 import { Component, shallowRef, ShallowRef } from 'vue';
-import { pleaseLogin } from '@/scripts/please-login';
+import { pleaseLoginOrPage } from '@/scripts/please-login';
 import { safeURIDecode } from '@/scripts/safe-uri-decode';
 
 type RouteDef = {
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ export class Router extends EventEmitter<{
 		}
 
 		if (res.route.loginRequired) {
-			pleaseLogin('/');
+			pleaseLoginOrPage('/');
 		}
 
 		const isSamePath = beforePath === path;
diff --git a/packages/client/src/scripts/please-login.ts b/packages/client/src/scripts/please-login.ts
index 52862427b..597f32e16 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/scripts/please-login.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/scripts/please-login.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ import { defineAsyncComponent } from 'vue';
 import { $i } from '@/account';
 import { i18n } from '@/i18n';
 import { popup } from '@/os';
+import { url } from '@/config';
+import { entities } from 'foundkey-js';
 
-export function pleaseLogin(path?: string) {
+export function pleaseLoginOrPage(path?: string) {
 	if ($i) return;
 
 	popup(defineAsyncComponent(() => import('@/components/signin-dialog.vue')), {
@@ -19,3 +21,19 @@ export function pleaseLogin(path?: string) {
 
 	if (!path) throw new Error('signin required');
 }
+
+export function pleaseLoginOrRemote(remoteUrl: string) {
+	if ($i) return;
+
+	popup(defineAsyncComponent(() => import('@/components/remote-interact.vue')), {
+		remoteUrl,
+	}, {}, 'closed');
+
+	throw new Error('signin required');
+}
+
+export function urlForNote(note: entities.Note): string {
+	return note.url
+		?? note.uri
+		?? `${url}/notes/${note.id}`;
+}