diff --git a/locales/en-US.yml b/locales/en-US.yml
index 36a733b94..998648c8b 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: "And you are...?"
+  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/remote-interact.vue b/packages/client/src/components/remote-interact.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5601afc44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/remote-interact.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+<template>
+<XModalWindow
+	ref="dialog"
+	:width="700"
+	@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>
+			{{ i18n.ts._remoteInteract.urlInstructions }}
+			<MkKeyValue oneline :copy="remoteUrl" style="margin-top: 1em;">
+				<template #key>{{ i18n.ts._remoteInteract.url }}</template>
+				<template #value>
+					<a :href="remoteUrl">{{ remoteUrl }}</a>
+				</template>
+			</MkKeyValue>
+		</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 MkKeyValue from '@/components/key-value.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');
+}
+</script>
+
+<style lang="scss" scoped>
+.remote-interact {
+	section {
+		padding: var(--radius);
+		border-radius: var(--radius);
+		border: solid .2em var(--accentDarken);
+	}
+
+	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>