diff --git a/server/landing.ts b/server/landing.ts
index 9b1401f..e133fd0 100644
--- a/server/landing.ts
+++ b/server/landing.ts
@@ -339,24 +339,39 @@ export function renderSpaceDashboard(space: string, modules: ModuleInfo[]): stri
     import '/shell.js';
     document.querySelector('rstack-app-switcher')?.setModules(${moduleListJSON});
 
+    // Check session in localStorage OR cross-subdomain cookie
+    function _hasSession() {
+      try {
+        var raw = localStorage.getItem('encryptid_session');
+        if (raw && JSON.parse(raw)?.accessToken) return true;
+      } catch(e) {}
+      try {
+        var m = document.cookie.match(/(?:^|; )eid_token=([^;]*)/);
+        if (!m) return false;
+        var tok = decodeURIComponent(m[1]);
+        var parts = tok.split('.');
+        if (parts.length < 2) return false;
+        var b64 = parts[1].replace(/-/g,'+').replace(/_/g,'/');
+        var pad = '='.repeat((4 - b64.length % 4) % 4);
+        var payload = JSON.parse(atob(b64 + pad));
+        return payload.exp && Math.floor(Date.now()/1000) < payload.exp;
+      } catch(e) { return false; }
+    }
+
     // Logged-in users: redirect to rSpace canvas instead of showing the grid
     // Non-demo spaces: redirect logged-out visitors to the main domain landing
-    try {
-      var raw = localStorage.getItem('encryptid_session');
-      var loggedIn = raw && JSON.parse(raw)?.accessToken;
-      if (loggedIn) {
-        var dest = window.__rspaceNavUrl
-          ? window.__rspaceNavUrl('${escapeAttr(space)}', 'rspace')
-          : '/${escapeAttr(space)}/rspace';
-        window.location.replace(dest);
-      } else if ('${escapeAttr(space)}' !== 'demo') {
-        // Don't show other users' space dashboards to logged-out visitors
-        var host = window.location.host.split(':')[0];
-        if (host.endsWith('.rspace.online') || host === 'rspace.online') {
-          window.location.replace('https://rspace.online/');
-        }
+    var loggedIn = _hasSession();
+    if (loggedIn) {
+      var dest = window.__rspaceNavUrl
+        ? window.__rspaceNavUrl('${escapeAttr(space)}', 'rspace')
+        : '/${escapeAttr(space)}/rspace';
+      window.location.replace(dest);
+    } else if ('${escapeAttr(space)}' !== 'demo') {
+      var host = window.location.host.split(':')[0];
+      if (host.endsWith('.rspace.online') || host === 'rspace.online') {
+        window.location.replace('https://rspace.online/');
       }
-    } catch(e) {}
+    }
 
     // Fix up dashboard links to be subdomain-aware
     if (window.__rspaceNavUrl) {
diff --git a/server/shell.ts b/server/shell.ts
index 3892309..9201888 100644
--- a/server/shell.ts
+++ b/server/shell.ts
@@ -627,6 +627,28 @@ export function renderShell(opts: ShellOptions): string {
         if (raw) session = JSON.parse(raw);
       } catch(e) {}
 
+      // Also check cross-subdomain cookie (localStorage is per-origin)
+      if (!session || !session.accessToken) {
+        try {
+          var m = document.cookie.match(/(?:^|; )eid_token=([^;]*)/);
+          if (m) {
+            var tok = decodeURIComponent(m[1]);
+            var parts = tok.split('.');
+            if (parts.length >= 2) {
+              var b64 = parts[1].replace(/-/g,'+').replace(/_/g,'/');
+              var pad = '='.repeat((4 - b64.length % 4) % 4);
+              var payload = JSON.parse(atob(b64 + pad));
+              if (payload.exp && Math.floor(Date.now()/1000) < payload.exp) {
+                session = { accessToken: tok, claims: payload };
+                // Sync to localStorage so downstream code sees it
+                localStorage.setItem('encryptid_session', JSON.stringify(session));
+                if (payload.username) localStorage.setItem('rspace-username', payload.username);
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        } catch(e) {}
+      }
+
       var hasToken = session && session.accessToken;
 
       // Permissioned spaces: only need a valid session