diff --git a/resources/js/ext.uls.displaysettings.js b/resources/js/ext.uls.displaysettings.js
index 79caa42c..ba69311e 100644
--- a/resources/js/ext.uls.displaysettings.js
+++ b/resources/js/ext.uls.displaysettings.js
@@ -159,6 +159,19 @@
 				new mw.Api().parse( $.i18n( 'ext-uls-display-settings-anon-log-in-cta' ) )
 					.done( function ( parsedCta ) {
 						$loginCta.html( parsedCta );
+						// Because browsers navigate away when clicking a link,
+						// we are are overriding the normal click behavior to
+						// allow the event be logged first - currently there is no
+						// local queue for events. The timeout is there to make sure
+						// the user gets to the new page even if event logging is slow
+						// or fails.
+						$loginCta.find( 'a' ).click( function ( event ) {
+							event.preventDefault();
+							mw.uls.logEvent( { action: 'login-click' }, 500 )
+								.always( function () {
+									window.location.href = event.target.href;
+								} );
+						} );
 					} );
 
 				return;
diff --git a/resources/js/ext.uls.init.js b/resources/js/ext.uls.init.js
index 47579b86..ad11d55b 100644
--- a/resources/js/ext.uls.init.js
+++ b/resources/js/ext.uls.init.js
@@ -158,13 +158,32 @@
 	 * and ensures the correct schema is loaded.
 	 *
 	 * @param {Object} data Event action and optional fields
+	 * @param {int} [timeout] Fail the request if it is not completed within
+	 *   the specified timeout. Can be use for example to log actions that
+	 *   cause the browser to navigate to other pages.
+	 * @return {jQuery.Promise} jQuery Promise object for the logging call
 	 * @since 2013.07
 	 * @see https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Schema:UniversalLanguageSelector
 	 */
-	mw.uls.logEvent = function ( event ) {
+	mw.uls.logEvent = function ( event, timeout ) {
+		// We need to create our own deferred for two reasons:
+		//  - logEvent might not be executed immediately
+		//  - we cannot reject a promise returned by it
+		// So we proxy the original promises status updates
+		// and register our timeout if requested (for links).
+		var deferred = $.Deferred();
+
 		logEventQueue.add( function () {
-			mw.eventLog.logEvent( 'UniversalLanguageSelector', event );
+			mw.eventLog.logEvent( 'UniversalLanguageSelector', event )
+				.done( deferred.resolve )
+				.fail( deferred.reject );
 		} );
+
+		if ( timeout !== undefined ) {
+			window.setTimeout( deferred.reject, timeout );
+		}
+
+		return deferred.promise();
 	};
 
 	/**