diff --git a/src/app/core/auth/auth.actions.ts b/src/app/core/auth/auth.actions.ts
index 0c0d3309b1..0aed7bca36 100644
--- a/src/app/core/auth/auth.actions.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/auth/auth.actions.ts
@@ -75,11 +75,12 @@ export class AuthenticatedSuccessAction implements Action {
   public type: string = AuthActionTypes.AUTHENTICATED_SUCCESS;
   payload: {
     authenticated: boolean;
+    authToken: AuthTokenInfo;
     user: Eperson
   };
 
-  constructor(authenticated: boolean, user: Eperson) {
-    this.payload = { authenticated, user };
+  constructor(authenticated: boolean, authToken: AuthTokenInfo, user: Eperson) {
+    this.payload = { authenticated, authToken, user };
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/app/core/auth/auth.effects.ts b/src/app/core/auth/auth.effects.ts
index 64bf311ff3..122975bd96 100644
--- a/src/app/core/auth/auth.effects.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/auth/auth.effects.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export class AuthEffects {
     .ofType(AuthActionTypes.AUTHENTICATED)
     .switchMap((action: AuthenticatedAction) => {
       return this.authService.authenticatedUser(action.payload)
-        .map((user: Eperson) => new AuthenticatedSuccessAction((user !== null), user))
+        .map((user: Eperson) => new AuthenticatedSuccessAction((user !== null), action.payload, user))
         .catch((error) => Observable.of(new AuthenticatedErrorAction(error)));
     });
 
diff --git a/src/app/core/auth/auth.reducers.ts b/src/app/core/auth/auth.reducers.ts
index d45b637f07..9664773ac5 100644
--- a/src/app/core/auth/auth.reducers.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/auth/auth.reducers.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ import {
   AddAuthenticationMessageAction,
   AuthActions, AuthActionTypes, AuthenticatedSuccessAction, AuthenticationErrorAction,
   AuthenticationSuccessAction, LogOutErrorAction, RedirectWhenAuthenticationIsRequiredAction,
-  RedirectWhenTokenExpiredAction, SetRedirectUrlAction
+  RedirectWhenTokenExpiredAction, RefreshTokenSuccessAction, SetRedirectUrlAction
 } from './auth.actions';
 
 // import models
 import { Eperson } from '../eperson/models/eperson.model';
+import { AuthTokenInfo } from './models/auth-token-info.model';
 
 /**
  * The auth state.
@@ -18,6 +19,9 @@ export interface AuthState {
   // boolean if user is authenticated
   authenticated: boolean;
 
+  // the authentication token
+  authToken?: AuthTokenInfo;
+
   // error message
   error?: string;
 
@@ -68,6 +72,7 @@ export function authReducer(state: any = initialState, action: AuthActions): Aut
     case AuthActionTypes.AUTHENTICATED_ERROR:
       return Object.assign({}, state, {
         authenticated: false,
+        authToken: undefined,
         error: (action as AuthenticationErrorAction).payload.message,
         loaded: true,
         loading: false
@@ -76,6 +81,7 @@ export function authReducer(state: any = initialState, action: AuthActions): Aut
     case AuthActionTypes.AUTHENTICATED_SUCCESS:
       return Object.assign({}, state, {
         authenticated: true,
+        authToken: (action as AuthenticatedSuccessAction).payload.authToken,
         loaded: true,
         error: undefined,
         loading: false,
@@ -87,6 +93,7 @@ export function authReducer(state: any = initialState, action: AuthActions): Aut
     case AuthActionTypes.REGISTRATION_ERROR:
       return Object.assign({}, state, {
         authenticated: false,
+        authToken: undefined,
         error: (action as AuthenticationErrorAction).payload.message,
         loading: false
       });
@@ -115,6 +122,7 @@ export function authReducer(state: any = initialState, action: AuthActions): Aut
     case AuthActionTypes.REFRESH_TOKEN_ERROR:
       return Object.assign({}, state, {
         authenticated: false,
+        authToken: undefined,
         error: undefined,
         loaded: false,
         loading: false,
@@ -127,6 +135,7 @@ export function authReducer(state: any = initialState, action: AuthActions): Aut
     case AuthActionTypes.REDIRECT_TOKEN_EXPIRED:
       return Object.assign({}, state, {
         authenticated: false,
+        authToken: undefined,
         loaded: false,
         loading: false,
         info: (action as RedirectWhenTokenExpiredAction as RedirectWhenAuthenticationIsRequiredAction).payload,
@@ -136,6 +145,7 @@ export function authReducer(state: any = initialState, action: AuthActions): Aut
     case AuthActionTypes.REGISTRATION:
       return Object.assign({}, state, {
         authenticated: false,
+        authToken: undefined,
         error: undefined,
         loading: true,
         info: undefined
@@ -151,6 +161,7 @@ export function authReducer(state: any = initialState, action: AuthActions): Aut
 
     case AuthActionTypes.REFRESH_TOKEN_SUCCESS:
       return Object.assign({}, state, {
+        authToken: (action as RefreshTokenSuccessAction).payload,
         refreshing: false,
       });
 
@@ -161,10 +172,7 @@ export function authReducer(state: any = initialState, action: AuthActions): Aut
 
     case AuthActionTypes.RESET_MESSAGES:
       return Object.assign({}, state, {
-        authenticated: state.authenticated,
         error: undefined,
-        loaded: state.loaded,
-        loading: state.loading,
         info: undefined,
       });
 
@@ -234,6 +242,14 @@ export const _isLoading = (state: AuthState) => state.loading;
  */
 export const _isRefreshing = (state: AuthState) => state.refreshing;
 
+/**
+ * Returns the authentication token.
+ * @function _getAuthenticationToken
+ * @param {State} state
+ * @returns {AuthToken}
+ */
+export const _getAuthenticationToken = (state: AuthState) => state.authToken;
+
 /**
  * Returns the sign out error.
  * @function _getLogOutError
diff --git a/src/app/core/auth/auth.service.ts b/src/app/core/auth/auth.service.ts
index 4539aa3532..68bb3f2843 100644
--- a/src/app/core/auth/auth.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/auth/auth.service.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Inject, Injectable } from '@angular/core';
-import { NavigationExtras, PRIMARY_OUTLET, Router, UrlSegmentGroup, UrlTree } from '@angular/router';
+import { PRIMARY_OUTLET, Router, UrlSegmentGroup, UrlTree } from '@angular/router';
 
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
 import { map, withLatestFrom } from 'rxjs/operators';
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { AuthStatus } from './models/auth-status.model';
 import { AuthTokenInfo, TOKENITEM } from './models/auth-token-info.model';
 import { isEmpty, isNotEmpty, isNotNull, isNotUndefined } from '../../shared/empty.util';
 import { CookieService } from '../../shared/services/cookie.service';
-import { getRedirectUrl, isAuthenticated, isTokenRefreshing } from './selectors';
+import { getAuthenticationToken, getRedirectUrl, isAuthenticated, isTokenRefreshing } from './selectors';
 import { AppState, routerStateSelector } from '../../app.reducer';
 import { Store } from '@ngrx/store';
 import { ResetAuthenticationMessagesAction, SetRedirectUrlAction } from './auth.actions';
@@ -212,13 +212,16 @@ export class AuthService {
    * @returns {AuthTokenInfo}
    */
   public getToken(): AuthTokenInfo {
-    // Retrieve authentication token info and check if is valid
-    const token = this.storage.get(TOKENITEM);
-    if (isNotEmpty(token) && token.hasOwnProperty('accessToken') && isNotEmpty(token.accessToken)) {
-      return token;
-    } else {
-      return null;
-    }
+    let token: AuthTokenInfo;
+    this.store.select(getAuthenticationToken)
+      .subscribe((authTokenInfo: AuthTokenInfo) => {
+        // Retrieve authentication token info and check if is valid
+        token = isNotEmpty(authTokenInfo) ? authTokenInfo : this.storage.get(TOKENITEM);
+        if (isEmpty(token) || !token.hasOwnProperty('accessToken') || isEmpty(token.accessToken)) {
+          token = null;
+        }
+      });
+    return token;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/app/core/auth/selectors.ts b/src/app/core/auth/selectors.ts
index a37f128c88..9d592eba0c 100644
--- a/src/app/core/auth/selectors.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/auth/selectors.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,14 @@ export const isAuthenticationLoading = createSelector(getAuthState, auth._isLoad
  */
 export const isTokenRefreshing = createSelector(getAuthState, auth._isRefreshing);
 
+/**
+ * Returns the authentication token.
+ * @function getAuthenticationToken
+ * @param {State} state
+ * @returns {AuthToken}
+ */
+export const getAuthenticationToken = createSelector(getAuthState, auth._getAuthenticationToken);
+
 /**
  * Returns the log out error.
  * @function getLogOutError