diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/scinote.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/scinote.scss
index 365d93fff..805e9820f 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/scinote.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/scinote.scss
@@ -334,6 +334,22 @@ a[data-toggle="tooltip"] {
   }
 }
 
+.navbar-sign-in-halt {
+  .navbar-header {
+    float: left !important;
+  }
+
+  .sign-in-halt-logout-button {
+    padding-top: 7px;
+  }
+}
+
+.sign-in-halt-container {
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 70px 10px 50px 10px;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
 .navbar-secondary {
   -webkit-transition: all 0.5s ease;
   -moz-transition: all 0.5s ease;
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/sign_in_halt.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/sign_in_halt.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9358ade32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/layouts/sign_in_halt.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<% # This layout should be used when sign in flow is halted (due to e.g. password expiry, %>
+<% # or some similar halt in sign-in chain) %>
+<% content_for :content do %>
+  <nav class="navbar navbar-default navbar-fixed-top navbar-sign-in-halt" id="main-nav">
+    <div class="container-fluid">
+      <div class="navbar-header">
+        <span class="navbar-brand" title="<% t('nav.label.scinote') %>">
+          <%= image_tag('/images/scinote_icon.jpg', id: 'logo') %>
+        </span>
+      </div>
+      <div class="pull-right sign-in-halt-logout-button">
+        <%= link_to main_app.destroy_user_session_path, class: 'btn btn-default', method: :delete do %>
+          <%= t('nav.user.logout') %>
+        <% end %>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </nav>
+  <% if flash[:error]%>
+    <div class="alert alert-danger alert-dismissable alert-floating">
+      <div class="container">
+        <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="alert" aria-label="Close"><span aria-hidden="true">×</span></button>
+        <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-exclamation-sign"></span>
+        <span><%= sanitize_input(flash[:error]) %></span>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  <% end %>
+  <div class="container sign-in-halt-container">
+    <%= yield %>
+  </div>
+<% end %>
+<%= render template: 'scinote/common/layouts/application' %>