diff --git a/IkiWiki/Plugin/passwordauth.pm b/IkiWiki/Plugin/passwordauth.pm
index 8cf5af51e..1898030b5 100644
--- a/IkiWiki/Plugin/passwordauth.pm
+++ b/IkiWiki/Plugin/passwordauth.pm
@@ -104,11 +104,11 @@ sub formbuilder_setup (@) {
 	my $session=$params{session};
 	my $cgi=$params{cgi};
 
-	if ($form->title eq "signin" || $form->title eq "register") {
+	if ($form->title eq "signin" || $form->title eq "register" || $cgi->param("do") eq "register") {
 		$form->field(name => "name", required => 0);
 		$form->field(name => "password", type => "password", required => 0);
 		
-		if ($form->submitted eq "Register" || $form->submitted eq "Create Account") {
+		if ($form->submitted eq "Register" || $form->submitted eq "Create Account" || $cgi->param("do") eq "register") {
 			$form->field(name => "confirm_password", type => "password");
 			$form->field(name => "account_creation_password", type => "password")
 				 if (defined $config{account_creation_password} &&
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ sub formbuilder (@) {
 	my $buttons=$params{buttons};
 
 	if ($form->title eq "signin" || $form->title eq "register") {
-		if ($form->submitted && $form->validate) {
+		if (($form->submitted && $form->validate) || $cgi->param("do") eq "register") {
 			if ($form->submitted eq 'Login') {
 				$session->param("name", $form->field("name"));
 				IkiWiki::cgi_postsignin($cgi, $session);
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ sub formbuilder (@) {
 				$form->field(name => "name", required => 0);
 				push @$buttons, "Reset Password";
 			}
-			elsif ($form->submitted eq "Register") {
+			elsif ($form->submitted eq "Register" || $cgi->param("do") eq "register") {
 				@$buttons="Create Account";
 			}
 		}
@@ -336,6 +336,14 @@ sub sessioncgi ($$) {
 		IkiWiki::cgi_prefs($q, $session);
 		exit;
 	}
+	elsif ($q->param("do") eq "register") {
+		# After registration, need to go somewhere, so show prefs page.
+		$session->param(postsignin => "do=prefs");
+		# Due to do=register, this will run in registration-only
+		# mode.
+		IkiWiki::cgi_signin($q, $session);
+		exit;
+	}
 }
 
 sub auth ($$) {
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 8e01950a8..7beb0db82 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ ikiwiki (3.20100123) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * img: Fix a bug that could taint @links with undef values.
   * setup automator: Configure Term::Readline to use bold for prompt, rather
     than default underline. Closes: #517656
+  * Allow jumping directly into account registration process by going to 
+    ikiwiki.cgi?do=register
 
  -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:25:33 -0500