diff --git a/app/controllers/api/base_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/base_controller.rb
index 56bf69c4021..2629ab782fc 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/base_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/base_controller.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ class Api::BaseController < ApplicationController
   include AccessTokenTrackingConcern
   include ApiCachingConcern
 
-  skip_before_action :store_current_location
   skip_before_action :require_functional!, unless: :whitelist_mode?
 
   before_action :require_authenticated_user!, if: :disallow_unauthenticated_api_access?
diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 5fec3bf1735..f966b18ab59 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   helper_method :sso_account_settings
   helper_method :whitelist_mode?
   helper_method :body_class_string
+  helper_method :skip_csrf_meta_tags?
 
   rescue_from ActionController::ParameterMissing, Paperclip::AdapterRegistry::NoHandlerError, with: :bad_request
   rescue_from Mastodon::NotPermittedError, with: :forbidden
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
     service_unavailable
   end
 
-  before_action :store_current_location, except: :raise_not_found, unless: :devise_controller?
+  before_action :store_referrer, except: :raise_not_found, if: :devise_controller?
   before_action :require_functional!, if: :user_signed_in?
 
   before_action :set_cache_control_defaults
@@ -57,14 +58,25 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
     !authorized_fetch_mode?
   end
 
-  def store_current_location
-    store_location_for(:user, request.url) unless [:json, :rss].include?(request.format&.to_sym)
+  def store_referrer
+    return if request.referer.blank?
+
+    redirect_uri = URI(request.referer)
+    return if redirect_uri.path.start_with?('/auth')
+
+    stored_url = redirect_uri.to_s if redirect_uri.host == request.host && redirect_uri.port == request.port
+
+    store_location_for(:user, stored_url)
   end
 
   def require_functional!
     redirect_to edit_user_registration_path unless current_user.functional?
   end
 
+  def skip_csrf_meta_tags?
+    false
+  end
+
   def after_sign_out_path_for(_resource_or_scope)
     if ENV['OMNIAUTH_ONLY'] == 'true' && ENV['OIDC_ENABLED'] == 'true'
       '/auth/auth/openid_connect/logout'
diff --git a/app/controllers/concerns/web_app_controller_concern.rb b/app/controllers/concerns/web_app_controller_concern.rb
index 7f2fbae78e2..6cd32a377c6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/concerns/web_app_controller_concern.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/concerns/web_app_controller_concern.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ module WebAppControllerConcern
     vary_by 'Accept, Accept-Language, Cookie'
   end
 
+  def skip_csrf_meta_tags?
+    current_user.nil?
+  end
+
   def set_app_body_class
     @body_classes = 'app-body'
   end
diff --git a/app/controllers/media_controller.rb b/app/controllers/media_controller.rb
index 133564ee7ef..99a3f3431de 100644
--- a/app/controllers/media_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/media_controller.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 class MediaController < ApplicationController
   include Authorization
 
-  skip_before_action :store_current_location
   skip_before_action :require_functional!, unless: :whitelist_mode?
 
   before_action :authenticate_user!, if: :whitelist_mode?
diff --git a/app/controllers/media_proxy_controller.rb b/app/controllers/media_proxy_controller.rb
index f29b69a24a4..1b5486c1226 100644
--- a/app/controllers/media_proxy_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/media_proxy_controller.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ class MediaProxyController < ApplicationController
   include Redisable
   include Lockable
 
-  skip_before_action :store_current_location
   skip_before_action :require_functional!
 
   before_action :authenticate_user!, if: :whitelist_mode?
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
index 7b9434d6f3c..3fa5fef09b1 100755
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     = stylesheet_pack_tag current_theme, media: 'all', crossorigin: 'anonymous'
     = javascript_pack_tag 'common', crossorigin: 'anonymous'
     = javascript_pack_tag "locale_#{I18n.locale}", crossorigin: 'anonymous'
-    = csrf_meta_tags
+    = csrf_meta_tags unless skip_csrf_meta_tags?
     %meta{ name: 'style-nonce', content: request.content_security_policy_nonce }
 
     = stylesheet_link_tag '/inert.css', skip_pipeline: true, media: 'all', id: 'inert-style'
diff --git a/spec/controllers/application_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/application_controller_spec.rb
index bc6c6c0c5e5..c4710f34956 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/application_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/application_controller_spec.rb
@@ -132,25 +132,6 @@ describe ApplicationController, type: :controller do
     include_examples 'respond_with_error', 422
   end
 
-  describe 'before_action :store_current_location' do
-    it 'stores location for user if it is not devise controller' do
-      routes.draw { get 'success' => 'anonymous#success' }
-      get 'success'
-      expect(controller.stored_location_for(:user)).to eq '/success'
-    end
-
-    context do
-      controller Devise::SessionsController do
-      end
-
-      it 'does not store location for user if it is devise controller' do
-        @request.env['devise.mapping'] = Devise.mappings[:user]
-        get 'create'
-        expect(controller.stored_location_for(:user)).to be_nil
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
   describe 'before_action :check_suspension' do
     before do
       routes.draw { get 'success' => 'anonymous#success' }
diff --git a/spec/requests/anonymous_cookies_spec.rb b/spec/requests/anonymous_cookies_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..427f54e449c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/requests/anonymous_cookies_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+context 'when visited anonymously' do
+  around do |example|
+    old = ActionController::Base.allow_forgery_protection
+    ActionController::Base.allow_forgery_protection = true
+
+    example.run
+
+    ActionController::Base.allow_forgery_protection = old
+  end
+
+  describe 'account pages' do
+    it 'do not set cookies' do
+      alice = Fabricate(:account, username: 'alice', display_name: 'Alice')
+      _status = Fabricate(:status, account: alice, text: 'Hello World')
+
+      get '/@alice'
+
+      expect(response.cookies).to be_empty
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'status pages' do
+    it 'do not set cookies' do
+      alice = Fabricate(:account, username: 'alice', display_name: 'Alice')
+      status = Fabricate(:status, account: alice, text: 'Hello World')
+
+      get short_account_status_url(alice, status)
+
+      expect(response.cookies).to be_empty
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'the /about page' do
+    it 'does not set cookies' do
+      get '/about'
+
+      expect(response.cookies).to be_empty
+    end
+  end
+end