diff --git a/jetpack-start.php b/jetpack-start.php
index bac0fce..51befde 100644
--- a/jetpack-start.php
+++ b/jetpack-start.php
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 
 define( 'JETPACK_START_BASE_DIR', dirname( __FILE__ ) );
 define( 'JETPACK_START_BASE_URL', plugins_url( 'jetpack-start', dirname( __FILE__ ) ) );
+define( 'JETPACK_STEP_AUTO_REDIRECT', true );
+define( 'JETPACK_STEP_AUTO_REDIRECT_SRC', 'custom_src' );
+
 
 function jps_start() {
 	if (current_user_can_for_blog( get_current_blog_id(), 'switch_themes' ) ) {
diff --git a/js/jetpack-start.js b/js/jetpack-start.js
index b726cb8..a35cee0 100644
--- a/js/jetpack-start.js
+++ b/js/jetpack-start.js
@@ -65,8 +65,9 @@ var jetpackStartWizard = new ( Backbone.View.extend({
 	},
 
 	render: function() {
-		this.clear();
 		var currentStepView = this.currentStep().getView();
+		currentStepView.beforeRender();
+		this.clear();
 		jQuery( 'body' ).append( currentStepView.render().delegateEvents().el );
 		currentStepView.afterRender();
 		this.renderProgress();
@@ -112,6 +113,8 @@ var JetpackStartStepView = Backbone.View.extend({
 		return this;
 	},
 
+	beforeRender: function() {},
+
 	afterRender: function() {},
 
 	goToNextStep: function( event ) {
diff --git a/steps/connect-jetpack.php b/steps/connect-jetpack.php
index 2cbb497..049d6f0 100644
--- a/steps/connect-jetpack.php
+++ b/steps/connect-jetpack.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 // Get out of the middle of the Jetpack - Wordpress.com handshake.
 if (  isset( $_GET['page'] ) && $_GET['page'] == 'jetpack' && isset( $_GET['action'] ) && ( $_GET['action'] == 'register' || $_GET['action'] == 'authorize' ) ) {
 	add_filter( 'jetpack_start_render_wizard', '__return_false' );
+	set_transient( 'jetpack_tried_to_connect', true, HOUR_IN_SECONDS );
 }
 
 class Jetpack_Start_Step_connect_jetpack extends Jetpack_Start_Step {
@@ -18,7 +19,4 @@ function __construct() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	function get_jetpack() {
-		return Jetpack::init();
-	}
 }
diff --git a/views/steps/connect-jetpack.php b/views/steps/connect-jetpack.php
index ee31fa9..51e8926 100644
--- a/views/steps/connect-jetpack.php
+++ b/views/steps/connect-jetpack.php
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <script type="text/template" id="connect_jetpack_template">
+<?php if ( ! defined( 'JETPACK_STEP_AUTO_REDIRECT' ) || get_transient( 'jetpack_tried_to_connect' ) ) : ?>
 <div class="jetpack-hero">
 	<?php if ( ! empty( $step->label ) ) : ?>
 	<h1 class="jetpack-hero__title"><?php echo esc_html( $step->label ); ?></h1>
@@ -20,14 +21,14 @@
 	<div class="jetpack-hero__info">
 		<p class="step-description"><?php _e( 'Jetpack supercharges your self‑hosted WordPress site with the awesome cloud power of WordPress.com at no additional cost.', 'jetpack-start' ) ?></p>
 		<div class="jetpack-box">
-			<?php $connected = false; ?>
-				<a class="button--primary" href="<?php echo $step->get_jetpack()->build_connect_url() ?>" class="jetpack-link" target="_top"><?php echo  __( 'Connect to WordPress.com', 'jetpack-start' );  ?></a>
-				<div class="skip">
-					<?php printf( __( ' or, <a href="%s" class="next">skip this step</a>', 'jetpack-start' ), home_url() ); ?>
-				</div>
+			<a class="button--primary" href="<?php echo Jetpack::init()->build_connect_url() ?>" class="jetpack-link" target="_top"><?php echo  __( 'Connect to WordPress.com', 'jetpack-start' );  ?></a>
+			<div class="skip">
+				<?php printf( __( ' or, <a href="%s" class="next">skip this step</a>', 'jetpack-start' ), home_url() ); ?>
+			</div>
 		</div>
 	</div>
 </div>
+<?php endif	?>
 </script>
 
 <script>
@@ -37,7 +38,14 @@
 
 			events: {
 				"click a.next": "goToNextStep"
+			},
+
+			<?php if ( defined( 'JETPACK_STEP_AUTO_REDIRECT' ) && false === get_transient( 'jetpack_tried_to_connect' ) ) : ?>
+			beforeRender: function() {
+				window.location = '<?php echo add_query_arg( 'src', JETPACK_STEP_AUTO_REDIRECT_SRC, Jetpack::init()->build_connect_url( true ) ); ?>';
+				StepView.template_id = '#waiting-redirect';
 			}
+			<?php endif	?>
 
 		});
 
@@ -46,9 +54,8 @@
 				view: StepView,
 				slug: '<?php echo $step->slug; ?>',
 				sort: '<?php echo $step->sort; ?>',
-				connected: <?php echo $step->get_jetpack()->is_active() ? 'true' : 'false'; ?>,
 				conditional_display: function( step ) {
-					return ! step.get( 'connected' );
+					return <?php echo ( ! Jetpack::init()->is_active() && false === get_transient( 'jetpack_tried_to_connect' ) ) ? 'true' : 'false'; ?>;
 				}
 			} )
 		);