diff --git a/frontend/.env.dist b/frontend/.env.dist
index 8d4025a5d..80dafb7f9 100644
--- a/frontend/.env.dist
+++ b/frontend/.env.dist
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 GRAPHQL_URI=http://localhost:4000/graphql
 DEFAULT_PUBLISHER_ID=2896
-//BUILD_COMMIT=0000000
\ No newline at end of file
+#BUILD_COMMIT=0000000
+ADMIN_AUTH_URL=http://localhost/admin/authenticate?token=$1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/SidebarPlugin/SideBar.vue b/frontend/src/components/SidebarPlugin/SideBar.vue
index c33c132b0..d8b26318f 100755
--- a/frontend/src/components/SidebarPlugin/SideBar.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/SidebarPlugin/SideBar.vue
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
           <slot name="links"></slot>
         </ul>
         <hr class="my-2" />
+
         <ul class="navbar-nav ml-3">
           <li class="nav-item">
             <a :href="getElopageLink()" class="nav-link" target="_blank">
@@ -54,6 +55,14 @@
           </li>
         </ul>
 
+        <ul class="navbar-nav ml-3" v-if="this.$store.state.isAdmin">
+          <li class="nav-item">
+            <a class="nav-link ponter" @click="admin">
+              {{ $t('admin_area') }}
+            </a>
+          </li>
+        </ul>
+
         <ul class="navbar-nav ml-3">
           <li class="nav-item">
             <a class="nav-link pointer" @click="logout">
@@ -112,6 +121,10 @@ export default {
     logout() {
       this.$emit('logout')
     },
+    admin() {
+      window.location = CONFIG.ADMIN_AUTH_URL.replace('$1',this.$store.state.token)
+      this.$store.dispatch('logout') // logout without redirect
+    },
     getElopageLink() {
       const pId = this.$store.state.publisherId
         ? this.$store.state.publisherId
diff --git a/frontend/src/config/index.js b/frontend/src/config/index.js
index 1f1819c62..6c7c49013 100644
--- a/frontend/src/config/index.js
+++ b/frontend/src/config/index.js
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ const environment = {
   DEFAULT_PUBLISHER_ID: process.env.DEFAULT_PUBLISHER_ID || 2896,
 }
 
-const server = {
+const endpoints = {
   GRAPHQL_URI: process.env.GRAPHQL_URI || 'http://localhost:4000/graphql',
+  ADMIN_AUTH_URL: process.env.ADMIN_AUTH_URL || 'http://localhost/admin/authenticate?token=$1'
 }
 
 const options = {}
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ const options = {}
 const CONFIG = {
   ...version,
   ...environment,
-  ...server,
+  ...endpoints,
   ...options,
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/store/store.js b/frontend/src/store/store.js
index 6a229c161..1173a8685 100644
--- a/frontend/src/store/store.js
+++ b/frontend/src/store/store.js
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ export const store = new Vuex.Store({
     username: '',
     description: '',
     token: null,
+    isAdmin: true, // TODO implement this properly
     coinanimation: true,
     newsletterState: null,
     community: {