diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/jboss/seam/faces/view/config/RestrictAtPhase.java b/api/src/main/java/org/jboss/seam/faces/view/config/RestrictAtPhase.java
index b2185a2..1c6bea3 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/org/jboss/seam/faces/view/config/RestrictAtPhase.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/jboss/seam/faces/view/config/RestrictAtPhase.java
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
 @Documented
 public @interface RestrictAtPhase
 {
-   public static PhaseIdType RESTRICT_INITIAL_DEFAULT = PhaseIdType.RENDER_RESPONSE;
-   public static PhaseIdType RESTRICT_POSTBACK_DEFAULT = PhaseIdType.INVOKE_APPLICATION;
-   
-   public PhaseIdType initial() default PhaseIdType.RENDER_RESPONSE;
+   public PhaseIdType initial() default PhaseIdType.RENDER_RESPONSE; // also stored as a static in ViewConfigSecurityEnforcer (impl)
    public PhaseIdType postback() default PhaseIdType.INVOKE_APPLICATION;
 }
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/jboss/seam/faces/view/config/RestrictAtPhaseDefault.java b/api/src/main/java/org/jboss/seam/faces/view/config/RestrictAtPhaseDefault.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..840caf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/jboss/seam/faces/view/config/RestrictAtPhaseDefault.java
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * To change this template, choose Tools | Templates
+ * and open the template in the editor.
+ */
+
+package org.jboss.seam.faces.view.config;
+
+import org.jboss.seam.faces.event.PhaseIdType;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author bleathem
+ */
+public class RestrictAtPhaseDefault
+{
+   public static final PhaseIdType RESTRICT_INITIAL_DEFAULT;
+   public static final PhaseIdType RESTRICT_POSTBACK_DEFAULT;
+   
+   static {
+       try {
+            RESTRICT_INITIAL_DEFAULT = (PhaseIdType) RestrictAtPhase.class.getMethod("initial").getDefaultValue();
+            RESTRICT_POSTBACK_DEFAULT = (PhaseIdType) RestrictAtPhase.class.getMethod("postback").getDefaultValue();
+        } catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Error initialising values", ex);
+        } catch (SecurityException ex) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Error initialising values", ex);
+        }
+   }
+}
diff --git a/impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/seam/faces/view/config/ViewConfigSecurityEnforcer.java b/impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/seam/faces/view/config/ViewConfigSecurityEnforcer.java
index 5e9743f..901293d 100644
--- a/impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/seam/faces/view/config/ViewConfigSecurityEnforcer.java
+++ b/impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/seam/faces/view/config/ViewConfigSecurityEnforcer.java
@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
 package org.jboss.seam.faces.view.config;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
 import javax.enterprise.event.Event;
 import javax.enterprise.event.Observes;
+import javax.faces.FacesException;
+import javax.faces.application.NavigationHandler;
 import javax.faces.component.UIViewRoot;
+import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
 import javax.faces.event.AbortProcessingException;
 import javax.faces.event.PhaseEvent;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
+import javax.security.auth.login.LoginException;
+import javax.servlet.ServletContext;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
 import org.jboss.logging.Logger;
 import org.jboss.seam.faces.event.PhaseIdType;
@@ -37,33 +45,30 @@ public class ViewConfigSecurityEnforcer
    public void observeRenderResponse(@Observes @Before @RenderResponse PhaseEvent event)
    {
       log.info("Before Render Response event");
-      UIViewRoot viewRoot = (UIViewRoot) event.getFacesContext().getViewRoot();
-      
-      if (isRestrictPhase(PhaseIdType.RENDER_RESPONSE, viewRoot.getViewId(), event.getFacesContext().isPostback()))
-      {
-         enforce(viewRoot);
-      }
+      performObservation(event, PhaseIdType.RENDER_RESPONSE);
     }
    
    public void observeInvokeApplication(@Observes @Before @InvokeApplication PhaseEvent event)
    {
       log.info("Before Render Response event");
-      UIViewRoot viewRoot = (UIViewRoot) event.getFacesContext().getViewRoot();
-      if (isRestrictPhase(PhaseIdType.INVOKE_APPLICATION, viewRoot.getViewId(), event.getFacesContext().isPostback()))
-      {
-         enforce(viewRoot);
-      }
+      performObservation(event, PhaseIdType.INVOKE_APPLICATION);
     }
    
    public void observeRestoreView(@Observes @After @RestoreView PhaseEvent event)
    {
       log.info("After Restore View event");
-      UIViewRoot viewRoot = (UIViewRoot) event.getFacesContext().getViewRoot();
-      if (isRestrictPhase(PhaseIdType.RESTORE_VIEW, viewRoot.getViewId(), event.getFacesContext().isPostback()))
+      performObservation(event, PhaseIdType.RESTORE_VIEW);
+    }
+   
+   private void performObservation(PhaseEvent event, PhaseIdType phaseIdType)
+   {
+       UIViewRoot viewRoot = (UIViewRoot) event.getFacesContext().getViewRoot();
+      if (isRestrictPhase(phaseIdType, viewRoot.getViewId(), event.getFacesContext().isPostback()))
       {
-         enforce(viewRoot);
+         log.infof("Enforcing on phase %s", phaseIdType);
+         enforce(event.getFacesContext(), viewRoot);
       }
-    }
+   }
    
    public boolean isRestrictPhase(PhaseIdType currentPhase, String viewId,  boolean isPostback)
    {
@@ -71,16 +76,16 @@ public boolean isRestrictPhase(PhaseIdType currentPhase, String viewId,  boolean
       PhaseIdType restrictAtPhaseType = null;
       if (restrictAtPhase != null)
       {
-         restrictAtPhaseType = isPostback ? restrictAtPhase.postback() : RestrictAtPhase.RESTRICT_INITIAL_DEFAULT;
+         restrictAtPhaseType = isPostback ? restrictAtPhase.postback() : restrictAtPhase.initial();
       }
       if (restrictAtPhaseType == null)
       {
-         restrictAtPhaseType = isPostback ? RestrictAtPhase.RESTRICT_POSTBACK_DEFAULT : RestrictAtPhase.RESTRICT_INITIAL_DEFAULT;
+         restrictAtPhaseType = isPostback ? RestrictAtPhaseDefault.RESTRICT_POSTBACK_DEFAULT : RestrictAtPhaseDefault.RESTRICT_INITIAL_DEFAULT;
       }
       return restrictAtPhaseType.equals(currentPhase);
    }
    
-   private void enforce(UIViewRoot viewRoot)
+   private void enforce(FacesContext facesContext, UIViewRoot viewRoot)
    {
       List<? extends Annotation> annotations = viewConfigStore.getAllQualifierData(viewRoot.getViewId(), SecurityBindingType.class);
       if (annotations == null || annotations.isEmpty())
@@ -92,8 +97,25 @@ private void enforce(UIViewRoot viewRoot)
       securityCheckEvent.fire(securityEvent);
       if (! securityEvent.isAuthorized())
       {
-         throw new AbortProcessingException("Access denied");
+         LoginView loginView = viewConfigStore.getAnnotationData(viewRoot.getViewId(), LoginView.class);
+         if (loginView == null || loginView.value() == null || loginView.value().isEmpty())
+         {
+             facesContext.getExternalContext().setResponseStatus(401);
+             HttpServletResponse response = (HttpServletResponse) facesContext.getExternalContext().getResponse();
+                try {
+                    response.sendError(401);
+                } catch (IOException ex) {
+                    throw new FacesException("Error writing to HttpServlerResponse", ex);
+                }
+                facesContext.responseComplete();
+             return;
+         }
+         String loginViewId = loginView.value();
+         NavigationHandler navHandler = facesContext.getApplication().getNavigationHandler();
+         navHandler.handleNavigation(facesContext, "", loginViewId);
+         facesContext.renderResponse();
+         return;
       }
-      log.info("Access allowed");
+      log.info("Access granted");
    }
 }