diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/MWApi.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/MWApi.java
index 37a4d02e7..aef8b5cd0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/MWApi.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/MWApi.java
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ public class MWApi extends org.mediawiki.api.MWApi {
      * @param username String
      * @param password String
      * @return String On success: "PASS"
-     *                   failure: A failure message code (deifned by mediawiki)
+     *                   continue: "2FA" (More information required for 2FA)
+     *                   failure: A failure message code (defined by mediawiki)
      *                   misc:    genericerror-UI, genericerror-REDIRECT, genericerror-RESTART
      * @throws IOException On api request IO issue
      */
@@ -45,9 +46,14 @@ public class MWApi extends org.mediawiki.api.MWApi {
         if (status.equals("PASS")) {
             this.isLoggedIn = true;
             return status;
-
         } else if (status.equals("FAIL")) {
             return loginData.getString("/api/clientlogin/@messagecode");
+        } else if (
+                status.equals("UI")
+                && loginData.getString("/api/clientlogin/requests/_v/@id").equals("TOTPAuthenticationRequest")
+                && loginData.getString("/api/clientlogin/requests/_v/@provider").equals("Two-factor authentication (OATH).")
+                ) {
+            return "2FA";
         }
 
         // UI, REDIRECT, RESTART
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/auth/LoginActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/auth/LoginActivity.java
index b104eb2e2..6c3f6a389 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/auth/LoginActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/auth/LoginActivity.java
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ public class LoginActivity extends AccountAuthenticatorActivity {
                 } else if (result.toLowerCase().contains("userblocked".toLowerCase())) {
                     // Matches login-userblocked
                     response = R.string.login_failed_blocked;
+                } else if (result.equals("2FA")){
+                    response = R.string.login_failed_2fa_not_supported;
                 } else {
                     // Occurs with unhandled login failure codes
                     Timber.d("Login failed with reason: %s", result);
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index e741c211b..0414f98fa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
   <string name="login_failed_password">Unable to login - please check your password</string>
   <string name="login_failed_throttled">Too many unsuccessful attempts. Please try again in a few minutes.</string>
   <string name="login_failed_blocked">Sorry, this user has been blocked on Commons</string>
+  <string name="login_failed_2fa_not_supported">The app doesn\'t currently support 2 Factor Authentication.</string>
   <string name="login_failed_generic">Login failed</string>
   <string name="share_upload_button">Upload</string>
   <string name="multiple_share_base_title">Name this set</string>