diff --git a/src/microdot/login.py b/src/microdot/login.py
index aa894e9..53cdb5f 100644
--- a/src/microdot/login.py
+++ b/src/microdot/login.py
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ class Login:
         session['_user_id'] = user.id
         session['_fresh'] = True
         session.save()
+        request.g.current_user = user
 
         if remember:
             days = 30 if remember is True else int(remember)
@@ -104,9 +105,21 @@ class Login:
         session.pop('_user_id', None)
         session.pop('_fresh', None)
         session.save()
+        request.g.current_user = None
         if '_remember' in request.cookies:
             self._update_remember_cookie(request, 0)
 
+    async def get_current_user(self, request):
+        """Return the currently logged in user."""
+        if not hasattr(request.g, 'current_user'):
+            user_id = self._get_user_id_from_session(request)
+            if user_id:
+                request.g.current_user = await invoke_handler(
+                    self.user_loader_callback, user_id)
+            else:
+                request.g.current_user = None
+        return request.g.current_user
+
     def __call__(self, f):
         """Decorator to protect a route with authentication.
 
@@ -124,12 +137,8 @@ class Login:
 
         """
         async def wrapper(request, *args, **kwargs):
-            user_id = self._get_user_id_from_session(request)
-            if not user_id:
-                return await self._redirect_to_login(request)
-            request.g.current_user = await invoke_handler(
-                self.user_loader_callback, user_id)
-            if not request.g.current_user:
+            user = await self.get_current_user(request)
+            if not user:
                 return await self._redirect_to_login(request)
             return await invoke_handler(f, request, *args, **kwargs)
 
diff --git a/src/microdot/session.py b/src/microdot/session.py
index cbfb0a8..07de334 100644
--- a/src/microdot/session.py
+++ b/src/microdot/session.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class SessionDict(dict):
 
 
 class Session:
-    """
+    """Session handling
     :param app: The application instance.
     :param secret_key: The secret key, as a string or bytes object.
     :param cookie_options: A dictionary with cookie options to pass as
diff --git a/tests/test_login.py b/tests/test_login.py
index 3199b76..2f33059 100644
--- a/tests/test_login.py
+++ b/tests/test_login.py
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ class TestLogin(unittest.TestCase):
 
         @app.get('/')
         @login
-        def index(request):
+        async def index(request):
+            assert await login.get_current_user(request) == \
+                request.g.current_user
             return request.g.current_user.name
 
         @app.post('/login')
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 86fab3e..0b76f35 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ python =
 [testenv]
 commands=
     pip install -e .
-    pytest -p no:logging --cov=src --cov-config=.coveragerc --cov-branch --cov-report=term-missing --cov-report=xml tests
+    pytest -p no:logging --cov=src --cov-config=.coveragerc --cov-branch --cov-report=term-missing --cov-report=xml {posargs}
 deps=
     pytest
     pytest-cov