diff --git a/assets/scripts/app/auth.coffee b/assets/scripts/app/auth.coffee
index b025f4fa..472df011 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/app/auth.coffee
+++ b/assets/scripts/app/auth.coffee
@@ -20,13 +20,16 @@
     Travis.__container__.lookup('controller:currentUser').set('content', null)
     Travis.__container__.lookup('router:main').send('afterSignOut')
 
-  signIn: ->
-    @set('state', 'signing-in')
-    url = "#{@endpoint}/auth/post_message?origin=#{@receivingEnd}"
-    $('<iframe id="auth-frame" />').hide().appendTo('body').attr('src', url)
+  signIn: (data) ->
+    if data
+      @autoSignIn(data)
+    else
+      @set('state', 'signing-in')
+      url = "#{@endpoint}/auth/post_message?origin=#{@receivingEnd}"
+      $('<iframe id="auth-frame" />').hide().appendTo('body').attr('src', url)
 
-  autoSignIn: ->
-    data = @userDataFrom(Travis.sessionStorage) || @userDataFrom(Travis.storage)
+  autoSignIn: (data) ->
+    data ||= @userDataFrom(Travis.sessionStorage) || @userDataFrom(Travis.storage)
     @setData(data) if data
 
   userDataFrom: (storage) ->
diff --git a/assets/scripts/app/controllers/repos.coffee b/assets/scripts/app/controllers/repos.coffee
index e03d98e0..6e47eb73 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/app/controllers/repos.coffee
+++ b/assets/scripts/app/controllers/repos.coffee
@@ -1,7 +1,20 @@
 require 'travis/limited_array'
 
 Travis.ReposController = Ember.ArrayController.extend
-  defaultTab: 'owned'
+  defaultTab: ( ->
+    if @get('currentUser.id')
+      'owned'
+    else
+      'recent'
+  ).property('currentUser')
+
+  currentUserIdDidChange: (->
+    if @get('currentUser.id')
+      @activate('owned')
+    else if @get('tab') == 'owned'
+      @activate('recent')
+  ).observes('currentUser.id')
+
   isLoadedBinding: 'content.isLoaded'
   needs: ['currentUser', 'repo']
   currentUserBinding: 'controllers.currentUser'
@@ -34,7 +47,7 @@ Travis.ReposController = Ember.ArrayController.extend
     Ember.run.later(@updateTimes.bind(this), Travis.INTERVALS.updateTimes)
 
   activate: (tab, params) ->
-    tab ||= @defaultTab
+    tab ||= @get('defaultTab')
     @set('tab', tab)
     this["view#{$.camelize(tab)}"](params)
 
diff --git a/assets/scripts/app/views/repo/show.coffee b/assets/scripts/app/views/repo/show.coffee
index b0eec1a6..3b22fb86 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/app/views/repo/show.coffee
+++ b/assets/scripts/app/views/repo/show.coffee
@@ -10,6 +10,20 @@ Travis.reopen
       @get('repos.isLoaded') && @get('repos.length') == 0
     ).property('repos.isLoaded', 'repos.length')
 
+    repoIsLoadedDidChange: (->
+      # Ember does not automatically rerender outlets and sometimes 'pane' outlet
+      # in repos/show.hbs is empty when view is rerendered without routing
+      # taking place. Try to render the default outlet in such case
+      # TODO: look into fixing it in more general way
+      pane = Ember.get('_outlets.pane')
+      if @get('controller.repo.isLoaded') && @state == 'inDOM' &&
+         @get('controller.tab') == 'current' && (!pane || pane.state == 'destroyed')
+        view = @get('controller.container').lookup('view:build')
+        view.set('controller', @get('controller.container').lookup('controller:build'))
+        Ember.run.next =>
+          @connectOutlet('pane',  view)
+    ).observes('controller.repo.isLoaded')
+
   ReposEmptyView: Travis.View.extend
     template: ''
 
diff --git a/assets/scripts/spec/my_repos_spec.coffee b/assets/scripts/spec/my_repos_spec.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..21afcd25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/scripts/spec/my_repos_spec.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+describe 'my repos tab', ->
+  describe 'when user is signed in', ->
+    beforeEach ->
+      app '/', user: true
+      waitFor myReposRendered, 'my repositories'
+      runs ->
+        waitFor buildRendered, 'build view'
+
+    it 'is active', ->
+      listsRepos [
+        { slug: 'travis-ci/travis-core',   build: { number: 1, url: '/travis-ci/travis-core/builds/1',   duration: '30 sec', finishedAt: '3 minutes ago' } }
+        { slug: 'travis-ci/travis-hub',    build: { number: 4, url: '/travis-ci/travis-hub/builds/4',    duration: '1 min', finishedAt: '-' } }
+      ]
+
+      displaysRepository
+        href: 'http://github.com/travis-ci/travis-core'
+
+      displaysSummary
+        type: 'build'
+        id: 1
+        repo: 'travis-ci/travis-core'
+        commit: '1234567'
+        branch: 'master'
+        compare: '0123456..1234567'
+        finishedAt: '3 minutes ago'
+        duration: '30 sec'
+        message: 'commit message 1'
+
+  describe 'when user is not signed in', ->
+    beforeEach ->
+      app '/'
+      waitFor reposRendered, 'repositories list'
+      runs ->
+        waitFor buildRendered, 'build view'
+
+    it 'is activated when user signs in', ->
+      listsRepos [
+        { slug: 'travis-ci/travis-hub',    build: { number: 4, url: '/travis-ci/travis-hub/builds/4',    duration: '1 min', finishedAt: '-' } }
+        { slug: 'travis-ci/travis-core',   build: { number: 1, url: '/travis-ci/travis-core/builds/1',   duration: '30 sec', finishedAt: '3 minutes ago' } }
+        { slug: 'travis-ci/travis-assets', build: { number: 3, url: '/travis-ci/travis-assets/builds/3', duration: '30 sec', finishedAt: 'a day ago' } }
+      ]
+
+      signInUser()
+
+      waitFor myReposRendered, 'my repositories'
+      runs ->
+        waitFor buildRendered, 'build view'
+        runs ->
+          listsRepos [
+            { slug: 'travis-ci/travis-core',   build: { number: 1, url: '/travis-ci/travis-core/builds/1',   duration: '30 sec', finishedAt: '3 minutes ago' } }
+            { slug: 'travis-ci/travis-hub',    build: { number: 4, url: '/travis-ci/travis-hub/builds/4',    duration: '1 min', finishedAt: '-' } }
+          ]
diff --git a/assets/scripts/spec/spec_helper.coffee b/assets/scripts/spec/spec_helper.coffee
index 88070108..5714a045 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/spec/spec_helper.coffee
+++ b/assets/scripts/spec/spec_helper.coffee
@@ -1,12 +1,26 @@
 minispade.require 'app'
 
-@app = (url) ->
+@signInUser = ->
+  # for now let's just use harcoded data to log in the user,
+  # we may extend it in the future to pass specific user data
+  Travis.auth.signIn
+    user:
+      id: 1
+      email: 'tyrion@example.org'
+      login: 'tyrion'
+      token: 'abcdef'
+    token: 'abcdef'
+
+@app = (url, options = {}) ->
   # TODO: this should wait till app is initialized, not some
   #       arbitrary amount of time
   waits(50)
   runs ->
     Travis.reset()
     Travis.auth.signOut()
+
+    if options.user
+      signInUser()
     url = "/#{url}" unless url.match /^\//
     Travis.__container__.lookup('router:main').handleURL(url)
 
diff --git a/assets/scripts/spec/support/conditions.coffee b/assets/scripts/spec/support/conditions.coffee
index 3a2250a8..66188ae2 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/spec/support/conditions.coffee
+++ b/assets/scripts/spec/support/conditions.coffee
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   -> $(selector).text().trim() == text
 
 @reposRendered   = notEmpty('#repos li.selected')
+@myReposRendered = -> notEmpty('#repos li.selected')() && $('#left #tab_owned').hasClass('active')
 @buildRendered   = notEmpty('#summary .number')
 @buildsRendered  = notEmpty('#builds .number')
 @jobRendered     = notEmpty('#summary .number')
diff --git a/assets/scripts/spec/support/mocks.coffee b/assets/scripts/spec/support/mocks.coffee
index ea256dab..d74bd61f 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/spec/support/mocks.coffee
+++ b/assets/scripts/spec/support/mocks.coffee
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ repos = [
   { id: '3', owner: 'travis-ci', name: 'travis-hub',    slug: 'travis-ci/travis-hub',    build_ids: [4],    last_build_id: 4, last_build_number: 4, last_build_result: undefined, last_build_duration: undefined, last_build_started_at: '2012-07-02T00:02:00Z', last_build_finished_at: undefined, description: 'Description of travis-hub'},
 ]
 
+reposByName = (name) ->
+  # this is hardcoded as well as user is hardcoded in app() helper,
+  # please make it more flexible if needed
+  if name == 'tyrion'
+    [repos[0], repos[2]]
+  else
+    []
+
 builds = [
   { id: '1', repository_id: '1', commit_id: 1, job_ids: [1, 2, 3], number: 1, pull_request: false, config: { rvm: ['rbx', '1.9.3', 'jruby'] }, duration: 30, started_at: '2012-07-02T00:00:00Z', finished_at: '2012-07-02T00:00:30Z', state: 'passed' },
   { id: '2', repository_id: '1', commit_id: 2, job_ids: [4],       number: 2, pull_request: false, config: { rvm: ['rbx'] } },
@@ -70,8 +78,11 @@ $.mockjax
       this.responseText = { repos: [$.detect(repos, (repository) -> repository.slug == slug)] }
     else if search = settings.data.search
       this.responseText = { repos: $.select(repos, (repository) -> repository.slug.indexOf(search) > -1).toArray() }
+    else if settings.data.member
+      this.responseText = { repos: reposByName(settings.data.member) }
     else
-      raise "don't know this ditty"
+      console.log settings.data
+      throw 'unknown params for repos'
 
 for repository in repos
   $.mockjax
diff --git a/assets/styles/left.sass b/assets/styles/left.sass
index 705bb384..c9a6c515 100644
--- a/assets/styles/left.sass
+++ b/assets/styles/left.sass
@@ -17,14 +17,6 @@
       @include border-radius(4px)
       background: $color-bg-input inline-image('ui/search.png') no-repeat right 8px
 
-  .tabs
-    #tab_owned
-      display: none
-
-  .tabs
-    #tab_owned.display
-      display: inline-block
-
   .toggle-info
     margin: 8px 20px 0 20px
     display: inline-block
diff --git a/assets/styles/tabs.sass b/assets/styles/tabs.sass
index 19baa134..01b6c50b 100644
--- a/assets/styles/tabs.sass
+++ b/assets/styles/tabs.sass
@@ -34,14 +34,19 @@
 
 #left
   .tabs
+    padding-left: 20px
     margin-top: -29px
 
-    li:first-child
-      margin-left: 20px
-
   #tab_search:not(.active)
     display: none
 
+  #tab_owned
+    display: none
+  #tab_owned.display
+    display: inline-block
+
+
+
 #main
   .tabs
     margin-top: 35px