diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6d8f6ef..4255517 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -85,6 +85,21 @@ Here is a list of known issues and things this plugin has not been tested with:
 
 * `status` - Either "1" if successful, or "0" otherwise. If 0, then "message" will contain helpful debug information to indicate what might have happened.
 * `message` - A simple text message returned by the system to indicate what happened as a result of trying to login. 
+* `session_key` - The session id of the new login session.
+* `user` - Session state data, same info that get stored in default MT cookie:
+  * `sid` - session id
+  * `name` - display name
+  * `url` - user URL
+  * `email - user's email
+  * `userpic` - url to user's userpic image
+  * `is_authenticated` - boolean
+  * `is_author` - boolean
+  * `is_trusted` - boolean
+  * `is_anonymous` - boolean
+  * `can_post` - boolean
+  * `can_comment` - boolean
+  * `is_banned` - boolean
+   
 
 ## Status Messages
 
diff --git a/plugins/AJAXLogin/lib/AJAXLogin/Plugin.pm b/plugins/AJAXLogin/lib/AJAXLogin/Plugin.pm
index e77ff50..f724df8 100644
--- a/plugins/AJAXLogin/lib/AJAXLogin/Plugin.pm
+++ b/plugins/AJAXLogin/lib/AJAXLogin/Plugin.pm
@@ -69,9 +69,12 @@ sub ajax_login {
         }
         MT::Auth->new_login( $app, $commenter );
         if ( $app->_check_commenter_author( $commenter, $blog_id ) ) {
-            $app->make_commenter_session($commenter);
+            my $session_key = $app->make_commenter_session($commenter);
+            my $session_state = session_state($session_key, $commenter, $blog, $blog_id);
             return _send_json_response( $app,
-                { status => 1, message => "session created" } );
+                { status => 1, message => "session created",
+                  session_key => $session_key,
+                  user => $session_state } );
 
             #return $app->redirect_to_target;
         }
@@ -112,6 +115,63 @@ sub ajax_login {
 
 }
 
+#modified from MT::App::session_state
+sub session_state {
+    my ( $session_key, $commenter, $blog, $blog_id ) = @_;
+    my $c;
+    
+    if ( $session_key && $commenter ) {
+        $c = {
+            sid     => $session_key,
+            name    => $commenter->nickname || '(Display Name not set)',
+            url     => $commenter->url,
+            email   => $commenter->email,
+            userpic => scalar $commenter->userpic_url,
+            profile => "",                              # profile link url
+            is_authenticated => 1,
+            is_author =>
+                ( $commenter->type == MT::Author::AUTHOR() ? 1 : 0 ),
+            is_trusted       => 0,
+            is_anonymous     => 0,
+            can_post         => 0,
+            can_comment      => 0,
+            is_banned        => 0,
+        };
+        if ( $blog_id && $blog ) {
+            my $blog_perms = $commenter->blog_perm($blog_id);
+            my $banned = $commenter->is_banned($blog_id) ? 1 : 0;
+            $banned = 0 if $blog_perms && $blog_perms->can_administer;
+            $banned ||= 1 if $commenter->status == MT::Author::BANNED();
+            $c->{is_banned} = $banned;
+
+            # FIXME: These may not be accurate in 'SingleCommunity' mode...
+            my $can_comment = $banned ? 0 : 1;
+            $can_comment = 0
+                unless $blog->allow_unreg_comments
+                    || $blog->allow_reg_comments;
+            $c->{can_comment} = $can_comment;
+            $c->{can_post}
+                = ( $blog_perms && $blog_perms->can_create_post ) ? 1 : 0;
+            $c->{is_trusted} =
+                ( $commenter->is_trusted($blog_id) ? 1 : 0 ),
+        }
+    }
+
+    unless ($c) {
+        my $can_comment = $blog && $blog->allow_anon_comments ? 1 : 0;
+        $c = {
+            is_authenticated => 0,
+            is_trusted       => 0,
+            is_anonymous     => 1,
+            can_post         => 0,            # no anonymous posts
+            can_comment      => $can_comment,
+            is_banned        => 0,
+        };
+    }
+
+    return $c;
+}
+
 sub _send_json_response {
     my ( $app, $result ) = @_;
     require JSON;
@@ -123,4 +183,4 @@ sub _send_json_response {
 }
 
 1;
-__END__
+__END__
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