diff --git a/rest_auth/tests/mixins.py b/rest_auth/tests/mixins.py
index 30b3d58..0972a87 100644
--- a/rest_auth/tests/mixins.py
+++ b/rest_auth/tests/mixins.py
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ class TestsMixin(object):
         self.fb_connect_url = reverse('fb_connect')
         self.tw_connect_url = reverse('tw_connect')
         self.social_account_list_url = reverse('social_account_list')
+        self.signal_sent = False
 
     def _login(self):
         payload = {
diff --git a/rest_auth/tests/test_api.py b/rest_auth/tests/test_api.py
index 9c5fd9e..5522e6f 100644
--- a/rest_auth/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/rest_auth/tests/test_api.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from django.test import TestCase, override_settings
-from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
+from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model, user_logged_in
 from django.core import mail
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.utils.encoding import force_text
@@ -66,13 +66,15 @@ class APIBasicTests(TestsMixin, TestCase):
         result['token'] = default_token_generator.make_token(user)
         return result
 
+    def on_login(self, sender, **kwargs):
+        self.signal_sent = True
+
     @override_settings(ACCOUNT_AUTHENTICATION_METHOD=account_app_settings.AuthenticationMethod.EMAIL)
     def test_login_failed_email_validation(self):
         payload = {
             "email": '',
             "password": self.PASS
         }
-
         resp = self.post(self.login_url, data=payload, status_code=400)
         self.assertEqual(resp.json['non_field_errors'][0], u'Must include "email" and "password".')
 
@@ -105,11 +107,15 @@ class APIBasicTests(TestsMixin, TestCase):
 
         self.post(self.password_change_url, status_code=403)
 
+        # connect to user logged in
+        user_logged_in.connect(self.on_login)
+
         # create user
         user = get_user_model().objects.create_user(self.USERNAME, '', self.PASS)
 
         self.post(self.login_url, data=payload, status_code=200)
         self.assertEqual('key' in self.response.json.keys(), True)
+        self.assertTrue(self.signal_sent)
         self.token = self.response.json['key']
 
         self.post(self.password_change_url, status_code=400)
diff --git a/rest_auth/views.py b/rest_auth/views.py
index 8efcdd5..a1a69c7 100644
--- a/rest_auth/views.py
+++ b/rest_auth/views.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from django.contrib.auth import (
     login as django_login,
-    logout as django_logout
-)
+    logout as django_logout,
+    user_logged_in)
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
 from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ class LoginView(GenericAPIView):
 
         if getattr(settings, 'REST_SESSION_LOGIN', True):
             self.process_login()
+        else:
+            '''
+            Send user logged in because it's only send on django_login but if REST_SESSION_LOGIN is disable it
+            is not going to be sent
+            '''
+            user_logged_in.send(sender=self.user.__class__, request=self.request, user=self.user)
 
     def get_response(self):
         serializer_class = self.get_response_serializer()