diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 1a46c7f1..f314d020 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.10.8
+0.10.9
diff --git a/core/contextprocessors.py b/core/contextprocessors.py
index 479e82ed..9ef6d9d4 100644
--- a/core/contextprocessors.py
+++ b/core/contextprocessors.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
 
 
 def globals(request):
@@ -17,3 +18,12 @@ def globals(request):
     ctx.update(request.globals)
 
     return ctx
+
+
+def auto_logged_out(request):
+    if hasattr(request, 'auto_logged_out') and request.auto_logged_out:
+        return {
+            'splash_message': _('For security reasons, you have been automatically logged out due to inactivity.')
+        }
+
+    return {}
diff --git a/core/middleware.py b/core/middleware.py
index 8040688e..d6792826 100644
--- a/core/middleware.py
+++ b/core/middleware.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def process_request(self, request):
                 last_visit = datetime.strptime(request.session['last_visit'], '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
                 if now - last_visit > timedelta(0, settings.AUTO_LOGOUT_DELAY * 60, 0):
                     auth.logout(request)
-                    return redirect('/accounts/logout?timeout=1')
+                    request.auto_logged_out = True
 
             request.session['last_visit'] = now.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
 
diff --git a/core/views.py b/core/views.py
index 7ae3e787..5d9642d7 100644
--- a/core/views.py
+++ b/core/views.py
@@ -332,10 +332,11 @@ def jsonize_issue(issue):
             'name': issue.name,
             'polity': issue.polity.slug,
             'polity_name': issue.polity.name,
-            'issue_num': '%d/%d' % (issue.issue_num, issue.issue_year),
+            'issue_num': ('%d/%d' % (issue.issue_num, issue.issue_year)) if issue.issue_num else None,
             'state': issue.issue_state(),
             'created': issue.created.strftime(dt_format),
             'ended': issue.deadline_votes.strftime(dt_format),
+            'archived': issue.archived,
         }
 
         # We only include this field if the issue has been processed because
diff --git a/issue/models.py b/issue/models.py
index 76442c1f..0c9ebfbe 100644
--- a/issue/models.py
+++ b/issue/models.py
@@ -9,13 +9,24 @@
 from django.utils import timezone
 
 
-class IssueManager(models.Manager):
-    def get_queryset(self):
-        return super(IssueManager, self).get_queryset().filter(archived=False)
-
+# A mixin for containing methods that need to be in both the queryset and the
+# manager. We need IssueManager.get_queryset to filter out archived issues
+# automatically, and since a corresponding default-queryset function does not
+# seem to exist in QuerySet, we cannot simply use IssueQuerySet.as_manager()
+# as is commonly recommended. Instead, this class is used as an extra
+# constructor for both IssueManager and IssueQuerySet.
+class IssueMixin():
     def recent(self):
         return self.filter(deadline_votes__gt=timezone.now() - timezone.timedelta(days=settings.RECENT_ISSUE_DAYS))
 
+class IssueManager(models.Manager, IssueMixin):
+    def get_queryset(self):
+        return IssueQuerySet(self.model, using=self._db).filter(archived=False)
+
+# Inherits from IssueMixin.
+class IssueQuerySet(models.QuerySet, IssueMixin):
+    pass
+
 
 class Issue(models.Model):
     objects = IssueManager()
diff --git a/wasa2il/settings.py b/wasa2il/settings.py
index 33000aa4..5257ebcc 100644
--- a/wasa2il/settings.py
+++ b/wasa2il/settings.py
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@
                 'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
                 'django.template.context_processors.request',
                 'core.contextprocessors.globals',
+                'core.contextprocessors.auto_logged_out',
                 'polity.contextprocessors.polities',
             ],
         },
diff --git a/wasa2il/templates/base.html b/wasa2il/templates/base.html
index a6522c69..b67e553d 100644
--- a/wasa2il/templates/base.html
+++ b/wasa2il/templates/base.html
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@
 
       {% block dialog %}{% endblock %}
 
+      {% include 'splash-message.html' %}
+
       <div id="content-wrapper">
         {% comment %}
           {% block breadcrumbs %}
diff --git a/wasa2il/templates/registration/logout.html b/wasa2il/templates/registration/logout.html
index 37a1552b..c38b29dc 100644
--- a/wasa2il/templates/registration/logout.html
+++ b/wasa2il/templates/registration/logout.html
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@
 
     <h1>{% trans "Logged out" %}</h1>
 
-    {% if request.GET.timeout %}
-        <p>{% trans 'For security reasons, you have been automatically logged out due to inactivity.' %}</p>
-    {% endif %}
-
     <p>{% trans "We hope you'll be back soon. It'd be fun!" %}</p>
 
     <a class="btn btn-primary" href="/accounts/login/">{% trans "Log in" %}</a>
diff --git a/wasa2il/templates/splash-message.html b/wasa2il/templates/splash-message.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eda93fc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wasa2il/templates/splash-message.html
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{% load i18n %}
+
+{% if splash_message %}
+
+    <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
+
+    var SPLASH_MESSAGE_SECONDS = 10;
+
+    function slideup_splash_message() {
+        $('#splash-message').slideUp();
+    }
+
+    $(document).ready(function() {
+        setTimeout(slideup_splash_message, SPLASH_MESSAGE_SECONDS * 1000);
+    });
+
+    </script>
+
+    <div id="splash-message" class="alert alert-warning" style="margin: 0px;">
+        <strong>{{ splash_message }}</strong>
+    </div>
+
+{% endif %}