diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index c6f634d6..f00f26d3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   include ActiveStorage::SetCurrent
   include Pagy::Backend
 
+  before_action :sign_in_for_demo, if: -> { Docuseal.demo? }
   before_action :maybe_redirect_to_setup, unless: :signed_in?
   before_action :authenticate_user!, unless: :devise_controller?
 
@@ -21,6 +22,10 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
 
   private
 
+  def sign_in_for_demo
+    sign_in(User.first) unless signed_in?
+  end
+
   def current_account
     current_user&.account
   end
diff --git a/lib/docuseal.rb b/lib/docuseal.rb
index ea3793f3..89e2b4e6 100644
--- a/lib/docuseal.rb
+++ b/lib/docuseal.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ module Docuseal
     ENV['MULTITENANT'] == 'true'
   end
 
+  def demo?
+    ENV['DEMO'] == 'true'
+  end
+
   def active_storage_public?
     ENV['ACTIVE_STORAGE_PUBLIC'] == 'true'
   end