diff --git a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
--- a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
+++ b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
@@ -5075,6 +5075,7 @@
     'PhabricatorTypeaheadDatasourceTestCase' => 'applications/typeahead/datasource/__tests__/PhabricatorTypeaheadDatasourceTestCase.php',
     'PhabricatorTypeaheadFunctionHelpController' => 'applications/typeahead/controller/PhabricatorTypeaheadFunctionHelpController.php',
     'PhabricatorTypeaheadInvalidTokenException' => 'applications/typeahead/exception/PhabricatorTypeaheadInvalidTokenException.php',
+    'PhabricatorTypeaheadLoginRequiredException' => 'applications/typeahead/exception/PhabricatorTypeaheadLoginRequiredException.php',
     'PhabricatorTypeaheadModularDatasourceController' => 'applications/typeahead/controller/PhabricatorTypeaheadModularDatasourceController.php',
     'PhabricatorTypeaheadMonogramDatasource' => 'applications/typeahead/datasource/PhabricatorTypeaheadMonogramDatasource.php',
     'PhabricatorTypeaheadProxyDatasource' => 'applications/typeahead/datasource/PhabricatorTypeaheadProxyDatasource.php',
@@ -11811,6 +11812,7 @@
     'PhabricatorTypeaheadDatasourceTestCase' => 'PhabricatorTestCase',
     'PhabricatorTypeaheadFunctionHelpController' => 'PhabricatorTypeaheadDatasourceController',
     'PhabricatorTypeaheadInvalidTokenException' => 'Exception',
+    'PhabricatorTypeaheadLoginRequiredException' => 'Exception',
     'PhabricatorTypeaheadModularDatasourceController' => 'PhabricatorTypeaheadDatasourceController',
     'PhabricatorTypeaheadMonogramDatasource' => 'PhabricatorTypeaheadDatasource',
     'PhabricatorTypeaheadProxyDatasource' => 'PhabricatorTypeaheadCompositeDatasource',
diff --git a/src/applications/people/typeahead/PhabricatorViewerDatasource.php b/src/applications/people/typeahead/PhabricatorViewerDatasource.php
--- a/src/applications/people/typeahead/PhabricatorViewerDatasource.php
+++ b/src/applications/people/typeahead/PhabricatorViewerDatasource.php
@@ -34,8 +34,12 @@
     );
   }
 
+  public function isFunctionWithLoginRequired($function) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
   public function loadResults() {
-    if ($this->getViewer()->getPHID()) {
+    if ($this->getViewer()->isLoggedIn()) {
       $results = array($this->renderViewerFunctionToken());
     } else {
       $results = array();
@@ -45,7 +49,7 @@
   }
 
   protected function canEvaluateFunction($function) {
-    if (!$this->getViewer()->getPHID()) {
+    if (!$this->getViewer()->isLoggedIn()) {
       return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/applications/search/controller/PhabricatorApplicationSearchController.php b/src/applications/search/controller/PhabricatorApplicationSearchController.php
--- a/src/applications/search/controller/PhabricatorApplicationSearchController.php
+++ b/src/applications/search/controller/PhabricatorApplicationSearchController.php
@@ -346,6 +346,8 @@
             $body[] = $pager_box;
           }
         }
+      } catch (PhabricatorTypeaheadLoginRequiredException $ex) {
+        // TODO: understand how to render login page
       } catch (PhabricatorTypeaheadInvalidTokenException $ex) {
         $exec_errors[] = pht(
           'This query specifies an invalid parameter. Review the '.
diff --git a/src/applications/typeahead/datasource/PhabricatorTypeaheadCompositeDatasource.php b/src/applications/typeahead/datasource/PhabricatorTypeaheadCompositeDatasource.php
--- a/src/applications/typeahead/datasource/PhabricatorTypeaheadCompositeDatasource.php
+++ b/src/applications/typeahead/datasource/PhabricatorTypeaheadCompositeDatasource.php
@@ -304,6 +304,15 @@
     return parent::evaluateFunction($function, $argv);
   }
 
+  protected function isFunctionWithLoginRequired($function) {
+    foreach ($this->getUsableDatasources() as $source) {
+      if ($source->isFunctionWithLoginRequired($function)) {
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+    return parent::isFunctionWithLoginRequired($function);
+  }
+
   public function renderFunctionTokens($function, array $argv_list) {
     foreach ($this->getUsableDatasources() as $source) {
       if ($source->canEvaluateFunction($function)) {
diff --git a/src/applications/typeahead/datasource/PhabricatorTypeaheadDatasource.php b/src/applications/typeahead/datasource/PhabricatorTypeaheadDatasource.php
--- a/src/applications/typeahead/datasource/PhabricatorTypeaheadDatasource.php
+++ b/src/applications/typeahead/datasource/PhabricatorTypeaheadDatasource.php
@@ -365,6 +365,14 @@
   }
 
 
+  /**
+   * @task functions
+   */
+  protected function isFunctionRequiringLogin($function) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+
   /**
    * @task functions
    */
@@ -498,6 +506,18 @@
 
     if (!$this->canEvaluateFunction($function)) {
       if (!$allow_partial) {
+
+        if ($this->isFunctionWithLoginRequired($function)) {
+          if (!$this->getViewer() || !$this->getViewer()->isLoggedIn()) {
+            throw new PhabricatorTypeaheadLoginRequiredException(
+              pht(
+                'This datasource ("%s") requires to be logged-in to use the '.
+                'function "%s(...)".',
+                get_class($this),
+                $function));
+          }
+        }
+
         throw new PhabricatorTypeaheadInvalidTokenException(
           pht(
             'This datasource ("%s") can not evaluate the function "%s(...)".',
diff --git a/src/applications/typeahead/exception/PhabricatorTypeaheadLoginRequiredException.php b/src/applications/typeahead/exception/PhabricatorTypeaheadLoginRequiredException.php
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/applications/typeahead/exception/PhabricatorTypeaheadLoginRequiredException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Exception thrown when a specific typehead requires login to be used.
+ */
+final class PhabricatorTypeaheadLoginRequiredException extends Exception {}