diff --git a/src/KeyKeeper/RepositoryWindow.axaml b/src/KeyKeeper/RepositoryWindow.axaml
index 601737b..1913b2d 100644
--- a/src/KeyKeeper/RepositoryWindow.axaml
+++ b/src/KeyKeeper/RepositoryWindow.axaml
@@ -52,7 +52,20 @@
                 </Grid>
             </DataTemplate>
             <DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type vm:LockedRepositoryViewModel}">
-                
+                <StackPanel Margin="20"
+                            HorizontalAlignment="Center"
+                            VerticalAlignment="Center">
+                    <TextBox x:Name="UnlockPasswordEdit"
+                             Text="{Binding UnlockPassword, Mode=TwoWay}"
+                             PasswordChar="*"
+                             Width="450" />
+
+                    <Button x:Name="UnlockButton"
+                            Command="{Binding TryUnlock}"
+                            HorizontalAlignment="Center"
+                            Foreground="Black"
+                            Content="Unlock!" />
+                </StackPanel>
             </DataTemplate>
         </Window.DataTemplates>
 
diff --git a/src/KeyKeeper/RepositoryWindow.axaml.cs b/src/KeyKeeper/RepositoryWindow.axaml.cs
index 0a5765a..423b537 100644
--- a/src/KeyKeeper/RepositoryWindow.axaml.cs
+++ b/src/KeyKeeper/RepositoryWindow.axaml.cs
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ namespace KeyKeeper;
 
 public partial class RepositoryWindow: Window
 {
-    public IPassStore? PassStore { private get; init; }
-
     public RepositoryWindow()
     {
         InitializeComponent();
@@ -17,7 +15,5 @@ public partial class RepositoryWindow: Window
     protected override void OnOpened(EventArgs e)
     {
         base.OnOpened(e);
-        if (PassStore!.Locked)
-            PassStore.Unlock(new CompositeKey("blablabla", null));
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/KeyKeeper/ViewModels/LockedRepositoryViewModel.cs b/src/KeyKeeper/ViewModels/LockedRepositoryViewModel.cs
index 1221161..2c57b0e 100644
--- a/src/KeyKeeper/ViewModels/LockedRepositoryViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/KeyKeeper/ViewModels/LockedRepositoryViewModel.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,44 @@
+using System;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.Input;
+using KeyKeeper.PasswordStore;
+using KeyKeeper.PasswordStore.Crypto;
+
 namespace KeyKeeper.ViewModels;
 
-public class LockedRepositoryViewModel : ViewModelBase
+public partial class LockedRepositoryViewModel : ViewModelBase
 {
+    RepositoryWindowViewModel parent;
+    private IPassStore passStore;
+    private string password;
+
+    public LockedRepositoryViewModel(IPassStore store, RepositoryWindowViewModel parent)
+    {
+        passStore = store;
+        this.parent = parent;
+    }
+
+    public string UnlockPassword
+    {
+        get => password;
+        set { password = value; OnPropertyChanged(nameof(UnlockPassword)); }
+    }
+
+    [RelayCommand]
+    public void TryUnlock()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            passStore.Unlock(new CompositeKey(UnlockPassword, null));
+            parent.UpdateLockStatus();
+        } catch (PassStoreFileException e)
+        {
+            // TODO
+            Console.WriteLine("pass store file exception: " + e.Message);
+        } catch (Exception e)
+        {
+            // TODO
+            Console.WriteLine(e);
+        }
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/KeyKeeper/ViewModels/RepositoryWindowViewModel.cs b/src/KeyKeeper/ViewModels/RepositoryWindowViewModel.cs
index 3385820..ea74ced 100644
--- a/src/KeyKeeper/ViewModels/RepositoryWindowViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/KeyKeeper/ViewModels/RepositoryWindowViewModel.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,42 @@
+using System;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.Input;
+using KeyKeeper.PasswordStore;
+
 namespace KeyKeeper.ViewModels;
 
-public class RepositoryWindowViewModel : ViewModelBase
+public partial class RepositoryWindowViewModel : ViewModelBase
 {
-    private object currentPage = new LockedRepositoryViewModel();
+    private object currentPage;
+    private IPassStore passStore;
+
     public object CurrentPage
     {
         get => currentPage;
         set { currentPage = value; OnPropertyChanged(nameof(CurrentPage)); }
     }
+
+    public RepositoryWindowViewModel(IPassStore store)
+    {
+        passStore = store;
+        UpdateLockStatus();
+    }
+
+    public void UpdateLockStatus()
+    {
+        if ((currentPage == null || currentPage is LockedRepositoryViewModel) && !passStore.Locked)
+            SwitchToUnlocked();
+        else if ((currentPage == null || currentPage is UnlockedRepositoryViewModel) && passStore.Locked)
+            SwitchToLocked();
+    }
+
+    private void SwitchToUnlocked()
+    {
+        CurrentPage = new UnlockedRepositoryViewModel(passStore);
+    }
+
+    private void SwitchToLocked()
+    {
+        CurrentPage = new LockedRepositoryViewModel(passStore, this);
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/src/KeyKeeper/ViewModels/UnlockedRepositoryViewModel.cs b/src/KeyKeeper/ViewModels/UnlockedRepositoryViewModel.cs
index 9f79977..23b2e71 100644
--- a/src/KeyKeeper/ViewModels/UnlockedRepositoryViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/KeyKeeper/ViewModels/UnlockedRepositoryViewModel.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
+using KeyKeeper.PasswordStore;
+
 namespace KeyKeeper.ViewModels;
 
 public class UnlockedRepositoryViewModel : ViewModelBase
 {
+    private IPassStore passStore;
+
+    public UnlockedRepositoryViewModel(IPassStore store)
+    {
+        passStore = store;
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/KeyKeeper/Views/MainWindow.axaml.cs b/src/KeyKeeper/Views/MainWindow.axaml.cs
index fdb7704..3bf9f0c 100644
--- a/src/KeyKeeper/Views/MainWindow.axaml.cs
+++ b/src/KeyKeeper/Views/MainWindow.axaml.cs
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@ namespace KeyKeeper.Views
         {
             var repositoryWindow = new RepositoryWindow()
             {
-                DataContext = new RepositoryWindowViewModel(),
-                PassStore = store,
+                DataContext = new RepositoryWindowViewModel(store),
                 WindowStartupLocation = WindowStartupLocation.CenterScreen
             };
             repositoryWindow.Closed += (s, e) => this.Show();