diff --git a/UI/RetroAchievements.cpp b/UI/RetroAchievements.cpp
index 89791a097f..e9a8715d6c 100644
--- a/UI/RetroAchievements.cpp
+++ b/UI/RetroAchievements.cpp
@@ -1,13 +1,48 @@
 #include "ext/rcheevos/include/rcheevos.h"
+#include "ext/rcheevos/include/rc_api_user.h"
 
 #include "UI/RetroAchievements.h"
 
 RetroAchievements g_retroAchievements;
 
-void RetroAchievements::Init() {
-
+RetroAchievements::RetroAchievements() {
+	runtime_ = rc_runtime_alloc();
 }
 
-void RetroAchievements::Shutdown() {
+RetroAchievements::~RetroAchievements() {
+	if (runtime_) {
+		rc_runtime_destroy(runtime_);
+	}
+}
+
+void RetroAchievements::Login(const char *username, const char *password) {
+	rc_api_login_request_t api_params{};
+
+	api_params.username = username;
+	api_params.api_token = password;
+
+	rc_api_request_t api_request;
+	rc_api_init_login_request(&api_request, &api_params);
+
+	/*
+	rc_api_login_response_t api_response;
+	int result = rc_api_process_login_response(&api_response, response_body);
+	if (result != RC_OK)
+	{
+		handle_error(status_code, rc_error_str(result));
+	} else if (!api_response.response.succeeded)
+	{
+		handle_error(status_code, api_response.response.error_message);
+	} else
+	{
+		handle_success(&api_response);
+	}
+
+	rc_api_destroy_login_response(&api_response);
+	free(response_body);
+	*/
+}
+
+void RetroAchievements::Logout() {
 
 }
diff --git a/UI/RetroAchievements.h b/UI/RetroAchievements.h
index 6db4649f69..418a15ae00 100644
--- a/UI/RetroAchievements.h
+++ b/UI/RetroAchievements.h
@@ -1,11 +1,25 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "ext/rcheevos/include/rcheevos.h"
+#include "ext/rcheevos/include/rc_runtime.h"
+
+enum class RetroState {
+	NONE,
+	LOGGED_IN,
+};
 
 class RetroAchievements {
 public:
-	void Init();
-	void Shutdown();
+	RetroAchievements();
+	~RetroAchievements();
+
+	void Login(const char *username, const char *password);
+	void Logout();
+
+private:
+	RetroState state_ = RetroState::LOGGED_IN;
+
+	rc_runtime_t *runtime_ = nullptr;
 };
 
 extern RetroAchievements g_retroAchievements;