diff --git a/config/session.php b/config/session.php
index beb02c87d793..be4edb889810 100644
--- a/config/session.php
+++ b/config/session.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ return [
 
 	'lifetime' => env('SESSION_LIFETIME', (60 * 8)),
 
-	'expire_on_close' => true,
+	'expire_on_close' => env('SESSION_EXPIRE_ON_CLOSE', true),
 
 	/*
 	|--------------------------------------------------------------------------