diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Session/CookieSecureOption.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Session/CookieSecureOption.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0395024
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Session/CookieSecureOption.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Session
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Determines how the identity cookie's security property is set.
+    /// </summary>
+    public enum CookieSecureOption
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// If the URI that provides the cookie is HTTPS, then the cookie will only be returned to the server on 
+        /// subsequent HTTPS requests. Otherwise if the URI that provides the cookie is HTTP, then the cookie will 
+        /// be returned to the server on all HTTP and HTTPS requests. This is the default value because it ensures
+        /// HTTPS for all authenticated requests on deployed servers, and also supports HTTP for localhost development 
+        /// and for servers that do not have HTTPS support.
+        /// </summary>
+        SameAsRequest,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// CookieOptions.Secure is never marked true. Use this value when your login page is HTTPS, but other pages
+        /// on the site which are HTTP also require authentication information. This setting is not recommended because
+        /// the authentication information provided with an HTTP request may be observed and used by other computers
+        /// on your local network or wireless connection.
+        /// </summary>
+        Never,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// CookieOptions.Secure is always marked true. Use this value when your login page and all subsequent pages
+        /// requiring the authenticated identity are HTTPS. Local development will also need to be done with HTTPS urls.
+        /// </summary>
+        Always,
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Session/SessionDefaults.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Session/SessionDefaults.cs
index 7fb15b3..84425ad 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Session/SessionDefaults.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Session/SessionDefaults.cs
@@ -9,5 +9,7 @@ public static class SessionDefaults
     {
         public static string CookieName = ".AspNet.Session";
         public static string CookiePath = "/";
+        public static CookieSecureOption CookieSecure = CookieSecureOption.SameAsRequest;
+        public static bool CookieHTTPOnly = true;
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Session/SessionMiddleware.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Session/SessionMiddleware.cs
index b5db2ab..e8d918c 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Session/SessionMiddleware.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Session/SessionMiddleware.cs
@@ -130,6 +130,15 @@ private void SetCookie()
                     Path = _options.CookiePath ?? SessionDefaults.CookiePath,
                 };
 
+                if (_options.CookieSecure == CookieSecureOption.SameAsRequest)
+                {
+                    cookieOptions.Secure = _context.Request.IsHttps;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    cookieOptions.Secure = _options.CookieSecure == CookieSecureOption.Always;
+                }
+
                 _context.Response.Cookies.Append(_options.CookieName, _sessionKey, cookieOptions);
 
                 _context.Response.Headers.Set(
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Session/SessionOptions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Session/SessionOptions.cs
index 345df18..a6965c4 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Session/SessionOptions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Session/SessionOptions.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public class SessionOptions
         /// default is true, which means the cookie will only be passed to HTTP requests and is not made available
         /// to script on the page.
         /// </summary>
-        public bool CookieHttpOnly { get; set; } = true;
+        public bool CookieHttpOnly { get; set; } = SessionDefaults.CookieHTTPOnly;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The IdleTimeout indicates how long the session can be idle before its contents are abandoned. Each session access
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ public class SessionOptions
         /// </summary>
         public TimeSpan IdleTimeout { get; set; } = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(20);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Determines if the cookie should only be transmitted on HTTPS request. The default is to limit the cookie
+        /// to HTTPS requests if the page which is doing the SignIn is also HTTPS. If you have an HTTPS sign in page
+        /// and portions of your site are HTTP you may need to change this value.
+        /// </summary>
+        public CookieSecureOption CookieSecure { get; set; } = SessionDefaults.CookieSecure;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the session storage manager. This overrides any session store passed into the middleware constructor.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Session.Tests/SessionTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Session.Tests/SessionTests.cs
index be29618..8d6ec20 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Session.Tests/SessionTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Session.Tests/SessionTests.cs
@@ -268,5 +268,140 @@ public async Task ExpiredSession_LogsWarning()
                 Assert.Equal(LogLevel.Warning, sink.Writes[1].LogLevel);
             }
         }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task SettingSecureCookieOptionToNeverWillEnsureSecureFlagNotSet()
+        {
+            using (var server = TestServer.Create(app =>
+            {
+                app.UseInMemorySession(null, cookieoption => cookieoption.CookieSecure = CookieSecureOption.Never);
+                app.Run(context =>
+                {
+                    Assert.Null(context.Session.GetString("Key"));
+                    context.Session.SetString("Key", "Value");
+                    Assert.Equal("Value", context.Session.GetString("Key"));
+                    return Task.FromResult(0);
+                });
+            },
+            services => services.AddOptions()))
+            {
+                var client = server.CreateClient();
+                var response = await client.GetAsync(string.Empty);
+                response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+                IEnumerable<string> values;
+                Assert.True(response.Headers.TryGetValues("Set-Cookie", out values));
+                Assert.Equal(1, values.Count());
+                Assert.True(!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(values.First()));
+                Assert.DoesNotContain("secure", values.First());
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task SettingSecureCookieOptionToAlwaysWillEnsureSecureFlagSet()
+        {
+            using (var server = TestServer.Create(app =>
+            {
+                app.UseInMemorySession(null, cookieoption => cookieoption.CookieSecure = CookieSecureOption.Always);
+                app.Run(context =>
+                {
+                    Assert.Null(context.Session.GetString("Key"));
+                    context.Session.SetString("Key", "Value");
+                    Assert.Equal("Value", context.Session.GetString("Key"));
+                    return Task.FromResult(0);
+                });
+            },
+            services => services.AddOptions()))
+            {
+                var client = server.CreateClient();
+                var response = await client.GetAsync(string.Empty);
+                response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+                IEnumerable<string> values;
+                Assert.True(response.Headers.TryGetValues("Set-Cookie", out values));
+                Assert.Equal(1, values.Count());
+                Assert.True(!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(values.First()));
+                Assert.Contains("secure", values.First());
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task SettingSecureCookieOptionToSameAsRequestWillEnsureSecureFlagNotSetWhileNotUsingSSL()
+        {
+            using (var server = TestServer.Create(app =>
+            {
+                app.UseInMemorySession(null, cookieoption => cookieoption.CookieSecure = CookieSecureOption.SameAsRequest);
+                app.Run(context =>
+                {
+                    Assert.Null(context.Session.GetString("Key"));
+                    context.Session.SetString("Key", "Value");
+                    Assert.Equal("Value", context.Session.GetString("Key"));
+                    return Task.FromResult(0);
+                });
+            },
+            services => services.AddOptions()))
+            {
+                var client = server.CreateClient();
+                var response = await client.GetAsync(string.Empty);
+                response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+                IEnumerable<string> values;
+                Assert.True(response.Headers.TryGetValues("Set-Cookie", out values));
+                Assert.Equal(1, values.Count());
+                Assert.True(!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(values.First()));
+                Assert.DoesNotContain("secure", values.First());
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task SettingHTTPOnlyCookieOptionToTrueWillEnsureHTTPOnlyFlagSet()
+        {
+            using (var server = TestServer.Create(app =>
+            {
+                app.UseInMemorySession(null, cookieoption => cookieoption.CookieHttpOnly = true);
+                app.Run(context =>
+                {
+                    Assert.Null(context.Session.GetString("Key"));
+                    context.Session.SetString("Key", "Value");
+                    Assert.Equal("Value", context.Session.GetString("Key"));
+                    return Task.FromResult(0);
+                });
+            },
+            services => services.AddOptions()))
+            {
+                var client = server.CreateClient();
+                var response = await client.GetAsync(string.Empty);
+                response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+                IEnumerable<string> values;
+                Assert.True(response.Headers.TryGetValues("Set-Cookie", out values));
+                Assert.Equal(1, values.Count());
+                Assert.True(!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(values.First()));
+                Assert.Contains("httponly", values.First());
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task SettingHTTPOnlyCookieOptionToFalseWillEnsureHTTPOnlyFlagNotSet()
+        {
+            using (var server = TestServer.Create(app =>
+            {
+                app.UseInMemorySession(null, cookieoption => cookieoption.CookieHttpOnly = false);
+                app.Run(context =>
+                {
+                    Assert.Null(context.Session.GetString("Key"));
+                    context.Session.SetString("Key", "Value");
+                    Assert.Equal("Value", context.Session.GetString("Key"));
+                    return Task.FromResult(0);
+                });
+            },
+            services => services.AddOptions()))
+            {
+                var client = server.CreateClient();
+                var response = await client.GetAsync(string.Empty);
+                response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+                IEnumerable<string> values;
+                Assert.True(response.Headers.TryGetValues("Set-Cookie", out values));
+                Assert.Equal(1, values.Count());
+                Assert.True(!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(values.First()));
+                Assert.DoesNotContain("httponly", values.First());
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
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