diff --git a/application/config/session.php b/application/config/session.php
index abd74fa8..c72a3dd4 100644
--- a/application/config/session.php
+++ b/application/config/session.php
@@ -69,6 +69,17 @@ return array(
 
 	'expire_on_close' => false,
 
+	/*
+	|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	| Session Cookie Name
+	|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	|
+	| The name that should be given to the session cookie.
+	|
+	*/
+
+	'cookie' => 'laravel_session',
+
 	/*
 	|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	| Session Cookie Path
diff --git a/laravel/laravel.php b/laravel/laravel.php
index 9a919d20..495e2a14 100644
--- a/laravel/laravel.php
+++ b/laravel/laravel.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ if (Config::$items['session']['driver'] !== '')
 
 	$driver = IoC::container()->core('session.'.Config::$items['session']['driver']);
 
-	if ( ! is_null($id = Cookie::get(Session\Payload::cookie)))
+	if ( ! is_null($id = Cookie::get(Config::$items['session']['cookie'])))
 	{
 		$payload = new Session\Payload($driver->load($id));
 	}
diff --git a/laravel/session/payload.php b/laravel/session/payload.php
index 94a9eeae..7ec80510 100644
--- a/laravel/session/payload.php
+++ b/laravel/session/payload.php
@@ -22,13 +22,6 @@ class Payload {
 	 */
 	protected $exists = true;
 
-	/**
-	 * The name of the session cookie used to store the session ID.
-	 *
-	 * @var string
-	 */
-	const cookie = 'laravel_session';
-
 	/**
 	 * Create a new session payload instance.
 	 *
@@ -256,7 +249,7 @@ class Payload {
 
 		$minutes = ( ! $config['expire_on_close']) ? $config['lifetime'] : 0;
 		
-		Cookie::put(Payload::cookie, $this->id, $minutes, $config['path'], $config['domain'], $config['secure']);	
+		Cookie::put($cookie, $this->id, $minutes, $config['path'], $config['domain'], $config['secure']);	
 	}
 
 	/**