diff --git a/docs/configuration/optional-settings.md b/docs/configuration/optional-settings.md
index 4ed3d946e..927bf9f37 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/optional-settings.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/optional-settings.md
@@ -515,6 +515,14 @@ The file path to the location where custom scripts will be kept. By default, thi
 
 ---
 
+## SESSION_COOKIE_NAME
+
+Default: `sessionid`
+
+The name used for the session cookie. See the [Django documentation](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/ref/settings/#session-cookie-name) for more detail.
+
+---
+
 ## SESSION_FILE_PATH
 
 Default: None
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/version-2.11.md b/docs/release-notes/version-2.11.md
index a43e354de..94c7a984f 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/version-2.11.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/version-2.11.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # NetBox v2.11
 
+## v2.11.3 (FUTURE)
+
+### Enhancements
+
+* [#6197](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/6197) - Introduced `SESSION_COOKIE_NAME` config parameter
+
+---
+
 ## v2.11.2 (2021-04-27)
 
 ### Enhancements
diff --git a/netbox/netbox/configuration.example.py b/netbox/netbox/configuration.example.py
index c40e280dd..461d7f4cd 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/configuration.example.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/configuration.example.py
@@ -246,6 +246,9 @@ RQ_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = 300
 # this setting is derived from the installed location.
 # SCRIPTS_ROOT = '/opt/netbox/netbox/scripts'
 
+# The name to use for the session cookie.
+SESSION_COOKIE_NAME = 'sessionid'
+
 # By default, NetBox will store session data in the database. Alternatively, a file path can be specified here to use
 # local file storage instead. (This can be useful for enabling authentication on a standby instance with read-only
 # database access.) Note that the user as which NetBox runs must have read and write permissions to this path.