diff --git a/src/mod_auth_gssapi.c b/src/mod_auth_gssapi.c
index 717d0cd..a3f2b88 100644
--- a/src/mod_auth_gssapi.c
+++ b/src/mod_auth_gssapi.c
@@ -988,8 +988,11 @@ static int mag_auth(request_rec *req)
 
     if (mc) {
         if (mc->established &&
-            (auth_header == NULL) &&
-            (mc->auth_type != AUTH_TYPE_BASIC)) {
+            (cfg->force_session ||
+              ((auth_header == NULL) &&
+               (mc->auth_type != AUTH_TYPE_BASIC))
+            )
+           ) {
             ap_log_rerror(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_DEBUG, 0, req,
                           "Already established context found!");
             mag_set_req_data(req, cfg, mc);
@@ -1347,6 +1350,13 @@ static const char *mag_use_sess(cmd_parms *parms, void *mconfig, int on)
     return NULL;
 }
 
+static const char *mag_force_sess(cmd_parms *parms, void *mconfig, int on)
+{
+    struct mag_config *cfg = (struct mag_config *)mconfig;
+    cfg->force_session = on ? true : false;
+    return NULL;
+}
+
 #ifdef HAVE_CRED_STORE
 static const char *mag_use_s4u2p(cmd_parms *parms, void *mconfig, int on)
 {
@@ -1836,6 +1846,8 @@ static const command_rec mag_commands[] = {
                   "Send Persitent-Auth header according to connection bound"),
     AP_INIT_FLAG("GssapiUseSessions", mag_use_sess, NULL, OR_AUTHCFG,
                   "Authentication uses mod_sessions to hold status"),
+    AP_INIT_FLAG("GssapiForceSession", mag_force_sess, NULL, OR_AUTHCFG,
+                  "Use negotiated session even when Basic auth is requested"),
     AP_INIT_RAW_ARGS("GssapiSessionKey", mag_sess_key, NULL, OR_AUTHCFG,
                      "Key Used to seal session data."),
 #ifdef HAVE_CRED_STORE
diff --git a/src/mod_auth_gssapi.h b/src/mod_auth_gssapi.h
index 136cefd..21ea56a 100644
--- a/src/mod_auth_gssapi.h
+++ b/src/mod_auth_gssapi.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ struct mag_config {
     bool gss_conn_ctx;
     bool send_persist;
     bool use_sessions;
+    bool force_session;
 #ifdef HAVE_CRED_STORE
     bool use_s4u2proxy;
     char *deleg_ccache_dir;