diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Session/SessionDefaults.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Session/SessionDefaults.cs
index 9f06ced3f453..7fb15b355f01 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Session/SessionDefaults.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Session/SessionDefaults.cs
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Session
     public static class SessionDefaults
     {
         public static string CookieName = ".AspNet.Session";
+        public static string CookiePath = "/";
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Session/SessionMiddleware.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Session/SessionMiddleware.cs
index 616f52fe4727..45a422e10e3c 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Session/SessionMiddleware.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Session/SessionMiddleware.cs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ private void SetCookie()
                 {
                     Domain = _options.CookieDomain,
                     HttpOnly = _options.CookieHttpOnly,
-                    Path = _options.CookiePath ?? "/",
+                    Path = _options.CookiePath ?? SessionDefaults.CookiePath,
                 };
 
                 _context.Response.Cookies.Append(_options.CookieName, _sessionKey, cookieOptions);
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Session/SessionOptions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Session/SessionOptions.cs
index 30c5948ed7ad..345df18d3969 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Session/SessionOptions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Session/SessionOptions.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public class SessionOptions
         /// <summary>
         /// Determines the path used to create the cookie. The default value is "/" for highest browser compatibility.
         /// </summary>
-        public string CookiePath { get; set; } = "/";
+        public string CookiePath { get; set; } = SessionDefaults.CookiePath;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Determines if the browser should allow the cookie to be accessed by client-side JavaScript. The