diff --git a/consent/helper.go b/consent/helper.go
index 34fe27acbf9..4eb633db81e 100644
--- a/consent/helper.go
+++ b/consent/helper.go
@@ -61,13 +61,14 @@ func matchScopes(scopeStrategy fosite.ScopeStrategy, previousConsent []HandledCo
 	return nil
 }
 
-func createCsrfSession(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, store sessions.Store, name, csrf string, secure bool) error {
+func createCsrfSession(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, store sessions.Store, name, csrf string, secure bool, sameSiteMode http.SameSite) error {
 	// Errors can be ignored here, because we always get a session session back. Error typically means that the
 	// session doesn't exist yet.
 	session, _ := store.Get(r, name)
 	session.Values["csrf"] = csrf
 	session.Options.HttpOnly = true
 	session.Options.Secure = secure
+	session.Options.SameSite = sameSiteMode
 	if err := session.Save(r, w); err != nil {
 		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
diff --git a/consent/strategy_default.go b/consent/strategy_default.go
index 483486f33eb..d34670c6057 100644
--- a/consent/strategy_default.go
+++ b/consent/strategy_default.go
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ func (s *DefaultStrategy) forwardAuthenticationRequest(w http.ResponseWriter, r
 		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
 
-	if err := createCsrfSession(w, r, s.r.CookieStore(), cookieAuthenticationCSRFName, csrf, s.c.ServesHTTPS()); err != nil {
+	if err := createCsrfSession(w, r, s.r.CookieStore(), cookieAuthenticationCSRFName, csrf, s.c.ServesHTTPS(), s.c.CookieSameSiteMode()); err != nil {
 		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
 
@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@ func (s *DefaultStrategy) verifyAuthentication(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Re
 		cookie.Options.MaxAge = session.RememberFor
 	}
 	cookie.Options.HttpOnly = true
+	cookie.Options.SameSite = s.c.CookieSameSiteMode()
 
 	if s.c.ServesHTTPS() {
 		cookie.Options.Secure = true
@@ -548,7 +549,7 @@ func (s *DefaultStrategy) forwardConsentRequest(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.R
 		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
 
-	if err := createCsrfSession(w, r, s.r.CookieStore(), cookieConsentCSRFName, csrf, s.c.ServesHTTPS()); err != nil {
+	if err := createCsrfSession(w, r, s.r.CookieStore(), cookieConsentCSRFName, csrf, s.c.ServesHTTPS(), s.c.CookieSameSiteMode()); err != nil {
 		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/docs/config.yaml b/docs/config.yaml
index 127d40315b9..77a3643a7a0 100644
--- a/docs/config.yaml
+++ b/docs/config.yaml
@@ -219,6 +219,9 @@ serve:
     # For more information head over to: https://www.ory.sh/docs/hydra/production#tls-termination
     allow_termination_from:
       - 127.0.0.1/32
+  cookies:
+    # specify the SameSite mode that cookies should be sent with
+    same_site_mode: Lax
 
 # dsn sets the data source name. This configures the backend where ORY Hydra persists data.
 #
diff --git a/driver/configuration/provider.go b/driver/configuration/provider.go
index a9c85664fca..114eb1e97af 100644
--- a/driver/configuration/provider.go
+++ b/driver/configuration/provider.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package configuration
 
 import (
+	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"time"
 
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ type Provider interface {
 	AdminDisableHealthAccessLog() bool
 	PublicListenOn() string
 	PublicDisableHealthAccessLog() bool
+	CookieSameSiteMode() http.SameSite
 	ConsentRequestMaxAge() time.Duration
 	AccessTokenLifespan() time.Duration
 	RefreshTokenLifespan() time.Duration
diff --git a/driver/configuration/provider_viper.go b/driver/configuration/provider_viper.go
index e85c47fd5c3..0a4d2045dc6 100644
--- a/driver/configuration/provider_viper.go
+++ b/driver/configuration/provider_viper.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package configuration
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ const (
 	ViperKeyPublicListenOnHost             = "serve.public.host"
 	ViperKeyPublicListenOnPort             = "serve.public.port"
 	ViperKeyPublicDisableHealthAccessLog   = "serve.public.access_log.disable_for_health"
+	ViperKeyCookieSameSiteMode             = "serve.cookies.same_site_mode"
 	ViperKeyConsentRequestMaxAge           = "ttl.login_consent_request"
 	ViperKeyAccessTokenLifespan            = "ttl.access_token"  // #nosec G101
 	ViperKeyRefreshTokenLifespan           = "ttl.refresh_token" // #nosec G101
@@ -217,6 +219,20 @@ func (v *ViperProvider) adminPort() int {
 	return viperx.GetInt(v.l, ViperKeyAdminListenOnPort, 4445, "ADMIN_PORT")
 }
 
+func (v *ViperProvider) CookieSameSiteMode() http.SameSite {
+	sameSiteModeStr := viperx.GetString(v.l, ViperKeyCookieSameSiteMode, "default", "COOKIE_SAME_SITE_MODE")
+	switch strings.ToLower(sameSiteModeStr) {
+	case "lax":
+		return http.SameSiteLaxMode
+	case "strict":
+		return http.SameSiteStrictMode
+	case "none":
+		return http.SameSiteNoneMode
+	default:
+		return http.SameSiteDefaultMode
+	}
+}
+
 func (v *ViperProvider) ConsentRequestMaxAge() time.Duration {
 	return viperx.GetDuration(v.l, ViperKeyConsentRequestMaxAge, time.Minute*30, "LOGIN_CONSENT_REQUEST_LIFESPAN")
 }
diff --git a/driver/configuration/provider_viper_test.go b/driver/configuration/provider_viper_test.go
index 5c208f075b2..2339c6ca4e2 100644
--- a/driver/configuration/provider_viper_test.go
+++ b/driver/configuration/provider_viper_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package configuration
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -119,3 +120,14 @@ func TestViperProvider_IssuerURL(t *testing.T) {
 	p2 := NewViperProvider(l, false, nil)
 	assert.Equal(t, "http://hydra.localhost/", p2.IssuerURL().String())
 }
+
+func TestViperProvider_CookieSameSiteMode(t *testing.T) {
+	l := logrusx.New()
+	l.SetOutput(ioutil.Discard)
+
+	p := NewViperProvider(l, false, nil)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.SameSiteDefaultMode, p.CookieSameSiteMode())
+
+	os.Setenv("COOKIE_SAME_SITE_MODE", "none")
+	assert.Equal(t, http.SameSiteNoneMode, p.CookieSameSiteMode())
+}