diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f158fd3..1b7f939 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ By default, all the extra defaults below are applied through the php.ini include
     php_session_gc_probability: 1
     php_session_gc_divisor: 1000
     php_session_gc_maxlifetime: 1440
+    php_session_save_handler: files
+    php_session_save_path: ''
 
 Various defaults for PHP. Only used if `php_use_managed_ini` is set to `true`.
 
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 937a131..9780709 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ php_session_cookie_lifetime: 0
 php_session_gc_probability: 1
 php_session_gc_divisor: 1000
 php_session_gc_maxlifetime: 1440
+php_session_save_handler: files
+php_session_save_path: ''
 
 php_error_reporting: "E_ALL & ~E_DEPRECATED & ~E_STRICT"
 php_display_errors: "Off"
diff --git a/templates/php.ini.j2 b/templates/php.ini.j2
index 8063ab7..748c374 100644
--- a/templates/php.ini.j2
+++ b/templates/php.ini.j2
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ pgsql.log_notice = 0
 bcmath.scale = 0
 
 [Session]
-session.save_handler = files
+session.save_handler = {{ php_session_save_handler }}
+session.save_path = {{ php_session_save_path }}
 session.use_cookies = 1
 session.use_only_cookies = 1
 session.name = PHPSESSID