diff --git a/History.md b/History.md
index c44ab618..a1b4e0b9 100644
--- a/History.md
+++ b/History.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+unreleased
+==========
+
+  * Add `resave` option to control saving unmodified sessions
+
 1.1.0 / 2014-05-12
 ==================
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 605200e0..a4a8810e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ middleware _before_ `session()`.
   - `cookie` - session cookie settings.
     - (default: `{ path: '/', httpOnly: true, secure: false, maxAge: null }`)
   - `rolling` - forces a cookie reset on response. The reset affects the expiration date. (default: `false`)
+  - `resave` - forces session to be saved even when unmodified. (default: `true`)
 
 
 #### Cookie options
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 4d057fa0..abfe723d 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ function session(options){
     , storeReady = true
     , rollingSessions = options.rolling || false;
 
+  // TODO: switch default to false on next major
+  var resaveSession = options.resave === undefined
+    ? true
+    : false;
+
   // notify user that this store is not
   // meant for a production environment
   if ('production' == env && store instanceof MemoryStore) {
@@ -153,7 +158,7 @@ function session(options){
             return
           }
         // compare hashes and ids
-        } else if (originalHash == hash(req.session) && originalId == req.session.id) {
+        } else if (!isModified(req.session)) {
           debug('unmodified session');
           return
         }
@@ -170,13 +175,18 @@ function session(options){
     res.end = function(data, encoding){
       res.end = end;
       if (!req.session) return res.end(data, encoding);
-      debug('saving');
       req.session.resetMaxAge();
-      req.session.save(function(err){
-        if (err) console.error(err.stack);
-        debug('saved');
-        res.end(data, encoding);
-      });
+
+      if (resaveSession || isModified(req.session)) {
+        debug('saving');
+        return req.session.save(function(err){
+          if (err) console.error(err.stack);
+          debug('saved');
+          res.end(data, encoding);
+        });
+      }
+
+      res.end(data, encoding);
     };
 
     // generate the session
@@ -184,6 +194,11 @@ function session(options){
       store.generate(req);
     }
 
+    // check if session has been modified
+    function isModified(sess) {
+      return originalHash != hash(sess) || originalId != sess.id;
+    }
+
     // get the sessionID from the cookie
     req.sessionID = unsignedCookie;
 
diff --git a/test/session.js b/test/session.js
index 7e05b024..bfdda072 100644
--- a/test/session.js
+++ b/test/session.js
@@ -113,6 +113,96 @@ describe('session()', function(){
     })
   })
 
+  describe('resave option', function(){
+    it('should default to true', function(done){
+      var count = 0;
+      var app = express();
+      app.use(cookieParser());
+      app.use(session({ secret: 'keyboard cat', cookie: { maxAge: min }}));
+      app.use(function(req, res, next){
+        var save = req.session.save;
+        res.setHeader('x-count', count);
+        req.session.user = 'bob';
+        req.session.save = function(fn){
+          res.setHeader('x-count', ++count);
+          return save.call(this, fn);
+        };
+        res.end();
+      });
+
+      request(app)
+      .get('/')
+      .expect('x-count', '1')
+      .expect(200, function(err, res){
+        if (err) return done(err);
+        request(app)
+        .get('/')
+        .set('Cookie', 'connect.sid=' + sid(res))
+        .expect('x-count', '2')
+        .expect(200, done);
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should prevent save on unmodified session', function(done){
+      var count = 0;
+      var app = express();
+      app.use(cookieParser());
+      app.use(session({ resave: false, secret: 'keyboard cat', cookie: { maxAge: min }}));
+      app.use(function(req, res, next){
+        var save = req.session.save;
+        res.setHeader('x-count', count);
+        req.session.user = 'bob';
+        req.session.save = function(fn){
+          res.setHeader('x-count', ++count);
+          return save.call(this, fn);
+        };
+        res.end();
+      });
+
+      request(app)
+      .get('/')
+      .expect('x-count', '1')
+      .expect(200, function(err, res){
+        if (err) return done(err);
+        request(app)
+        .get('/')
+        .set('Cookie', 'connect.sid=' + sid(res))
+        .expect('x-count', '1')
+        .expect(200, done);
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should still save modified session', function(done){
+      var count = 0;
+      var app = express();
+      app.use(cookieParser());
+      app.use(session({ resave: false, secret: 'keyboard cat', cookie: { maxAge: min }}));
+      app.use(function(req, res, next){
+        var save = req.session.save;
+        res.setHeader('x-count', count);
+        req.session.count = count;
+        req.session.user = 'bob';
+        req.session.save = function(fn){
+          res.setHeader('x-count', ++count);
+          return save.call(this, fn);
+        };
+        res.end();
+      });
+
+      request(app)
+      .get('/')
+      .expect('x-count', '1')
+      .expect(200, function(err, res){
+        if (err) return done(err);
+        request(app)
+        .get('/')
+        .set('Cookie', 'connect.sid=' + sid(res))
+        .expect('x-count', '2')
+        .expect(200, done);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   it('should retain the sid', function(done){
     var n = 0;