diff --git a/.changeset/wild-carrots-bow.md b/.changeset/wild-carrots-bow.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3bfff107ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wild-carrots-bow.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@medusajs/medusa": patch
+---
+
+feat(medusa): Include `name` in session options
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/express.ts b/packages/medusa/src/loaders/express.ts
index 695b5a4983..def8cb39f7 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/express.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/loaders/express.ts
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ export default async ({ app, configModule }: Options): Promise<Express> => {
 
   const { cookie_secret, session_options } = configModule.projectConfig
   const sessionOpts = {
+    name: session_options?.name ?? "connect.sid",
     resave: session_options?.resave ?? true,
     rolling: session_options?.rolling ?? false,
     saveUninitialized: session_options?.saveUninitialized ?? true,
-    cookieName: "session",
     proxy: true,
     secret: session_options?.secret ?? cookie_secret,
     cookie: {
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/types/global.ts b/packages/medusa/src/types/global.ts
index 9a81f7acc4..eee037ac01 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/types/global.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/types/global.ts
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ export type ModuleExports = {
 }
 
 type SessionOptions = {
+  name?: string
   resave?: boolean
   rolling?: boolean
   saveUninitialized?: boolean