diff --git a/docs/docs/configuration/options.md b/docs/docs/configuration/options.md
index 8644ef6f5b..c3a038327d 100644
--- a/docs/docs/configuration/options.md
+++ b/docs/docs/configuration/options.md
@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@ session: {
   // Use it to limit write operations. Set to 0 to always update the database.
   // Note: This option is ignored if using JSON Web Tokens
   updateAge: 24 * 60 * 60, // 24 hours
+  
+  // The session token is usually either a random UUID or string, however if you
+  // need a more customized session token string, you can define your own generate function.
+  generateSessionToken: () => {
+    return randomUUID?.() ?? randomBytes(32).toString("hex")
+  }
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/packages/next-auth/src/core/init.ts b/packages/next-auth/src/core/init.ts
index 478519cb17..ac5f3373b0 100644
--- a/packages/next-auth/src/core/init.ts
+++ b/packages/next-auth/src/core/init.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { randomBytes, randomUUID } from "crypto"
 import { NextAuthOptions } from ".."
 import logger from "../utils/logger"
 import parseUrl from "../utils/parse-url"
@@ -86,6 +87,10 @@ export async function init({
       strategy: userOptions.adapter ? "database" : "jwt",
       maxAge,
       updateAge: 24 * 60 * 60,
+      generateSessionToken: () => {
+        // Use `randomUUID` if available. (Node 15.6+)
+        return randomUUID?.() ?? randomBytes(32).toString("hex")
+      },
       ...userOptions.session,
     },
     // JWT options
diff --git a/packages/next-auth/src/core/lib/callback-handler.ts b/packages/next-auth/src/core/lib/callback-handler.ts
index 1513bf1eb7..3701d2b6ad 100644
--- a/packages/next-auth/src/core/lib/callback-handler.ts
+++ b/packages/next-auth/src/core/lib/callback-handler.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { randomBytes, randomUUID } from "crypto"
 import { AccountNotLinkedError } from "../errors"
 import { fromDate } from "./utils"
 
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ export default async function callbackHandler(params: {
     adapter,
     jwt,
     events,
-    session: { strategy: sessionStrategy },
+    session: { strategy: sessionStrategy, generateSessionToken },
   } = options
 
   // If no adapter is configured then we don't have a database and cannot
@@ -219,8 +218,3 @@ export default async function callbackHandler(params: {
     }
   }
 }
-
-function generateSessionToken() {
-  // Use `randomUUID` if available. (Node 15.6++)
-  return randomUUID?.() ?? randomBytes(32).toString("hex")
-}
diff --git a/packages/next-auth/src/core/types.ts b/packages/next-auth/src/core/types.ts
index 6c998d335d..bfc57f452d 100644
--- a/packages/next-auth/src/core/types.ts
+++ b/packages/next-auth/src/core/types.ts
@@ -468,6 +468,13 @@ export interface SessionOptions {
    * @default 86400 // 1 day
    */
   updateAge: number
+  /**
+   * Generate a custom session token for database-based sessions.
+   * By default, a random UUID or string is generated depending on the Node.js version.
+   * However, you can specify your own custom string (such as CUID) to be used.
+   * @default `randomUUID` or `randomBytes.toHex` depending on the Node.js version
+   */
+  generateSessionToken: () => string
 }
 
 export interface DefaultUser {