diff --git a/administrator/components/com_config/model/form/application.xml b/administrator/components/com_config/model/form/application.xml
index 2f965fe43d503..31feccd831b64 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_config/model/form/application.xml
+++ b/administrator/components/com_config/model/form/application.xml
@@ -924,6 +924,31 @@
 			size="5"
 		/>
 
+		<field
+			name="session_redis_server_host"
+			type="text"
+			label="COM_CONFIG_FIELD_REDIS_HOST_LABEL"
+			description="COM_CONFIG_FIELD_REDIS_HOST_DESC"
+			default="localhost"
+			filter="string"
+			showon="session_handler:redis"
+			size="25"
+		/>
+
+		<field
+			name="session_redis_server_port"
+			type="number"
+			label="COM_CONFIG_FIELD_REDIS_PORT_LABEL"
+			description="COM_CONFIG_FIELD_REDIS_PORT_DESC"
+			showon="session_handler:redis"
+			min="1"
+			max="65535"
+			default="6379"
+			validate="number"
+			filter="integer"
+			size="5"
+		/>
+
 		<field
 			name="lifetime"
 			type="number"
diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.lib_joomla.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.lib_joomla.ini
index 40806b5226615..05ebecfebb2f1 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.lib_joomla.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.lib_joomla.ini
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ JLIB_FORM_VALUE_SESSION_EACCELERATOR="eAccelerator"
 JLIB_FORM_VALUE_SESSION_MEMCACHE="Memcache"
 JLIB_FORM_VALUE_SESSION_MEMCACHED="Memcached (Experimental)"
 JLIB_FORM_VALUE_SESSION_NONE="PHP"
+JLIB_FORM_VALUE_SESSION_REDIS="Redis"
 JLIB_FORM_VALUE_SESSION_WINCACHE="Windows Cache"
 JLIB_FORM_VALUE_SESSION_XCACHE="XCache"
 JLIB_FORM_VALUE_TIMEZONE_UTC="Universal Time, Coordinated (UTC)"
diff --git a/language/en-GB/en-GB.lib_joomla.ini b/language/en-GB/en-GB.lib_joomla.ini
index 40806b5226615..05ebecfebb2f1 100644
--- a/language/en-GB/en-GB.lib_joomla.ini
+++ b/language/en-GB/en-GB.lib_joomla.ini
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ JLIB_FORM_VALUE_SESSION_EACCELERATOR="eAccelerator"
 JLIB_FORM_VALUE_SESSION_MEMCACHE="Memcache"
 JLIB_FORM_VALUE_SESSION_MEMCACHED="Memcached (Experimental)"
 JLIB_FORM_VALUE_SESSION_NONE="PHP"
+JLIB_FORM_VALUE_SESSION_REDIS="Redis"
 JLIB_FORM_VALUE_SESSION_WINCACHE="Windows Cache"
 JLIB_FORM_VALUE_SESSION_XCACHE="XCache"
 JLIB_FORM_VALUE_TIMEZONE_UTC="Universal Time, Coordinated (UTC)"
diff --git a/libraries/joomla/session/storage/redis.php b/libraries/joomla/session/storage/redis.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8a5e6b84c601b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/joomla/session/storage/redis.php
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @package     Joomla.Platform
+ * @subpackage  Session
+ *
+ * @copyright   Copyright (C) 2005 - 2017 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * @license     GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE
+ */
+
+defined('JPATH_PLATFORM') or die;
+
+/**
+ * Redis session storage handler for PHP
+ *
+ * @link   https://secure.php.net/manual/en/function.session-set-save-handler.php
+ * @since  __DEPLOY_VERSION__
+ */
+class JSessionStorageRedis extends JSessionStorage
+{
+	/**
+	 * Constructor
+	 *
+	 * @param   array  $options  Optional parameters.
+	 *
+	 * @since   __DEPLOY_VERSION__
+	 */
+	public function __construct($options = array())
+	{
+		if (!self::isSupported())
+		{
+			throw new RuntimeException('Redis Extension is not available', 404);
+		}
+
+		$config = JFactory::getConfig();
+
+		$this->_server = array(
+			'host' => $config->get('session_redis_server_host', 'localhost'),
+			'port' => $config->get('session_redis_server_port', 6379),
+		);
+
+		parent::__construct($options);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Register the functions of this class with PHP's session handler
+	 *
+	 * @return  void
+	 *
+	 * @since   __DEPLOY_VERSION__
+	 */
+	public function register()
+	{
+		if (!empty($this->_server) && isset($this->_server['host']) && isset($this->_server['port']))
+		{
+			ini_set('session.save_path', "{$this->_server['host']}:{$this->_server['port']}");
+			ini_set('session.save_handler', 'redis');
+
+			// This is required if the configuration.php gzip is turned on
+			ini_set('zlib.output_compression', 'Off');
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test to see if the SessionHandler is available.
+	 *
+	 * @return  boolean  True on success, false otherwise.
+	 *
+	 * @since   __DEPLOY_VERSION__
+	 */
+	public static function isSupported()
+	{
+		return extension_loaded('redis') && class_exists('Redis');
+	}
+}