diff --git a/src/module.ts b/src/module.ts
index 99dbd418..f56aeb98 100644
--- a/src/module.ts
+++ b/src/module.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ declare module 'nuxt/schema' {
      * Session configuration
      */
     session: SessionConfig
+    disableAuthAutoLoad?: boolean
   }
 }
 
@@ -468,5 +469,10 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<ModuleOptions>({
       redirectURL: '',
       scope: '',
     })
+
+    // Publicly expose disableAuthAutoLoad if needed
+    if (runtimeConfig.disableAuthAutoLoad && runtimeConfig.public.disableAuthAutoLoad === undefined) {
+      runtimeConfig.public.disableAuthAutoLoad = runtimeConfig.disableAuthAutoLoad
+    }
   },
 })
diff --git a/src/runtime/app/plugins/session.client.ts b/src/runtime/app/plugins/session.client.ts
index f37e5dad..2fc73a41 100644
--- a/src/runtime/app/plugins/session.client.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/app/plugins/session.client.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 // TODO: https://github.com/nuxt/module-builder/issues/141
-import {} from 'nuxt/app'
 import { defineNuxtPlugin, useUserSession, useError } from '#imports'
 
 export default defineNuxtPlugin(async (nuxtApp) => {
-  if (!nuxtApp.payload.serverRendered) {
-    await useUserSession().fetch()
-  }
-  else if (Boolean(nuxtApp.payload.prerenderedAt) || Boolean(nuxtApp.payload.isCached)) {
-    // To avoid hydration mismatch
-    nuxtApp.hook('app:mounted', async () => {
+  if (!nuxtApp.$config.public.disableAuthAutoLoad) {
+    if (!nuxtApp.payload.serverRendered) {
       await useUserSession().fetch()
-    })
+    }
+    else if (Boolean(nuxtApp.payload.prerenderedAt) || Boolean(nuxtApp.payload.isCached)) {
+      // To avoid hydration mismatch
+      nuxtApp.hook('app:mounted', async () => {
+        await useUserSession().fetch()
+      })
+    }
   }
 
   if (localStorage.getItem('temp-nuxt-auth-utils-popup')) {
diff --git a/src/runtime/app/plugins/session.server.ts b/src/runtime/app/plugins/session.server.ts
index 5d1795c3..eaff7efd 100644
--- a/src/runtime/app/plugins/session.server.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/app/plugins/session.server.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // TODO: https://github.com/nuxt/module-builder/issues/141
-import {} from 'nuxt/app'
 import { defineNuxtPlugin, useRequestEvent, useUserSession } from '#imports'
 
 export default defineNuxtPlugin({
@@ -8,7 +7,7 @@ export default defineNuxtPlugin({
   async setup(nuxtApp) {
     // Flag if request is cached
     nuxtApp.payload.isCached = Boolean(useRequestEvent()?.context.cache)
-    if (nuxtApp.payload.serverRendered && !nuxtApp.payload.prerenderedAt && !nuxtApp.payload.isCached) {
+    if (nuxtApp.payload.serverRendered && !nuxtApp.payload.prerenderedAt && !nuxtApp.payload.isCached && !nuxtApp.$config.disableAuthAutoLoad) {
       await useUserSession().fetch()
     }
   },