diff --git a/router/websocketserver.go b/router/websocketserver.go
index d184c453..633326c9 100644
--- a/router/websocketserver.go
+++ b/router/websocketserver.go
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@ type WebsocketServer struct {
 	// Details.transport.auth.request|*http.Request making it available to
 	// authenticator and authorizer logic.
 	EnableRequestCapture bool
+	// TrackingCookieSameSiteAttribute defines which SameSite attribute will be assigned to
+	// the next auth cookie if EnableTrackingCookie is true
+	TrackingCookieSameSiteAttribute http.SameSite
+	// TrackingCookieSecureAttribute defines whether the TrackingCookie should be marked as
+	// secure and thus only sent over encrypted connections.
+	TrackingCookieSecureAttribute bool
 
 	// KeepAlive configures a websocket "ping/pong" heartbeat when set to a
 	// non-zero value.  KeepAlive is the interval between websocket "pings".
@@ -306,8 +312,10 @@ func (s *WebsocketServer) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if err == nil {
 			// Create next auth cookie with 20 byte random value.
 			nextCookie = &http.Cookie{
-				Name:  cookieName,
-				Value: base64.URLEncoding.EncodeToString(b),
+				Name:     cookieName,
+				Value:    base64.URLEncoding.EncodeToString(b),
+				Secure:   s.TrackingCookieSecureAttribute,
+				SameSite: s.TrackingCookieSameSiteAttribute,
 			}
 			http.SetCookie(w, nextCookie)
 			authDict["nextcookie"] = nextCookie
diff --git a/router/websocketserver_test.go b/router/websocketserver_test.go
index 9788c72e..61c01b67 100644
--- a/router/websocketserver_test.go
+++ b/router/websocketserver_test.go
@@ -83,6 +83,86 @@ func TestWSHandshakeMsgpack(t *testing.T) {
 	require.True(t, ok, "expected WELCOME")
 }
 
+func b2p(b bool) *bool                   { return &b }
+func s2p(s http.SameSite) *http.SameSite { return &s }
+func TestWSCookieAttributes(t *testing.T) {
+	// http library treats the samesite attribute for strings as if no attribute was set
+	sameSiteUnsetValue := http.SameSiteDefaultMode - 1
+	tests := []struct {
+		name         string
+		setSameSite  *http.SameSite
+		setSecure    *bool
+		wantSameSite http.SameSite
+		wantIsSecure bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:         "default settings",
+			wantSameSite: sameSiteUnsetValue,
+			wantIsSecure: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "same site strict",
+			setSameSite:  s2p(http.SameSiteStrictMode),
+			wantSameSite: http.SameSiteStrictMode,
+			wantIsSecure: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "same site none",
+			setSameSite:  s2p(http.SameSiteNoneMode),
+			wantSameSite: http.SameSiteNoneMode,
+			wantIsSecure: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "secure is true",
+			setSecure:    b2p(true),
+			wantSameSite: sameSiteUnsetValue,
+			wantIsSecure: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "secure is false",
+			setSecure:    b2p(false),
+			wantSameSite: sameSiteUnsetValue,
+			wantIsSecure: false,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			checkGoLeaks(t)
+			r, err := NewRouter(routerConfig, nil)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			defer r.Close()
+
+			wss := NewWebsocketServer(r)
+			wss.EnableTrackingCookie = true
+			if tt.setSecure != nil {
+				wss.TrackingCookieSecureAttribute = *tt.setSecure
+			}
+			if tt.setSameSite != nil {
+				wss.TrackingCookieSameSiteAttribute = *tt.setSameSite
+			}
+			closer, err := wss.ListenAndServe(wsAddr)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			defer closer.Close()
+
+			dialer := websocket.Dialer{
+				Subprotocols:    []string{jsonWebsocketProtocol, cborWebsocketProtocol, msgpackWebsocketProtocol},
+				TLSClientConfig: nil,
+			}
+			conn, rsp, err := dialer.DialContext(context.Background(), fmt.Sprintf("ws://%s/", wsAddr), nil)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			defer conn.Close()
+
+			for _, c := range rsp.Cookies() {
+				if c.Name == "nexus-wamp-cookie" {
+					require.Equal(t, c.SameSite, tt.wantSameSite)
+					require.Equal(t, c.Secure, tt.wantIsSecure)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+
+}
+
 func TestAllowOrigins(t *testing.T) {
 	s := &WebsocketServer{
 		Upgrader: &websocket.Upgrader{},