diff --git a/src/network/ssl/qssl.cpp b/src/network/ssl/qssl.cpp
index 4e33001d8d7..d5f5de10a2c 100644
--- a/src/network/ssl/qssl.cpp
+++ b/src/network/ssl/qssl.cpp
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
     mechanism for renegotiating the connection parameters. When enabled, this
     option can allow connections for legacy servers, but it introduces the
     possibility that an attacker could inject plaintext into the SSL session.
+    \value SslOptionDisableSessionSharing Disables SSL session sharing via
+    the session ID handshake attribute.
 
     By default, SslOptionDisableEmptyFragments is turned on since this causes
     problems with a large number of servers. SslOptionDisableLegacyRenegotiation
diff --git a/src/network/ssl/qssl.h b/src/network/ssl/qssl.h
index 06d80965e28..2429f3d5809 100644
--- a/src/network/ssl/qssl.h
+++ b/src/network/ssl/qssl.h
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ namespace QSsl {
         SslOptionDisableSessionTickets = 0x02,
         SslOptionDisableCompression = 0x04,
         SslOptionDisableServerNameIndication = 0x08,
-        SslOptionDisableLegacyRenegotiation = 0x10
+        SslOptionDisableLegacyRenegotiation = 0x10,
+        SslOptionDisableSessionSharing = 0x20
     };
     Q_DECLARE_FLAGS(SslOptions, SslOption)
 }
diff --git a/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_openssl.cpp b/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_openssl.cpp
index 2b9c4b5bd2c..590b3dfc671 100644
--- a/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_openssl.cpp
+++ b/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_openssl.cpp
@@ -1439,7 +1439,7 @@ void QSslSocketBackendPrivate::continueHandshake()
 #endif
 
     // Cache this SSL session inside the QSslContext
-    if (!(configuration.sslOptions & QSsl::SslOptionDisableSessionTickets)) {
+    if (!(configuration.sslOptions & QSsl::SslOptionDisableSessionSharing)) {
         if (!sslContextPointer->cacheSession(ssl))
             sslContextPointer.clear(); // we could not cache the session
     }
diff --git a/tests/auto/network/access/qnetworkreply/tst_qnetworkreply.cpp b/tests/auto/network/access/qnetworkreply/tst_qnetworkreply.cpp
index bcc0641973a..97f96671406 100644
--- a/tests/auto/network/access/qnetworkreply/tst_qnetworkreply.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/network/access/qnetworkreply/tst_qnetworkreply.cpp
@@ -5920,7 +5920,7 @@ void tst_QNetworkReply::sslSessionSharing()
     warmupRequest.setAttribute(QNetworkRequest::User, sessionSharingEnabled); // so we can read it from the slot
     if (! sessionSharingEnabled) {
         QSslConfiguration configuration(QSslConfiguration::defaultConfiguration());
-        configuration.setSslOption(QSsl::SslOptionDisableSessionTickets, true);
+        configuration.setSslOption(QSsl::SslOptionDisableSessionSharing, true);
         warmupRequest.setSslConfiguration(configuration);
     }
     QNetworkReply *reply = manager.get(warmupRequest);