diff --git a/internal/configurations/rest_controller_configuration.go b/internal/configurations/rest_controller_configuration.go
index 40f964c..7878fe8 100644
--- a/internal/configurations/rest_controller_configuration.go
+++ b/internal/configurations/rest_controller_configuration.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ type RESTControllerConfiguration struct {
 	LogoutURL          string        `envconfig:"LOGOUT_URL" default:"/logout"`
 	UserInfoURL        string        `envconfig:"USER_INFO_URL" default:"/userinfo"`
 	HTTPRequestTimeout time.Duration `envconfig:"HTTP_REQUEST_TIMEOUT" default:"30s"`
+	AccessTokenCookie  string        `envconfig:"ACCESS_TOKEN_COOKIE" default:"access_token"`
 	UserIDHeader       string        `envconfig:"USER_ID_HEADER" default:"userid"`
 	CookieMaxAge       int           `envconfig:"COOKIE_MAX_AGE" default:"86400"`
 	SkipURLs           []string      `envconfig:"SKIP_URLS" default:"/dex" split_words:"true"`
diff --git a/internal/controllers/rest_controller.go b/internal/controllers/rest_controller.go
index 7509f82..12a463f 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/rest_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/rest_controller.go
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ func (rc RESTController) CheckForAuthentication(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.R
 	rc.logger.Debugf("Valid Token: %s", token)
 	rc.logger.Infof("Authorizing request for UserID: %v", userInfo.Email)
 
+	http.SetCookie(w, &http.Cookie{Name: rc.configuration.AccessTokenCookie, Value: token})
+
 	// set UserID Header + 200 OK
 	w.Header().Set(rc.configuration.UserIDHeader, userInfo.Email)
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)