diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b1c1a64..c1f08a7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ HTTP cookie-based sessions.
     `session_expire` -> The number of seconds from now the cookie will be valid
     `session_secret` -> A secret key that is used to check the integrity of
                         session data
+    `session_encrypted` -> Set to `true` to use Rack::Session::EncryptedCookie.
+                          Note that `session_secret` must also be a (random)
+                          string > 32 chars. See below.
+
+***Rack::Session::EncryptedCookie** is implemented through the `encrypted_cookie` gem, which provides 256-bit-AES-encrypted, tamper-proof cookies for Rack. Your `:session_secret` must be at least 32 bytes long and should be really random. Don't use a password or passphrase, generate something random. E.g. run this in a terminal and paste the output into your script:
+
+    $ ruby -rsecurerandom -e "puts SecureRandom.hex(32)"
 
 ## Helper Methods
 
@@ -47,7 +54,8 @@ require 'sinatra'
 require 'sinatra/session'
 
 set :session_fail, '/login'
-set :session_secret, 'So0perSeKr3t!'
+set :session_secret, 'So0perSeKr3t!So0perSeKr3t!So0perSeKr3t!'
+set :session_encrypted, true
 
 get '/' do
   session!
diff --git a/lib/sinatra/session.rb b/lib/sinatra/session.rb
index 89c7beb..e0282a0 100644
--- a/lib/sinatra/session.rb
+++ b/lib/sinatra/session.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require 'sinatra/base'
+require 'encrypted_cookie'
 
 module Sinatra
   module Session
@@ -38,8 +39,20 @@ def session!
     # of being provided up front.
     module Cookie
       def self.new(app, options={})
-        options.merge!(yield) if block_given?
-        Rack::Session::Cookie.new(app, options)
+        # If true, use EncryptedCookie. The :session_secret also needs to be a
+        # (random) string > 32 chars.
+        if (app.settings.session_encrypted && app.settings.session_secret.length >= 32)
+          Rack::Session::EncryptedCookie.new(app, {
+            :key => app.settings.session_name,
+            :path => app.settings.session_path,
+            :domain => app.settings.session_domain,
+            :expire_after => app.settings.session_expire,
+            :secret => app.settings.session_secret
+          })
+        else
+          options.merge!(yield) if block_given?
+          Rack::Session::Cookie.new(app, options)
+        end
       end
     end
 
@@ -50,6 +63,9 @@ def self.registered(app)
       # the session is not valid.
       app.set :session_fail, '/login'
 
+      # Set to true to use EncryptedCookie.
+      app.set :session_encrypted, false
+
       # Parameters for the session cookie.
       app.set :session_name, 'sinatra.session'
       app.set :session_path, '/'
diff --git a/sinatra-session.gemspec b/sinatra-session.gemspec
index d46c2bb..66fa0ba 100644
--- a/sinatra-session.gemspec
+++ b/sinatra-session.gemspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name = 'sinatra-session'
-  s.version = '1.0.1'
+  s.version = '1.1.0'
   s.date = Time.now.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
 
   s.summary = 'Simple, secure sessions for Sinatra'
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
     %w< sinatra-session.gemspec Rakefile README.md >
 
   s.add_dependency('sinatra', '>= 1.0')
+  s.add_dependency('encrypted_cookie', '>= 0.0.4')
   s.add_development_dependency('rake')
 
   s.rdoc_options = %w< --line-numbers --inline-source --title Sinatra::Session --main Sinatra::Session >