diff --git a/docs/usage-advanced.md b/docs/usage-advanced.md
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@@ -1,6 +1,36 @@
 Advanced Usage
 ==============
 
+Session Handling
+----------------
+Making multiple requests to the same site with similar options can be a pain,
+since you end up repeating yourself. The Session object can be used to set
+default parameters for these.
+
+Let's simulate communicating with GitHub.
+
+```php
+$session = new Requests_Session('https://api.github.com/');
+$session->headers['X-ContactAuthor'] = 'rmccue';
+$session->useragent = 'My-Awesome-App';
+
+$response = $session->get('/zen');
+```
+
+You can use the `url`, `headers`, `data` and `options` properties of the Session
+object to set the defaults for this session, and the constructor also takes
+parameters in the same order as `Requests::request()`. Accessing any other
+properties will set the corresponding key in the options array; that is:
+
+```php
+// Setting the property...
+$session->useragent = 'My-Awesome-App';
+
+// ...is the same as setting the option
+$session->options['useragent'] = 'My-Awesome-App';
+```
+
+
 Secure Requests with SSL
 ------------------------
 By default, HTTPS requests will use the most secure options available:
diff --git a/examples/session.php b/examples/session.php
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index 000000000..ff44d240a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/session.php
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<?php
+
+// First, include Requests
+include('../library/Requests.php');
+
+// Next, make sure Requests can load internal classes
+Requests::register_autoloader();
+
+// Set up our session
+$session = new Requests_Session('http://httpbin.org/');
+$session->headers['Accept'] = 'application/json';
+$session->useragent = 'Awesomesauce';
+
+// Now let's make a request!
+$request = $session->get('/get');
+
+// Check what we received
+var_dump($request);
+
+// Let's check our user agent!
+$request = $session->get('/user-agent');
+
+// And check again
+var_dump($request);
diff --git a/library/Requests/Session.php b/library/Requests/Session.php
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..f03995132
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/Requests/Session.php
@@ -0,0 +1,252 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Session handler for persistent requests and default parameters
+ *
+ * @package Requests
+ * @subpackage Session Handler
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Session handler for persistent requests and default parameters
+ *
+ * Allows various options to be set as default values, and merges both the
+ * options and URL properties together. A base URL can be set for all requests,
+ * with all subrequests resolved from this. Base options can be set (including
+ * a shared cookie jar), then overridden for individual requests.
+ *
+ * @package Requests
+ * @subpackage Session Handler
+ */
+class Requests_Session {
+	/**
+	 * Base URL for requests
+	 *
+	 * URLs will be made absolute using this as the base
+	 * @var string|null
+	 */
+	public $url = null;
+
+	/**
+	 * Base headers for requests
+	 * @var array
+	 */
+	public $headers = array();
+
+	/**
+	 * Base data for requests
+	 *
+	 * If both the base data and the per-request data are arrays, the data will
+	 * be merged before sending the request.
+	 *
+	 * @var array
+	 */
+	public $data = array();
+
+	/**
+	 * Base options for requests
+	 *
+	 * The base options are merged with the per-request data for each request.
+	 * The only default option is a shared cookie jar between requests.
+	 *
+	 * Values here can also be set directly via properties on the Session
+	 * object, e.g. `$session->useragent = 'X';`
+	 *
+	 * @var array
+	 */
+	public $options = array();
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new session
+	 *
+	 * @param string|null $url Base URL for requests
+	 * @param array $headers Default headers for requests
+	 * @param array $data Default data for requests
+	 * @param array $options Default options for requests
+	 */
+	public function __construct($url = null, $headers = array(), $data = array(), $options = array()) {
+		$this->url = $url;
+		$this->headers = $headers;
+		$this->data = $data;
+		$this->options = $options;
+
+		if (empty($this->options['cookies'])) {
+			$this->options['cookies'] = new Requests_Cookie_Jar();
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get a property's value
+	 *
+	 * @param string $key Property key
+	 * @return mixed|null Property value, null if none found
+	 */
+	public function __get($key) {
+		if (isset($this->options[$key]))
+			return $this->options[$key];
+
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set a property's value
+	 *
+	 * @param string $key Property key
+	 * @param mixed $value Property value
+	 */
+	public function __set($key, $value) {
+		$this->options[$key] = $value;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Remove a property's value
+	 *
+	 * @param string $key Property key
+	 */
+	public function __isset($key) {
+		return isset($this->options[$key]);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Remove a property's value
+	 *
+	 * @param string $key Property key
+	 */
+	public function __unset($key) {
+		$this->options[$key] = null;
+	}
+
+	/**#@+
+	 * @see request()
+	 * @param string $url
+	 * @param array $headers
+	 * @param array $options
+	 * @return Requests_Response
+	 */
+	/**
+	 * Send a GET request
+	 */
+	public function get($url, $headers = array(), $options = array()) {
+		return $this->request($url, $headers, null, Requests::GET, $options);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Send a HEAD request
+	 */
+	public function head($url, $headers = array(), $options = array()) {
+		return $this->request($url, $headers, null, Requests::HEAD, $options);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Send a DELETE request
+	 */
+	public function delete($url, $headers = array(), $options = array()) {
+		return $this->request($url, $headers, null, Requests::DELETE, $options);
+	}
+
+	/**#@+
+	 * @see request()
+	 * @param string $url
+	 * @param array $headers
+	 * @param array $data
+	 * @param array $options
+	 * @return Requests_Response
+	 */
+	/**
+	 * Send a POST request
+	 */
+	public function post($url, $headers = array(), $data = array(), $options = array()) {
+		return $this->request($url, $headers, $data, Requests::POST, $options);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Send a PUT request
+	 */
+	public function put($url, $headers = array(), $data = array(), $options = array()) {
+		return $this->request($url, $headers, $data, Requests::PUT, $options);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Send a PATCH request
+	 *
+	 * Note: Unlike {@see post} and {@see put}, `$headers` is required, as the
+	 * specification recommends that should send an ETag
+	 *
+	 * @link http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5789
+	 */
+	public function patch($url, $headers, $data = array(), $options = array()) {
+		return $this->request($url, $headers, $data, Requests::PATCH, $options);
+	}
+	/**#@-*/
+
+	/**
+	 * Main interface for HTTP requests
+	 *
+	 * This method initiates a request and sends it via a transport before
+	 * parsing.
+	 *
+	 * @see Requests::request()
+	 *
+	 * @throws Requests_Exception On invalid URLs (`nonhttp`)
+	 *
+	 * @param string $url URL to request
+	 * @param array $headers Extra headers to send with the request
+	 * @param array $data Data to send either as a query string for GET/HEAD requests, or in the body for POST requests
+	 * @param string $type HTTP request type (use Requests constants)
+	 * @param array $options Options for the request (see {@see Requests::request})
+	 * @return Requests_Response
+	 */
+	public function request($url, $headers = array(), $data = array(), $type = Requests::GET, $options = array()) {
+		$request = $this->merge_request(compact('url', 'headers', 'data', 'options'));
+
+		return Requests::request($request['url'], $request['headers'], $request['data'], $type, $request['options']);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Send multiple HTTP requests simultaneously
+	 *
+	 * @see Requests::request_multiple()
+	 *
+	 * @param array $requests Requests data (see {@see Requests::request_multiple})
+	 * @param array $options Global and default options (see {@see Requests::request})
+	 * @return array Responses (either Requests_Response or a Requests_Exception object)
+	 */
+	public function request_multiple($requests, $options = array()) {
+		foreach ($requests as $key => $request) {
+			$requests[$key] = $this->merge_request($request, false);
+		}
+
+		$options = array_merge($this->options, $options);
+
+		// Disallow forcing the type, as that's a per request setting
+		unset($options['type']);
+
+		return Requests::request_multiple($requests, $options);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Merge a request's data with the default data
+	 *
+	 * @param array $request Request data (same form as {@see request_multiple})
+	 * @param boolean $merge_options Should we merge options as well?
+	 * @return array Request data
+	 */
+	protected function merge_request($request, $merge_options = true) {
+		if ($this->url !== null) {
+			$request['url'] = Requests_IRI::absolutize($this->url, $request['url']);
+			$request['url'] = $request['url']->uri;
+		}
+		$request['headers'] = array_merge($this->headers, $request['headers']);
+
+		if (is_array($request['data']) && is_array($this->data)) {
+			$request['data'] = array_merge($this->data, $request['data']);
+		}
+
+		if ($merge_options !== false) {
+			$request['options'] = array_merge($this->options, $request['options']);
+
+			// Disallow forcing the type, as that's a per request setting
+			unset($request['options']['type']);
+		}
+		return $request;
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/tests/Session.php b/tests/Session.php
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Session.php
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+<?php
+
+class RequestsTest_Session extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
+	public function testPropertyUsage() {
+		$headers = array(
+			'X-TestHeader' => 'testing',
+			'X-TestHeader2' => 'requests-test'
+		);
+		$data = array(
+			'testdata' => 'value1',
+			'test2' => 'value2',
+			'test3' => array(
+				'foo' => 'bar',
+				'abc' => 'xyz'
+			)
+		);
+		$options = array(
+			'testoption' => 'test',
+			'foo' => 'bar'
+		);
+
+		$session = new Requests_Session('http://example.com/', $headers, $data, $options);
+		$this->assertEquals('http://example.com/', $session->url);
+		$this->assertEquals($headers, $session->headers);
+		$this->assertEquals($data, $session->data);
+		$this->assertEquals($options['testoption'], $session->options['testoption']);
+
+		// Test via property access
+		$this->assertEquals($options['testoption'], $session->testoption);
+
+		// Test setting new property
+		$session->newoption = 'foobar';
+		$options['newoption'] = 'foobar';
+		$this->assertEquals($options['newoption'], $session->options['newoption']);
+
+		// Test unsetting property
+		unset($session->newoption);
+		$this->assertFalse(isset($session->newoption));
+
+		// Update property
+		$session->testoption = 'foobar';
+		$options['testoption'] = 'foobar';
+		$this->assertEquals($options['testoption'], $session->testoption);
+
+		// Test getting invalid property
+		$this->assertNull($session->invalidoption);
+	}
+
+	public function testURLResolution() {
+		$session = new Requests_Session('http://httpbin.org/');
+
+		// Set the cookies up
+		$response = $session->get('/get');
+		$this->assertTrue($response->success);
+		$this->assertEquals('http://httpbin.org/get', $response->url);
+
+		$data = json_decode($response->body, true);
+		$this->assertNotNull($data);
+		$this->assertArrayHasKey('url', $data);
+		$this->assertEquals('http://httpbin.org/get', $data['url']);
+	}
+
+	public function testSharedCookies() {
+		$session = new Requests_Session('http://httpbin.org/');
+
+		$options = array(
+			'follow_redirects' => false
+		);
+		$response = $session->get('/cookies/set?requests-testcookie=testvalue', array(), $options);
+		$this->assertEquals(302, $response->status_code);
+
+		// Check the cookies
+		$response = $session->get('/cookies');
+		$this->assertTrue($response->success);
+
+		// Check the response
+		$data = json_decode($response->body, true);
+		$this->assertNotNull($data);
+		$this->assertArrayHasKey('cookies', $data);
+
+		$cookies = array(
+			'requests-testcookie' => 'testvalue'
+		);
+		$this->assertEquals($cookies, $data['cookies']);
+	}
+}