diff --git a/PhotoPrism/PhotoPrism.php b/PhotoPrism/PhotoPrism.php
index 69645451bc..9144f0f6cb 100644
--- a/PhotoPrism/PhotoPrism.php
+++ b/PhotoPrism/PhotoPrism.php
@@ -14,21 +14,29 @@ public function __construct()
         //$this->jar = new \GuzzleHttp\Cookie\CookieJar; // Uncomment if cookies need to be set
     }
 
+    public function getRequestAttrs()
+    {
+        $attrs["headers"] = ["X-Session-ID" => $this->config->session];
+        return $attrs;
+    }
+
     public function test()
     {
-        $test = parent::appTest($this->url("api/v1/config"));
+        $attrs = $this->getRequestAttrs();
+        $test = parent::appTest($this->url("api/v1/config"), $attrs);
         echo $test->status;
     }
 
     public function livestats()
     {
         $status = "inactive";
-        $res = parent::execute($this->url("api/v1/config"));
+        $attrs = $this->getRequestAttrs();
+        $res = parent::execute($this->url("api/v1/config"), $attrs);
         $details = json_decode($res->getBody(), true);
-
         $data = [];
 
         if ($details) {
+            $status = "active";
             $data["photos"] = number_format($details["count"]["photos"]) ?? 0;
             $data["videos"] = number_format($details["count"]["videos"]) ?? 0;
         }
diff --git a/PhotoPrism/config.blade.php b/PhotoPrism/config.blade.php
index ce273e941c..1a8424d693 100644
--- a/PhotoPrism/config.blade.php
+++ b/PhotoPrism/config.blade.php
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
     <div class="input">
         <label>{{ strtoupper(__('app.url')) }}</label>
         {!! Form::text('config[override_url]', isset($item) ? $item->getconfig()->override_url : null, ['placeholder' => __('app.apps.override'), 'id' => 'override_url', 'class' => 'form-control']) !!}
+        </div>
+    <div class="input">
+        <label title="">Session ID (<a href="https://docs.photoprism.app/developer-guide/api/#with-authentication" target="_blank">help?</a>)</label>
+        {!! Form::text('config[session]', isset($item) ? $item->getconfig()->session : null, ['placeholder' => __('Session ID'), 'data-config' => 'session', 'class' => 'form-control config-item']) !!}
     </div>
     <div class="input">
         <button style="margin-top: 32px;" class="btn test" id="test_config">Test</button>