diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d04cb01..d7472a5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -165,4 +165,5 @@ func main() {
 | DocExpantion             | string | "list"     | Controls the default expansion setting for the operations and tags. It can be 'list' (expands only the tags), 'full' (expands the tags and operations) or 'none' (expands nothing).                                                                       |
 | DeepLinking              | bool   | true       | If set to true, enables deep linking for tags and operations. See the Deep Linking documentation for more information.                                                                                                                                    |
 | DefaultModelsExpandDepth | int    | 1          | Default expansion depth for models (set to -1 completely hide the models).                                                                                                                                                                                |
-| InstanceName             | string | "swagger"  | The instance name of the swagger document. If multiple different swagger instances should be deployed on one gin router, ensure that each instance has a unique name (use the _--instanceName_ parameter to generate swagger documents with _swag init_). |
+| InstanceName             | string | "swagger"  | The instance name of the swagger document. If multiple different swagger instances should be deployed on one gin router, ensure that each instance has a unique name (use the _--instanceName_ parameter to generate swagger documents with _swag init_).                                                                                                     
+| PersistAuthotization | bool | false | If set to true, it persists authorization data and it would not be lost on browser close/refresh. |
diff --git a/swagger.go b/swagger.go
index 8403f6b..b3aceea 100644
--- a/swagger.go
+++ b/swagger.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ type swaggerConfig struct {
 	DefaultModelsExpandDepth int
 	Oauth2RedirectURL        template.JS
 	Title                    string
+	PersistAuthorization     bool
 }
 
 // Config stores ginSwagger configuration variables.
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	DefaultModelsExpandDepth int
 	InstanceName             string
 	Title                    string
+	PersistAuthorization     bool
 }
 
 // Convert the config to a swagger one in order to fill unexposed template values.
@@ -46,7 +48,8 @@ func (c Config) ToSwaggerConfig() swaggerConfig {
 				"{window.location.pathname.split('/').slice(0, window.location.pathname.split('/').length - 1).join('/')}" +
 				"/oauth2-redirect.html`",
 		),
-		Title: c.Title,
+		Title:                c.Title,
+		PersistAuthorization: c.PersistAuthorization,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -87,6 +90,14 @@ func InstanceName(name string) func(c *Config) {
 	}
 }
 
+// If set to true, it persists authorization data and it would not be lost on browser close/refresh
+// Defaults to false
+func PersistAuthorization(persistAuthorization bool) func(c *Config) {
+	return func(c *Config) {
+		c.PersistAuthorization = persistAuthorization
+	}
+}
+
 // WrapHandler wraps `http.Handler` into `gin.HandlerFunc`.
 func WrapHandler(h *webdav.Handler, confs ...func(c *Config)) gin.HandlerFunc {
 	defaultConfig := &Config{
@@ -275,6 +286,7 @@ window.onload = function() {
     dom_id: '#swagger-ui',
     validatorUrl: null,
     oauth2RedirectUrl: {{.Oauth2RedirectURL}},
+    persistAuthorization: {{.PersistAuthorization}},
     presets: [
       SwaggerUIBundle.presets.apis,
       SwaggerUIStandalonePreset
diff --git a/swagger_test.go b/swagger_test.go
index a68ad1a..85a51da 100644
--- a/swagger_test.go
+++ b/swagger_test.go
@@ -226,3 +226,16 @@ func TestInstanceName(t *testing.T) {
 	configFunc(&cfg)
 	assert.Equal(t, expected, cfg.InstanceName)
 }
+
+func TestPersistAuthorization(t *testing.T) {
+	var cfg Config
+	assert.Equal(t, false, cfg.PersistAuthorization)
+
+	configFunc := PersistAuthorization(true)
+	configFunc(&cfg)
+	assert.Equal(t, true, cfg.PersistAuthorization)
+
+	configFunc = PersistAuthorization(false)
+	configFunc(&cfg)
+	assert.Equal(t, false, cfg.PersistAuthorization)
+}