diff --git a/system/Session/Handlers/RedisHandler.php b/system/Session/Handlers/RedisHandler.php
index eeb06043321b..7eb1924e95f0 100644
--- a/system/Session/Handlers/RedisHandler.php
+++ b/system/Session/Handlers/RedisHandler.php
@@ -142,17 +142,19 @@ protected function setSavePath(): void
             }
         }
 
-        $password = $query['auth'] ?? null;
-        $database = isset($query['database']) ? (int) $query['database'] : 0;
-        $timeout  = isset($query['timeout']) ? (float) $query['timeout'] : 0.0;
-        $prefix   = $query['prefix'] ?? null;
+        $persistent = isset($query['persistent']) ? (bool) $query['persistent'] : null;
+        $password   = $query['auth'] ?? null;
+        $database   = isset($query['database']) ? (int) $query['database'] : 0;
+        $timeout    = isset($query['timeout']) ? (float) $query['timeout'] : 0.0;
+        $prefix     = $query['prefix'] ?? null;
 
         $this->savePath = [
-            'host'     => $host,
-            'port'     => $port,
-            'password' => $password,
-            'database' => $database,
-            'timeout'  => $timeout,
+            'host'       => $host,
+            'port'       => $port,
+            'password'   => $password,
+            'database'   => $database,
+            'timeout'    => $timeout,
+            'persistent' => $persistent,
         ];
 
         if ($prefix !== null) {
@@ -176,8 +178,10 @@ public function open($path, $name): bool
 
         $redis = new Redis();
 
+        $funcConnection = isset($this->savePath['persistent']) && $this->savePath['persistent'] ? 'pconnect' : 'connect';
+
         if (
-            ! $redis->connect(
+            ! $redis->{$funcConnection}(
                 $this->savePath['host'],
                 $this->savePath['port'],
                 $this->savePath['timeout'],
diff --git a/tests/system/Session/Handlers/Database/RedisHandlerTest.php b/tests/system/Session/Handlers/Database/RedisHandlerTest.php
index 19efb98cd50d..cc4254b9fb83 100644
--- a/tests/system/Session/Handlers/Database/RedisHandlerTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Session/Handlers/Database/RedisHandlerTest.php
@@ -154,81 +154,111 @@ public static function provideSetSavePath(): iterable
             'w/o protocol' => [
                 '127.0.0.1:6379',
                 [
-                    'host'     => 'tcp://127.0.0.1',
-                    'port'     => 6379,
-                    'password' => null,
-                    'database' => 0,
-                    'timeout'  => 0.0,
+                    'host'       => 'tcp://127.0.0.1',
+                    'port'       => 6379,
+                    'password'   => null,
+                    'database'   => 0,
+                    'timeout'    => 0.0,
+                    'persistent' => null,
                 ],
             ],
             'tls auth' => [
                 'tls://127.0.0.1:6379?auth=password',
                 [
-                    'host'     => 'tls://127.0.0.1',
-                    'port'     => 6379,
-                    'password' => 'password',
-                    'database' => 0,
-                    'timeout'  => 0.0,
+                    'host'       => 'tls://127.0.0.1',
+                    'port'       => 6379,
+                    'password'   => 'password',
+                    'database'   => 0,
+                    'timeout'    => 0.0,
+                    'persistent' => null,
                 ],
             ],
             'tcp auth' => [
                 'tcp://127.0.0.1:6379?auth=password',
                 [
-                    'host'     => 'tcp://127.0.0.1',
-                    'port'     => 6379,
-                    'password' => 'password',
-                    'database' => 0,
-                    'timeout'  => 0.0,
+                    'host'       => 'tcp://127.0.0.1',
+                    'port'       => 6379,
+                    'password'   => 'password',
+                    'database'   => 0,
+                    'timeout'    => 0.0,
+                    'persistent' => null,
                 ],
             ],
             'timeout float' => [
                 'tcp://127.0.0.1:6379?timeout=2.5',
                 [
-                    'host'     => 'tcp://127.0.0.1',
-                    'port'     => 6379,
-                    'password' => null,
-                    'database' => 0,
-                    'timeout'  => 2.5,
+                    'host'       => 'tcp://127.0.0.1',
+                    'port'       => 6379,
+                    'password'   => null,
+                    'database'   => 0,
+                    'timeout'    => 2.5,
+                    'persistent' => null,
                 ],
             ],
             'timeout int' => [
                 'tcp://127.0.0.1:6379?timeout=10',
                 [
-                    'host'     => 'tcp://127.0.0.1',
-                    'port'     => 6379,
-                    'password' => null,
-                    'database' => 0,
-                    'timeout'  => 10.0,
+                    'host'       => 'tcp://127.0.0.1',
+                    'port'       => 6379,
+                    'password'   => null,
+                    'database'   => 0,
+                    'timeout'    => 10.0,
+                    'persistent' => null,
                 ],
             ],
             'auth acl' => [
                 'tcp://localhost:6379?auth[user]=redis-admin&auth[pass]=admin-password',
                 [
-                    'host'     => 'tcp://localhost',
-                    'port'     => 6379,
-                    'password' => ['user' => 'redis-admin', 'pass' => 'admin-password'],
-                    'database' => 0,
-                    'timeout'  => 0.0,
+                    'host'       => 'tcp://localhost',
+                    'port'       => 6379,
+                    'password'   => ['user' => 'redis-admin', 'pass' => 'admin-password'],
+                    'database'   => 0,
+                    'timeout'    => 0.0,
+                    'persistent' => null,
                 ],
             ],
             'unix domain socket' => [
                 'unix:///tmp/redis.sock',
                 [
-                    'host'     => '/tmp/redis.sock',
-                    'port'     => 0,
-                    'password' => null,
-                    'database' => 0,
-                    'timeout'  => 0.0,
+                    'host'       => '/tmp/redis.sock',
+                    'port'       => 0,
+                    'password'   => null,
+                    'database'   => 0,
+                    'timeout'    => 0.0,
+                    'persistent' => null,
                 ],
             ],
             'unix domain socket w/o protocol' => [
                 '/tmp/redis.sock',
                 [
-                    'host'     => '/tmp/redis.sock',
-                    'port'     => 0,
-                    'password' => null,
-                    'database' => 0,
-                    'timeout'  => 0.0,
+                    'host'       => '/tmp/redis.sock',
+                    'port'       => 0,
+                    'password'   => null,
+                    'database'   => 0,
+                    'timeout'    => 0.0,
+                    'persistent' => null,
+                ],
+            ],
+            'persistent connection' => [
+                'tcp://127.0.0.1:6379?timeout=10&persistent=1',
+                [
+                    'host'       => 'tcp://127.0.0.1',
+                    'port'       => 6379,
+                    'password'   => null,
+                    'database'   => 0,
+                    'timeout'    => 10.0,
+                    'persistent' => true,
+                ],
+            ],
+            'no persistent connection with have parameter' => [
+                'tcp://127.0.0.1:6379?timeout=10&persistent=0',
+                [
+                    'host'       => 'tcp://127.0.0.1',
+                    'port'       => 6379,
+                    'password'   => null,
+                    'database'   => 0,
+                    'timeout'    => 10.0,
+                    'persistent' => false,
                 ],
             ],
         ];
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.7.0.rst b/user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.7.0.rst
index 466c67164a44..12abbd2520e3 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.7.0.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.7.0.rst
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ Libraries
 - **Image:** The ``ImageMagickHandler`` has been rewritten to rely solely on the PHP ``imagick`` extension.
 - **Image:** Added ``ImageMagickHandler::clearMetadata()`` method to remove image metadata for privacy protection.
 - **ResponseTrait:** Added ``paginate``` method to simplify paginated API responses. See :ref:`ResponseTrait::paginate() <api_response_trait_paginate>` for details.
+- **Session:** Added ``persistent`` config item to redis handler.
 - **Time:** added methods ``Time::addCalendarMonths()`` and ``Time::subCalendarMonths()``
 
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