diff --git a/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/data/mongo/config/annotation/web/http/MongoHttpSessionConfiguration.java b/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/data/mongo/config/annotation/web/http/MongoHttpSessionConfiguration.java
index 6bb74a1..9922e98 100644
--- a/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/data/mongo/config/annotation/web/http/MongoHttpSessionConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/data/mongo/config/annotation/web/http/MongoHttpSessionConfiguration.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package org.springframework.session.data.mongo.config.annotation.web.http;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.context.EmbeddedValueResolverAware;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.ImportAware;
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ import org.springframework.session.config.annotation.web.http.SpringHttpSessionC
 import org.springframework.session.data.mongo.AbstractMongoSessionConverter;
 import org.springframework.session.data.mongo.MongoOperationsSessionRepository;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
+import org.springframework.util.StringValueResolver;
 
 /**
  * Configuration class registering {@code MongoSessionRepository} bean. To import this
@@ -37,13 +39,15 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  */
 @Configuration
 public class MongoHttpSessionConfiguration extends SpringHttpSessionConfiguration
-		implements ImportAware {
+		implements EmbeddedValueResolverAware, ImportAware {
 
 	private AbstractMongoSessionConverter mongoSessionConverter;
 
 	private Integer maxInactiveIntervalInSeconds;
 	private String collectionName;
 
+	private StringValueResolver embeddedValueResolver;
+
 	@Bean
 	public MongoOperationsSessionRepository mongoSessionRepository(
 			MongoOperations mongoOperations) {
@@ -72,7 +76,10 @@ public class MongoHttpSessionConfiguration extends SpringHttpSessionConfiguratio
 				.getAnnotationAttributes(EnableMongoHttpSession.class.getName()));
 		this.maxInactiveIntervalInSeconds = attributes
 				.getNumber("maxInactiveIntervalInSeconds");
-		this.collectionName = attributes.getString("collectionName");
+		String collectionNameValue = attributes.getString("collectionName");
+		if (StringUtils.hasText(collectionNameValue)) {
+			this.collectionName = this.embeddedValueResolver.resolveStringValue(collectionNameValue);
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Autowired(required = false)
@@ -80,4 +87,9 @@ public class MongoHttpSessionConfiguration extends SpringHttpSessionConfiguratio
 			AbstractMongoSessionConverter mongoSessionConverter) {
 		this.mongoSessionConverter = mongoSessionConverter;
 	}
+
+	public void setEmbeddedValueResolver(StringValueResolver resolver) {
+		this.embeddedValueResolver = resolver;
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-session/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/data/mongo/config/annotation/web/http/MongoHttpSessionConfigurationTests.java b/spring-session/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/data/mongo/config/annotation/web/http/MongoHttpSessionConfigurationTests.java
index b58b9b8..22b75f4 100644
--- a/spring-session/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/data/mongo/config/annotation/web/http/MongoHttpSessionConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-session/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/data/mongo/config/annotation/web/http/MongoHttpSessionConfigurationTests.java
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Import;
+import org.springframework.context.support.PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.IndexOperations;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.MongoOperations;
+import org.springframework.mock.env.MockEnvironment;
 import org.springframework.session.data.mongo.AbstractMongoSessionConverter;
 import org.springframework.session.data.mongo.MongoOperationsSessionRepository;
 import org.springframework.test.util.ReflectionTestUtils;
@@ -136,6 +138,14 @@ public class MongoHttpSessionConfigurationTests {
 				.isEqualTo(mongoSessionConverter);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void resolveCollectionNameByPropertyPlaceholder() {
+		this.context.setEnvironment(new MockEnvironment().withProperty("session.mongo.collectionName", COLLECTION_NAME));
+		registerAndRefresh(CustomMongoJdbcSessionConfiguration.class);
+		MongoHttpSessionConfiguration configuration = this.context.getBean(MongoHttpSessionConfiguration.class);
+		assertThat(ReflectionTestUtils.getField(configuration, "collectionName")).isEqualTo(COLLECTION_NAME);
+	}
+
 	private void registerAndRefresh(Class<?>... annotatedClasses) {
 		this.context.register(annotatedClasses);
 		this.context.refresh();
@@ -213,4 +223,15 @@ public class MongoHttpSessionConfigurationTests {
 
 	}
 
+	@Configuration
+	@EnableMongoHttpSession(collectionName = "${session.mongo.collectionName}")
+	static class CustomMongoJdbcSessionConfiguration extends BaseConfiguration {
+
+		@Bean
+		public PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer propertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer() {
+			return new PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer();
+		}
+
+	}
+
 }