diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index caa1f57..84cc432 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ The hook returns an object with properties:
 - `placesAutocompleteService`: Instance of [AutocompleteService](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/reference/places-autocomplete-service#AutocompleteService)
 - `placesService`: Instance of [PlacesService](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/reference/places-service#PlacesService)
 - `autocompleteSessionToken`: Instance of [AutocompleteSessionToken](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/reference/places-autocomplete-service#AutocompleteSessionToken). You can use this to [group several requests into a single session](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/places/web-service/session-tokens)
+- `refreshSessionToken`: call this function if you need [to refresh the session token](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/places/web-service/session-tokens)
 - `placePredictions`: an array of [AutocompletePrediction](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/reference/places-autocomplete-service#AutocompleteResponse)
 - `isPlacePredictionsLoading`: sets to true when a `getPlacePredictions` request is being sent and not yet resolved.
 - `getPlacePredictions: (opt: `[Options](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/reference/places-autocomplete-service#AutocompletionRequest)`): void`: a function which you call whenever you want to request places predictions. Takes one [argument](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/reference/places-autocomplete-service#AutocompleteResponse).
diff --git a/lib/usePlacesAutocompleteService.d.ts b/lib/usePlacesAutocompleteService.d.ts
index 9e830af..f353d3f 100644
--- a/lib/usePlacesAutocompleteService.d.ts
+++ b/lib/usePlacesAutocompleteService.d.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ interface usePlacesAutocompleteServiceResponse {
   getQueryPredictions: (
     opt: google.maps.places.QueryAutocompletionRequest
   ) => void;
+  refreshSessionToken: () => void;
 }
 
 export default function usePlacesAutocompleteService(
diff --git a/lib/usePlacesAutocompleteService.js b/lib/usePlacesAutocompleteService.js
index 5ef2cbe..e2ccd58 100644
--- a/lib/usePlacesAutocompleteService.js
+++ b/lib/usePlacesAutocompleteService.js
@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@ function usePlacesAutocompleteService(_ref) {
       setQueryInputValue(null);
       debouncedQueryPredictions(opt);
       setIsQueryPredsLoading(false);
+    },
+    refreshSessionToken: function refreshSessionToken() {
+      autocompleteSession.current = new google.maps.places.AutocompleteSessionToken();
     }
   };
 }
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 45ac789..973b11a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-google-autocomplete",
-  "version": "2.5.0",
+  "version": "2.6.0",
   "description": "React component for google autocomplete.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "types": "index.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/usePlacesAutocompleteService.d.ts b/src/usePlacesAutocompleteService.d.ts
index 9e830af..f353d3f 100644
--- a/src/usePlacesAutocompleteService.d.ts
+++ b/src/usePlacesAutocompleteService.d.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ interface usePlacesAutocompleteServiceResponse {
   getQueryPredictions: (
     opt: google.maps.places.QueryAutocompletionRequest
   ) => void;
+  refreshSessionToken: () => void;
 }
 
 export default function usePlacesAutocompleteService(
diff --git a/src/usePlacesAutocompleteService.js b/src/usePlacesAutocompleteService.js
index 9d9eae3..5c06852 100644
--- a/src/usePlacesAutocompleteService.js
+++ b/src/usePlacesAutocompleteService.js
@@ -132,5 +132,9 @@ export default function usePlacesAutocompleteService({
       debouncedQueryPredictions(opt);
       setIsQueryPredsLoading(false);
     },
+    refreshSessionToken: () => {
+      autocompleteSession.current =
+        new google.maps.places.AutocompleteSessionToken();
+    },
   };
 }