diff --git a/ghost/session-service/lib/SessionService.js b/ghost/session-service/lib/SessionService.js
index 306a766055..5786fb5862 100644
--- a/ghost/session-service/lib/SessionService.js
+++ b/ghost/session-service/lib/SessionService.js
@@ -119,7 +119,10 @@ module.exports = function createSessionService({getSession, findUserById, getOri
         }
 
         const session = await getSession(req, res);
-        cookieCsrfProtection(req, session);
+        // Enable CSRF bypass (useful for OAuth for example)
+        if (!res || !res.locals || !res.locals.bypassCsrfProtection) {
+            cookieCsrfProtection(req, session);
+        }
 
         if (!session || !session.user_id) {
             return null;
diff --git a/ghost/session-service/test/SessionService.test.js b/ghost/session-service/test/SessionService.test.js
index 0e432e046f..d222f1d3c0 100644
--- a/ghost/session-service/test/SessionService.test.js
+++ b/ghost/session-service/test/SessionService.test.js
@@ -52,5 +52,83 @@ describe('SessionService', function () {
         await sessionService.destroyCurrentSession(req, res);
         should.ok(req.session.destroy.calledOnce);
     });
-});
 
+    it('Throws an error when the csrf verification fails', async function () {
+        const getSession = async (req) => {
+            if (req.session) {
+                return req.session;
+            }
+            req.session = {
+                origin: 'origin'
+            };
+            return req.session;
+        };
+        const findUserById = sinon.spy(async ({id}) => ({id}));
+        const getOriginOfRequest = sinon.stub().returns('other-origin');
+
+        const sessionService = SessionService({
+            getSession,
+            findUserById,
+            getOriginOfRequest
+        });
+
+        const req = Object.create(express.request, {
+            ip: {
+                value: '0.0.0.0'
+            },
+            headers: {
+                value: {
+                    cookie: 'thing'
+                }
+            },
+            get: {
+                value: () => 'Fake'
+            }
+        });
+        const res = Object.create(express.response);
+
+        const error = `Request made from incorrect origin. Expected 'origin' received 'other-origin'.`;
+
+        await sessionService.getUserForSession(req, res).should.be.rejectedWith(error);
+    });
+
+    it('Doesn\'t throw an error when the csrf verification fails when bypassed', async function () {
+        const getSession = async (req) => {
+            if (req.session) {
+                return req.session;
+            }
+            req.session = {
+                origin: 'origin'
+            };
+            return req.session;
+        };
+        const findUserById = sinon.spy(async ({id}) => ({id}));
+        const getOriginOfRequest = sinon.stub().returns('other-origin');
+
+        const sessionService = SessionService({
+            getSession,
+            findUserById,
+            getOriginOfRequest
+        });
+
+        const req = Object.create(express.request, {
+            ip: {
+                value: '0.0.0.0'
+            },
+            headers: {
+                value: {
+                    cookie: 'thing'
+                }
+            },
+            get: {
+                value: () => 'Fake'
+            }
+        });
+        const res = Object.create(express.response);
+        res.locals = {
+            bypassCsrfProtection: true
+        };
+
+        await sessionService.getUserForSession(req, res).should.be.fulfilled();
+    });
+});
diff --git a/ghost/session-service/types/index.d.ts b/ghost/session-service/types/index.d.ts
index c0bf43bc18..7bda0dbcab 100644
--- a/ghost/session-service/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/ghost/session-service/types/index.d.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 declare function _exports({ getSession, findUserById, getOriginOfRequest }: {
-    getSession: (req: import("express").Request<import("express-serve-static-core").ParamsDictionary>, res: import("express").Response<any>) => Promise<import("./lib/SessionService").Session>;
+    getSession: (req: import("express").Request<import("express-serve-static-core").ParamsDictionary, any, any, qs.ParsedQs, Record<string, any>>, res: import("express").Response<any, Record<string, any>>) => Promise<import("./lib/SessionService").Session>;
     findUserById: (data: {
         id: string;
     }) => Promise<import("./lib/SessionService").User>;
-    getOriginOfRequest: (req: import("express").Request<import("express-serve-static-core").ParamsDictionary>) => string;
+    getOriginOfRequest: (req: import("express").Request<import("express-serve-static-core").ParamsDictionary, any, any, qs.ParsedQs, Record<string, any>>) => string;
 }): import("./lib/SessionService").SessionService;
 export = _exports;