3 files changed, 32 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb
index 5338a70104..4c026fe5f7 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ module ActionController
     include ActionController::ConditionalGet
     include ActionController::RackConvenience
     include ActionController::Benchmarking
+    include ActionController::Configuration
 
     # Legacy modules
     include SessionManagement
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/configuration.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/configuration.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c829853b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/configuration.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+module ActionController
+  module Configuration
+    extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+    
+    def config
+      @config ||= self.class.config
+    end
+    
+    def config=(config)
+      @config = config
+    end
+    
+    module ClassMethods
+      def default_config
+        @default_config ||= {}
+      end
+      
+      def config
+        self.config ||= default_config
+      end
+      
+      def config=(config)
+        @config = ActiveSupport::OrderedHash.new
+        @config.merge!(config)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/session_management.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/session_management.rb
index 654aa08cd3..9f4c4b8b39 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/session_management.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/session_management.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 module ActionController #:nodoc:
   module SessionManagement #:nodoc:
-    def self.included(base)
-      base.class_eval do
-        extend ClassMethods
-      end
-    end
+    include ActiveSupport::Concern
+
+    include ActionController::Configuration
 
     module ClassMethods
       # Set the session store to be used for keeping the session data between requests.
@@ -35,13 +33,6 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
         session_options.merge!(options)
       end
 
-      # Returns the hash used to configure the session. Example use:
-      #
-      #   ActionController::Base.session_options[:secure] = true # session only available over HTTPS
-      def session_options
-        @session_options ||= {}
-      end
-
       def session(*args)
         ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn(
           "Disabling sessions for a single controller has been deprecated. " +