diff --git a/powerdnsadmin/models/sessions.py b/powerdnsadmin/models/sessions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b699a3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/powerdnsadmin/models/sessions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+from flask import current_app, session
+from flask_login import current_user
+from .base import db
+
+
+class Sessions(db.Model):
+    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
+    session_id = db.Column(db.String(255), index=True, unique=True)
+    data = db.Column(db.BLOB)
+    expiry = db.Column(db.DateTime)
+
+    def __init__(self,
+                 id=None,
+                 session_id=None,
+                 data=None,
+                 expiry=None):
+        self.id = id
+        self.session_id = session_id
+        self.data = data
+        self.expiry = expiry
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return '<Sessions {0}>'.format(self.id)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def clean_up_expired_sessions():
+        """Clean up expired sessions in the database"""
+        from datetime import datetime
+        from sqlalchemy import or_
+        from sqlalchemy.exc import SQLAlchemyError
+
+        try:
+            db.session.query(Sessions).filter(or_(Sessions.expiry < datetime.now(), Sessions.expiry is None)).delete()
+            db.session.commit()
+        except SQLAlchemyError as e:
+            db.session.rollback()
+            current_app.logger.error(e)
+            return False
+        return True
diff --git a/powerdnsadmin/routes/user.py b/powerdnsadmin/routes/user.py
index adba502..469b459 100644
--- a/powerdnsadmin/routes/user.py
+++ b/powerdnsadmin/routes/user.py
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ def before_request():
         minutes=int(Setting().get('session_timeout')))
     session.modified = True
 
+    # Clean up expired sessions in the database
+    if Setting().get('session_type') == 'sqlalchemy':
+        from ..models.sessions import Sessions
+        Sessions().clean_up_expired_sessions()
+
 
 @user_bp.route('/profile', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
 @login_required