diff --git a/docs/content/v0.6/3.application-side/2.session-access-and-management.md b/docs/content/v0.6/3.application-side/2.session-access-and-management.md
index 8a7a7183..302bfa1c 100644
--- a/docs/content/v0.6/3.application-side/2.session-access-and-management.md
+++ b/docs/content/v0.6/3.application-side/2.session-access-and-management.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Session Access and Management
 
+## `useAuth` Composable
+
 The `useAuth` composable is your main gateway to accessing and manipulating session-state and data. Here's the main methods you can use:
 ::code-group
 ```ts [authjs]
@@ -132,6 +134,18 @@ This is a configuration option available to dynamically type the `SessionData` t
 
 `nuxt-auth` uses [unjs/knitwork](https://github.com/unjs/knitwork) to generate the correct typescript interface from the type you provide.
 
+## Force refetching the session (`local` provider only)
+
+Calling `getSession` will by default **only** refetch the current session if the token returned by `useAuthState` is defined.
+Passing the `{ force: true }` option will always update the current session:
+
+::code-group
+```ts [local]
+// force update the current session
+await getSession({ force: true })
+```
+::
+
 ## Redirects
 
 You can also pass the `callbackUrl` option to both the `signIn`, the `signOut` and the `getSession` methods. This allows you to redirect a user to a certain pages, after they've completed the action. This can be useful when a user attempts to open a page (`/protected`) but has to go through external authentication (e.g., via their google account) first.
diff --git a/src/runtime/composables/local/useAuth.ts b/src/runtime/composables/local/useAuth.ts
index 2054f8c6..8c9fb366 100644
--- a/src/runtime/composables/local/useAuth.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/composables/local/useAuth.ts
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ const getSession: GetSessionFunc<SessionData | null | void> = async (getSessionO
   const { path, method } = config.endpoints.getSession
   const { data, loading, lastRefreshedAt, token, rawToken } = useAuthState()
 
-  if (!token.value) {
+  if (!token.value && !getSessionOptions?.force) {
     return
   }
 
-  const headers = new Headers({ [config.token.headerName]: token.value } as HeadersInit)
+  const headers = new Headers(token.value ? { [config.token.headerName]: token.value } as HeadersInit : undefined)
 
   loading.value = true
   try {
diff --git a/src/runtime/types.ts b/src/runtime/types.ts
index 3770e881..b4e6e1eb 100644
--- a/src/runtime/types.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/types.ts
@@ -339,6 +339,11 @@ export type GetSessionOptions = Partial<{
   required?: boolean
   callbackUrl?: string
   onUnauthenticated?: () => void
+  /** Whether to refetch the session even if the token returned by useAuthState is null.
+   *
+   * @default false
+   */
+  force?: boolean
 }>
 
 // TODO: These types could be nicer and more general, or located withing `useAuth` files and more specific