diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 803acdc..aa313de 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ Put `set -g @continuum-restore 'on'` in `tmux.conf` to enable this.
 Note: automatic restore happens **exclusively** on tmux server start. No other
 action (e.g. sourcing `tmux.conf`) triggers this.
 
+To kill the default session (named "0") created when tmux server starts,
+Put `set -g @continuum-kill-default 'on'` in `tmux.conf` to enable this.
+
 #### Dependencies
 
 `tmux 1.9` or higher, `bash`,
diff --git a/scripts/continuum_restore.sh b/scripts/continuum_restore.sh
index 27afbc4..1a10b9a 100755
--- a/scripts/continuum_restore.sh
+++ b/scripts/continuum_restore.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ auto_restore_enabled() {
 	[ "$auto_restore_value" == "on" ] && [ ! -f "$auto_restore_halt_file" ]
 }
 
+auto_kill_default_enabled() {
+	local auto_kill_default_value="$(get_tmux_option "$auto_kill_default_option" "$auto_kill_default_default")"
+	[ "$auto_kill_default_value" == "on" ]
+}
+
 fetch_and_run_tmux_resurrect_restore_script() {
 	# give tmux some time to start and source all the plugins
 	sleep 1
@@ -17,6 +22,10 @@ fetch_and_run_tmux_resurrect_restore_script() {
 	if [ -n "$resurrect_restore_script_path" ]; then
 		"$resurrect_restore_script_path"
 	fi
+	if auto_kill_default_enabled; then
+	  # Kill the default session created when tmux server starts
+	  tmux kill-session -t 0
+	fi
 }
 
 main() {
diff --git a/scripts/variables.sh b/scripts/variables.sh
index 1ddda9e..16fe6a5 100644
--- a/scripts/variables.sh
+++ b/scripts/variables.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ last_auto_save_option="@continuum-save-last-timestamp"
 auto_restore_option="@continuum-restore"
 auto_restore_default="off"
 
+auto_kill_default_option="@continuum-kill-default"
+auto_kill_default_default="off"
+
 auto_restore_halt_file="${HOME}/tmux_no_auto_restore"
 
 # tmux auto start options