diff --git a/lib/build/nextjs.d.ts b/lib/build/nextjs.d.ts
index 7b06b2936..0de2b5448 100644
--- a/lib/build/nextjs.d.ts
+++ b/lib/build/nextjs.d.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // @ts-nocheck
 import { CollectingResponse, PreParsedRequest } from "./framework/custom";
+import { SSRSessionContextType } from "./types";
 import { SessionContainer, VerifySessionOptions } from "./recipe/session";
 declare type PartialNextRequest = {
     method: string;
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ export default class NextJS {
         hasToken: boolean;
         hasInvalidClaims: boolean;
     }>;
+    static getInitialSessionAuthContext(session: SessionContainer | undefined): Promise<SSRSessionContextType>;
     static withSession<NextRequest extends PartialNextRequest, NextResponse extends Response>(
         req: NextRequest,
         handler: (error: Error | undefined, session: SessionContainer | undefined) => Promise<NextResponse>,
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ export default class NextJS {
 export declare let superTokensNextWrapper: typeof NextJS.superTokensNextWrapper;
 export declare let getAppDirRequestHandler: typeof NextJS.getAppDirRequestHandler;
 export declare let getSSRSession: typeof NextJS.getSSRSession;
+export declare let getInitialSessionAuthContext: typeof NextJS.getInitialSessionAuthContext;
 export declare let withSession: typeof NextJS.withSession;
 export declare let withPreParsedRequestResponse: typeof NextJS.withPreParsedRequestResponse;
 export {};
diff --git a/lib/build/nextjs.js b/lib/build/nextjs.js
index 8fcef6c53..e89b292fd 100644
--- a/lib/build/nextjs.js
+++ b/lib/build/nextjs.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ var __importDefault =
         return mod && mod.__esModule ? mod : { default: mod };
     };
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-exports.withPreParsedRequestResponse = exports.withSession = exports.getSSRSession = exports.getAppDirRequestHandler = exports.superTokensNextWrapper = void 0;
+exports.withPreParsedRequestResponse = exports.withSession = exports.getInitialSessionAuthContext = exports.getSSRSession = exports.getAppDirRequestHandler = exports.superTokensNextWrapper = void 0;
 /* Copyright (c) 2021, VRAI Labs and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This software is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
@@ -178,6 +178,21 @@ class NextJS {
             result = __rest(_a, ["baseResponse", "nextResponse"]);
         return result;
     }
+    static async getInitialSessionAuthContext(session) {
+        const initialContext = {
+            isContextFromSSR: true,
+            loading: false,
+            doesSessionExist: false,
+            accessTokenPayload: {},
+            userId: "",
+        };
+        if (session) {
+            initialContext.doesSessionExist = true;
+            initialContext.accessTokenPayload = await session.getAccessTokenPayload();
+            initialContext.userId = await session.getUserId();
+        }
+        return initialContext;
+    }
     static async withSession(req, handler, options, userContext) {
         try {
             const query = Object.fromEntries(new URL(req.url).searchParams.entries());
@@ -322,5 +337,6 @@ exports.default = NextJS;
 exports.superTokensNextWrapper = NextJS.superTokensNextWrapper;
 exports.getAppDirRequestHandler = NextJS.getAppDirRequestHandler;
 exports.getSSRSession = NextJS.getSSRSession;
+exports.getInitialSessionAuthContext = NextJS.getInitialSessionAuthContext;
 exports.withSession = NextJS.withSession;
 exports.withPreParsedRequestResponse = NextJS.withPreParsedRequestResponse;
diff --git a/lib/build/types.d.ts b/lib/build/types.d.ts
index 6b3e0e34b..a3170a09d 100644
--- a/lib/build/types.d.ts
+++ b/lib/build/types.d.ts
@@ -86,3 +86,10 @@ export declare type User = {
     })[];
     toJson: () => any;
 };
+export declare type SSRSessionContextType = {
+    isContextFromSSR: true;
+    loading: false;
+    doesSessionExist: boolean;
+    accessTokenPayload: any;
+    userId?: string;
+};
diff --git a/lib/ts/nextjs.ts b/lib/ts/nextjs.ts
index f76a3f3e7..ff05e2318 100644
--- a/lib/ts/nextjs.ts
+++ b/lib/ts/nextjs.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {
     middleware,
     errorHandler as customErrorHandler,
 } from "./framework/custom";
-import { HTTPMethod } from "./types";
+import { HTTPMethod, SSRSessionContextType } from "./types";
 import Session, { SessionContainer, VerifySessionOptions } from "./recipe/session";
 import SessionRecipe from "./recipe/session/recipe";
 import { getToken } from "./recipe/session/cookieAndHeaders";
@@ -230,6 +230,24 @@ export default class NextJS {
         return result;
     }
 
+    static async getInitialSessionAuthContext(session: SessionContainer | undefined): Promise<SSRSessionContextType> {
+        const initialContext: SSRSessionContextType = {
+            isContextFromSSR: true,
+            loading: false,
+            doesSessionExist: false,
+            accessTokenPayload: {},
+            userId: "",
+        };
+
+        if (session) {
+            initialContext.doesSessionExist = true;
+            initialContext.accessTokenPayload = await session.getAccessTokenPayload();
+            initialContext.userId = await session.getUserId();
+        }
+
+        return initialContext;
+    }
+
     static async withSession<NextRequest extends PartialNextRequest, NextResponse extends Response>(
         req: NextRequest,
         handler: (error: Error | undefined, session: SessionContainer | undefined) => Promise<NextResponse>,
@@ -405,5 +423,6 @@ export default class NextJS {
 export let superTokensNextWrapper = NextJS.superTokensNextWrapper;
 export let getAppDirRequestHandler = NextJS.getAppDirRequestHandler;
 export let getSSRSession = NextJS.getSSRSession;
+export let getInitialSessionAuthContext = NextJS.getInitialSessionAuthContext;
 export let withSession = NextJS.withSession;
 export let withPreParsedRequestResponse = NextJS.withPreParsedRequestResponse;
diff --git a/lib/ts/types.ts b/lib/ts/types.ts
index 4fc906b82..ee9655f3f 100644
--- a/lib/ts/types.ts
+++ b/lib/ts/types.ts
@@ -113,3 +113,11 @@ export type User = {
     // the recipeUserId can be converted to string from the RecipeUserId object type.
     toJson: () => any;
 };
+
+export type SSRSessionContextType = {
+    isContextFromSSR: true;
+    loading: false;
+    doesSessionExist: boolean;
+    accessTokenPayload: any;
+    userId: string;
+};
diff --git a/test/nextjs.test.js b/test/nextjs.test.js
index 2f0fd38ee..e434f629e 100644
--- a/test/nextjs.test.js
+++ b/test/nextjs.test.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const {
     superTokensNextWrapper,
     withSession,
     getSSRSession,
+    getInitialSessionAuthContext,
     getAppDirRequestHandler,
     withPreParsedRequestResponse,
 } = require("../lib/build/nextjs");
@@ -774,6 +775,38 @@ describe(`Next.js App Router: ${printPath("[test/nextjs.test.js]")}`, function (
         assert.equal(sessionContainer.hasToken, true);
     });
 
+    it("getInitialSessionAuthContext", async function () {
+        const tokens = await getValidTokensAfterSignup({ tokenTransferMethod: "header" });
+
+        const authenticatedRequest = new NextRequest("http://localhost:3000/api/get-user", {
+            headers: {
+                Authorization: `Bearer ${tokens.access}`,
+            },
+        });
+
+        let sessionContainer = await getSSRSession(authenticatedRequest.cookies.getAll(), authenticatedRequest.headers);
+
+        let initialSessionAuthContext = await getInitialSessionAuthContext(sessionContainer.session);
+
+        assert.equal(initialSessionAuthContext.loading, false);
+        assert.equal(initialSessionAuthContext.isContextFromSSR, true);
+        assert.equal(initialSessionAuthContext.doesSessionExist, true);
+        assert.equal(initialSessionAuthContext.userId, process.env.user);
+        assert.notEqual(initialSessionAuthContext.accessTokenPayload, {});
+
+        const unAuthenticatedRequest = new NextRequest("http://localhost:3000/api/get-user");
+
+        sessionContainer = await getSSRSession(unAuthenticatedRequest.cookies.getAll(), unAuthenticatedRequest.headers);
+
+        initialSessionAuthContext = await getInitialSessionAuthContext(sessionContainer.session);
+
+        assert.equal(initialSessionAuthContext.loading, false);
+        assert.equal(initialSessionAuthContext.isContextFromSSR, true);
+        assert.equal(initialSessionAuthContext.doesSessionExist, false);
+        assert.equal(initialSessionAuthContext.userId, "");
+        assert.deepEqual(initialSessionAuthContext.accessTokenPayload, {});
+    });
+
     it("withSession", async function () {
         const tokens = await getValidTokensAfterSignup({ tokenTransferMethod: "header" });