diff --git a/MVMCore/MVMCore/LoadHandling/MVMCoreLoadObject.h b/MVMCore/MVMCore/LoadHandling/MVMCoreLoadObject.h
index dfe6705..014e4ba 100644
--- a/MVMCore/MVMCore/LoadHandling/MVMCoreLoadObject.h
+++ b/MVMCore/MVMCore/LoadHandling/MVMCoreLoadObject.h
@@ -56,4 +56,7 @@
 
 - (nullable instancetype)initWithPageJSON:(nullable NSDictionary *)pageJSON errorObject:(nullable MVMCoreErrorObject *)errorObject;
 
+// Returns whether the load will extend the app session timer based on the response provided by the server.
+- (BOOL)extendsAppSession;
+
 @end
diff --git a/MVMCore/MVMCore/LoadHandling/MVMCoreLoadObject.m b/MVMCore/MVMCore/LoadHandling/MVMCoreLoadObject.m
index 3064012..388f911 100644
--- a/MVMCore/MVMCore/LoadHandling/MVMCoreLoadObject.m
+++ b/MVMCore/MVMCore/LoadHandling/MVMCoreLoadObject.m
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #import "MVMCoreLoadObject.h"
 #import "MVMCoreErrorObject.h"
 #import "MVMCoreJSONConstants.h"
+#import "NSDictionary+MFConvenience.h"
 
 @implementation MVMCoreLoadObject
 
@@ -54,4 +55,9 @@
     return self;
 }
 
+- (BOOL)extendsAppSession {
+    NSNumber *extendSessionFlag = [self.responseInfoMap objectForKey:@"appSessionExtended" ofType:[NSNumber class]];
+    return !extendSessionFlag || [extendSessionFlag boolValue]; // Default to YES if the key does not exist.
+}
+
 @end
diff --git a/MVMCore/MVMCore/LoadHandling/MVMCoreLoadRequestOperation.m b/MVMCore/MVMCore/LoadHandling/MVMCoreLoadRequestOperation.m
index 7c919b1..b01a990 100644
--- a/MVMCore/MVMCore/LoadHandling/MVMCoreLoadRequestOperation.m
+++ b/MVMCore/MVMCore/LoadHandling/MVMCoreLoadRequestOperation.m
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
                         if ([loadObject.operation checkAndHandleForCancellation]) {
                             return;
                         }
-
+                        
                         if (loadObject.pageDataFromCache || loadObject.pageType) {
                             
                             // Can continue loading with the page.
@@ -283,10 +283,8 @@
             
             if ([jsonObject isKindOfClass:[NSDictionary class]]) {
                 
-                // Update the session timer on a good response.
-                [[MVMCoreSessionTimeHandler sharedSessionHandler] startSessionTimer];
-
                 completionHandler(jsonObject);
+                
             } else {
                 
                 // Error json not correct format.
@@ -365,6 +363,11 @@
     // Sets the response info map
     loadObject.responseInfoMap = [jsonDictionary dict:KeyResponseInfo];
     
+    // Update the session timer on a good response.
+    if (loadObject.extendsAppSession) {
+        [[MVMCoreSessionTimeHandler sharedSessionHandler] startSessionTimer];
+    }
+    
     // Dismiss any top alerts that server wants us to dismiss
     [[MVMCoreAlertHandler sharedAlertHandler] hidePersistentTopAlertViewOfType:[loadObject.responseInfoMap string:@"disableType"]];