diff --git a/auth_openidc.conf b/auth_openidc.conf
index b76f7337..ea753da5 100644
--- a/auth_openidc.conf
+++ b/auth_openidc.conf
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@
 # NB: this can be overridden on a per-OP basis in the .conf file using the key: pkce_method
 #OIDCPKCEMethod [ S256 | plain | |none ]
 
-# The DPoP mode used (this serves as default value for  multi-provider OPs too)
+# The DPoP mode used (this serves as default value for multi-provider OPs too)
 #  off: no DPoP token is requested from the OP
 #  optional: a DPoP token is requested from the OP but we'll continue even if the returned token is Bearer
 #  required: a DPoP token is requested from the OP and we'll fail if the returned token type is not DPoP
@@ -1035,10 +1035,11 @@
 #   timeout (int)              : the session inactivity timeout (Unix timestamp in seconds)
 #   remote_user (string)       : the remote user name
 #   session (object)           : (for debugging) mod_auth_openidc specific session data such as "remote user", "session expiry", "session id" and a "state" object
+#   dpop                       : enable API for creating DPoP proofs <redirect_uri>?dpop=<access_token>&url=<url>[&method=<method][&nonce=<nonce>]
 # Note that when using ProxyPass / you may have to add a proxy exception for the Redirect URI 
 # for this to work, e.g. ProxyPass /redirect_uri !
 # When not defined the session hook will not return any data but a HTTP 404
-#OIDCInfoHook [iat|access_token|access_token_expires|id_token|id_token_hint|userinfo|refresh_token|exp|timeout|remote_user|session]+
+#OIDCInfoHook [iat|access_token|access_token_expires|id_token|id_token_hint|userinfo|refresh_token|exp|timeout|remote_user|session|dpop]+
 
 # Specify metrics that you wish to collect and keep in shared memory for retrieval.
 # Supported metrics classes are:
diff --git a/src/cfg/cfg.c b/src/cfg/cfg.c
index eb761a43..0d4dcaca 100644
--- a/src/cfg/cfg.c
+++ b/src/cfg/cfg.c
@@ -325,11 +325,19 @@ OIDC_CFG_MEMBER_FUNC_GET(filter_claims_expr, oidc_apr_expr_t *)
  */
 const char *oidc_cmd_info_hook_data_set(cmd_parms *cmd, void *m, const char *arg) {
 	oidc_cfg_t *cfg = (oidc_cfg_t *)ap_get_module_config(cmd->server->module_config, &auth_openidc_module);
-	static const char *options[] = {
-	    OIDC_HOOK_INFO_TIMESTAMP,		OIDC_HOOK_INFO_ACCES_TOKEN, OIDC_HOOK_INFO_ACCES_TOKEN_EXP,
-	    OIDC_HOOK_INFO_ID_TOKEN_HINT,	OIDC_HOOK_INFO_ID_TOKEN,    OIDC_HOOK_INFO_USER_INFO,
-	    OIDC_HOOK_INFO_REFRESH_TOKEN,	OIDC_HOOK_INFO_SESSION_EXP, OIDC_HOOK_INFO_SESSION_TIMEOUT,
-	    OIDC_HOOK_INFO_SESSION_REMOTE_USER, OIDC_HOOK_INFO_SESSION,	    NULL};
+	static const char *options[] = {OIDC_HOOK_INFO_TIMESTAMP,
+					OIDC_HOOK_INFO_ACCES_TOKEN,
+					OIDC_HOOK_INFO_ACCES_TOKEN_EXP,
+					OIDC_HOOK_INFO_ID_TOKEN_HINT,
+					OIDC_HOOK_INFO_ID_TOKEN,
+					OIDC_HOOK_INFO_USER_INFO,
+					OIDC_HOOK_INFO_REFRESH_TOKEN,
+					OIDC_HOOK_INFO_SESSION_EXP,
+					OIDC_HOOK_INFO_SESSION_TIMEOUT,
+					OIDC_HOOK_INFO_SESSION_REMOTE_USER,
+					OIDC_HOOK_INFO_SESSION,
+					OIDC_HOOK_INFO_DPOP,
+					NULL};
 	const char *rv = oidc_cfg_parse_is_valid_option(cmd->pool, arg, options);
 	if (rv != NULL)
 		return OIDC_CONFIG_DIR_RV(cmd, rv);
diff --git a/src/cfg/cfg.h b/src/cfg/cfg.h
index 62ee334e..1de28c9e 100644
--- a/src/cfg/cfg.h
+++ b/src/cfg/cfg.h
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ typedef enum {
 #define OIDC_HOOK_INFO_SESSION_TIMEOUT "timeout"
 #define OIDC_HOOK_INFO_SESSION_REMOTE_USER "remote_user"
 #define OIDC_HOOK_INFO_REFRESH_TOKEN "refresh_token"
+#define OIDC_HOOK_INFO_DPOP "dpop"
 
 #define OIDC_HTML_ERROR_TEMPLATE_DEPRECATED "deprecated"
 
diff --git a/src/handle/content.c b/src/handle/content.c
index fb0419b4..4a6ff013 100644
--- a/src/handle/content.c
+++ b/src/handle/content.c
@@ -96,18 +96,8 @@ int oidc_content_handler(request_rec *r) {
 
 			OIDC_METRICS_COUNTER_INC(r, c, OM_CONTENT_REQUEST_DPOP);
 
-			/* see if a session was retained in the request state */
-			apr_pool_userdata_get((void **)&session, OIDC_USERDATA_SESSION, r->pool);
-
-			/* if no retained session was found, load it from the cache or create a new one*/
-			if (session != NULL)
-				/* handle request to create a DPoP proof */
-				rc = oidc_dpop_request(r, c, session);
-			else
-				rc = HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED;
-
-			/* free resources allocated for the session */
-			oidc_session_free(r, session);
+			/* handle request to create a DPoP proof */
+			rc = oidc_dpop_request(r, c);
 
 		} else if (oidc_util_request_has_parameter(r, OIDC_REDIRECT_URI_REQUEST_JWKS)) {
 
diff --git a/src/handle/dpop.c b/src/handle/dpop.c
index 1c8b2e27..e0d2b978 100644
--- a/src/handle/dpop.c
+++ b/src/handle/dpop.c
@@ -49,17 +49,21 @@
 #define OIDC_DPOP_PARAM_NONCE "nonce"
 #define OIDC_DPOP_PARAM_METHOD "method"
 
-int oidc_dpop_request(request_rec *r, oidc_cfg_t *c, oidc_session_t *session) {
+int oidc_dpop_request(request_rec *r, oidc_cfg_t *c) {
 	int rc = HTTP_BAD_REQUEST;
 	char *s_url = NULL;
 	char *s_access_token = NULL;
 	char *s_nonce = NULL;
-	const char *session_access_token = NULL;
 	char *s_method = NULL;
 	char *s_dpop = NULL;
 	char *s_response = NULL;
 	json_t *json = NULL;
 
+	if (apr_hash_get(oidc_cfg_info_hook_data_get(c), OIDC_HOOK_INFO_DPOP, APR_HASH_KEY_STRING) == NULL) {
+		oidc_error(r, "DPoP hook called but \"dpop\" is not enabled in %s", OIDCInfoHook);
+		goto end;
+	}
+
 	/* try to make sure that the proof-of-possession semantics are preserved */
 	if ((_oidc_strnatcasecmp(r->useragent_ip, r->connection->local_ip) != 0) &&
 	    (apr_table_get(r->subprocess_env, "OIDC_DPOP_API_INSECURE") == 0)) {
@@ -99,25 +103,6 @@ int oidc_dpop_request(request_rec *r, oidc_cfg_t *c, oidc_session_t *session) {
 	else if ((_oidc_strnatcasecmp(s_method, "get") == 0) || (s_method == NULL))
 		s_method = "GET";
 
-	/* check that we actually have a user session and this is someone calling with a proper session cookie */
-	if (session->remote_user == NULL) {
-		oidc_warn(r, "no user session found");
-		rc = HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED;
-		goto end;
-	}
-
-	session_access_token = oidc_session_get_access_token(r, session);
-	if (session_access_token == NULL) {
-		oidc_error(r, "no \"access_token\" was found in the session");
-		goto end;
-	}
-
-	if (_oidc_strcmp(s_access_token, session_access_token) != 0) {
-		oidc_error(r, "the provided \"access_token\" parameter is not matching the current access token stored "
-			      "in the user session");
-		goto end;
-	}
-
 	/* create the DPoP header value */
 	if ((oidc_proto_dpop_create(r, c, s_url, s_method, s_access_token, s_nonce, &s_dpop) == FALSE) ||
 	    (s_dpop == NULL)) {
diff --git a/src/handle/handle.h b/src/handle/handle.h
index 90bcdfc9..f20c2002 100644
--- a/src/handle/handle.h
+++ b/src/handle/handle.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ apr_byte_t oidc_is_discovery_response(request_rec *r, oidc_cfg_t *cfg);
 int oidc_discovery_response(request_rec *r, oidc_cfg_t *c);
 
 // dpop.c
-int oidc_dpop_request(request_rec *r, oidc_cfg_t *c, oidc_session_t *session);
+int oidc_dpop_request(request_rec *r, oidc_cfg_t *c);
 
 // info.c
 int oidc_info_request(request_rec *r, oidc_cfg_t *c, oidc_session_t *session, apr_byte_t needs_save);
diff --git a/src/mod_auth_openidc.c b/src/mod_auth_openidc.c
index 7aec67ef..27336348 100644
--- a/src/mod_auth_openidc.c
+++ b/src/mod_auth_openidc.c
@@ -1441,16 +1441,9 @@ int oidc_handle_redirect_uri_request(request_rec *r, oidc_cfg_t *c, oidc_session
 
 	} else if (oidc_util_request_has_parameter(r, OIDC_REDIRECT_URI_REQUEST_DPOP)) {
 
-		if (session->remote_user == NULL)
-			return HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED;
-
 		OIDC_METRICS_COUNTER_INC(r, c, OM_REDIRECT_URI_REQUEST_DPOP);
 
-		r->user = session->remote_user;
-
-		// retain this session across the authentication and content handler phases
-		// by storing it in the request state
-		apr_pool_userdata_set(session, OIDC_USERDATA_SESSION, NULL, r->pool);
+		r->user = "";
 
 		return OK;