diff --git a/autoload/startify.vim b/autoload/startify.vim
index ff60c05..7171eba 100644
--- a/autoload/startify.vim
+++ b/autoload/startify.vim
@@ -570,7 +570,9 @@ function! s:check_user_options() abort
   let session = path . s:sep .'Session.vim'
 
   " change to VCS root directory
-  if get(g:, 'startify_change_to_vcs_root')
+  if get(g:, 'startify_session_autoload') && filereadable(session)
+    execute 'source' session
+  elseif get(g:, 'startify_change_to_vcs_root')
     call s:cd_to_vcs_root(path)
   " change directory
   elseif get(g:, 'startify_change_to_dir', 1)
diff --git a/doc/startify.txt b/doc/startify.txt
index d2705f3..49ba574 100644
--- a/doc/startify.txt
+++ b/doc/startify.txt
@@ -198,6 +198,8 @@ If you fire up "vim" in a directory that contains a "Session.vim", that session
 will be loaded automatically. Otherwise it will be shown as the top entry in
 the Startify buffer.
 
+This also works if you open a bookmarked directory.
+
 Great way to create a portable project folder.
 
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