diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0fe3522..0aec02e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,10 +63,21 @@ defmodule MyApp.Router do
     pipe_through :browser
     get "/", PageController, :index
     ...
+    # If you are using Phoenix LiveView, use the following:
+    live "/livepage", PageLive, session: [:locale]
   end
 end
 ```
 
+### Phoenix LiveView
+You need to set the locale in the mount/2 function of your page
+```elixir
+def mount(session, socket) do
+  Gettext.put_locale(session.locale)
+  ... 
+end
+```
+
 ### Options
 - gettext: mandatory
 - default_locale: mandatory, used as last step in fallback chain
diff --git a/lib/set_locale.ex b/lib/set_locale.ex
index d55b376..e167477 100644
--- a/lib/set_locale.ex
+++ b/lib/set_locale.ex
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ defmodule SetLocale do
       if Enum.member?(config.additional_locales, requested_locale),
         do: Gettext.put_locale(config.gettext, config.default_locale),
         else: Gettext.put_locale(config.gettext, requested_locale)
-      assign(conn, :locale, requested_locale)
+      conn
+      |> assign(:locale, requested_locale)
+      |> put_session(:locale, requested_locale)
     else
       path = rewrite_path(conn, requested_locale, config)
 
diff --git a/test/set_locale_test.exs b/test/set_locale_test.exs
index 81574ef..2d0d6c7 100644
--- a/test/set_locale_test.exs
+++ b/test/set_locale_test.exs
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ defmodule SetLocaleTest do
     default_locale: @default_locale,
     additional_locales: ["fr", "es"]
   }
+  @session Plug.Session.init(
+    store: :cookie,
+    key: "_set_locale",
+    encryption_salt: "set_locale",
+    signing_salt: "set_locale"
+  )
 
   describe "init" do
     test "it supports a legacy config" do
@@ -338,11 +344,13 @@ defmodule SetLocaleTest do
     test "with sibling: it should only assign it" do
       conn =
         Phoenix.ConnTest.build_conn(:get, "/en-gb/foo/bar/baz", %{"locale" => "en-gb"})
+        |> Plug.Test.init_test_session(@session)
         |> Plug.Conn.fetch_cookies()
         |> SetLocale.call(@default_options)
 
       assert conn.status == nil
       assert conn.assigns == %{locale: "en-gb"}
+      assert get_session(conn, :locale) == "en-gb"
       assert Gettext.get_locale(MyGettext) == "en-gb"
     end
 
@@ -350,10 +358,12 @@ defmodule SetLocaleTest do
       conn =
         Phoenix.ConnTest.build_conn(:get, "/nl/foo/bar/baz", %{"locale" => "nl"})
         |> Plug.Conn.fetch_cookies()
+        |> Plug.Test.init_test_session(@session)
         |> SetLocale.call(@default_options)
 
       assert conn.status == nil
       assert conn.assigns == %{locale: "nl"}
+      assert get_session(conn, :locale) == "nl"
       assert Gettext.get_locale(MyGettext) == "nl"
     end
 
@@ -382,10 +392,12 @@ defmodule SetLocaleTest do
       conn =
         Phoenix.ConnTest.build_conn(:get, "/fr/foo/bar/baz", %{"locale" => "fr"})
         |> Plug.Conn.fetch_cookies()
+        |> Plug.Test.init_test_session(@session)
         |> SetLocale.call(@default_options_with_additional_locales)
 
       assert conn.status == nil
       assert conn.assigns == %{locale: "fr"}
+      assert get_session(conn, :locale) == "fr"
       assert Gettext.get_locale(MyGettext) == @default_locale
     end
   end