diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/base.py
index 15a675b8b..788c025b1 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/base.py
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 import contextlib
 import json
+import secrets
+from langflow.services.settings.utils import set_secure_permissions
 import orjson
 import os
 from shutil import copy2
-import secrets
 from typing import Optional, List
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import yaml
-from pydantic import BaseSettings, root_validator, validator
+from pydantic import BaseSettings, Field, root_validator, validator
 from langflow.utils.logger import logger
 
 # BASE_COMPONENTS_PATH = str(Path(__file__).parent / "components")
@@ -43,7 +44,8 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     COMPONENTS_PATH: List[str] = []
 
     # Login settings
-    SECRET_KEY: str = secrets.token_hex(32)
+    SECRET_KEY: Optional[str] = Field(None, env="LANGFLOW_SECRET_KEY")
+
     ALGORITHM: str = "HS256"
     ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRE_MINUTES: int = 60
     REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRE_MINUTES: int = 70
@@ -51,6 +53,36 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     # > The application does not request login and logs in automatically as a super user.
     AUTO_LOGIN: bool = True
 
+    @validator("SECRET_KEY", pre=True)
+    def get_secret_key(cls, value, values):
+        if not value:
+            logger.debug("No secret key provided, generating a random one")
+
+            if config_dir := values.get("CONFIG_DIR"):
+                secret_key_path = Path(config_dir) / "secret_key"
+
+                if secret_key_path.exists():
+                    with open(secret_key_path, "rb") as f:
+                        value = f.read()
+                    logger.debug("Loaded secret key")
+                else:
+                    value = secrets.token_urlsafe(32)
+
+                    with open(secret_key_path, "wb") as f:
+                        f.write(value)
+
+                    # Limit the file permissions
+                    try:
+                        set_secure_permissions(secret_key_path)
+                    except Exception:
+                        logger.error("Failed to set secure permissions on secret key")
+
+                    logger.debug("Saved secret key")
+            else:
+                logger.debug("No CONFIG_DIR provided, not saving secret key")
+
+        return value
+
     @validator("CONFIG_DIR", pre=True, allow_reuse=True)
     def set_langflow_dir(cls, value):
         if not value:
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/utils.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e9dc5d964
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import os
+import platform
+
+
+def set_secure_permissions(file_path):
+    if platform.system() in ["Linux", "Darwin"]:  # Unix/Linux/Mac
+        os.chmod(file_path, 0o600)
+    elif platform.system() == "Windows":
+        import win32api
+        import win32con
+        import win32security
+
+        user, domain, _ = win32security.LookupAccountName("", win32api.GetUserName())
+        sd = win32security.GetFileSecurity(
+            file_path, win32security.DACL_SECURITY_INFORMATION
+        )
+        dacl = win32security.ACL()
+
+        # Set the new DACL for the file: read and write access for the owner, no access for everyone else
+        dacl.AddAccessAllowedAce(
+            win32security.ACL_REVISION,
+            win32con.GENERIC_READ | win32con.GENERIC_WRITE,
+            user,
+        )
+        sd.SetSecurityDescriptorDacl(1, dacl, 0)
+        win32security.SetFileSecurity(
+            file_path, win32security.DACL_SECURITY_INFORMATION, sd
+        )
+    else:
+        print("Unsupported OS")