diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index e9019add..3dcfbd1a 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 * Fixed crash when updating tilesets shader inputs.
 * Fixed crash when setting certain `/Cesium` debug options at runtime.
 * Fixed crash when disabling and re-enabling the extension.
+* Fixed issue where Cesium ion session would not resume on reload.
 
 ### v0.17.0 - 2024-02-01
 
diff --git a/src/core/src/OmniIonServer.cpp b/src/core/src/OmniIonServer.cpp
index 47a4b06a..70c07be8 100644
--- a/src/core/src/OmniIonServer.cpp
+++ b/src/core/src/OmniIonServer.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ OmniIonServer::OmniIonServer(Context* pContext, const pxr::SdfPath& path)
           pContext->getHttpAssetAccessor(),
           getIonServerUrl(),
           getIonServerApiUrl(),
-          getIonServerApplicationId())) {}
+          getIonServerApplicationId())) {
+    _session->resume();
+}
 
 const pxr::SdfPath& OmniIonServer::getPath() const {
     return _path;