diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index b1e749f5..b67e8269 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 * Fixed crash when setting certain `/Cesium` debug options at runtime.
 * Fixed crash when disabling and re-enabling the extension.
 * Fixed crash when removing USD prims in certain order.
+* 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 c4d28ae3..44db3533 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;