diff --git a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/rememberme/RememberMeAuthenticationFilter.java b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/rememberme/RememberMeAuthenticationFilter.java
index d8573c0d70..9e4a29999e 100644
--- a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/rememberme/RememberMeAuthenticationFilter.java
+++ b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/rememberme/RememberMeAuthenticationFilter.java
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ import org.springframework.security.core.context.SecurityContext;
 import org.springframework.security.core.context.SecurityContextHolder;
 import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.AuthenticationSuccessHandler;
 import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.RememberMeServices;
+import org.springframework.security.web.context.NullSecurityContextRepository;
+import org.springframework.security.web.context.SecurityContextRepository;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.web.filter.GenericFilterBean;
 
@@ -73,6 +75,8 @@ public class RememberMeAuthenticationFilter extends GenericFilterBean implements
 
 	private RememberMeServices rememberMeServices;
 
+	private SecurityContextRepository securityContextRepository = new NullSecurityContextRepository();
+
 	public RememberMeAuthenticationFilter(AuthenticationManager authenticationManager,
 			RememberMeServices rememberMeServices) {
 		Assert.notNull(authenticationManager, "authenticationManager cannot be null");
@@ -114,6 +118,7 @@ public class RememberMeAuthenticationFilter extends GenericFilterBean implements
 				onSuccessfulAuthentication(request, response, rememberMeAuth);
 				this.logger.debug(LogMessage.of(() -> "SecurityContextHolder populated with remember-me token: '"
 						+ SecurityContextHolder.getContext().getAuthentication() + "'"));
+				this.securityContextRepository.saveContext(context, request, response);
 				if (this.eventPublisher != null) {
 					this.eventPublisher.publishEvent(new InteractiveAuthenticationSuccessEvent(
 							SecurityContextHolder.getContext().getAuthentication(), this.getClass()));
@@ -179,4 +184,16 @@ public class RememberMeAuthenticationFilter extends GenericFilterBean implements
 		this.successHandler = successHandler;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Sets the {@link SecurityContextRepository} to save the {@link SecurityContext} on
+	 * authentication success. The default action is not to save the
+	 * {@link SecurityContext}.
+	 * @param securityContextRepository the {@link SecurityContextRepository} to use.
+	 * Cannot be null.
+	 */
+	public void setSecurityContextRepository(SecurityContextRepository securityContextRepository) {
+		Assert.notNull(securityContextRepository, "securityContextRepository cannot be null");
+		this.securityContextRepository = securityContextRepository;
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/web/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/rememberme/RememberMeAuthenticationFilterTests.java b/web/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/rememberme/RememberMeAuthenticationFilterTests.java
index de778a94fd..44839268bd 100644
--- a/web/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/rememberme/RememberMeAuthenticationFilterTests.java
+++ b/web/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/rememberme/RememberMeAuthenticationFilterTests.java
@@ -36,10 +36,12 @@ import org.springframework.security.core.context.SecurityContextHolder;
 import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.NullRememberMeServices;
 import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.RememberMeServices;
 import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.SimpleUrlAuthenticationSuccessHandler;
+import org.springframework.security.web.context.SecurityContextRepository;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatIllegalArgumentException;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
 import static org.mockito.BDDMockito.given;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
@@ -152,6 +154,23 @@ public class RememberMeAuthenticationFilterTests {
 		verifyZeroInteractions(fc);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void securityContextRepositoryInvokedIfSet() throws Exception {
+		SecurityContextRepository securityContextRepository = mock(SecurityContextRepository.class);
+		AuthenticationManager am = mock(AuthenticationManager.class);
+		given(am.authenticate(this.remembered)).willReturn(this.remembered);
+		RememberMeAuthenticationFilter filter = new RememberMeAuthenticationFilter(am,
+				new MockRememberMeServices(this.remembered));
+		filter.setAuthenticationSuccessHandler(new SimpleUrlAuthenticationSuccessHandler("/target"));
+		filter.setSecurityContextRepository(securityContextRepository);
+		MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest();
+		MockHttpServletResponse response = new MockHttpServletResponse();
+		FilterChain fc = mock(FilterChain.class);
+		request.setRequestURI("x");
+		filter.doFilter(request, response, fc);
+		verify(securityContextRepository).saveContext(any(), eq(request), eq(response));
+	}
+
 	private class MockRememberMeServices implements RememberMeServices {
 
 		private Authentication authToReturn;