diff --git a/wire/config.php b/wire/config.php
index 831cd8f3..fbe1cfe9 100644
--- a/wire/config.php
+++ b/wire/config.php
@@ -301,6 +301,30 @@ $config->sessionChallenge = true;
  */
 $config->sessionFingerprint = 1;
 
+/**
+ * Force current session IP address (overriding auto-detect)
+ * 
+ * This overrides the return value of `$session->getIP()` method.
+ * Use this property only for setting the IP address. To get the IP address
+ * always use the `$session->getIP()` method instead. 
+ * 
+ * This is useful if you are in an environment where the remote IP address 
+ * comes from some property other than the REMOTE_ADDR in $_SERVER. For instance,
+ * if you are using a load balancer, what’s usually detected as the IP address is
+ * actually the IP address between the load balancer and the server, rather than
+ * the client IP address. So in that case, you’d want to set this property as
+ * follows:
+ * ~~~~~
+ * $config->sessionForceIP = $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'];
+ * ~~~~~
+ * If you don’t have a specific need to override the IP address of the user
+ * then you should leave this blank.
+ * 
+ * @var string
+ * 
+ */
+$config->sessionForceIP = '';
+
 /**
  * Use secure cookies when on HTTPS?
  * 
diff --git a/wire/core/Config.php b/wire/core/Config.php
index 5eee506d..98269f40 100644
--- a/wire/core/Config.php
+++ b/wire/core/Config.php
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
  * @property bool $sessionChallenge Should login sessions have a challenge key? (for extra security, recommended) #pw-group-session
  * @property bool $sessionFingerprint Should login sessions be tied to IP and user agent? 0 or false: Fingerprint off. 1 or true: Fingerprint on with default/recommended setting (currently 10). 2: Fingerprint only the remote IP. 4: Fingerprint only the forwarded/client IP (can be spoofed). 8: Fingerprint only the useragent. 10: Fingerprint the remote IP and useragent (default). 12: Fingerprint the forwarded/client IP and useragent. 14: Fingerprint the remote IP, forwarded/client IP and useragent (all). #pw-group-session
  * @property int $sessionHistory Number of session entries to keep (default=0, which means off). #pw-group-session
+ * @property string $sessionForceIP Force the client IP address returned by $session->getIP() to be this rather than auto-detect (useful with load balancer). Use for setting value only. #pw-group-session
  * @property array $loginDisabledRoles Array of role name(s) or ID(s) of roles where login is disallowed. #pw-group-session
  * 
  * @property string $prependTemplateFile PHP file in /site/templates/ that will be loaded before each page's template file (default=none) #pw-group-template-files
diff --git a/wire/core/ProcessWire.php b/wire/core/ProcessWire.php
index 1e316f02..5fe18c67 100644
--- a/wire/core/ProcessWire.php
+++ b/wire/core/ProcessWire.php
@@ -268,9 +268,18 @@ class ProcessWire extends Wire {
 		// $config->debugIf: optional setting to determine if debug mode should be on or off
 		if($config->debugIf && is_string($config->debugIf)) {
 			$debugIf = trim($config->debugIf);
-			if(strpos($debugIf, '/') === 0) $debugIf = (bool) @preg_match($debugIf, $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']); // regex IPs
-				else if(is_callable($debugIf)) $debugIf = $debugIf(); // callable function to determine debug mode for us 
-				else $debugIf = $debugIf === $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']; // exact IP match
+			$ip = $config->sessionForceIP;
+			if(empty($ip)) $ip = isset($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']) ? $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] : null;
+			if(strpos($debugIf, '/') === 0 && !empty($ip)) {
+				$debugIf = (bool) @preg_match($debugIf, $ip); // regex IPs
+			} else if(is_callable($debugIf)) {
+				$debugIf = $debugIf(); // callable function to determine debug mode for us 
+			} else if(!empty($ip)) {
+				$debugIf = $debugIf === $ip; // exact IP match
+			} else {
+				$debugIf = false;
+			}
+			unset($ip);
 			$config->debug = $debugIf;
 		}
 
diff --git a/wire/core/Session.php b/wire/core/Session.php
index 4fe27fb1..d5c30d19 100644
--- a/wire/core/Session.php
+++ b/wire/core/Session.php
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class Session extends Wire implements \IteratorAggregate {
 	public function __construct(ProcessWire $wire) {
 
 		$wire->wire($this);
-		$this->config = $this->wire('config'); 
+		$this->config = $wire->wire('config'); 
 		$this->sessionKey = $this->className();
 		
 		$instanceID = $wire->getProcessWireInstanceID();
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ class Session extends Wire implements \IteratorAggregate {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Get the IP address of the current user
+	 * Get the IP address of the current user (IPv4)
 	 * 
 	 * ~~~~~
 	 * $ip = $session->getIP();
@@ -705,8 +705,14 @@ class Session extends Wire implements \IteratorAggregate {
 	 *
 	 */
 	public function getIP($int = false, $useClient = false) {
+		
+		$ip = $this->config->sessionForceIP;
+		
+		if(!empty($ip)) {
+			// use IP address specified in $config->sessionForceIP and disregard other options
+			$useClient = false;
 
-		if(empty($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'])) {
+		} else if(empty($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'])) {
 			// when accessing via CLI Interface, $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] isn't set and trying to get it, throws a php-notice
 			$ip = '127.0.0.1';
 			
diff --git a/wire/core/WireShutdown.php b/wire/core/WireShutdown.php
index abb7bb08..21fe8dab 100644
--- a/wire/core/WireShutdown.php
+++ b/wire/core/WireShutdown.php
@@ -341,9 +341,9 @@ class WireShutdown extends Wire {
 		if($useHTML && $config->ajax) $useHTML = false;
 
 		// include IP address is user name if configured to do so
-		if($config->logIP && isset($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'])) {
-			$ip = $this->wire('session') ? $this->wire('session')->getIP() : $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
-			$name = "$name ($ip)";
+		if($config->logIP && $this->wire('session')) {
+			$ip = $this->wire('session')->getIP();
+			if(strlen($ip)) $name = "$name ($ip)";
 		}
 
 		// send error email if applicable
diff --git a/wire/modules/Session/SessionLoginThrottle/SessionLoginThrottle.module b/wire/modules/Session/SessionLoginThrottle/SessionLoginThrottle.module
index d6dbed07..ca24478d 100644
--- a/wire/modules/Session/SessionLoginThrottle/SessionLoginThrottle.module
+++ b/wire/modules/Session/SessionLoginThrottle/SessionLoginThrottle.module
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class SessionLoginThrottle extends WireData implements Module, ConfigurableModul
 			$allowed = false; 
 
 		} else if($this->checkIP) {
-			$ip = isset($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']) ? $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] : '';			
+			$ip = $this->wire('session')->getIP(); 
 			if(strlen($ip) && !$this->allowLogin($ip)) $allowed = false;
 		}