diff --git a/_examples/README.md b/_examples/README.md
index e3b47b5e..bf637d17 100644
--- a/_examples/README.md
+++ b/_examples/README.md
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ iris session manager lives on its own [package](https://github.com/kataras/iris/
 - [Databases](sessions/database)
     * [File](sessions/database/file/main.go)
     * [BoltDB](sessions/database/boltdb/main.go)
+    * [Badger](sessions/database/badger/main.go)
     * [LevelDB](sessions/database/leveldb/main.go)
     * [Redis](sessions/database/redis/main.go)
 
diff --git a/_examples/sessions/database/badger/main.go b/_examples/sessions/database/badger/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..149fbb0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_examples/sessions/database/badger/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/kataras/iris"
+
+	"github.com/kataras/iris/sessions"
+	"github.com/kataras/iris/sessions/sessiondb/badger"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	db, err := badger.New("./data")
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	// use different go routines to sync the database
+	db.Async(true)
+
+	// close and unlock the database when control+C/cmd+C pressed
+	iris.RegisterOnInterrupt(func() {
+		db.Close()
+	})
+
+	sess := sessions.New(sessions.Config{
+		Cookie:  "sessionscookieid",
+		Expires: 45 * time.Minute, // <=0 means unlimited life
+	})
+
+	//
+	// IMPORTANT:
+	//
+	sess.UseDatabase(db)
+
+	// the rest of the code stays the same.
+	app := iris.New()
+
+	app.Get("/", func(ctx iris.Context) {
+		ctx.Writef("You should navigate to the /set, /get, /delete, /clear,/destroy instead")
+	})
+	app.Get("/set", func(ctx iris.Context) {
+		s := sess.Start(ctx)
+		//set session values
+		s.Set("name", "iris")
+
+		//test if setted here
+		ctx.Writef("All ok session setted to: %s", s.GetString("name"))
+	})
+
+	app.Get("/set/{key}/{value}", func(ctx iris.Context) {
+		key, value := ctx.Params().Get("key"), ctx.Params().Get("value")
+		s := sess.Start(ctx)
+		// set session values
+		s.Set(key, value)
+
+		// test if setted here
+		ctx.Writef("All ok session setted to: %s", s.GetString(key))
+	})
+
+	app.Get("/get", func(ctx iris.Context) {
+		// get a specific key, as string, if no found returns just an empty string
+		name := sess.Start(ctx).GetString("name")
+
+		ctx.Writef("The name on the /set was: %s", name)
+	})
+
+	app.Get("/get/{key}", func(ctx iris.Context) {
+		// get a specific key, as string, if no found returns just an empty string
+		name := sess.Start(ctx).GetString(ctx.Params().Get("key"))
+
+		ctx.Writef("The name on the /set was: %s", name)
+	})
+
+	app.Get("/delete", func(ctx iris.Context) {
+		// delete a specific key
+		sess.Start(ctx).Delete("name")
+	})
+
+	app.Get("/clear", func(ctx iris.Context) {
+		// removes all entries
+		sess.Start(ctx).Clear()
+	})
+
+	app.Get("/destroy", func(ctx iris.Context) {
+		//destroy, removes the entire session data and cookie
+		sess.Destroy(ctx)
+	})
+
+	app.Get("/update", func(ctx iris.Context) {
+		// updates expire date with a new date
+		sess.ShiftExpiration(ctx)
+	})
+
+	app.Run(iris.Addr(":8080"))
+}
diff --git a/core/host/world.go b/core/host/world.go
index 2ac1ef1f..800b8833 100644
--- a/core/host/world.go
+++ b/core/host/world.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func RegisterOnInterrupt(cb func()) {
 func notifyInterrupt() {
 	w.mu.Lock()
 	for _, f := range w.onInterrupt {
-		go f()
+		f()
 	}
 	w.mu.Unlock()
 }
diff --git a/sessions/sessiondb/badger/database.go b/sessions/sessiondb/badger/database.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7a60d182
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sessions/sessiondb/badger/database.go
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+package badger
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"runtime"
+
+	"github.com/kataras/golog"
+	"github.com/kataras/iris/core/errors"
+	"github.com/kataras/iris/sessions"
+
+	"github.com/dgraph-io/badger"
+)
+
+// DefaultFileMode used as the default database's "fileMode"
+// for creating the sessions directory path, opening and write the session file.
+var (
+	DefaultFileMode = 0666
+)
+
+// Database the badger(key-value file-based) session storage.
+type Database struct {
+	// Service is the underline badger database connection,
+	// it's initialized at `New` or `NewFromDB`.
+	// Can be used to get stats.
+	Service *badger.KV
+	async   bool
+}
+
+// New creates and returns a new badger(key-value file-based) storage
+// instance based on the "directoryPath".
+// DirectoryPath should is the directory which the badger database will store the sessions,
+// i.e ./sessions
+//
+// It will remove any old session files.
+func New(directoryPath string) (*Database, error) {
+
+	if directoryPath == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("dir is missing")
+	}
+
+	lindex := directoryPath[len(directoryPath)-1]
+	if lindex != os.PathSeparator && lindex != '/' {
+		directoryPath += string(os.PathSeparator)
+	}
+	// create directories if necessary
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(directoryPath, os.FileMode(DefaultFileMode)); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	opts := badger.DefaultOptions
+	opts.Dir = directoryPath
+	opts.ValueDir = directoryPath
+
+	service, err := badger.NewKV(&opts)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		golog.Errorf("unable to initialize the badger-based session database: %v", err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return NewFromDB(service)
+}
+
+// NewFromDB same as `New` but accepts an already-created custom badger connection instead.
+func NewFromDB(service *badger.KV) (*Database, error) {
+	if service == nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("underline database is missing")
+	}
+
+	db := &Database{Service: service}
+
+	runtime.SetFinalizer(db, closeDB)
+	return db, db.Cleanup()
+}
+
+// Cleanup removes any invalid(have expired) session entries,
+// it's being called automatically on `New` as well.
+func (db *Database) Cleanup() error {
+	rep := errors.NewReporter()
+
+	iter := db.Service.NewIterator(badger.DefaultIteratorOptions)
+	for iter.Rewind(); iter.Valid(); iter.Next() {
+		// Remember that the contents of the returned slice should not be modified, and
+		// only valid until the next call to Next.
+		item := iter.Item()
+		err := item.Value(func(b []byte) error {
+			storeDB, err := sessions.DecodeRemoteStore(b)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			if storeDB.Lifetime.HasExpired() {
+				err = db.Service.Delete(item.Key())
+			}
+			return err
+		})
+
+		rep.AddErr(err)
+	}
+
+	iter.Close()
+	return rep.Return()
+}
+
+// Async if true passed then it will use different
+// go routines to update the badger(key-value file-based) storage.
+func (db *Database) Async(useGoRoutines bool) *Database {
+	db.async = useGoRoutines
+	return db
+}
+
+// Load loads the sessions from the badger(key-value file-based) session storage.
+func (db *Database) Load(sid string) (storeDB sessions.RemoteStore) {
+	bsid := []byte(sid)
+	iter := db.Service.NewIterator(badger.DefaultIteratorOptions)
+	defer iter.Close()
+
+	iter.Seek(bsid)
+	if !iter.Valid() {
+		return
+	}
+	item := iter.Item()
+	item.Value(func(b []byte) (err error) {
+		storeDB, err = sessions.DecodeRemoteStore(b) // decode the whole value, as a remote store
+		if err != nil {
+			golog.Errorf("error while trying to load from the remote store: %v", err)
+		}
+		return
+	})
+	return
+}
+
+// Sync syncs the database with the session's (memory) store.
+func (db *Database) Sync(p sessions.SyncPayload) {
+	if db.async {
+		go db.sync(p)
+	} else {
+		db.sync(p)
+	}
+}
+
+func (db *Database) sync(p sessions.SyncPayload) {
+	bsid := []byte(p.SessionID)
+
+	if p.Action == sessions.ActionDestroy {
+		if err := db.destroy(bsid); err != nil {
+			golog.Errorf("error while destroying a session(%s) from badger: %v",
+				p.SessionID, err)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	s, err := p.Store.Serialize()
+	if err != nil {
+		golog.Errorf("error while serializing the remote store: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// err = db.Service.Set(bsid, s, meta)
+	e := &badger.Entry{
+		Key:   bsid,
+		Value: s,
+	}
+	err = db.Service.BatchSet([]*badger.Entry{e})
+	if err != nil {
+		golog.Errorf("error while writing the session(%s) to the database: %v", p.SessionID, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func (db *Database) destroy(bsid []byte) error {
+	return db.Service.Delete(bsid)
+}
+
+// Close shutdowns the badger connection.
+func (db *Database) Close() error {
+	return closeDB(db)
+}
+
+func closeDB(db *Database) error {
+	err := db.Service.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		golog.Warnf("closing the badger connection: %v", err)
+	}
+	return err
+}