diff --git a/internal/session/ids.go b/internal/session/ids.go
index 5142503650..6f0fc76b86 100644
--- a/internal/session/ids.go
+++ b/internal/session/ids.go
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ const (
 
 	// ConnectionPrefix for connection PK ids
 	ConnectionPrefix = "sc"
+
+	// ConnectionStatePrefix for connection state PK ids
+	ConnectionStatePrefix = "scs"
 )
 
 func newId() (string, error) {
@@ -40,3 +43,11 @@ func newConnectionId() (string, error) {
 	}
 	return id, nil
 }
+
+func newConnectionStateId() (string, error) {
+	id, err := db.NewPublicId(ConnectionStatePrefix)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("new session connection state id: %w", err)
+	}
+	return id, nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/session/ids_test.go b/internal/session/ids_test.go
index 4c83f2847f..0c49fc3129 100644
--- a/internal/session/ids_test.go
+++ b/internal/session/ids_test.go
@@ -25,4 +25,9 @@ func Test_Ids(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.True(t, strings.HasPrefix(id, ConnectionPrefix+"_"))
 	})
+	t.Run("scs", func(t *testing.T) {
+		id, err := newConnectionStateId()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.True(t, strings.HasPrefix(id, ConnectionStatePrefix+"_"))
+	})
 }