diff --git a/evennia/server/portal/service.py b/evennia/server/portal/service.py
index 6f28b81329..048ad8ea17 100644
--- a/evennia/server/portal/service.py
+++ b/evennia/server/portal/service.py
@@ -191,9 +191,8 @@ class EvenniaPortalService(MultiService):
                 webclientstr = ""
                 if settings.WEBCLIENT_ENABLED:
                     # create ajax client processes at /webclientdata
-                    from evennia.server.portal import webclient_ajax
-
-                    ajax_webclient = webclient_ajax.AjaxWebClient()
+                    ajax_class = class_from_module(settings.AJAX_CLIENT_CLASS)
+                    ajax_webclient = ajax_class()
                     ajax_webclient.sessionhandler = evennia.PORTAL_SESSION_HANDLER
                     web_root.putChild(b"webclientdata", ajax_webclient)
                     webclientstr = "webclient (ajax only)"
diff --git a/evennia/server/portal/webclient_ajax.py b/evennia/server/portal/webclient_ajax.py
index df900d123e..24279b3215 100644
--- a/evennia/server/portal/webclient_ajax.py
+++ b/evennia/server/portal/webclient_ajax.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ from evennia.server import session
 from evennia.utils import utils
 from evennia.utils.ansi import parse_ansi
 from evennia.utils.text2html import parse_html
-from evennia.utils.utils import to_bytes, ip_from_request
+from evennia.utils.utils import to_bytes, class_from_module, ip_from_request
 
 _CLIENT_SESSIONS = utils.mod_import(settings.SESSION_ENGINE).SessionStore
 _RE_SCREENREADER_REGEX = re.compile(
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ class AjaxWebClient(resource.Resource):
 
     """
 
+    client_protocol = class_from_module(settings.AJAX_PROTOCOL_CLASS)
+
     isLeaf = True
     allowedMethods = ("POST",)
 
@@ -205,7 +207,7 @@ class AjaxWebClient(resource.Resource):
             request.getHost().port,
         )
 
-        sess = AjaxWebClientSession()
+        sess = self.client_protocol()
         sess.client = self
         sess.init_session("ajax/comet", remote_addr, self.sessionhandler)
 
diff --git a/evennia/settings_default.py b/evennia/settings_default.py
index 297da47a2b..76e020c418 100644
--- a/evennia/settings_default.py
+++ b/evennia/settings_default.py
@@ -1177,6 +1177,16 @@ SSL_PROTOCOL_CLASS = "evennia.server.portal.ssl.SSLProtocol"
 # for all webclient connections.
 WEBSOCKET_PROTOCOL_CLASS = "evennia.server.portal.webclient.WebSocketClient"
 
+# Ajax Web Client classes. Evennia uses AJAX as a fallback for the webclient by
+# default. AJAX may in general be more useful for mobile clients as it's
+# resilient to IP address changes.
+
+# The Ajax Client Class is used to manage all AJAX sessions.
+AJAX_CLIENT_CLASS = "evennia.server.webclient.ajax.AjaxWebClient"
+
+# Ajax Protocol Class is used for all AJAX client connections.
+AJAX_PROTOCOL_CLASS = "evennia.server.webclient_ajax.AjaxWebClientSession"
+
 # Protocol for the SSH interface. This inherits from BASE_SESSION_CLASS.
 SSH_PROTOCOL_CLASS = "evennia.server.portal.ssh.SshProtocol"