diff --git a/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/jdbc/JdbcOperationsSessionRepository.java b/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/jdbc/JdbcOperationsSessionRepository.java
index 48556a60a..08dc99cb5 100644
--- a/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/jdbc/JdbcOperationsSessionRepository.java
+++ b/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/jdbc/JdbcOperationsSessionRepository.java
@@ -130,7 +130,10 @@
 public class JdbcOperationsSessionRepository implements
 		FindByIndexNameSessionRepository<JdbcOperationsSessionRepository.JdbcSession> {
 
-	private static final String DEFAULT_TABLE_NAME = "SPRING_SESSION";
+	/**
+	 * The default name of database table used by Spring Session to store sessions.
+	 */
+	public static final String DEFAULT_TABLE_NAME = "SPRING_SESSION";
 
 	private static final String SPRING_SECURITY_CONTEXT = "SPRING_SECURITY_CONTEXT";
 
diff --git a/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/jdbc/config/annotation/web/http/EnableJdbcHttpSession.java b/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/jdbc/config/annotation/web/http/EnableJdbcHttpSession.java
index 0cfb4322d..ac6271ddd 100644
--- a/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/jdbc/config/annotation/web/http/EnableJdbcHttpSession.java
+++ b/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/jdbc/config/annotation/web/http/EnableJdbcHttpSession.java
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@
 
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Import;
+import org.springframework.session.MapSession;
 import org.springframework.session.config.annotation.web.http.EnableSpringHttpSession;
+import org.springframework.session.jdbc.JdbcOperationsSessionRepository;
 
 /**
  * Add this annotation to an {@code @Configuration} class to expose the
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@
 	 * The name of database table used by Spring Session to store sessions.
 	 * @return the database table name
 	 */
-	String tableName() default "";
+	String tableName() default JdbcOperationsSessionRepository.DEFAULT_TABLE_NAME;
 
 	/**
 	 * The session timeout in seconds. By default, it is set to 1800 seconds (30 minutes).
@@ -83,6 +85,6 @@
 	 *
 	 * @return the seconds a session can be inactive before expiring
 	 */
-	int maxInactiveIntervalInSeconds() default 1800;
+	int maxInactiveIntervalInSeconds() default MapSession.DEFAULT_MAX_INACTIVE_INTERVAL_SECONDS;
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/jdbc/config/annotation/web/http/JdbcHttpSessionConfiguration.java b/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/jdbc/config/annotation/web/http/JdbcHttpSessionConfiguration.java
index 04f44a0d7..0c6513cb1 100644
--- a/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/jdbc/config/annotation/web/http/JdbcHttpSessionConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/jdbc/config/annotation/web/http/JdbcHttpSessionConfiguration.java
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@
 public class JdbcHttpSessionConfiguration extends SpringHttpSessionConfiguration
 		implements ImportAware {
 
-	private String tableName = "";
+	private String tableName;
 
-	private Integer maxInactiveIntervalInSeconds = 1800;
+	private Integer maxInactiveIntervalInSeconds;
 
 	private LobHandler lobHandler;
 
@@ -116,10 +116,11 @@ public void setMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds(Integer maxInactiveIntervalInSeconds
 	}
 
 	private String getTableName() {
-		if (StringUtils.hasText(this.tableName)) {
-			return this.tableName;
+		String systemProperty = System.getProperty("spring.session.jdbc.tableName", "");
+		if (StringUtils.hasText(systemProperty)) {
+			return systemProperty;
 		}
-		return System.getProperty("spring.session.jdbc.tableName", "");
+		return this.tableName;
 	}
 
 	public void setImportMetadata(AnnotationMetadata importMetadata) {