diff --git a/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/SessionConfig.java b/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/SessionConfig.java
index a33d19a2eb..99f36a5dfe 100644
--- a/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/SessionConfig.java
+++ b/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/SessionConfig.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import java.util.stream.StreamSupport;
 import org.neo4j.driver.async.AsyncSession;
 import org.neo4j.driver.reactive.RxSession;
 import org.reactivestreams.Subscription;
@@ -184,7 +186,7 @@ public Builder withBookmarks(Bookmark... bookmarks) {
             if (bookmarks == null) {
                 this.bookmarks = null;
             } else {
-                this.bookmarks = Arrays.asList(bookmarks);
+                this.bookmarks = Arrays.stream(bookmarks).collect(Collectors.toList());
             }
             return this;
         }
@@ -201,7 +203,10 @@ public Builder withBookmarks(Bookmark... bookmarks) {
          * @return this builder
          */
         public Builder withBookmarks(Iterable<Bookmark> bookmarks) {
-            this.bookmarks = bookmarks;
+            if (bookmarks != null) {
+                this.bookmarks =
+                        StreamSupport.stream(bookmarks.spliterator(), false).collect(Collectors.toList());
+            }
             return this;
         }
 
diff --git a/driver/src/test/java/org/neo4j/driver/SessionConfigTest.java b/driver/src/test/java/org/neo4j/driver/SessionConfigTest.java
index ad27a4eb0a..63f2f412e1 100644
--- a/driver/src/test/java/org/neo4j/driver/SessionConfigTest.java
+++ b/driver/src/test/java/org/neo4j/driver/SessionConfigTest.java
@@ -150,6 +150,32 @@ void shouldAcceptNullInBookmarks() {
         assertEquals(Arrays.asList(one, two, null), config2.bookmarks());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void shouldSaveBookmarksCopyFromArray() {
+        Bookmark bookmark1 = parse("one");
+        Bookmark bookmark2 = parse("two");
+        Bookmark[] bookmarks = new Bookmark[] {bookmark1, bookmark2};
+        SessionConfig config = builder().withBookmarks(bookmarks).build();
+        assertEquals(Arrays.asList(bookmark1, bookmark2), config.bookmarks());
+
+        bookmarks[0] = parse("three");
+
+        assertEquals(Arrays.asList(bookmark1, bookmark2), config.bookmarks());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void shouldSaveBookmarksCopyFromIterable() {
+        Bookmark bookmark1 = parse("one");
+        Bookmark bookmark2 = parse("two");
+        List<Bookmark> bookmarks = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(bookmark1, bookmark2));
+        SessionConfig config = builder().withBookmarks(bookmarks).build();
+        assertEquals(Arrays.asList(bookmark1, bookmark2), config.bookmarks());
+
+        bookmarks.add(parse("three"));
+
+        assertEquals(Arrays.asList(bookmark1, bookmark2), config.bookmarks());
+    }
+
     @ParameterizedTest
     @ValueSource(longs = {100, 1, 1000, Long.MAX_VALUE, -1})
     void shouldChangeFetchSize(long value) {