diff --git a/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/SessionConfig.java b/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/SessionConfig.java
index 99bcc6f0b9..e1c63a74d8 100644
--- a/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/SessionConfig.java
+++ b/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/SessionConfig.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.stream.StreamSupport;
 import org.neo4j.driver.async.AsyncSession;
 import org.neo4j.driver.exceptions.UnsupportedFeatureException;
 import org.neo4j.driver.reactive.ReactiveSession;
@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@ public Builder withBookmarks(Bookmark... bookmarks) {
             if (bookmarks == null) {
                 this.bookmarks = null;
             } else {
-                this.bookmarks = Arrays.asList(bookmarks);
+                this.bookmarks = Arrays.stream(bookmarks).toList();
             }
             return this;
         }
@@ -261,7 +262,10 @@ 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).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 0a80570268..906f7352be 100644
--- a/driver/src/test/java/org/neo4j/driver/SessionConfigTest.java
+++ b/driver/src/test/java/org/neo4j/driver/SessionConfigTest.java
@@ -148,6 +148,32 @@ void shouldAcceptNullInBookmarks() {
         assertEquals(Arrays.asList(one, two, null), config2.bookmarks());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void shouldSaveBookmarksCopyFromArray() {
+        var bookmark1 = parse("one");
+        var bookmark2 = parse("two");
+        var bookmarks = new Bookmark[] {bookmark1, bookmark2};
+        var config = builder().withBookmarks(bookmarks).build();
+        assertEquals(List.of(bookmark1, bookmark2), config.bookmarks());
+
+        bookmarks[0] = parse("three");
+
+        assertEquals(List.of(bookmark1, bookmark2), config.bookmarks());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void shouldSaveBookmarksCopyFromIterable() {
+        var bookmark1 = parse("one");
+        var bookmark2 = parse("two");
+        var bookmarks = new ArrayList<>(List.of(bookmark1, bookmark2));
+        var config = builder().withBookmarks(bookmarks).build();
+        assertEquals(List.of(bookmark1, bookmark2), config.bookmarks());
+
+        bookmarks.add(parse("three"));
+
+        assertEquals(List.of(bookmark1, bookmark2), config.bookmarks());
+    }
+
     @ParameterizedTest
     @ValueSource(longs = {100, 1, 1000, Long.MAX_VALUE, -1})
     void shouldChangeFetchSize(long value) {