diff --git a/agent/consul/session_endpoint.go b/agent/consul/session_endpoint.go
index 05e2b5c43539..353635768dbd 100644
--- a/agent/consul/session_endpoint.go
+++ b/agent/consul/session_endpoint.go
@@ -19,6 +19,16 @@ type Session struct {
 	logger hclog.Logger
 }
 
+// in v1.7.0 we renamed Session -> SessionID. While its more descriptive of what
+// we actually expect, it did break the RPC API for the SessionSpecificRequest. Now
+// we have to put back the original name and support both with the new name being
+// the canonical name and the other being considered only when the main one is empty.
+func fixupSessionSpecificRequest(args *structs.SessionSpecificRequest) {
+	if args.SessionID == "" {
+		args.SessionID = args.Session
+	}
+}
+
 // Apply is used to apply a modifying request to the data store. This should
 // only be used for operations that modify the data
 func (s *Session) Apply(args *structs.SessionRequest, reply *string) error {
@@ -156,6 +166,8 @@ func (s *Session) Get(args *structs.SessionSpecificRequest,
 		return err
 	}
 
+	fixupSessionSpecificRequest(args)
+
 	var authzContext acl.AuthorizerContext
 	authz, err := s.srv.ResolveTokenAndDefaultMeta(args.Token, &args.EnterpriseMeta, &authzContext)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -262,6 +274,9 @@ func (s *Session) Renew(args *structs.SessionSpecificRequest,
 	if done, err := s.srv.forward("Session.Renew", args, args, reply); done {
 		return err
 	}
+
+	fixupSessionSpecificRequest(args)
+
 	defer metrics.MeasureSince([]string{"session", "renew"}, time.Now())
 
 	// Fetch the ACL token, if any, and apply the policy.
diff --git a/agent/consul/session_endpoint_test.go b/agent/consul/session_endpoint_test.go
index bd42febc153f..1bacb4a35e62 100644
--- a/agent/consul/session_endpoint_test.go
+++ b/agent/consul/session_endpoint_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/structs"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/lib"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/testrpc"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/net-rpc-msgpackrpc"
+	msgpackrpc "github.com/hashicorp/net-rpc-msgpackrpc"
 )
 
 func TestSession_Apply(t *testing.T) {
@@ -280,6 +280,52 @@ func TestSession_Get(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestSession_Get_Compat(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	dir1, s1 := testServer(t)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(dir1)
+	defer s1.Shutdown()
+
+	codec := rpcClient(t, s1)
+	defer codec.Close()
+
+	testrpc.WaitForLeader(t, s1.RPC, "dc1")
+
+	s1.fsm.State().EnsureNode(1, &structs.Node{Node: "foo", Address: "127.0.0.1"})
+	arg := structs.SessionRequest{
+		Datacenter: "dc1",
+		Op:         structs.SessionCreate,
+		Session: structs.Session{
+			Node: "foo",
+		},
+	}
+	var out string
+	if err := msgpackrpc.CallWithCodec(codec, "Session.Apply", &arg, &out); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	getR := structs.SessionSpecificRequest{
+		Datacenter: "dc1",
+		// this should get converted to the SessionID field internally
+		Session: out,
+	}
+	var sessions structs.IndexedSessions
+	if err := msgpackrpc.CallWithCodec(codec, "Session.Get", &getR, &sessions); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if sessions.Index == 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("Bad: %v", sessions)
+	}
+	if len(sessions.Sessions) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Bad: %v", sessions)
+	}
+	s := sessions.Sessions[0]
+	if s.ID != out {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %v", s)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestSession_List(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	dir1, s1 := testServer(t)
@@ -793,6 +839,63 @@ session "foo" {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestSession_Renew_Compat(t *testing.T) {
+	// This method is timing sensitive, disable Parallel
+	//t.Parallel()
+	ttl := 5 * time.Second
+	TTL := ttl.String()
+
+	dir1, s1 := testServerWithConfig(t, func(c *Config) {
+		c.SessionTTLMin = ttl
+	})
+	defer os.RemoveAll(dir1)
+	defer s1.Shutdown()
+	testrpc.WaitForTestAgent(t, s1.RPC, "dc1")
+
+	codec := rpcClient(t, s1)
+	defer codec.Close()
+
+	s1.fsm.State().EnsureNode(1, &structs.Node{Node: "foo", Address: "127.0.0.1"})
+	var id string
+	arg := structs.SessionRequest{
+		Datacenter: "dc1",
+		Op:         structs.SessionCreate,
+		Session: structs.Session{
+			Node: "foo",
+			TTL:  TTL,
+		},
+	}
+	if err := msgpackrpc.CallWithCodec(codec, "Session.Apply", &arg, &id); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// renew the session
+	renewR := structs.SessionSpecificRequest{
+		Datacenter: "dc1",
+		// this will get ranslated internally to the SessionID field
+		Session: id,
+	}
+	var session structs.IndexedSessions
+	if err := msgpackrpc.CallWithCodec(codec, "Session.Renew", &renewR, &session); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if session.Index == 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("Bad: %v", session)
+	}
+	if len(session.Sessions) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Bad: %v", session.Sessions)
+	}
+
+	s := session.Sessions[0]
+	if id != s.ID {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %v", s)
+	}
+	if s.Node != "foo" {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %v", s)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestSession_NodeSessions(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	dir1, s1 := testServer(t)
diff --git a/agent/session_endpoint.go b/agent/session_endpoint.go
index 46a512f48d5a..f13f7a37665d 100644
--- a/agent/session_endpoint.go
+++ b/agent/session_endpoint.go
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ func (s *HTTPServer) SessionRenew(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) (
 
 	// Pull out the session id
 	args.SessionID = strings.TrimPrefix(req.URL.Path, "/v1/session/renew/")
+	args.Session = args.SessionID
 	if args.SessionID == "" {
 		resp.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
 		fmt.Fprint(resp, "Missing session")
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ func (s *HTTPServer) SessionGet(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) (in
 
 	// Pull out the session id
 	args.SessionID = strings.TrimPrefix(req.URL.Path, "/v1/session/info/")
+	args.Session = args.SessionID
 	if args.SessionID == "" {
 		resp.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
 		fmt.Fprint(resp, "Missing session")
diff --git a/agent/structs/structs.go b/agent/structs/structs.go
index b386cc4b6d0f..6d20fe3f8835 100644
--- a/agent/structs/structs.go
+++ b/agent/structs/structs.go
@@ -2036,6 +2036,8 @@ func (r *SessionRequest) RequestDatacenter() string {
 type SessionSpecificRequest struct {
 	Datacenter string
 	SessionID  string
+	// DEPRECATED in 1.7.0
+	Session string
 	EnterpriseMeta
 	QueryOptions
 }