diff --git a/ext/session/mod_user.c b/ext/session/mod_user.c
index 2ff5302f78204..02b7621885436 100644
--- a/ext/session/mod_user.c
+++ b/ext/session/mod_user.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include "mod_user.h"
 
 ps_module ps_mod_user = {
-	PS_MOD(user)
+	PS_MOD_SID(user)
 };
 
 #define SESS_ZVAL_LONG(val, a)						\
@@ -170,6 +170,39 @@ PS_GC_FUNC(user)
 	FINISH;
 }
 
+PS_CREATE_SID_FUNC(user)
+{
+	/* maintain backwards compatibility */
+	if (PSF(create_sid) != NULL) {
+		zval *args[1];
+		char *id = NULL;
+		STDVARS;
+
+		retval = ps_call_handler(PSF(create_sid), 0, NULL TSRMLS_CC);
+
+		if (retval) {
+			if (Z_TYPE_P(retval) == IS_STRING) {
+				id = estrndup(Z_STRVAL_P(retval), Z_STRLEN_P(retval));
+			}
+			zval_ptr_dtor(&retval);
+		}
+		else {
+			php_error_docref(NULL TSRMLS_CC, E_ERROR, "No session id returned by function");
+			return NULL;
+		}
+
+		if (!id) {
+			php_error_docref(NULL TSRMLS_CC, E_ERROR, "Session id must be a string");
+			return NULL;
+		}
+
+		return id;
+	}
+
+	/* function as defined by PS_MOD */
+	return php_session_create_id(mod_data, newlen TSRMLS_CC);
+}
+
 /*
  * Local variables:
  * tab-width: 4
diff --git a/ext/session/mod_user.h b/ext/session/mod_user.h
index ea1980ab4890e..a25fa6d767344 100644
--- a/ext/session/mod_user.h
+++ b/ext/session/mod_user.h
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@
 extern ps_module ps_mod_user;
 #define ps_user_ptr &ps_mod_user
 
-PS_FUNCS(user);
+PS_FUNCS_SID(user);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/ext/session/mod_user_class.c b/ext/session/mod_user_class.c
index 70d2f40df18b9..4387bddadfc8b 100644
--- a/ext/session/mod_user_class.c
+++ b/ext/session/mod_user_class.c
@@ -142,3 +142,19 @@ PHP_METHOD(SessionHandler, gc)
 	RETVAL_BOOL(SUCCESS == PS(default_mod)->s_gc(&PS(mod_data), maxlifetime, &nrdels TSRMLS_CC));
 }
 /* }}} */
+
+/* {{{ proto char SessionHandler::create_sid()
+   Wraps the old create_sid handler */
+PHP_METHOD(SessionHandler, create_sid)
+{
+	char *id;
+
+	if (zend_parse_parameters_none() == FAILURE) {
+	    return;
+	}
+
+	id = PS(default_mod)->s_create_sid(&PS(mod_data), NULL TSRMLS_CC);
+
+	RETURN_STRING(id, 0);
+}
+/* }}} */
diff --git a/ext/session/php_session.h b/ext/session/php_session.h
index ba0195bec46f4..2a6ecf1cc87f8 100644
--- a/ext/session/php_session.h
+++ b/ext/session/php_session.h
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ typedef struct _php_ps_globals {
 	int module_number;
 	long cache_expire;
 	union {
-		zval *names[6];
+		zval *names[7];
 		struct {
 			zval *ps_open;
 			zval *ps_close;
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ typedef struct _php_ps_globals {
 			zval *ps_write;
 			zval *ps_destroy;
 			zval *ps_gc;
+			zval *ps_create_sid;
 		} name;
 	} mod_user_names;
 	int mod_user_implemented;
@@ -283,5 +284,6 @@ extern PHP_METHOD(SessionHandler, read);
 extern PHP_METHOD(SessionHandler, write);
 extern PHP_METHOD(SessionHandler, destroy);
 extern PHP_METHOD(SessionHandler, gc);
+extern PHP_METHOD(SessionHandler, create_sid);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/ext/session/session.c b/ext/session/session.c
index 7a8199d810600..d6ae64fbd2e32 100644
--- a/ext/session/session.c
+++ b/ext/session/session.c
@@ -1573,7 +1573,7 @@ static PHP_FUNCTION(session_module_name)
 }
 /* }}} */
 
-/* {{{ proto void session_set_save_handler(string open, string close, string read, string write, string destroy, string gc)
+/* {{{ proto void session_set_save_handler(string open, string close, string read, string write, string destroy, string gc, string create_sid)
    Sets user-level functions */
 static PHP_FUNCTION(session_set_save_handler)
 {
@@ -1585,11 +1585,7 @@ static PHP_FUNCTION(session_set_save_handler)
 		RETURN_FALSE;
 	}
 
-	if (argc != 1 && argc != 2 && argc != 6) {
-		WRONG_PARAM_COUNT;
-	}
-
-	if (argc <= 2) {
+	if (argc > 0 && argc <= 2) {
 		zval *obj = NULL, *callback = NULL;
 		zend_uint func_name_len;
 		char *func_name;
@@ -1657,6 +1653,10 @@ static PHP_FUNCTION(session_set_save_handler)
 		RETURN_TRUE;
 	}
 
+	if (argc != 6 && argc != 7) {
+		WRONG_PARAM_COUNT;
+	}
+
 	if (zend_parse_parameters(argc TSRMLS_CC, "+", &args, &num_args) == FAILURE) {
 		return;
 	}
@@ -1664,7 +1664,8 @@ static PHP_FUNCTION(session_set_save_handler)
 	/* remove shutdown function */
 	remove_user_shutdown_function("session_shutdown", sizeof("session_shutdown") TSRMLS_CC);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
+	/* at this point argc can only be 6 or 7 */
+	for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
 		if (!zend_is_callable(*args[i], 0, &name TSRMLS_CC)) {
 			efree(args);
 			php_error_docref(NULL TSRMLS_CC, E_WARNING, "Argument %d is not a valid callback", i+1);
@@ -1678,7 +1679,7 @@ static PHP_FUNCTION(session_set_save_handler)
 		zend_alter_ini_entry("session.save_handler", sizeof("session.save_handler"), "user", sizeof("user")-1, PHP_INI_USER, PHP_INI_STAGE_RUNTIME);
 	}
 
-	for (i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
 		if (PS(mod_user_names).names[i] != NULL) {
 			zval_ptr_dtor(&PS(mod_user_names).names[i]);
 		}
@@ -1988,13 +1989,14 @@ ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
 ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO(arginfo_session_void, 0)
 ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
 
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_session_set_save_handler, 0, 0, 6)
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_session_set_save_handler, 0, 0, 7)
 	ZEND_ARG_INFO(0, open)
 	ZEND_ARG_INFO(0, close)
 	ZEND_ARG_INFO(0, read)
 	ZEND_ARG_INFO(0, write)
 	ZEND_ARG_INFO(0, destroy)
 	ZEND_ARG_INFO(0, gc)
+	ZEND_ARG_INFO(0, create_sid)
 ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
 
 ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_session_cache_limiter, 0, 0, 0)
@@ -2037,6 +2039,9 @@ ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
 ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO(arginfo_session_class_gc, 0)
 	ZEND_ARG_INFO(0, maxlifetime)
 ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO(arginfo_session_class_create_sid, 0)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
 /* }}} */
 
 /* {{{ session_functions[]
@@ -2074,6 +2079,7 @@ static const zend_function_entry php_session_iface_functions[] = {
 	PHP_ABSTRACT_ME(SessionHandlerInterface, write, arginfo_session_class_write)
 	PHP_ABSTRACT_ME(SessionHandlerInterface, destroy, arginfo_session_class_destroy)
 	PHP_ABSTRACT_ME(SessionHandlerInterface, gc, arginfo_session_class_gc)
+	PHP_ABSTRACT_ME(SessionHandlerInterface, create_sid, arginfo_session_class_create_sid)
 	{ NULL, NULL, NULL }
 };
 /* }}} */
@@ -2087,6 +2093,7 @@ static const zend_function_entry php_session_class_functions[] = {
 	PHP_ME(SessionHandler, write, arginfo_session_class_write, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
 	PHP_ME(SessionHandler, destroy, arginfo_session_class_destroy, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
 	PHP_ME(SessionHandler, gc, arginfo_session_class_gc, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+	PHP_ME(SessionHandler, create_sid, arginfo_session_class_create_sid, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
 	{ NULL, NULL, NULL }
 };
 /* }}} */
@@ -2146,7 +2153,7 @@ static PHP_RSHUTDOWN_FUNCTION(session) /* {{{ */
 	php_rshutdown_session_globals(TSRMLS_C);
 
 	/* this should NOT be done in php_rshutdown_session_globals() */
-	for (i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
 		if (PS(mod_user_names).names[i] != NULL) {
 			zval_ptr_dtor(&PS(mod_user_names).names[i]);
 			PS(mod_user_names).names[i] = NULL;
@@ -2171,7 +2178,7 @@ static PHP_GINIT_FUNCTION(ps) /* {{{ */
 	ps_globals->default_mod = NULL;
 	ps_globals->mod_user_implemented = 0;
 	ps_globals->mod_user_is_open = 0;
-	for (i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
 		ps_globals->mod_user_names.names[i] = NULL;
 	}
 	ps_globals->http_session_vars = NULL;
diff --git a/ext/session/tests/session_set_save_handler_class_002.phpt b/ext/session/tests/session_set_save_handler_class_002.phpt
index 6fb831f6957a1..4195a163a73c8 100644
--- a/ext/session/tests/session_set_save_handler_class_002.phpt
+++ b/ext/session/tests/session_set_save_handler_class_002.phpt
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ class MySession2 extends SessionHandler {
 		}
 		return true;
 	}
+	
+	public function create_sid() {
+		return parent::create_sid();
+	}
 }
 
 $handler = new MySession2;
diff --git a/ext/session/tests/session_set_save_handler_iface_001.phpt b/ext/session/tests/session_set_save_handler_iface_001.phpt
index 39a4b9975b589..0576341a109f7 100644
--- a/ext/session/tests/session_set_save_handler_iface_001.phpt
+++ b/ext/session/tests/session_set_save_handler_iface_001.phpt
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ class MySession2 implements SessionHandlerInterface {
 		}
 		return true;
 	}
+	
+	public function create_sid() {
+		return md5(mt_rand());
+	}
 }
 
 $handler = new MySession2;