diff --git a/lib/net/http.rb b/lib/net/http.rb
index e6d1bb0..e97628e 100644
--- a/lib/net/http.rb
+++ b/lib/net/http.rb
@@ -738,6 +738,12 @@ class HTTP < Protocol
     rescue LoadError
       HAVE_ZLIB=false
     end
+
+    # for backward compatibility until Ruby 3.5
+    # https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/20900
+    # https://github.com/bblimke/webmock/pull/1081
+    HTTPSession = HTTP
+    deprecate_constant :HTTPSession
     # :startdoc:
 
     # Returns +true+; retained for compatibility.