diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/CHANGELOG.md b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/CHANGELOG.md
index 66961f16be..e4e8f9603e 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ CHANGELOG
  * added `CannotWriteFileException`, `ExtensionFileException`, `FormSizeFileException`,
    `IniSizeFileException`, `NoFileException`, `NoTmpDirFileException`, `PartialFileException` to
    handle failed `UploadedFile`.
+ * added `MigratingSessionHandler` for migrating between two session handlers without losing sessions
 
 4.0.0
 -----
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Session/Storage/Handler/MigratingSessionHandler.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Session/Storage/Handler/MigratingSessionHandler.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..abe1f36189
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Session/Storage/Handler/MigratingSessionHandler.php
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Session\Storage\Handler;
+
+/**
+ * Migrating session handler for migrating from one handler to another. It reads
+ * from the current handler and writes both the current and new ones.
+ *
+ * It ignores errors from the new handler.
+ *
+ * @author Ross Motley <ross.motley@amara.com>
+ * @author Oliver Radwell <oliver.radwell@amara.com>
+ */
+class MigratingSessionHandler implements \SessionHandlerInterface
+{
+    private $currentHandler;
+    private $writeOnlyHandler;
+
+    public function __construct(\SessionHandlerInterface $currentHandler, \SessionHandlerInterface $writeOnlyHandler)
+    {
+        $this->currentHandler = $currentHandler;
+        $this->writeOnlyHandler = $writeOnlyHandler;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function close()
+    {
+        $result = $this->currentHandler->close();
+        $this->writeOnlyHandler->close();
+
+        return $result;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function destroy($sessionId)
+    {
+        $result = $this->currentHandler->destroy($sessionId);
+        $this->writeOnlyHandler->destroy($sessionId);
+
+        return $result;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function gc($maxlifetime)
+    {
+        $result = $this->currentHandler->gc($maxlifetime);
+        $this->writeOnlyHandler->gc($maxlifetime);
+
+        return $result;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function open($savePath, $sessionId)
+    {
+        $result = $this->currentHandler->open($savePath, $sessionId);
+        $this->writeOnlyHandler->open($savePath, $sessionId);
+
+        return $result;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function read($sessionId)
+    {
+        // No reading from new handler until switch-over
+        return $this->currentHandler->read($sessionId);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function write($sessionId, $sessionData)
+    {
+        $result = $this->currentHandler->write($sessionId, $sessionData);
+        $this->writeOnlyHandler->write($sessionId, $sessionData);
+
+        return $result;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/Session/Storage/Handler/MigratingSessionHandlerTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/Session/Storage/Handler/MigratingSessionHandlerTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..05fd7b7ab9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/Session/Storage/Handler/MigratingSessionHandlerTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Tests\Session\Storage\Handler;
+
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Session\Storage\Handler\MigratingSessionHandler;
+
+class MigratingSessionHandlerTest extends TestCase
+{
+    private $dualHandler;
+    private $currentHandler;
+    private $writeOnlyHandler;
+
+    protected function setUp()
+    {
+        $this->currentHandler = $this->createMock(\SessionHandlerInterface::class);
+        $this->writeOnlyHandler = $this->createMock(\SessionHandlerInterface::class);
+
+        $this->dualHandler = new MigratingSessionHandler($this->currentHandler, $this->writeOnlyHandler);
+    }
+
+    public function testCloses()
+    {
+        $this->currentHandler->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('close')
+            ->will($this->returnValue(true));
+
+        $this->writeOnlyHandler->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('close')
+            ->will($this->returnValue(false));
+
+        $result = $this->dualHandler->close();
+
+        $this->assertTrue($result);
+    }
+
+    public function testDestroys()
+    {
+        $sessionId = 'xyz';
+
+        $this->currentHandler->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('destroy')
+            ->with($sessionId)
+            ->will($this->returnValue(true));
+
+        $this->writeOnlyHandler->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('destroy')
+            ->with($sessionId)
+            ->will($this->returnValue(false));
+
+        $result = $this->dualHandler->destroy($sessionId);
+
+        $this->assertTrue($result);
+    }
+
+    public function testGc()
+    {
+        $maxlifetime = 357;
+
+        $this->currentHandler->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('gc')
+            ->with($maxlifetime)
+            ->will($this->returnValue(true));
+
+        $this->writeOnlyHandler->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('gc')
+            ->with($maxlifetime)
+            ->will($this->returnValue(false));
+
+        $result = $this->dualHandler->gc($maxlifetime);
+        $this->assertTrue($result);
+    }
+
+    public function testOpens()
+    {
+        $savePath = '/path/to/save/location';
+        $sessionId = 'xyz';
+
+        $this->currentHandler->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('open')
+            ->with($savePath, $sessionId)
+            ->will($this->returnValue(true));
+
+        $this->writeOnlyHandler->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('open')
+            ->with($savePath, $sessionId)
+            ->will($this->returnValue(false));
+
+        $result = $this->dualHandler->open($savePath, $sessionId);
+
+        $this->assertTrue($result);
+    }
+
+    public function testReads()
+    {
+        $sessionId = 'xyz';
+        $readValue = 'something';
+
+        $this->currentHandler->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('read')
+            ->with($sessionId)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($readValue));
+
+        $this->writeOnlyHandler->expects($this->never())
+            ->method('read')
+            ->with($this->any());
+
+        $result = $this->dualHandler->read($sessionId);
+
+        $this->assertEquals($readValue, $result);
+    }
+
+    public function testWrites()
+    {
+        $sessionId = 'xyz';
+        $data = 'my-serialized-data';
+
+        $this->currentHandler->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('write')
+            ->with($sessionId, $data)
+            ->will($this->returnValue(true));
+
+        $this->writeOnlyHandler->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('write')
+            ->with($sessionId, $data)
+            ->will($this->returnValue(false));
+
+        $result = $this->dualHandler->write($sessionId, $data);
+
+        $this->assertTrue($result);
+    }
+}