diff --git a/session.go b/session.go
index 5c2afed..be10674 100644
--- a/session.go
+++ b/session.go
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ func Sessioner(options ...Options) func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 				return
 			}
 
-			if err = sess.Release(); err != nil {
+			if err = s.RawStore.Release(); err != nil {
 				panic("session(release): " + err.Error())
 			}
 		})
@@ -274,6 +274,26 @@ func GetSession(req *http.Request) Store {
 	return sess
 }
 
+// RegenerateSession
+func RegenerateSession(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) (Store, error) {
+	sess, ok := GetSession(req).(*store)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no session in request context")
+	}
+
+	oldRawStore := sess.RawStore
+	if err := oldRawStore.Release(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	store, err := sess.RegenerateID(resp, req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	sess.RawStore = store
+	return sess, nil
+}
+
 // Provider is the interface that provides session manipulations.
 type Provider interface {
 	// Init initializes session provider.
diff --git a/session_test.go b/session_test.go
index c602759..13ca1d0 100644
--- a/session_test.go
+++ b/session_test.go
@@ -71,20 +71,31 @@ func testProvider(opt Options) {
 	Convey("Basic operation", func() {
 		c := chi.NewRouter()
 		c.Use(Sessioner(opt))
+		var initialSid string
 
 		c.Get("/", func(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 			sess := GetSession(req)
 			sess.Set("uname", "unknwon")
+			initialSid = sess.ID()
 		})
 		c.Get("/reg", func(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 			sess := GetSession(req)
-			raw, err := sess.RegenerateID(resp, req)
+			So(initialSid, ShouldEqual, sess.ID())
+			raw, err := RegenerateSession(resp, req)
 			So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-			So(raw, ShouldNotBeNil)
+			So(sess, ShouldNotBeNil)
+			So(sess, ShouldEqual, raw)
 
-			uname := raw.Get("uname")
+			So(initialSid, ShouldNotEqual, sess.ID())
+
+			uname := sess.Get("uname")
 			So(uname, ShouldNotBeNil)
 			So(uname, ShouldEqual, "unknwon")
+
+			sess.Set("uname", "lunny")
+			uname = sess.Get("uname")
+			So(uname, ShouldNotBeNil)
+			So(uname, ShouldEqual, "lunny")
 		})
 		c.Get("/get", func(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 			sess := GetSession(req)
@@ -97,7 +108,7 @@ func testProvider(opt Options) {
 
 			uname := sess.Get("uname")
 			So(uname, ShouldNotBeNil)
-			So(uname, ShouldEqual, "unknwon")
+			So(uname, ShouldEqual, "lunny")
 
 			So(sess.Delete("uname"), ShouldBeNil)
 			So(sess.Get("uname"), ShouldBeNil)