diff --git a/src/runtime/server/utils/session.ts b/src/runtime/server/utils/session.ts
index f98fc5bc..c6fa9099 100644
--- a/src/runtime/server/utils/session.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/server/utils/session.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ export const sessionHooks = createHooks<SessionHooks>()
  * @returns The user session
  */
 export async function getUserSession(event: UseSessionEvent) {
-  return (await _useSession(event)).data
+  const session = await _useSession(event)
+  return {
+    id: session.id,
+    ...session.data,
+  }
 }
 /**
  * Set a user session
diff --git a/src/runtime/types/session.ts b/src/runtime/types/session.ts
index e301da45..18940cf9 100644
--- a/src/runtime/types/session.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/types/session.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ export interface SecureSessionData {
 }
 
 export interface UserSession {
+  /**
+   * Session ID
+   */
+  id: string
   /**
    * User session data, available on client and server
    */
diff --git a/test/basic.test.ts b/test/basic.test.ts
index d5e7311e..39380c67 100644
--- a/test/basic.test.ts
+++ b/test/basic.test.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ describe('ssr', async () => {
   it('returns an empty session', async () => {
     // Get response to a server-rendered page with `$fetch`.
     const session = await $fetch('/api/_auth/session')
-    expect(session).toStrictEqual({})
+    // Session should be an object with an `id` property
+    expect(session).toBeInstanceOf(Object)
+    expect(session).toHaveProperty('id')
   })
 })