diff --git a/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/ExpiringSession.java b/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/ExpiringSession.java
index d371330..7e9e8e7 100644
--- a/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/ExpiringSession.java
+++ b/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/ExpiringSession.java
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ public interface ExpiringSession extends Session {
 	 */
 	long getCreationTime();
 
+	/**
+	 * Sets the last accessed time in milliseconds since midnight of 1/1/1970 GMT
+	 *
+	 * @param lastAccessedTime the last accessed time in milliseconds since midnight of 1/1/1970 GMT
+	 */
+	void setLastAccessedTime(long lastAccessedTime);
+
 	/**
 	 * Gets the last time this {@link Session} was accessed expressed in milliseconds since midnight of 1/1/1970 GMT
 	 *
diff --git a/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/MapSessionRepository.java b/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/MapSessionRepository.java
index 88e3e7f..15a96f4 100644
--- a/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/MapSessionRepository.java
+++ b/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/MapSessionRepository.java
@@ -81,9 +81,7 @@ public class MapSessionRepository implements SessionRepository<ExpiringSession>
 			delete(saved.getId());
 			return null;
 		}
-		MapSession result = new MapSession(saved);
-		result.setLastAccessedTime(System.currentTimeMillis());
-		return result;
+		return new MapSession(saved);
 	}
 
 	public void delete(String id) {
diff --git a/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/SessionRepository.java b/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/SessionRepository.java
index 66da4f1..c8ea352 100644
--- a/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/SessionRepository.java
+++ b/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/SessionRepository.java
@@ -49,12 +49,6 @@ public interface SessionRepository<S extends Session> {
 	/**
 	 * Gets the {@link Session} by the {@link Session#getId()} or null if no {@link Session} is found.
 	 *
-	 * <p>
-	 * If the {@link Session} extends {@link ExpiringSession}, then {@link ExpiringSession#getLastAccessedTime()} will be
-	 * updated on the returned object. In order to persist this change, {@link #save(Session)} must be invoked on the returned
-	 * instance.
-	 * </p>
-	 *
 	 * @param id the {@link org.springframework.session.Session#getId()} to lookup
 	 * @return the {@link Session} by the {@link Session#getId()} or null if no {@link Session} is found.
 	 */
diff --git a/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/data/redis/RedisOperationsSessionRepository.java b/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/data/redis/RedisOperationsSessionRepository.java
index c838469..3d85438 100644
--- a/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/data/redis/RedisOperationsSessionRepository.java
+++ b/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/data/redis/RedisOperationsSessionRepository.java
@@ -365,7 +365,6 @@ public class RedisOperationsSessionRepository implements FindByPrincipalNameSess
 		for(Object id : sessionIds) {
 			RedisSession session = getSession((String) id);
 			if(session != null) {
-				session.setLastAccessedTime(session.originalLastAccessTime);
 				sessions.put(session.getId(), session);
 			}
 		}
@@ -392,7 +391,6 @@ public class RedisOperationsSessionRepository implements FindByPrincipalNameSess
 		}
 		RedisSession result = new RedisSession(loaded);
 		result.originalLastAccessTime = loaded.getLastAccessedTime();
-		result.setLastAccessedTime(System.currentTimeMillis());
 		return result;
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/web/http/SessionRepositoryFilter.java b/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/web/http/SessionRepositoryFilter.java
index 39d6a32..a5b298c 100644
--- a/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/web/http/SessionRepositoryFilter.java
+++ b/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/web/http/SessionRepositoryFilter.java
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ public class SessionRepositoryFilter<S extends ExpiringSession> extends OncePerR
 		public boolean isRequestedSessionIdValid() {
 			if(requestedSessionIdValid == null) {
 				String sessionId = getRequestedSessionId();
-				S session = sessionId == null ? null : sessionRepository.getSession(sessionId);
+				S session = sessionId == null ? null : getSession(sessionId);
 				return isRequestedSessionIdValid(session);
 			}
 
@@ -260,6 +260,15 @@ public class SessionRepositoryFilter<S extends ExpiringSession> extends OncePerR
 			return getCurrentSession() == null && requestedSessionInvalidated;
 		}
 
+		private S getSession(String sessionId) {
+			S session = sessionRepository.getSession(sessionId);
+			if(session == null) {
+				return null;
+			}
+			session.setLastAccessedTime(System.currentTimeMillis());
+			return session;
+		}
+
 		@Override
 		public HttpSessionWrapper getSession(boolean create) {
 			HttpSessionWrapper currentSession = getCurrentSession();
@@ -268,7 +277,7 @@ public class SessionRepositoryFilter<S extends ExpiringSession> extends OncePerR
 			}
 			String requestedSessionId = getRequestedSessionId();
 			if(requestedSessionId != null) {
-				S session = sessionRepository.getSession(requestedSessionId);
+				S session = getSession(requestedSessionId);
 				if(session != null) {
 					this.requestedSessionIdValid = true;
 					currentSession = new HttpSessionWrapper(session, getServletContext());
diff --git a/spring-session/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/MapSessionTests.java b/spring-session/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/MapSessionTests.java
index 42873f5..811c9cb 100644
--- a/spring-session/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/MapSessionTests.java
+++ b/spring-session/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/MapSessionTests.java
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ public class MapSessionTests {
 			return "id";
 		}
 
+		public void setLastAccessedTime(long lastAccessedTime) {
+			throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		}
+
 		public long getLastAccessedTime() {
 			return 0;
 		}
diff --git a/spring-session/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/data/redis/RedisOperationsSessionRepositoryTests.java b/spring-session/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/data/redis/RedisOperationsSessionRepositoryTests.java
index 603a487..80574d4 100644
--- a/spring-session/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/data/redis/RedisOperationsSessionRepositoryTests.java
+++ b/spring-session/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/data/redis/RedisOperationsSessionRepositoryTests.java
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ public class RedisOperationsSessionRepositoryTests {
 		assertThat(session.getAttribute(attrName)).isEqualTo(expected.getAttribute(attrName));
 		assertThat(session.getCreationTime()).isEqualTo(expected.getCreationTime());
 		assertThat(session.getMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds()).isEqualTo(expected.getMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds());
-		assertThat(session.getLastAccessedTime()).isGreaterThanOrEqualTo(now);
+		assertThat(session.getLastAccessedTime()).isEqualTo(expected.getLastAccessedTime());
 
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-session/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/web/http/SessionRepositoryFilterTests.java b/spring-session/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/web/http/SessionRepositoryFilterTests.java
index e8dce10..5a60881 100644
--- a/spring-session/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/web/http/SessionRepositoryFilterTests.java
+++ b/spring-session/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/web/http/SessionRepositoryFilterTests.java
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public class SessionRepositoryFilterTests {
 			}
 		});
 
-		Thread.sleep(10L);
+		Thread.sleep(1L);
 		nextRequest();
 
 		doFilter(new DoInFilter() {