diff --git a/src/ex_docmd.c b/src/ex_docmd.c
index bfb4c88..192f45d 100644
--- a/src/ex_docmd.c
+++ b/src/ex_docmd.c
@@ -11197,8 +11197,10 @@
 	 * resized when moving between windows.
 	 * Do this before restoring the view, so that the topline and the
 	 * cursor can be set.  This is done again below.
+	 * winminheight and winminwidth need to be set to avoid an error if the
+	 * user has set winheight or winwidth.
 	 */
-	if (put_line(fd, "set winheight=1 winwidth=1") == FAIL)
+	if (put_line(fd, "set winminheight=1 winheight=1 winminwidth=1 winwidth=1") == FAIL)
 	    return FAIL;
 	if (nr > 1 && ses_winsizes(fd, restore_size, tab_firstwin) == FAIL)
 	    return FAIL;
@@ -11268,6 +11270,10 @@
     if (fprintf(fd, "set winheight=%ld winwidth=%ld shortmess=%s",
 			       p_wh, p_wiw, p_shm) < 0 || put_eol(fd) == FAIL)
 	return FAIL;
+    /* Re-apply 'winminheight' and 'winminwidth'. */
+    if (fprintf(fd, "set winminheight=%ld winminwidth=%ld",
+				      p_wmh, p_wmw) < 0 || put_eol(fd) == FAIL)
+	return FAIL;
 
     /*
      * Lastly, execute the x.vim file if it exists.
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_mksession.vim b/src/testdir/test_mksession.vim
index c19f3c5..77025c8 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_mksession.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_mksession.vim
@@ -101,4 +101,13 @@
   let &wrap = wrap_save
 endfunc
 
+func Test_mksession_winheight()
+  new
+  set winheight=10 winminheight=2
+  mksession! test_mks.out
+  source test_mks.out
+
+  " call delete('test_mks.out')
+endfunc
+
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 8645713..19ba72e 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -765,6 +765,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    253,
+/**/
     252,
 /**/
     251,