diff --git a/src/autocmd.c b/src/autocmd.c
index 8e43b34..8a7e607 100644
--- a/src/autocmd.c
+++ b/src/autocmd.c
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@
     {"SafeState",	EVENT_SAFESTATE},
     {"SafeStateAgain",	EVENT_SAFESTATEAGAIN},
     {"SessionLoadPost",	EVENT_SESSIONLOADPOST},
+    {"SessionWritePost",EVENT_SESSIONWRITEPOST},
     {"ShellCmdPost",	EVENT_SHELLCMDPOST},
     {"ShellFilterPost",	EVENT_SHELLFILTERPOST},
     {"SigUSR1",		EVENT_SIGUSR1},
diff --git a/src/session.c b/src/session.c
index e39ce4d..eea57a2 100644
--- a/src/session.c
+++ b/src/session.c
@@ -1392,6 +1392,8 @@
 #ifdef FEAT_SESSION
     vim_free(viewFile);
 #endif
+
+    apply_autocmds(EVENT_SESSIONWRITEPOST, NULL, NULL, FALSE, curbuf);
 }
 
 #if (defined(FEAT_VIMINFO) || defined(FEAT_SESSION)) || defined(PROTO)
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_autocmd.vim b/src/testdir/test_autocmd.vim
index 564d568..f062004 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_autocmd.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_autocmd.vim
@@ -4474,4 +4474,60 @@
   bw c.txt
 endfunc
 
+" Ensure `expected` was just recently written as a Vim session
+func s:assert_session_path(expected)
+  call assert_equal(a:expected, v:this_session)
+endfunc
+
+" Check for `expected` after a session is written to-disk.
+func s:watch_for_session_path(expected)
+  execute 'autocmd SessionWritePost * ++once execute "call s:assert_session_path(\"'
+        \ . a:expected
+        \ . '\")"'
+endfunc
+
+" Ensure v:this_session gets the full session path, if explicitly stated
+func Test_explicit_session_absolute_path()
+  %bwipeout!
+
+  let directory = getcwd()
+
+  let v:this_session = ""
+  let name = "some_file.vim"
+  let expected = fnamemodify(name, ":p")
+  call s:watch_for_session_path(expected)
+  execute "mksession! " .. expected
+
+  call delete(expected)
+endfunc
+
+" Ensure v:this_session gets the full session path, if explicitly stated
+func Test_explicit_session_relative_path()
+  %bwipeout!
+
+  let directory = getcwd()
+
+  let v:this_session = ""
+  let name = "some_file.vim"
+  let expected = fnamemodify(name, ":p")
+  call s:watch_for_session_path(expected)
+  execute "mksession! " .. name
+
+  call delete(expected)
+endfunc
+
+" Ensure v:this_session gets the full session path, if not specified
+func Test_implicit_session()
+  %bwipeout!
+
+  let directory = getcwd()
+
+  let v:this_session = ""
+  let expected = fnamemodify("Session.vim", ":p")
+  call s:watch_for_session_path(expected)
+  mksession!
+
+  call delete(expected)
+endfunc
+
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 76bfd10..8ab5957 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -705,6 +705,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    207,
+/**/
     206,
 /**/
     205,
diff --git a/src/vim.h b/src/vim.h
index a04be08..63a3188 100644
--- a/src/vim.h
+++ b/src/vim.h
@@ -1404,6 +1404,7 @@
     EVENT_SAFESTATE,		// going to wait for a character
     EVENT_SAFESTATEAGAIN,	// still waiting for a character
     EVENT_SESSIONLOADPOST,	// after loading a session file
+    EVENT_SESSIONWRITEPOST,	// after writing a session file
     EVENT_SHELLCMDPOST,		// after ":!cmd"
     EVENT_SHELLFILTERPOST,	// after ":1,2!cmd", ":w !cmd", ":r !cmd".
     EVENT_SIGUSR1,		// after the SIGUSR1 signal