diff --git a/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtension.php b/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtension.php
index 4c97474f0..9f970ce02 100644
--- a/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtension.php
+++ b/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtension.php
@@ -942,6 +942,7 @@ private function registerSessionConfiguration(array $config, ContainerBuilder $c
             // Set the handler class to be null
             $container->getDefinition('session.storage.native')->replaceArgument(1, null);
             $container->getDefinition('session.storage.php_bridge')->replaceArgument(0, null);
+            $container->setAlias('session.handler', 'session.handler.native_file')->setPrivate(true);
         } else {
             $container->resolveEnvPlaceholders($config['handler_id'], null, $usedEnvs);
 
diff --git a/Tests/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtensionTest.php b/Tests/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtensionTest.php
index 3e6591a75..73cc81c48 100644
--- a/Tests/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtensionTest.php
+++ b/Tests/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtensionTest.php
@@ -556,6 +556,7 @@ public function testNullSessionHandler()
         $this->assertTrue($container->hasDefinition('session'), '->registerSessionConfiguration() loads session.xml');
         $this->assertNull($container->getDefinition('session.storage.native')->getArgument(1));
         $this->assertNull($container->getDefinition('session.storage.php_bridge')->getArgument(0));
+        $this->assertSame('session.handler.native_file', (string) $container->getAlias('session.handler'));
 
         $expected = ['session', 'initialized_session'];
         $this->assertEquals($expected, array_keys($container->getDefinition('session_listener')->getArgument(0)->getValues()));