diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 5bed8eccf7c..16d8b26b2df 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -31,4 +31,7 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
 - GD:
   . Made fontFetch's path parser thread-safe. (Sara)
 
+- Session:
+  . Fixed bug #67694 (Regression in session_regenerate_id()). (Tjerk)
+
 <<< NOTE: Insert NEWS from last stable release here prior to actual release! >>>
diff --git a/ext/session/session.c b/ext/session/session.c
index 8811a08caf7..8632ba493cd 100644
--- a/ext/session/session.c
+++ b/ext/session/session.c
@@ -1979,7 +1979,7 @@ static PHP_FUNCTION(session_regenerate_id)
 				RETURN_FALSE;
 			}
 			STR_RELEASE(PS(id));
-			PS(id) = NULL;
+			memset(PS(session_data_hash),'\0', 16);
 		}
 
 		PS(id) = PS(mod)->s_create_sid(&PS(mod_data) TSRMLS_CC);
diff --git a/ext/session/tests/bug67694.phpt b/ext/session/tests/bug67694.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..08a296923fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/session/tests/bug67694.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+--TEST--
+Bug #67694	Regression in session_regenerate_id()
+--INI--
+session.save_handler = files
+session.name=PHPSESSID
+session.auto_start = 0
+session.use_cookies = 0
+session.cache_limiter =
+date.timezone = UTC
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php include('skipif.inc'); ?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+$data = date('r');
+
+session_start();
+$id = session_id();
+$_SESSION['init'] = $data;
+
+session_write_close();
+
+session_id($id);
+session_start();
+
+session_regenerate_id(false);
+
+$newid = session_id();
+var_dump($newid != $id);
+
+session_write_close();
+
+unset($_SESSION);
+
+session_id($newid);
+session_start();
+
+var_dump(isset($_SESSION['init']) && $data == $_SESSION['init']);
+--EXPECT--
+bool(true)
+bool(true)