diff --git a/components/esp_http_server/src/httpd_sess.c b/components/esp_http_server/src/httpd_sess.c
index ac03edf8d1..eaeaee7c1a 100644
--- a/components/esp_http_server/src/httpd_sess.c
+++ b/components/esp_http_server/src/httpd_sess.c
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ esp_err_t httpd_sess_new(struct httpd_data *hd, int newfd)
     session->handle = (httpd_handle_t) hd;
     session->send_fn = httpd_default_send;
     session->recv_fn = httpd_default_recv;
+    session->lru_counter = hd->lru_counter;
 
     // increment number of sessions
     hd->hd_sd_active_count++;