diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Session/Storage/Handler/RedisSessionHandler.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Session/Storage/Handler/RedisSessionHandler.php
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+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Session\Storage\Handler;
+
+/**
+ * RedisSessionHandler.
+ *
+ * @author Master Klavi <masterklavi@gmail.com>
+ */
+class RedisSessionHandler implements \SessionHandlerInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * @var \Redis Redis driver.
+     */
+    private $redis;
+
+    /**
+     * @var int Time to live in seconds
+     */
+    private $ttl;
+
+    /**
+     * @var string Key prefix for shared environments.
+     */
+    private $prefix;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor.
+     *
+     * List of available options:
+     *  * prefix: The prefix to use for the redis keys in order to avoid collision
+     *  * expiretime: The time to live in seconds
+     *
+     * @param \Redis $redis   A \Redis instance
+     * @param array  $options An associative array options
+     *
+     * @throws \InvalidArgumentException When unsupported options are passed
+     */
+    public function __construct(\Redis $redis, array $options = array())
+    {
+        if ($diff = array_diff(array_keys($options), array('prefix', 'expiretime'))) {
+            throw new \InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+                'The following options are not supported "%s"', implode(', ', $diff)
+            ));
+        }
+
+        $this->redis = $redis;
+        $this->ttl = isset($options['expiretime']) ? (int) $options['expiretime'] : 86400;
+        $this->prefix = isset($options['prefix']) ? $options['prefix'] : 'sf2s';
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function open($savePath, $sessionName)
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function close()
+    {
+        return $this->redis->close();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function read($sessionId)
+    {
+        return $this->redis->get($this->prefix.$sessionId) ?: '';
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function write($sessionId, $data)
+    {
+        return $this->redis->setEx($this->prefix.$sessionId, $this->ttl, $data);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function destroy($sessionId)
+    {
+        return $this->redis->delete($this->prefix.$sessionId);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function gc($maxlifetime)
+    {
+        // not required here because redis will auto expire the records anyhow.
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return a Redis instance.
+     *
+     * @return \Redis
+     */
+    protected function getRedis()
+    {
+        return $this->redis;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/Session/Storage/Handler/RedisSessionHandlerTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/Session/Storage/Handler/RedisSessionHandlerTest.php
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+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Tests\Session\Storage\Handler;
+
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Session\Storage\Handler\RedisSessionHandler;
+
+/**
+ * @requires extension redis
+ * @group time-sensitive
+ */
+class RedisSessionHandlerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+{
+    const PREFIX = 'prefix_';
+    const TTL = 1000;
+    /**
+     * @var RedisSessionHandler
+     */
+    protected $storage;
+
+    protected $redis;
+
+    protected function setUp()
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+        $this->redis = $this->getMock('Redis');
+        $this->storage = new RedisSessionHandler(
+            $this->redis,
+            array('prefix' => self::PREFIX, 'expiretime' => self::TTL)
+        );
+    }
+
+    protected function tearDown()
+    {
+        $this->redis = null;
+        $this->storage = null;
+        parent::tearDown();
+    }
+
+    public function testOpenSession()
+    {
+        $this->assertTrue($this->storage->open('', ''));
+    }
+
+    public function testCloseSession()
+    {
+        $this->redis
+            ->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('close')
+            ->will($this->returnValue(true))
+        ;
+
+        $this->assertTrue($this->storage->close());
+    }
+
+    public function testReadSession()
+    {
+        $this->redis
+            ->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('get')
+            ->with(self::PREFIX.'id')
+        ;
+
+        $this->assertEquals('', $this->storage->read('id'));
+    }
+
+    public function testWriteSession()
+    {
+        $this->redis
+            ->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('setEx')
+            ->with(self::PREFIX.'id', $this->equalTo(self::TTL, 2), 'data')
+            ->will($this->returnValue(true))
+        ;
+
+        $this->assertTrue($this->storage->write('id', 'data'));
+    }
+
+    public function testDestroySession()
+    {
+        $this->redis
+            ->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('delete')
+            ->with(self::PREFIX.'id')
+            ->will($this->returnValue(true))
+        ;
+
+        $this->assertTrue($this->storage->destroy('id'));
+    }
+
+    public function testGcSession()
+    {
+        $this->assertTrue($this->storage->gc(123));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider getOptionFixtures
+     */
+    public function testSupportedOptions($options, $supported)
+    {
+        try {
+            new RedisSessionHandler($this->redis, $options);
+            $this->assertTrue($supported);
+        } catch (\InvalidArgumentException $e) {
+            $this->assertFalse($supported);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function getOptionFixtures()
+    {
+        return array(
+            array(array('prefix' => 'session'), true),
+            array(array('expiretime' => 100), true),
+            array(array('prefix' => 'session', 'expiretime' => 200), true),
+            array(array('expiretime' => 100, 'foo' => 'bar'), false),
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testGetConnection()
+    {
+        $method = new \ReflectionMethod($this->storage, 'getRedis');
+        $method->setAccessible(true);
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('\Redis', $method->invoke($this->storage));
+    }
+}