diff --git a/cake/libs/cake_session.php b/cake/libs/cake_session.php
index a854db4d0..22ee0f50f 100644
--- a/cake/libs/cake_session.php
+++ b/cake/libs/cake_session.php
@@ -454,6 +454,9 @@ class CakeSession extends Object {
  * @access public
  */
 	function destroy() {
+		if ($this->started()) {
+			session_destroy();
+		}
 		$_SESSION = null;
 		$this->__construct($this->path);
 		$this->start();
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/cake_session.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/cake_session.test.php
index 2c4019d1e..1ef143f67 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/cake_session.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/cake_session.test.php
@@ -255,7 +255,8 @@ class CakeSessionTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$this->Session->destroy();
 		$this->assertFalse($this->Session->check('bulletProof'));
 		$this->assertNotEqual($id, $this->Session->id());
-		
+		$this->assertTrue($this->Session->started());
+
 		$this->Session->cookieLifeTime = 'test';
 		$this->Session->destroy();
 		$this->assertNotEqual('test', $this->Session->cookieLifeTime);