diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index 490740f98d5..09cd95facaf 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ jetty-7.0.2-SNAPSHOT
  + 296765 JMX Connector Server and ShutdownThread
  + 297421 Hide server/system classes from WebAppClassLoader.getResources
  + 297783 Handle HEAD reponses in HttpClient
+ + JETTY-910 Allow request listeners to access session
  + JETTY-1156 SSL blocking close with JVM Bug busy key fix
  + JETTY-1157 Don't hold array passed in write(byte[])
  + COMETD-46 reset ContentExchange response content on resend
diff --git a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpConnection.java b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpConnection.java
index 3baae373c9a..dd54eefc7cc 100644
--- a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpConnection.java
+++ b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpConnection.java
@@ -597,18 +597,11 @@ public class HttpConnection implements Connection
                         throw (ThreadDeath)e;
 
                     error=true;
-                    if (info==null)
-                    {
-                        Log.debug(_uri+": "+e);
-                        _request.setHandled(true);
-                        _generator.sendError(400, null, null, true);
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        Log.debug(""+_uri,e);
-                        _request.setHandled(true);
-                        _generator.sendError(500, null, null, true);
-                    }
+                    Log.warn(_uri+": "+e);
+                    Log.debug(e);
+                    _request.setHandled(true);
+                    _generator.sendError(info==null?400:500, null, null, true);
+                    
                 }
                 finally
                 {
diff --git a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/Request.java b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/Request.java
index e2979b5ef61..fc4c63c5f17 100644
--- a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/Request.java
+++ b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/Request.java
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ public class Request implements HttpServletRequest
     public HttpSession getSession(boolean create)
     {
         if (_sessionManager==null && create)
-            throw new IllegalStateException("No SessionHandler or SessionManager");
+            throw new IllegalStateException("No SessionManager");
         
         if (_session != null && _sessionManager!=null && _sessionManager.isValid(_session))
             return _session;
diff --git a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/session/SessionHandler.java b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/session/SessionHandler.java
index 66c78813f52..38253840b7d 100644
--- a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/session/SessionHandler.java
+++ b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/session/SessionHandler.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import org.eclipse.jetty.server.Request;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.server.Server;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.server.SessionManager;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerWrapper;
+import org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.util.log.Log;
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ import org.eclipse.jetty.util.log.Log;
  * 
  *
  */
-public class SessionHandler extends HandlerWrapper
+public class SessionHandler extends ScopedHandler
 {
     /* -------------------------------------------------------------- */
     private SessionManager _sessionManager;
@@ -126,12 +127,13 @@ public class SessionHandler extends HandlerWrapper
         _sessionManager.stop();
     }
 
+    
     /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
     /*
      * @see org.eclipse.jetty.server.Handler#handle(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse, int)
      */
     @Override
-    public void handle(String target, Request baseRequest, HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
+    public void doScope(String target, Request baseRequest, HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
             throws IOException, ServletException
     {
         setRequestedId(baseRequest,request);
@@ -179,7 +181,18 @@ public class SessionHandler extends HandlerWrapper
                 Log.debug("session="+session);
             }
 
-            getHandler().handle(target, baseRequest, request, response);
+            // start manual inline of nextScope(target,baseRequest,request,response);
+            //noinspection ConstantIfStatement
+            if (false)
+                nextScope(target,baseRequest,request,response);
+            else if (_nextScope!=null)
+                _nextScope.doScope(target,baseRequest,request, response);
+            else if (_outerScope!=null)
+                _outerScope.doHandle(target,baseRequest,request, response);
+            else 
+                doHandle(target,baseRequest,request, response);
+            // end manual inline (pathentic attempt to reduce stack depth)
+            
         }
         finally
         {
@@ -195,6 +208,26 @@ public class SessionHandler extends HandlerWrapper
             }
         }
     }
+    
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /*
+     * @see org.eclipse.jetty.server.Handler#handle(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse, int)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void doHandle(String target, Request baseRequest, HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
+            throws IOException, ServletException
+    {
+        // start manual inline of nextHandle(target,baseRequest,request,response);
+        //noinspection ConstantIfStatement
+        if (false)
+            nextHandle(target,baseRequest,request,response);
+        else if (_nextScope!=null && _nextScope==_handler)
+            _nextScope.doHandle(target,baseRequest,request, response);
+        else if (_handler!=null)
+            _handler.handle(target,baseRequest, request, response);
+        // end manual inline
+    }
 
     /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
     /** Look for a requested session ID in cookies and URI parameters
diff --git a/test-jetty-webapp/src/main/java/com/acme/TestListener.java b/test-jetty-webapp/src/main/java/com/acme/TestListener.java
index 69841e645cb..2a5dee28e1e 100644
--- a/test-jetty-webapp/src/main/java/com/acme/TestListener.java
+++ b/test-jetty-webapp/src/main/java/com/acme/TestListener.java
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ public class TestListener implements HttpSessionListener,  HttpSessionAttributeL
 
     public void requestInitialized(ServletRequestEvent sre)
     {
+        ((HttpServletRequest)sre.getServletRequest()).getSession(true).getId();
         sre.getServletRequest().setAttribute("requestInitialized","'"+sre.getServletContext().getContextPath()+"'");
         // System.err.println("requestInitialized "+sre);
     }