diff --git a/spring-websocket/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/socket/messaging/SubProtocolWebSocketHandler.java b/spring-websocket/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/socket/messaging/SubProtocolWebSocketHandler.java
index 6e80e7c0e12..8067dcf58d6 100644
--- a/spring-websocket/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/socket/messaging/SubProtocolWebSocketHandler.java
+++ b/spring-websocket/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/socket/messaging/SubProtocolWebSocketHandler.java
@@ -305,9 +305,12 @@ public class SubProtocolWebSocketHandler implements WebSocketHandler,
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public void handleMessage(WebSocketSession session, WebSocketMessage<?> message) throws Exception {
+		WebSocketSessionHolder holder = this.sessions.get(session.getId());
+		if (holder != null) {
+			session = holder.getSession();
+		}
 		SubProtocolHandler protocolHandler = findProtocolHandler(session);
 		protocolHandler.handleMessageFromClient(session, message, this.clientInboundChannel);
-		WebSocketSessionHolder holder = this.sessions.get(session.getId());
 		if (holder != null) {
 			holder.setHasHandledMessages();
 		}