diff --git a/src/Transports/Azure/Wolverine.AzureServiceBus.Tests/Bugs/Bug_2283_purge_session_subscription.cs b/src/Transports/Azure/Wolverine.AzureServiceBus.Tests/Bugs/Bug_2283_purge_session_subscription.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..96d31a99b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Transports/Azure/Wolverine.AzureServiceBus.Tests/Bugs/Bug_2283_purge_session_subscription.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+using JasperFx.Core;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using Shouldly;
+using Wolverine.Tracking;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Wolverine.AzureServiceBus.Tests.Bugs;
+
+public class Bug_2283_purge_session_subscription : IAsyncLifetime
+{
+    private IHost _host;
+
+    public async Task InitializeAsync()
+    {
+        // This should not throw even though the subscription has sessions enabled
+        // and AutoPurgeOnStartup is set. Before the fix, PurgeAsync on a session-enabled
+        // subscription used CreateReceiver instead of AcceptNextSessionAsync, which fails.
+        _host = await Host.CreateDefaultBuilder()
+            .UseWolverine(opts =>
+            {
+                opts.UseAzureServiceBusTesting()
+                    .AutoProvision()
+                    .AutoPurgeOnStartup();
+
+                opts.PublishMessage<Bug2283Message>()
+                    .ToAzureServiceBusTopic("bug2283")
+                    .SendInline();
+
+                opts.ListenToAzureServiceBusSubscription("bug2283sub")
+                    .FromTopic("bug2283")
+                    .RequireSessions(1)
+                    .ProcessInline();
+            }).StartAsync();
+    }
+
+    public async Task DisposeAsync()
+    {
+        await _host.StopAsync();
+        _host.Dispose();
+        await AzureServiceBusTesting.DeleteAllEmulatorObjectsAsync();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task can_start_with_auto_purge_and_session_enabled_subscription()
+    {
+        // If we got here, the host started successfully with AutoPurgeOnStartup
+        // and a session-enabled subscription without throwing.
+        // Now verify we can also send and receive messages through it.
+        Func<IMessageContext, Task> sendMany = async bus =>
+        {
+            await bus.SendAsync(new Bug2283Message("First"), new DeliveryOptions { GroupId = "session1" });
+            await bus.SendAsync(new Bug2283Message("Second"), new DeliveryOptions { GroupId = "session1" });
+            await bus.SendAsync(new Bug2283Message("Third"), new DeliveryOptions { GroupId = "session1" });
+        };
+
+        var session = await _host.TrackActivity()
+            .IncludeExternalTransports()
+            .Timeout(30.Seconds())
+            .ExecuteAndWaitAsync(sendMany);
+
+        session.Received.MessagesOf<Bug2283Message>().Select(x => x.Name)
+            .ShouldBe(["First", "Second", "Third"]);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task can_purge_existing_messages_from_session_subscription()
+    {
+        // First, send some messages that will sit in the subscription
+        Func<IMessageContext, Task> sendMessages = async bus =>
+        {
+            await bus.SendAsync(new Bug2283Message("Pre1"), new DeliveryOptions { GroupId = "purge-test" });
+            await bus.SendAsync(new Bug2283Message("Pre2"), new DeliveryOptions { GroupId = "purge-test" });
+        };
+
+        await _host.TrackActivity()
+            .IncludeExternalTransports()
+            .Timeout(30.Seconds())
+            .ExecuteAndWaitAsync(sendMessages);
+
+        // Now start a second host with the same subscription + AutoPurgeOnStartup.
+        // This validates that purge works when there ARE messages in a session-enabled subscription.
+        using var host2 = await Host.CreateDefaultBuilder()
+            .UseWolverine(opts =>
+            {
+                opts.UseAzureServiceBusTesting()
+                    .AutoProvision()
+                    .AutoPurgeOnStartup();
+
+                opts.PublishMessage<Bug2283Message>()
+                    .ToAzureServiceBusTopic("bug2283")
+                    .SendInline();
+
+                opts.ListenToAzureServiceBusSubscription("bug2283sub")
+                    .FromTopic("bug2283")
+                    .RequireSessions(1)
+                    .ProcessInline();
+            }).StartAsync();
+
+        // Send new messages through host2 and verify only the new ones arrive
+        Func<IMessageContext, Task> sendNew = async bus =>
+        {
+            await bus.SendAsync(new Bug2283Message("New1"), new DeliveryOptions { GroupId = "purge-test-2" });
+        };
+
+        var session = await host2.TrackActivity()
+            .IncludeExternalTransports()
+            .Timeout(30.Seconds())
+            .ExecuteAndWaitAsync(sendNew);
+
+        var received = session.Received.MessagesOf<Bug2283Message>().Select(x => x.Name).ToArray();
+        received.ShouldContain("New1");
+
+        await host2.StopAsync();
+    }
+}
+
+public record Bug2283Message(string Name);
+
+public static class Bug2283Handler
+{
+    public static void Handle(Bug2283Message message)
+    {
+        // nothing
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Transports/Azure/Wolverine.AzureServiceBus/Internal/AzureServiceBusSubscription.cs b/src/Transports/Azure/Wolverine.AzureServiceBus/Internal/AzureServiceBusSubscription.cs
index 9b81048c4..a2fbbfb94 100644
--- a/src/Transports/Azure/Wolverine.AzureServiceBus/Internal/AzureServiceBusSubscription.cs
+++ b/src/Transports/Azure/Wolverine.AzureServiceBus/Internal/AzureServiceBusSubscription.cs
@@ -120,29 +120,62 @@ internal async ValueTask SetupAsync(ServiceBusAdministrationClient client, ILogg
 
     public async ValueTask PurgeAsync(ILogger logger)
     {
-        try
+        await Parent.WithServiceBusClientAsync(async client =>
         {
-            await Parent.WithServiceBusClientAsync(async client =>
+            try
             {
-                var receiver = client.CreateReceiver(Topic.TopicName, SubscriptionName);
-
-                var stopwatch = new Stopwatch();
-                stopwatch.Start();
-                while (stopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds < 2000)
+                if (Options.RequiresSession)
                 {
-                    var messages = await receiver.ReceiveMessagesAsync(25, 1.Seconds());
-                    if (!messages.Any())
-                    {
-                        return;
-                    }
-
-                    foreach (var message in messages) await receiver.CompleteMessageAsync(message);
+                    await purgeWithSessions(client);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    await purgeWithoutSessions(client);
                 }
-            });
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                logger.LogDebug(e, "Error trying to purge Azure Service Bus subscription {SubscriptionName} for topic {TopicName}", SubscriptionName, Topic.TopicName);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    private async Task purgeWithSessions(ServiceBusClient client)
+    {
+        var cancellation = new CancellationTokenSource();
+        cancellation.CancelAfter(2000);
+
+        var stopwatch = new Stopwatch();
+        stopwatch.Start();
+        while (stopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds < 2000)
+        {
+            var session = await client.AcceptNextSessionAsync(Topic.TopicName, SubscriptionName, cancellationToken: cancellation.Token);
+
+            var messages = await session.ReceiveMessagesAsync(25, 1.Seconds(), cancellation.Token);
+            foreach (var message in messages) await session.CompleteMessageAsync(message, cancellation.Token);
+            while (messages.Any())
+            {
+                messages = await session.ReceiveMessagesAsync(25, 1.Seconds(), cancellation.Token);
+                foreach (var message in messages) await session.CompleteMessageAsync(message, cancellation.Token);
+            }
         }
-        catch (Exception e)
+    }
+
+    private async Task purgeWithoutSessions(ServiceBusClient client)
+    {
+        var receiver = client.CreateReceiver(Topic.TopicName, SubscriptionName);
+
+        var stopwatch = new Stopwatch();
+        stopwatch.Start();
+        while (stopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds < 2000)
         {
-            logger.LogError(e, "Error trying to purge Azure Service Bus subscription {SubscriptionName} for topic {TopicName}", SubscriptionName, Topic.TopicName);
+            var messages = await receiver.ReceiveMessagesAsync(25, 1.Seconds());
+            if (!messages.Any())
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            foreach (var message in messages) await receiver.CompleteMessageAsync(message);
         }
     }