diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Contracts/Session/Middleware/AuthenticatesSessions.php b/src/Illuminate/Contracts/Session/Middleware/AuthenticatesSessions.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..113f42007022
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Contracts/Session/Middleware/AuthenticatesSessions.php
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Illuminate\Contracts\Session\Middleware;
+
+interface AuthenticatesSessions
+{
+    //
+}
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Kernel.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Kernel.php
index fa8d9aad33f2..a6c71e0b4aeb 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Kernel.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Kernel.php
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class Kernel implements KernelContract
         \Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Middleware\AuthenticatesRequests::class,
         \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\ThrottleRequests::class,
         \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\ThrottleRequestsWithRedis::class,
-        \Illuminate\Session\Middleware\AuthenticateSession::class,
+        \Illuminate\Contracts\Session\Middleware\AuthenticatesSessions::class,
         \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\SubstituteBindings::class,
         \Illuminate\Auth\Middleware\Authorize::class,
     ];
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Session/Middleware/AuthenticateSession.php b/src/Illuminate/Session/Middleware/AuthenticateSession.php
index 42f3a4f4f1fe..da4ad7e17434 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Session/Middleware/AuthenticateSession.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Session/Middleware/AuthenticateSession.php
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@
 use Closure;
 use Illuminate\Auth\AuthenticationException;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Factory as AuthFactory;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Session\Middleware\AuthenticatesSessions;
 
-class AuthenticateSession
+class AuthenticateSession implements AuthenticatesSessions
 {
     /**
      * The authentication factory implementation.
diff --git a/tests/Foundation/Http/KernelTest.php b/tests/Foundation/Http/KernelTest.php
index f6e01a8f9351..0ed5ba393e2f 100644
--- a/tests/Foundation/Http/KernelTest.php
+++ b/tests/Foundation/Http/KernelTest.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public function testGetMiddlewarePriority()
             \Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Middleware\AuthenticatesRequests::class,
             \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\ThrottleRequests::class,
             \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\ThrottleRequestsWithRedis::class,
-            \Illuminate\Session\Middleware\AuthenticateSession::class,
+            \Illuminate\Contracts\Session\Middleware\AuthenticatesSessions::class,
             \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\SubstituteBindings::class,
             \Illuminate\Auth\Middleware\Authorize::class,
         ], $kernel->getMiddlewarePriority());