diff --git a/src/node_sqlite.cc b/src/node_sqlite.cc
index 8e2f13cd633439..20b9de31724cd0 100644
--- a/src/node_sqlite.cc
+++ b/src/node_sqlite.cc
@@ -912,10 +912,9 @@ void DatabaseSync::RemoveBackup(BackupJob* job) {
 void DatabaseSync::DeleteSessions() {
   // all attached sessions need to be deleted before the database is closed
   // https://www.sqlite.org/session/sqlite3session_create.html
-  for (auto* session : sessions_) {
-    sqlite3session_delete(session);
+  while (!sessions_.empty()) {
+    (*sessions_.begin())->Delete();
   }
-  sessions_.clear();
 }
 
 DatabaseSync::~DatabaseSync() {
@@ -2118,13 +2117,22 @@ void DatabaseSync::CreateSession(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   sqlite3_session* pSession;
   int r = sqlite3session_create(db->connection_, db_name.c_str(), &pSession);
   CHECK_ERROR_OR_THROW(env->isolate(), db, r, SQLITE_OK, void());
-  db->sessions_.insert(pSession);
+  bool wrapper_owns_session = false;
+  auto delete_session_on_failure = OnScopeLeave([&]() {
+    if (!wrapper_owns_session) {
+      sqlite3session_delete(pSession);
+    }
+  });
 
   r = sqlite3session_attach(pSession, table == "" ? nullptr : table.c_str());
   CHECK_ERROR_OR_THROW(env->isolate(), db, r, SQLITE_OK, void());
 
   BaseObjectPtr<Session> session =
       Session::Create(env, BaseObjectPtr<DatabaseSync>(db), pSession);
+  if (!session) {
+    return;
+  }
+  wrapper_owns_session = true;
   args.GetReturnValue().Set(session->object());
 }
 
@@ -3807,6 +3815,7 @@ Session::Session(Environment* env,
     : BaseObject(env, object),
       session_(session),
       database_(std::move(database)) {
+  database_->sessions_.insert(this);
   MakeWeak();
 }
 
@@ -3899,10 +3908,12 @@ void Session::Dispose(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args) {
 }
 
 void Session::Delete() {
-  if (!database_ || !database_->connection_ || session_ == nullptr) return;
+  if (session_ == nullptr) return;
   sqlite3session_delete(session_);
-  database_->sessions_.erase(session_);
   session_ = nullptr;
+  if (database_) {
+    database_->sessions_.erase(this);
+  }
 }
 
 void DefineConstants(Local<Object> target) {
diff --git a/src/node_sqlite.h b/src/node_sqlite.h
index 84c0e26e61ad8f..48463b215cb319 100644
--- a/src/node_sqlite.h
+++ b/src/node_sqlite.h
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ class DatabaseSyncLimits;
 class StatementSyncIterator;
 class StatementSync;
 class BackupJob;
+class Session;
 
 class StatementExecutionHelper {
  public:
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ class DatabaseSync : public BaseObject {
   bool ignore_next_sqlite_error_;
 
   std::set<BackupJob*> backups_;
-  std::set<sqlite3_session*> sessions_;
+  std::unordered_set<Session*> sessions_;
   std::unordered_set<StatementSync*> statements_;
 
   friend class DatabaseSyncLimits;
@@ -360,6 +361,8 @@ class Session : public BaseObject {
   void Delete();
   sqlite3_session* session_;
   BaseObjectPtr<DatabaseSync> database_;  // The Parent Database
+
+  friend class DatabaseSync;
 };
 
 class SQLTagStore : public BaseObject {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-sqlite-session.js b/test/parallel/test-sqlite-session.js
index ad481ba4de77cb..c36b4352a3416f 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-sqlite-session.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-sqlite-session.js
@@ -81,6 +81,22 @@ test('session.changeset() - closed database results in exception', (t) => {
   });
 });
 
+test('session methods - reopened database results in exception', (t) => {
+  for (const method of ['changeset', 'close']) {
+    const database = new DatabaseSync(':memory:');
+    const session = database.createSession();
+    database.close();
+    database.open();
+
+    t.assert.throws(() => {
+      session[method]();
+    }, {
+      name: 'Error',
+      message: 'session is not open',
+    });
+  }
+});
+
 test('database.applyChangeset() - closed database results in exception', (t) => {
   const database = new DatabaseSync(':memory:');
   const session = database.createSession();