diff --git a/lib/sessions.js b/lib/sessions.js
index 28c0a4939..d41896459 100644
--- a/lib/sessions.js
+++ b/lib/sessions.js
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class ServerSessionPool {
     }
 
     if (!session.hasTimedOut(sessionTimeoutMinutes)) {
-      this.sessions.push(session);
+      this.sessions.unshift(session);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/tests/unit/sessions_tests.js b/test/tests/unit/sessions_tests.js
index 69c6e14b7..20ce52dd7 100644
--- a/test/tests/unit/sessions_tests.js
+++ b/test/tests/unit/sessions_tests.js
@@ -169,5 +169,25 @@ describe('Sessions', function() {
         done();
       }
     });
+
+    it('should maintain a LIFO queue of sessions', {
+      metadata: { requires: { topology: 'single' } },
+      test: function(done) {
+        const pool = new ServerSessionPool(test.client);
+
+        const sessionA = new ServerSession();
+        const sessionB = new ServerSession();
+
+        pool.release(sessionA);
+        pool.release(sessionB);
+
+        const sessionC = pool.acquire();
+        const sessionD = pool.acquire();
+
+        expect(sessionC.id).to.eql(sessionB.id);
+        expect(sessionD.id).to.eql(sessionA.id);
+        done();
+      }
+    });
   });
 });