diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index e9316b700dd4f..b896f22e6b908 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ answer newbie questions, and generally made Django that much better:
     David Ascher <http://ascher.ca/>
     Arthur <avandorp@gmail.com>
     Jiri Barton
+    Ned Batchelder <http://www.nedbatchelder.com/>
     James Bennett
     Paul Bissex <http://e-scribe.com/>
     Simon Blanchard
diff --git a/django/middleware/sessions.py b/django/middleware/sessions.py
index d6d25de276ddc..e6fa7d742d8af 100644
--- a/django/middleware/sessions.py
+++ b/django/middleware/sessions.py
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ def __delitem__(self, key):
         del self._session[key]
         self.modified = True
 
+    def keys(self):
+        return self._session.keys()
+
+    def items(self):
+        return self._session.items()
+
     def get(self, key, default=None):
         return self._session.get(key, default)
 
diff --git a/docs/sessions.txt b/docs/sessions.txt
index d3d1873a9a46c..6a208a1461a3d 100644
--- a/docs/sessions.txt
+++ b/docs/sessions.txt
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ It implements the following standard dictionary methods:
     * ``get(key, default=None)``
       Example: ``fav_color = request.session.get('fav_color', 'red')``
 
+    * ``keys()``
+      **New in Django development version.**
+
+    * ``items()``
+      **New in Django development version.**
+
 It also has these three methods:
 
     * ``set_test_cookie()``