diff --git a/common/flatpak-run.c b/common/flatpak-run.c
index 6ed14b57c..5a88f399d 100644
--- a/common/flatpak-run.c
+++ b/common/flatpak-run.c
@@ -1705,6 +1705,7 @@ add_monitor_path_args (gboolean use_session_helper,
 {
   g_autoptr(AutoFlatpakSessionHelper) session_helper = NULL;
   g_autofree char *monitor_path = NULL;
+  g_autoptr(GVariant) session_data = NULL;
 
   if (use_session_helper)
     {
@@ -1717,17 +1718,18 @@ add_monitor_path_args (gboolean use_session_helper,
     }
 
   if (session_helper &&
-      flatpak_session_helper_call_request_monitor_sync (session_helper,
-                                                        &monitor_path,
+      flatpak_session_helper_call_request_session_sync (session_helper,
+                                                        &session_data,
                                                         NULL, NULL))
     {
-      flatpak_bwrap_add_args (bwrap,
-                              "--ro-bind", monitor_path, "/run/host/monitor",
-                              "--symlink", "/run/host/monitor/localtime", "/etc/localtime",
-                              "--symlink", "/run/host/monitor/resolv.conf", "/etc/resolv.conf",
-                              "--symlink", "/run/host/monitor/host.conf", "/etc/host.conf",
-                              "--symlink", "/run/host/monitor/hosts", "/etc/hosts",
-                              NULL);
+      if (g_variant_lookup (session_data, "path", "s", &monitor_path))
+        flatpak_bwrap_add_args (bwrap,
+                                "--ro-bind", monitor_path, "/run/host/monitor",
+                                "--symlink", "/run/host/monitor/localtime", "/etc/localtime",
+                                "--symlink", "/run/host/monitor/resolv.conf", "/etc/resolv.conf",
+                                "--symlink", "/run/host/monitor/host.conf", "/etc/host.conf",
+                                "--symlink", "/run/host/monitor/hosts", "/etc/hosts",
+                                NULL);
     }
   else
     {
diff --git a/data/org.freedesktop.Flatpak.xml b/data/org.freedesktop.Flatpak.xml
index ae1a553aa..d2241d6ef 100644
--- a/data/org.freedesktop.Flatpak.xml
+++ b/data/org.freedesktop.Flatpak.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
     <method name="RequestMonitor">
       <arg type='ay' name='path' direction='out'/>
     </method>
+
+    <method name="RequestSession">
+      <arg type='a{sv}' name='data' direction='out'/>
+    </method>
   </interface>
 
   <interface name='org.freedesktop.Flatpak.Development'>
diff --git a/session-helper/flatpak-session-helper.c b/session-helper/flatpak-session-helper.c
index eaac6d7ce..f00c5c8d3 100644
--- a/session-helper/flatpak-session-helper.c
+++ b/session-helper/flatpak-session-helper.c
@@ -59,6 +59,25 @@ handle_request_monitor (FlatpakSessionHelper   *object,
   return TRUE;
 }
 
+static gboolean
+handle_request_session (FlatpakSessionHelper   *object,
+                        GDBusMethodInvocation *invocation,
+                        gpointer               user_data)
+{
+  GVariantBuilder builder;
+
+  g_variant_builder_init (&builder, G_VARIANT_TYPE ("a{sv}"));
+
+  g_variant_builder_add (&builder, "{s@v}", "path",
+                         g_variant_new_variant (g_variant_new_string (monitor_dir)));
+
+  flatpak_session_helper_complete_request_session (object, invocation,
+                                                   g_variant_builder_end (&builder));
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+
 static void
 child_watch_died (GPid     pid,
                   gint     status,
@@ -363,6 +382,7 @@ on_bus_acquired (GDBusConnection *connection,
   flatpak_session_helper_set_version (FLATPAK_SESSION_HELPER (helper), 1);
 
   g_signal_connect (helper, "handle-request-monitor", G_CALLBACK (handle_request_monitor), NULL);
+  g_signal_connect (helper, "handle-request-session", G_CALLBACK (handle_request_session), NULL);
 
   if (!g_dbus_interface_skeleton_export (G_DBUS_INTERFACE_SKELETON (helper),
                                          connection,
@@ -579,6 +599,7 @@ main (int    argc,
   gboolean show_version;
   GOptionContext *context;
   GBusNameOwnerFlags flags;
+  g_autofree char *flatpak_dir = NULL;
   g_autoptr(GError) error = NULL;
   const GOptionEntry options[] = {
     { "replace", 'r', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &replace,  "Replace old daemon.", NULL },
@@ -636,8 +657,15 @@ main (int    argc,
       return 1;
     }
 
-  monitor_dir = g_build_filename (g_get_user_runtime_dir (), "flatpak-monitor", NULL);
-  if (g_mkdir_with_parents (monitor_dir, 0755) != 0)
+  flatpak_dir = g_build_filename (g_get_user_runtime_dir (), ".flatpak-helper", NULL);
+  if (g_mkdir_with_parents (flatpak_dir, 0700) != 0)
+    {
+      g_print ("Can't create %s\n", monitor_dir);
+      exit (1);
+    }
+
+  monitor_dir = g_build_filename (flatpak_dir, "monitor", NULL);
+  if (g_mkdir_with_parents (monitor_dir, 0700) != 0)
     {
       g_print ("Can't create %s\n", monitor_dir);
       exit (1);