diff --git a/quic/core/quic_session.cc b/quic/core/quic_session.cc
index 74dc15d..c5fe37b 100644
--- a/quic/core/quic_session.cc
+++ b/quic/core/quic_session.cc
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
     const ParsedQuicVersionVector& supported_versions,
     QuicStreamCount num_expected_unidirectional_static_streams)
     : connection_(connection),
+      perspective_(connection->perspective()),
       visitor_(owner),
       write_blocked_streams_(connection->transport_version()),
       config_(config),
diff --git a/quic/core/quic_session.h b/quic/core/quic_session.h
index f526a62..b818737 100644
--- a/quic/core/quic_session.h
+++ b/quic/core/quic_session.h
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@
     return on_closed_frame_.application_error_code;
   }
 
-  Perspective perspective() const { return connection_->perspective(); }
+  Perspective perspective() const { return perspective_; }
 
   QuicFlowController* flow_controller() { return &flow_controller_; }
 
@@ -707,6 +707,10 @@
 
   QuicConnection* connection_;
 
+  // Store perspective on QuicSession during the constructor as it may be needed
+  // during our destructor when connection_ may have already been destroyed.
+  Perspective perspective_;
+
   // May be null.
   Visitor* visitor_;
 
diff --git a/quic/test_tools/quic_session_peer.cc b/quic/test_tools/quic_session_peer.cc
index f9e785d..70f6e5c 100644
--- a/quic/test_tools/quic_session_peer.cc
+++ b/quic/test_tools/quic_session_peer.cc
@@ -237,5 +237,11 @@
   session->is_configured_ = value;
 }
 
+// static
+void QuicSessionPeer::SetPerspective(QuicSession* session,
+                                     Perspective perspective) {
+  session->perspective_ = perspective;
+}
+
 }  // namespace test
 }  // namespace quic
diff --git a/quic/test_tools/quic_session_peer.h b/quic/test_tools/quic_session_peer.h
index 446cd67..72caa91 100644
--- a/quic/test_tools/quic_session_peer.h
+++ b/quic/test_tools/quic_session_peer.h
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
   static PendingStream* GetPendingStream(QuicSession* session,
                                          QuicStreamId stream_id);
   static void set_is_configured(QuicSession* session, bool value);
+  static void SetPerspective(QuicSession* session, Perspective perspective);
 };
 
 }  // namespace test