diff --git a/client/v3/concurrency/session.go b/client/v3/concurrency/session.go
index 2275e96c972..4d19f378997 100644
--- a/client/v3/concurrency/session.go
+++ b/client/v3/concurrency/session.go
@@ -154,3 +154,8 @@ func WithContext(ctx context.Context) SessionOption {
 		so.ctx = ctx
 	}
 }
+
+// Expired returns true iff the session is expired.
+func (s *Session) Expired() bool {
+	return s.client.Expired(s.id)
+}
diff --git a/client/v3/lease.go b/client/v3/lease.go
index 11b58348286..543fa7c50a0 100644
--- a/client/v3/lease.go
+++ b/client/v3/lease.go
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ type Lease interface {
 	// (see https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/pull/7866)
 	KeepAlive(ctx context.Context, id LeaseID) (<-chan *LeaseKeepAliveResponse, error)
 
+	// Expired returns true iff the lease is expired (more precisely: iff the
+	// lease was expired during the execution of the Expired() call).
+	Expired(id LeaseID) bool
+
 	// KeepAliveOnce renews the lease once. The response corresponds to the
 	// first message from calling KeepAlive. If the response has a recoverable
 	// error, KeepAliveOnce will retry the RPC with a new keep alive message.
@@ -624,3 +628,13 @@ func (ka *keepAlive) close() {
 		close(ch)
 	}
 }
+
+func (l *lessor) Expired(id LeaseID) bool {
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+	ka, ok := l.keepAlives[id]
+	if !ok {
+		return true
+	}
+	return ka.deadline.Before(time.Now())
+}
diff --git a/client/v3/leasing/kv.go b/client/v3/leasing/kv.go
index c14af78d629..5fe899ab2c8 100644
--- a/client/v3/leasing/kv.go
+++ b/client/v3/leasing/kv.go
@@ -466,12 +466,7 @@ func (lkv *leasingKV) readySession() bool {
 	if lkv.session == nil {
 		return false
 	}
-	select {
-	case <-lkv.session.Done():
-	default:
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
+	return !lkv.session.Expired()
 }
 
 func (lkv *leasingKV) leaseID() v3.LeaseID {
diff --git a/tests/integration/clientv3/lease/leasing_test.go b/tests/integration/clientv3/lease/leasing_test.go
index 22c98f9ed05..8bcbfbbe07e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/clientv3/lease/leasing_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/clientv3/lease/leasing_test.go
@@ -416,6 +416,80 @@ func TestLeasingConcurrentPut(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestLeasingGetChecksForExpiration(t *testing.T) {
+	integration2.BeforeTest(t)
+
+	ttl := 6
+
+	// There's no way to partition a client from the server, so use multiple
+	// servers and shut down a single server to partition the client from the
+	// system.
+	clus := integration2.NewCluster(t, &integration2.ClusterConfig{Size: 3, UseBridge: true})
+	defer clus.Terminate(t)
+
+	// Try to make sure server 0 is not the leader
+	if clus.Members[0].Server.Leader() == clus.Members[0].Server.MemberID() {
+		err := clus.Members[0].Server.MoveLeader(context.TODO(),
+			clus.Members[0].Server.Lead(),
+			uint64(clus.Members[1].Server.MemberID()))
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+	}
+	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+
+	leaderID := clus.Members[0].Server.Leader()
+	if leaderID == clus.Members[0].Server.MemberID() {
+		panic("test wants 0 to not be leader")
+	}
+
+	// This client will get partitioned away from the system (by killing the
+	// node it's connected to).
+	lkv0, closeLKV0, err := leasing.NewKV(clus.Client(0), "pfx/", concurrency.WithTTL(ttl))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer closeLKV0()
+
+	lkv1, closeLKV1, err := leasing.NewKV(clus.Client(1), "pfx/")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer closeLKV1()
+
+	if _, err = lkv0.Put(context.TODO(), "k", "abc"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if _, err = lkv0.Get(context.TODO(), "k"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	time.Sleep(6500 * time.Millisecond)
+	clus.Members[0].Stop(t)
+
+	if _, err = lkv1.Put(context.TODO(), "k", "def"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	resp, err := lkv1.Get(context.TODO(), "k")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if len(resp.Kvs) != 1 || string(resp.Kvs[0].Value) != "def" {
+		t.Fatalf(`expected "k"->"def" from lkv1, got response %+v`, resp)
+	}
+
+	go func() {
+		// Eventually bring back the server so the disconnected client can
+		// finish its last `Get()`.
+		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+		clus.Members[0].Restart(t)
+	}()
+	cachedResp, err := lkv0.Get(context.TODO(), "k")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if len(cachedResp.Kvs) != 1 || string(cachedResp.Kvs[0].Value) != "def" {
+		t.Fatalf(`expected "k"->"def", got response %+v`, cachedResp)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestLeasingDisconnectedGet(t *testing.T) {
 	integration2.BeforeTest(t)
 	clus := integration2.NewCluster(t, &integration2.ClusterConfig{Size: 1, UseBridge: true})