diff --git a/docs/src/test/java/docs/IndexDocTests.java b/docs/src/test/java/docs/IndexDocTests.java
index 4f5d30fd..d0287417 100644
--- a/docs/src/test/java/docs/IndexDocTests.java
+++ b/docs/src/test/java/docs/IndexDocTests.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class IndexDocTests {
         public void demo() {
             S toSave = repository.createSession(); // <2>
             // ...
-            toSave.setMaxInactiveInterval(30); // <3>
+            toSave.setMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds(30); // <3>
 
             repository.save(toSave); // <4>
 
diff --git a/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/ExpiringSession.java b/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/ExpiringSession.java
index b3c9605a..c51455ec 100644
--- a/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/ExpiringSession.java
+++ b/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/ExpiringSession.java
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ public interface ExpiringSession extends Session {
      *
      * @param interval the number of seconds that the {@link Session} should be kept alive between client requests.
      */
-    void setMaxInactiveInterval(int interval);
+    void setMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds(int interval);
 
     /**
      * Gets the maximum inactive interval in seconds between requests before this session will be invalidated. A negative time indicates that the session will never timeout.
      *
      * @return the maximum inactive interval in seconds between requests before this session will be invalidated. A negative time indicates that the session will never timeout.
      */
-    int getMaxInactiveInterval();
+    int getMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds();
 
     /**
      * Returns true if the session is expired.
diff --git a/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/MapSession.java b/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/MapSession.java
index cdd43233..bea1bf9f 100644
--- a/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/MapSession.java
+++ b/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/MapSession.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
  */
 public final class MapSession implements ExpiringSession, Serializable {
     /**
-     * Default {@link #setMaxInactiveInterval(int)} (30 minutes)
+     * Default {@link #setMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds(int)} (30 minutes)
      */
     public static final int DEFAULT_MAX_INACTIVE_INTERVAL_SECONDS = 1800;
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public final class MapSession implements ExpiringSession, Serializable {
         }
         this.lastAccessedTime = session.getLastAccessedTime();
         this.creationTime = session.getCreationTime();
-        this.maxInactiveInterval = session.getMaxInactiveInterval();
+        this.maxInactiveInterval = session.getMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds();
     }
 
     public void setLastAccessedTime(long lastAccessedTime) {
@@ -98,11 +98,11 @@ public final class MapSession implements ExpiringSession, Serializable {
         return lastAccessedTime;
     }
 
-    public void setMaxInactiveInterval(int interval) {
+    public void setMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds(int interval) {
         this.maxInactiveInterval = interval;
     }
 
-    public int getMaxInactiveInterval() {
+    public int getMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds() {
         return maxInactiveInterval;
     }
 
diff --git a/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/MapSessionRepository.java b/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/MapSessionRepository.java
index 820664bc..7a991f7b 100644
--- a/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/MapSessionRepository.java
+++ b/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/MapSessionRepository.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
  */
 public class MapSessionRepository implements SessionRepository<ExpiringSession> {
     /**
-     * If non-null, this value is used to override {@link ExpiringSession#setMaxInactiveInterval(int)}.
+     * If non-null, this value is used to override {@link ExpiringSession#setMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds(int)}.
      */
     private Integer defaultMaxInactiveInterval;
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class MapSessionRepository implements SessionRepository<ExpiringSession>
     }
 
     /**
-     * If non-null, this value is used to override {@link ExpiringSession#setMaxInactiveInterval(int)}.
+     * If non-null, this value is used to override {@link ExpiringSession#setMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds(int)}.
      * @param defaultMaxInactiveInterval the number of seconds that the {@link Session} should be kept alive between client requests.
      */
     public void setDefaultMaxInactiveInterval(int defaultMaxInactiveInterval) {
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public class MapSessionRepository implements SessionRepository<ExpiringSession>
     public ExpiringSession createSession() {
         ExpiringSession result = new MapSession();
         if(defaultMaxInactiveInterval != null) {
-            result.setMaxInactiveInterval(defaultMaxInactiveInterval);
+            result.setMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds(defaultMaxInactiveInterval);
         }
         return result;
     }
diff --git a/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/data/redis/RedisOperationsSessionRepository.java b/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/data/redis/RedisOperationsSessionRepository.java
index 520e6760..02cfd649 100644
--- a/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/data/redis/RedisOperationsSessionRepository.java
+++ b/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/data/redis/RedisOperationsSessionRepository.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * <p>
  * An expiration is associated to each session using the <a
  * href="http://redis.io/commands/expire">EXPIRE command</a> based upon the
- * {@link org.springframework.session.data.redis.RedisOperationsSessionRepository.RedisSession#getMaxInactiveInterval()}
+ * {@link org.springframework.session.data.redis.RedisOperationsSessionRepository.RedisSession#getMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds()}
  * . For example:
  * </p>
  *
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public class RedisOperationsSessionRepository implements SessionRepository<Redis
     static final String CREATION_TIME_ATTR = "creationTime";
 
     /**
-     * The key in the Hash representing {@link org.springframework.session.ExpiringSession#getMaxInactiveInterval()}
+     * The key in the Hash representing {@link org.springframework.session.ExpiringSession#getMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds()}
      */
     static final String MAX_INACTIVE_ATTR = "maxInactiveInterval";
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public class RedisOperationsSessionRepository implements SessionRepository<Redis
     private final RedisSessionExpirationPolicy expirationPolicy;
 
     /**
-     * If non-null, this value is used to override the default value for {@link RedisSession#setMaxInactiveInterval(int)}.
+     * If non-null, this value is used to override the default value for {@link RedisSession#setMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds(int)}.
      */
     private Integer defaultMaxInactiveInterval;
 
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ public class RedisOperationsSessionRepository implements SessionRepository<Redis
             if(CREATION_TIME_ATTR.equals(key)) {
                 loaded.setCreationTime((Long) entry.getValue());
             } else if(MAX_INACTIVE_ATTR.equals(key)) {
-                loaded.setMaxInactiveInterval((Integer) entry.getValue());
+                loaded.setMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds((Integer) entry.getValue());
             } else if(LAST_ACCESSED_ATTR.equals(key)) {
                 loaded.setLastAccessedTime((Long) entry.getValue());
             } else if(key.startsWith(SESSION_ATTR_PREFIX)) {
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ public class RedisOperationsSessionRepository implements SessionRepository<Redis
             return null;
         }
         RedisSession result = new RedisSession(loaded);
-        result.originalLastAccessTime = loaded.getLastAccessedTime() + TimeUnit.SECONDS.toMillis(loaded.getMaxInactiveInterval());
+        result.originalLastAccessTime = loaded.getLastAccessedTime() + TimeUnit.SECONDS.toMillis(loaded.getMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds());
         result.setLastAccessedTime(System.currentTimeMillis());
         return result;
     }
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ public class RedisOperationsSessionRepository implements SessionRepository<Redis
     public RedisSession createSession() {
         RedisSession redisSession = new RedisSession();
         if(defaultMaxInactiveInterval != null) {
-            redisSession.setMaxInactiveInterval(defaultMaxInactiveInterval);
+            redisSession.setMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds(defaultMaxInactiveInterval);
         }
         return redisSession;
     }
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ public class RedisOperationsSessionRepository implements SessionRepository<Redis
         RedisSession() {
             this(new MapSession());
             delta.put(CREATION_TIME_ATTR, getCreationTime());
-            delta.put(MAX_INACTIVE_ATTR, getMaxInactiveInterval());
+            delta.put(MAX_INACTIVE_ATTR, getMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds());
             delta.put(LAST_ACCESSED_ATTR, getLastAccessedTime());
         }
 
@@ -349,13 +349,13 @@ public class RedisOperationsSessionRepository implements SessionRepository<Redis
             return cached.getLastAccessedTime();
         }
 
-        public void setMaxInactiveInterval(int interval) {
-            cached.setMaxInactiveInterval(interval);
-            delta.put(MAX_INACTIVE_ATTR, getMaxInactiveInterval());
+        public void setMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds(int interval) {
+            cached.setMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds(interval);
+            delta.put(MAX_INACTIVE_ATTR, getMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds());
         }
 
-        public int getMaxInactiveInterval() {
-            return cached.getMaxInactiveInterval();
+        public int getMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds() {
+            return cached.getMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds();
         }
 
         public Object getAttribute(String attributeName) {
diff --git a/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/data/redis/RedisSessionExpirationPolicy.java b/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/data/redis/RedisSessionExpirationPolicy.java
index 6a03fe80..3f8a88dc 100644
--- a/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/data/redis/RedisSessionExpirationPolicy.java
+++ b/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/data/redis/RedisSessionExpirationPolicy.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ final class RedisSessionExpirationPolicy {
 
     public void onDelete(ExpiringSession session) {
         long lastAccessedTime = session.getLastAccessedTime();
-        int maxInactiveInterval = session.getMaxInactiveInterval();
+        int maxInactiveInterval = session.getMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds();
 
         long toExpire = roundUpToNextMinute(lastAccessedTime, maxInactiveInterval);
         String expireKey = getExpirationKey(toExpire);
@@ -80,12 +80,12 @@ final class RedisSessionExpirationPolicy {
             expirationRedisOperations.boundSetOps(expireKey).remove(session.getId());
         }
 
-        long toExpire = roundUpToNextMinute(session.getLastAccessedTime(), session.getMaxInactiveInterval());
+        long toExpire = roundUpToNextMinute(session.getLastAccessedTime(), session.getMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds());
 
         String expireKey = getExpirationKey(toExpire);
         expirationRedisOperations.boundSetOps(expireKey).add(session.getId());
 
-        long redisExpirationInSeconds = session.getMaxInactiveInterval();
+        long redisExpirationInSeconds = session.getMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds();
         String sessionKey = getSessionKey(session.getId());
         expirationRedisOperations.boundSetOps(expireKey).expire(redisExpirationInSeconds, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
         sessionRedisOperations.boundHashOps(sessionKey).expire(redisExpirationInSeconds, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
diff --git a/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/web/http/SessionRepositoryFilter.java b/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/web/http/SessionRepositoryFilter.java
index 5432a890..bf1843eb 100644
--- a/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/web/http/SessionRepositoryFilter.java
+++ b/spring-session/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/web/http/SessionRepositoryFilter.java
@@ -249,11 +249,11 @@ public class SessionRepositoryFilter<S extends ExpiringSession> extends OncePerR
             }
 
             public void setMaxInactiveInterval(int interval) {
-                session.setMaxInactiveInterval(interval);
+                session.setMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds(interval);
             }
 
             public int getMaxInactiveInterval() {
-                return session.getMaxInactiveInterval();
+                return session.getMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds();
             }
 
             @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
diff --git a/spring-session/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/MapSessionRepositoryTests.java b/spring-session/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/MapSessionRepositoryTests.java
index 4feac02f..51eaa5b6 100644
--- a/spring-session/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/MapSessionRepositoryTests.java
+++ b/spring-session/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/MapSessionRepositoryTests.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public class MapSessionRepositoryTests {
 
     @Test
     public void getSessionExpired() {
-        session.setMaxInactiveInterval(1);
+        session.setMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds(1);
         session.setLastAccessedTime(System.currentTimeMillis() - TimeUnit.MINUTES.toMillis(5));
         repository.save(session);
 
@@ -47,16 +47,16 @@ public class MapSessionRepositoryTests {
         ExpiringSession session = repository.createSession();
 
         assertThat(session).isInstanceOf(MapSession.class);
-        assertThat(session.getMaxInactiveInterval()).isEqualTo(new MapSession().getMaxInactiveInterval());
+        assertThat(session.getMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds()).isEqualTo(new MapSession().getMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds());
     }
 
     @Test
     public void createSessionCustomDefaultExpiration() {
-        final int expectedMaxInterval = new MapSession().getMaxInactiveInterval() + 10;
+        final int expectedMaxInterval = new MapSession().getMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds() + 10;
         repository.setDefaultMaxInactiveInterval(expectedMaxInterval);
 
         ExpiringSession session = repository.createSession();
 
-        assertThat(session.getMaxInactiveInterval()).isEqualTo(expectedMaxInterval);
+        assertThat(session.getMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds()).isEqualTo(expectedMaxInterval);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-session/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/MapSessionTests.java b/spring-session/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/MapSessionTests.java
index 7a666404..2f3c7b40 100644
--- a/spring-session/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/MapSessionTests.java
+++ b/spring-session/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/MapSessionTests.java
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ public class MapSessionTests {
             return 0;
         }
 
-        public void setMaxInactiveInterval(int interval) {
+        public void setMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds(int interval) {
 
         }
 
-        public int getMaxInactiveInterval() {
+        public int getMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds() {
             return 0;
         }
 
diff --git a/spring-session/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/data/redis/RedisOperationsSessionRepositoryTests.java b/spring-session/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/data/redis/RedisOperationsSessionRepositoryTests.java
index ae3822b2..cc5e1bfd 100644
--- a/spring-session/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/data/redis/RedisOperationsSessionRepositoryTests.java
+++ b/spring-session/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/data/redis/RedisOperationsSessionRepositoryTests.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class RedisOperationsSessionRepositoryTests {
     @Test
     public void createSessionDefaultMaxInactiveInterval() throws Exception {
         ExpiringSession session = redisRepository.createSession();
-        assertThat(session.getMaxInactiveInterval()).isEqualTo(new MapSession().getMaxInactiveInterval());
+        assertThat(session.getMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds()).isEqualTo(new MapSession().getMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds());
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class RedisOperationsSessionRepositoryTests {
         int interval = 1;
         redisRepository.setDefaultMaxInactiveInterval(interval);
         ExpiringSession session = redisRepository.createSession();
-        assertThat(session.getMaxInactiveInterval()).isEqualTo(interval);
+        assertThat(session.getMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds()).isEqualTo(interval);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ public class RedisOperationsSessionRepositoryTests {
         Map map = map(
                 getSessionAttrNameKey(attrName), expected.getAttribute(attrName),
                 CREATION_TIME_ATTR, expected.getCreationTime(),
-                MAX_INACTIVE_ATTR, expected.getMaxInactiveInterval(),
+                MAX_INACTIVE_ATTR, expected.getMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds(),
                 LAST_ACCESSED_ATTR, expected.getLastAccessedTime());
         when(boundHashOperations.entries()).thenReturn(map);
         when(expirationRedisOperations.boundSetOps(anyString())).thenReturn(boundSetOperations);
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ public class RedisOperationsSessionRepositoryTests {
         Map map = map(
                 getSessionAttrNameKey(attrName), expected.getAttribute(attrName),
                 CREATION_TIME_ATTR, expected.getCreationTime(),
-                MAX_INACTIVE_ATTR, expected.getMaxInactiveInterval(),
+                MAX_INACTIVE_ATTR, expected.getMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds(),
                 LAST_ACCESSED_ATTR, expected.getLastAccessedTime());
         when(boundHashOperations.entries()).thenReturn(map);
 
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ public class RedisOperationsSessionRepositoryTests {
         assertThat(session.getAttributeNames()).isEqualTo(expected.getAttributeNames());
         assertThat(session.getAttribute(attrName)).isEqualTo(expected.getAttribute(attrName));
         assertThat(session.getCreationTime()).isEqualTo(expected.getCreationTime());
-        assertThat(session.getMaxInactiveInterval()).isEqualTo(expected.getMaxInactiveInterval());
+        assertThat(session.getMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds()).isEqualTo(expected.getMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds());
         assertThat(session.getLastAccessedTime()).isGreaterThanOrEqualTo(now);
 
     }