diff --git a/src/plugins/hs_apps/echo_client.c b/src/plugins/hs_apps/echo_client.c
index bcf4176..1d036b6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/hs_apps/echo_client.c
+++ b/src/plugins/hs_apps/echo_client.c
@@ -376,8 +376,7 @@
   vec_validate (a, 1);
   a->uri = (char *) ecm->connect_uri;
   parse_uri (a->uri, &sep);
-  sep.transport_opts = session_handle (s);
-  sep.port = 0;			/* QUIC: create a stream flag */
+  sep.parent_handle = session_handle (s);
 
   for (stream_n = 0; stream_n < ecm->quic_streams; stream_n++)
     {
diff --git a/src/plugins/quic/quic.c b/src/plugins/quic/quic.c
index 39e460e..1575f2b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/quic/quic.c
+++ b/src/plugins/quic/quic.c
@@ -1334,10 +1334,10 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 static int
-quic_connect_new_stream (session_endpoint_cfg_t * sep)
+quic_connect_new_stream (session_t * quic_session, u32 opaque)
 {
   uint64_t quic_session_handle;
-  session_t *quic_session, *stream_session;
+  session_t *stream_session;
   quic_stream_data_t *stream_data;
   quicly_stream_t *stream;
   quicly_conn_t *conn;
@@ -1347,12 +1347,11 @@
   int rv;
 
   /*  Find base session to which the user want to attach a stream */
-  quic_session_handle = sep->transport_opts;
-  QUIC_DBG (2, "Opening new stream (qsession %u)", sep->transport_opts);
-  quic_session = session_get_from_handle (quic_session_handle);
+  quic_session_handle = session_handle (quic_session);
+  QUIC_DBG (2, "Opening new stream (qsession %u)", quic_session_handle);
 
-  if (quic_session->session_type !=
-      session_type_from_proto_and_ip (TRANSPORT_PROTO_QUIC, sep->is_ip4))
+  if (session_type_transport_proto (quic_session->session_type) !=
+      TRANSPORT_PROTO_QUIC)
     {
       QUIC_DBG (1, "received incompatible session");
       return -1;
@@ -1415,7 +1414,7 @@
       quicly_reset_stream (stream, QUIC_APP_ALLOCATION_ERROR);
       session_free_w_fifos (stream_session);
       quic_ctx_free (sctx);
-      return app_worker_connect_notify (app_wrk, NULL, sep->opaque);
+      return app_worker_connect_notify (app_wrk, NULL, opaque);
     }
 
   svm_fifo_add_want_deq_ntf (stream_session->rx_fifo,
@@ -1423,7 +1422,7 @@
 			     SVM_FIFO_WANT_DEQ_NOTIF_IF_EMPTY);
 
   stream_session->session_state = SESSION_STATE_READY;
-  if (app_worker_connect_notify (app_wrk, stream_session, sep->opaque))
+  if (app_worker_connect_notify (app_wrk, stream_session, opaque))
     {
       QUIC_DBG (1, "failed to notify app");
       quicly_reset_stream (stream, QUIC_APP_CONNECT_NOTIFY_ERROR);
@@ -1494,9 +1493,12 @@
 {
   QUIC_DBG (2, "Called quic_connect");
   session_endpoint_cfg_t *sep = (session_endpoint_cfg_t *) tep;
+  session_t *quic_session;
   sep = (session_endpoint_cfg_t *) tep;
-  if (sep->port == 0)		/* TODO add mask on transport_opts */
-    return quic_connect_new_stream (sep);
+
+  quic_session = session_get_from_handle_if_valid (sep->parent_handle);
+  if (quic_session)
+    return quic_connect_new_stream (quic_session, sep->opaque);
   else
     return quic_connect_new_connection (sep);
 }
diff --git a/src/vcl/vcl_bapi.c b/src/vcl/vcl_bapi.c
index 7abb45b..2bfc7c7 100644
--- a/src/vcl/vcl_bapi.c
+++ b/src/vcl/vcl_bapi.c
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@
   cmp->context = session->session_index;
   cmp->wrk_index = wrk->vpp_wrk_index;
   cmp->is_ip4 = session->transport.is_ip4;
-  cmp->transport_opts = session->transport_opts;
+  cmp->parent_handle = session->parent_handle;
   clib_memcpy_fast (cmp->ip, &session->transport.rmt_ip, sizeof (cmp->ip));
   cmp->port = session->transport.rmt_port;
   cmp->proto = session->session_type;
diff --git a/src/vcl/vcl_private.h b/src/vcl/vcl_private.h
index d46208c..552fdd8 100644
--- a/src/vcl/vcl_private.h
+++ b/src/vcl/vcl_private.h
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
   int n_accepted_sessions;
   u8 has_rx_evt;
   u32 attr;
-  u64 transport_opts;
+  u64 parent_handle;
   vppcom_epoll_t vep;
   int libc_epfd;
   svm_msg_q_t *our_evt_q;
diff --git a/src/vcl/vppcom.c b/src/vcl/vppcom.c
index 3205a81..69d9285 100644
--- a/src/vcl/vppcom.c
+++ b/src/vcl/vppcom.c
@@ -1491,7 +1491,7 @@
     clib_memcpy_fast (&session->transport.rmt_ip.ip6, server_ep->ip,
 		      sizeof (ip6_address_t));
   session->transport.rmt_port = server_ep->port;
-  session->transport_opts = VCL_INVALID_SESSION_HANDLE;
+  session->parent_handle = VCL_INVALID_SESSION_HANDLE;
 
   VDBG (0, "session handle %u: connecting to server %s %U "
 	"port %d proto %s", session_handle,
@@ -1556,7 +1556,7 @@
   session->transport.is_ip4 = parent_session->transport.is_ip4;
   session->transport.rmt_ip.ip4.as_u32 = (uint32_t) 1;
   session->transport.rmt_port = 0;
-  session->transport_opts = parent_session->vpp_handle;
+  session->parent_handle = parent_session->vpp_handle;
 
   VDBG (0, "session handle %u: connecting to session %u [0x%llx]",
 	session_handle, parent_session_handle, parent_session->vpp_handle);
diff --git a/src/vcl/vppcom.h b/src/vcl/vppcom.h
index b05eae7..90bec31 100644
--- a/src/vcl/vppcom.h
+++ b/src/vcl/vppcom.h
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
   uint8_t is_ip4;
   uint8_t *ip;
   uint16_t port;
-  uint64_t transport_opts;
+  uint64_t parent_handle;
 } vppcom_endpt_t;
 
 typedef uint32_t vcl_session_handle_t;
diff --git a/src/vnet/session/application_interface.c b/src/vnet/session/application_interface.c
index ab011bd..a6d1a02 100644
--- a/src/vnet/session/application_interface.c
+++ b/src/vnet/session/application_interface.c
@@ -79,10 +79,9 @@
       return 1;
     }
   else if (unformat (input, "%U://session/%lu", unformat_transport_proto,
-		     &transport_proto, &sep->transport_opts))
+		     &transport_proto, &sep->parent_handle))
     {
       sep->transport_proto = transport_proto;
-      sep->is_ip4 = 1;
       sep->ip.ip4.as_u32 = 1;	/* ip need to be non zero in vnet */
       return 1;
     }
diff --git a/src/vnet/session/session.api b/src/vnet/session/session.api
index 53d05df..533f65e 100644
--- a/src/vnet/session/session.api
+++ b/src/vnet/session/session.api
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
     @param hostname-len - length of hostname
     @param hostname - destination's hostname. If present, used by protocols
 					  like tls.
-    @param transport_opts - transport option (e.g. session id for quic).
+    @param parent_handle - handle of parent session (e.g. for opening quic streams).
 */
 autoreply define connect_sock {
   u32 client_index;
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@
   u8 proto;
   u8 hostname_len;
   u8 hostname[hostname_len];
-  u64 transport_opts;
+  u64 parent_handle;
 };
 
 /** \brief ask app to add a new cut-through registration
diff --git a/src/vnet/session/session_api.c b/src/vnet/session/session_api.c
index e8550d6..479c5d1 100755
--- a/src/vnet/session/session_api.c
+++ b/src/vnet/session/session_api.c
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@
       a->sep.transport_proto = mp->proto;
       a->sep.peer.fib_index = mp->vrf;
       a->sep.peer.sw_if_index = ENDPOINT_INVALID_INDEX;
-      a->sep_ext.transport_opts = mp->transport_opts;
+      a->sep_ext.parent_handle = mp->parent_handle;
       if (mp->hostname_len)
 	{
 	  vec_validate (a->sep_ext.hostname, mp->hostname_len - 1);
diff --git a/src/vnet/session/session_types.h b/src/vnet/session/session_types.h
index 1c03aa2..682094c 100644
--- a/src/vnet/session/session_types.h
+++ b/src/vnet/session/session_types.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
   u32 ns_index;
   u8 original_tp;
   u8 *hostname;
-  u64 transport_opts;
+  u64 parent_handle;
 } session_endpoint_cfg_t;
 
 #define SESSION_IP46_ZERO			\
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
   .app_wrk_index = ENDPOINT_INVALID_INDEX,	\
   .opaque = ENDPOINT_INVALID_INDEX,		\
   .hostname = 0,				\
+  .parent_handle = SESSION_INVALID_HANDLE	\
 }
 
 #define session_endpoint_to_transport(_sep) ((transport_endpoint_t *)_sep)