diff --git a/expression/builtin/info.go b/expression/builtin/info.go
index 3e5e31a091..14687d6b42 100644
--- a/expression/builtin/info.go
+++ b/expression/builtin/info.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/context"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/sessionctx/db"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/sessionctx/variable"
-	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/terror"
 )
 
 // See: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/information-functions.html
@@ -69,30 +68,11 @@ func builtinUser(args []interface{}, data map[interface{}]interface{}) (v interf
 	return variable.GetSessionVars(ctx).User, nil
 }
 
-// connectionIDKeyType is a dummy type to avoid naming collision in context.
-type connectionIDKeyType int
-
-// String defines a Stringer function for debugging and pretty printing.
-func (k connectionIDKeyType) String() string {
-	return "connection_id"
-}
-
-// ConnectionIDKey is the key for get connection id from context
-const ConnectionIDKey connectionIDKeyType = 0
-
 func builtinConnectionID(args []interface{}, data map[interface{}]interface{}) (v interface{}, err error) {
 	c, ok := data[ExprEvalArgCtx]
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, errors.Errorf("Missing ExprEvalArgCtx when evalue builtin")
 	}
 	ctx := c.(context.Context)
-	idValue := ctx.Value(ConnectionIDKey)
-	if idValue == nil {
-		return nil, terror.MissConnectionID
-	}
-	id, ok := idValue.(int64)
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, terror.MissConnectionID.Gen("connection id is not int64 but %T", idValue)
-	}
-	return id, nil
+	return variable.GetSessionVars(ctx).ConnectionID, nil
 }
diff --git a/expression/builtin/info_test.go b/expression/builtin/info_test.go
index 260596aff8..93eca4577b 100644
--- a/expression/builtin/info_test.go
+++ b/expression/builtin/info_test.go
@@ -86,9 +86,11 @@ func (s *testBuiltinSuite) TestConnectionID(c *C) {
 	ctx := mock.NewContext()
 	m := map[interface{}]interface{}{}
 	variable.BindSessionVars(ctx)
-	ctx.SetValue(ConnectionIDKey, int64(1))
+	sessionVars := variable.GetSessionVars(ctx)
+	sessionVars.ConnectionID = uint64(1)
+
 	m[ExprEvalArgCtx] = ctx
 	v, err := builtinConnectionID(nil, m)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
-	c.Assert(v, Equals, int64(1))
+	c.Assert(v, Equals, uint64(1))
 }
diff --git a/session.go b/session.go
index 730b18e617..5fd018cef8 100644
--- a/session.go
+++ b/session.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/juju/errors"
 	"github.com/ngaut/log"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/context"
-	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/expression/builtin"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/field"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/kv"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/meta"
@@ -65,6 +64,7 @@ type Session interface {
 	ExecutePreparedStmt(stmtID uint32, param ...interface{}) (rset.Recordset, error)
 	DropPreparedStmt(stmtID uint32) error
 	SetClientCapability(uint32) // Set client capability flags
+	SetConnectionID(uint64)
 	Close() error
 	Retry() error
 	Auth(user string, auth []byte, salt []byte) bool
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@ func (s *session) SetClientCapability(capability uint32) {
 	variable.GetSessionVars(s).ClientCapability = capability
 }
 
+func (s *session) SetConnectionID(connectionID uint64) {
+	variable.GetSessionVars(s).ConnectionID = connectionID
+}
+
 func (s *session) FinishTxn(rollback bool) error {
 	// transaction has already been committed or rolled back
 	if s.txn == nil {
@@ -580,9 +584,6 @@ func CreateSession(store kv.Storage) (Session, error) {
 	variable.BindSessionVars(s)
 	variable.GetSessionVars(s).SetStatusFlag(mysql.ServerStatusAutocommit, true)
 
-	// set connection id
-	s.SetValue(builtin.ConnectionIDKey, s.sid)
-
 	// session implements variable.GlobalVarAccessor. Bind it to ctx.
 	variable.BindGlobalVarAccessor(s, s)
 
diff --git a/sessionctx/variable/session.go b/sessionctx/variable/session.go
index 23c04e0ebb..d0c3acfb9a 100644
--- a/sessionctx/variable/session.go
+++ b/sessionctx/variable/session.go
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ type SessionVars struct {
 	// Client capability
 	ClientCapability uint32
 
+	// Connection ID
+	ConnectionID uint64
+
 	// Found rows
 	FoundRows uint64
 
diff --git a/tidb-server/server/conn.go b/tidb-server/server/conn.go
index 4b7e0503b0..3943173b17 100644
--- a/tidb-server/server/conn.go
+++ b/tidb-server/server/conn.go
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func (cc *clientConn) readHandshakeResponse() error {
 		}
 	}
 	// Open session and do auth
-	cc.ctx, err = cc.server.driver.OpenCtx(cc.capability, uint8(cc.collation), cc.dbname)
+	cc.ctx, err = cc.server.driver.OpenCtx(uint64(cc.connectionID), cc.capability, uint8(cc.collation), cc.dbname)
 	if err != nil {
 		cc.Close()
 		return errors.Trace(err)
diff --git a/tidb-server/server/driver.go b/tidb-server/server/driver.go
index 1f1c9a15ff..d00444c46c 100644
--- a/tidb-server/server/driver.go
+++ b/tidb-server/server/driver.go
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ package server
 
 // IDriver opens IContext.
 type IDriver interface {
-	// OpenCtx opens an IContext with client capability, collation and dbname.
-	OpenCtx(capability uint32, collation uint8, dbname string) (IContext, error)
+	// OpenCtx opens an IContext with connection id, client capability, collation and dbname.
+	OpenCtx(connID uint64, capability uint32, collation uint8, dbname string) (IContext, error)
 }
 
 // IContext is the interface to execute commant.
diff --git a/tidb-server/server/driver_tidb.go b/tidb-server/server/driver_tidb.go
index c7f6fce4d6..aa59f6f189 100644
--- a/tidb-server/server/driver_tidb.go
+++ b/tidb-server/server/driver_tidb.go
@@ -110,9 +110,10 @@ func (ts *TiDBStatement) Close() error {
 }
 
 // OpenCtx implements IDriver.
-func (qd *TiDBDriver) OpenCtx(capability uint32, collation uint8, dbname string) (IContext, error) {
+func (qd *TiDBDriver) OpenCtx(connID uint64, capability uint32, collation uint8, dbname string) (IContext, error) {
 	session, _ := tidb.CreateSession(qd.store)
 	session.SetClientCapability(capability)
+	session.SetConnectionID(connID)
 	if dbname != "" {
 		_, err := session.Execute("use " + dbname)
 		if err != nil {