diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 6649fdc6..cfb54d41 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ byobu (5.62) unreleased; urgency=low
     - customizations of screen configuration should go in
       $BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/.screenrc, which will be sourced last; rather than
       ~/.screenrc (which should be reserved for screen-without-byobu)
+  * usr/bin/byobu-reconnect-sockets, usr/bin/byobu-select-session:
+    - LP: #1243017
+    - add a few environment variables to restore, including upstart
+      to ensure upstart commands resume working in a session restart
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Fri, 18 Oct 2013 16:29:56 -0500
 
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu-reconnect-sockets b/usr/bin/byobu-reconnect-sockets
index 9d909fd3..46f28a58 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu-reconnect-sockets
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu-reconnect-sockets
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ tmux_update () {
 }
 
 # Pull environment variables/values from backend and update/export here
-VARS_TO_UPDATE="DISPLAY DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS SESSION_MANAGER GPG_AGENT_INFO XDG_SESSION_COOKIE XDG_SESSION_PATH GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL GNOME_KEYRING_PID GPG_AGENT_INFO SSH_AUTH_SOCK SSH_AGENT_PID"
+VARS_TO_UPDATE="DISPLAY DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS SESSION_MANAGER GPG_AGENT_INFO XDG_SESSION_COOKIE XDG_SESSION_PATH GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL GNOME_KEYRING_PID GPG_AGENT_INFO SSH_ASKPASS SSH_AUTH_SOCK SSH_AGENT_PID WINDOWID UPSTART_JOB UPSTART_EVENTS UPSTART_SESSION UPSTART_INSTANCE"
 
 case $BYOBU_BACKEND in
 	tmux)
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu-select-session b/usr/bin/byobu-select-session
index 9f626643..c8c1ff2c 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu-select-session
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu-select-session
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ choice = -1
 sessions = []
 text = []
 
-BYOBU_UPDATE_ENVVARS = ["DISPLAY", "DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS", "SESSION_MANAGER", "GPG_AGENT_INFO", "XDG_SESSION_COOKIE", "XDG_SESSION_PATH", "GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL", "GNOME_KEYRING_PID", "GPG_AGENT_INFO", "SSH_AUTH_SOCK", "SSH_AGENT_PID"]
+BYOBU_UPDATE_ENVVARS = ["DISPLAY", "DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS", "SESSION_MANAGER", "GPG_AGENT_INFO", "XDG_SESSION_COOKIE", "XDG_SESSION_PATH", "GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL", "GNOME_KEYRING_PID", "GPG_AGENT_INFO", "SSH_ASKPASS", "SSH_AUTH_SOCK", "SSH_AGENT_PID", "WINDOWID", "UPSTART_JOB", "UPSTART_EVENTS", "UPSTART_SESSION", "UPSTART_INSTANCE"]
 
 
 def get_sessions():