diff --git a/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_v/v2/listener_mgr.py b/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_v/v2/listener_mgr.py
index f25ae368d1..fdcf7604ea 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_v/v2/listener_mgr.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_v/v2/listener_mgr.py
@@ -50,21 +50,21 @@ def listener_to_edge_app_profile(listener, edge_cert_id):
             edge_app_profile['sslPassthrough'] = True
 
     if listener.default_pool:
-        if listener.default_pool.sessionpersistence:
+        if listener.default_pool.session_persistence:
             persistence = {
                 'method':
                     lb_const.SESSION_PERSISTENCE_METHOD_MAP.get(
-                        listener.default_pool.sessionpersistence.type)}
+                        listener.default_pool.session_persistence.type)}
 
-            if (listener.default_pool.sessionpersistence.type in
+            if (listener.default_pool.session_persistence.type in
                     lb_const.SESSION_PERSISTENCE_COOKIE_MAP):
                 persistence.update({
                     'cookieName': getattr(
-                        listener.default_pool.sessionpersistence,
+                        listener.default_pool.session_persistence,
                         'cookie_name',
                         'default_cookie_name'),
                     'cookieMode': lb_const.SESSION_PERSISTENCE_COOKIE_MAP[
-                        listener.default_pool.sessionpersistence.type]})
+                        listener.default_pool.session_persistence.type]})
 
                 edge_app_profile['persistence'] = persistence
 
@@ -103,6 +103,18 @@ def listener_to_edge_vse(context, listener, vip_address, default_pool,
     return vse
 
 
+def update_app_profile(vcns, context, listener, edge_id, edge_cert_id=None):
+    lb_id = listener.loadbalancer_id
+    listener_binding = nsxv_db.get_nsxv_lbaas_listener_binding(
+        context.session, lb_id, listener.id)
+    app_profile_id = listener_binding['app_profile_id']
+    app_profile = listener_to_edge_app_profile(listener, edge_cert_id)
+    with locking.LockManager.get_lock(edge_id):
+        vcns.update_app_profile(
+            edge_id, app_profile_id, app_profile)
+    return app_profile_id
+
+
 class EdgeListenerManager(base_mgr.EdgeLoadbalancerBaseManager):
     @log_helpers.log_method_call
     def __init__(self, vcns_driver):
@@ -233,14 +245,10 @@ class EdgeListenerManager(base_mgr.EdgeLoadbalancerBaseManager):
                     edge_id)
                 edge_cert_id = cert_binding['edge_cert_id']
 
-        app_profile_id = listener_binding['app_profile_id']
-        app_profile = listener_to_edge_app_profile(new_listener, edge_cert_id)
-
         try:
-            with locking.LockManager.get_lock(edge_id):
-                self.vcns.update_app_profile(
-                    edge_id, app_profile_id, app_profile)
-
+            app_profile_id = update_app_profile(
+                self.vcns, context, new_listener,
+                edge_id, edge_cert_id=edge_cert_id)
             vse = listener_to_edge_vse(context, new_listener,
                                        lb_binding['vip_address'],
                                        default_pool,
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_v/v2/pool_mgr.py b/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_v/v2/pool_mgr.py
index 0cef20289f..581e731abe 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_v/v2/pool_mgr.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_v/v2/pool_mgr.py
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ class EdgePoolManager(base_mgr.EdgeLoadbalancerBaseManager):
                 with locking.LockManager.get_lock(edge_id):
                     self.vcns.update_vip(edge_id, listener_binding['vse_id'],
                                          vse)
+                # This action also set this pool as the default pool of the
+                # listener, so the application profile may need to be updated
+                if pool.session_persistence:
+                    listener_mgr.update_app_profile(
+                        self.vcns, context, pool.listener, edge_id)
 
             self.lbv2_driver.pool.successful_completion(context, pool)
 
@@ -115,6 +120,16 @@ class EdgePoolManager(base_mgr.EdgeLoadbalancerBaseManager):
 
             self.lbv2_driver.pool.successful_completion(context, new_pool)
 
+            # if the the session_persistence was changed,
+            # we may need to update the listener application profile
+            if new_pool.listener:
+                old_sess_persist = old_pool.session_persistence
+                new_sess_persist = new_pool.session_persistence
+
+                if new_sess_persist != old_sess_persist:
+                    listener_mgr.update_app_profile(
+                        self.vcns, context, new_pool.listener, edge_id)
+
         except nsxv_exc.VcnsApiException:
             with excutils.save_and_reraise_exception():
                 self.lbv2_driver.pool.failed_completion(context, new_pool)
@@ -132,9 +147,16 @@ class EdgePoolManager(base_mgr.EdgeLoadbalancerBaseManager):
         edge_id = lb_binding['edge_id']
         edge_pool_id = pool_binding['edge_pool_id']
 
+        listeners_to_update = []
         try:
             if pool.listeners:
                 for listener in pool.listeners:
+                    # the pool session persistence may affect the associated
+                    # pool application profile
+                    if (pool.session_persistence and listener.default_pool and
+                        listener.default_pool.id == pool.id):
+                        listeners_to_update.append(listener)
+
                     listener_binding = nsxv_db.get_nsxv_lbaas_listener_binding(
                         context.session, lb_id, listener.id)
                     vse = listener_mgr.listener_to_edge_vse(
@@ -151,6 +173,13 @@ class EdgePoolManager(base_mgr.EdgeLoadbalancerBaseManager):
                 context, pool, delete=True)
             nsxv_db.del_nsxv_lbaas_pool_binding(
                 context.session, lb_id, pool.id)
+
+            for listener in listeners_to_update:
+                # need to update the listeners too, now with no default pool
+                listener.default_pool = None
+                listener_mgr.update_app_profile(
+                    self.vcns, context, listener, edge_id)
+
         except nsxv_exc.VcnsApiException:
             self.lbv2_driver.pool.failed_completion(context, pool)
             LOG.error('Failed to delete pool %s', pool.id)