diff --git a/drivers/java/driver.go b/drivers/java/driver.go
index f51453a94..ecc8dd4de 100644
--- a/drivers/java/driver.go
+++ b/drivers/java/driver.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package java
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
@@ -242,6 +243,21 @@ func (d *Driver) RecoverTask(handle *drivers.TaskHandle) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("handle cannot be nil")
 	}
 
+	// pre 0.9 upgrade path check
+	if handle.Version == 0 {
+		var reattach shared.ReattachConfig
+		d.logger.Debug("parsing pre09 driver state", "state", string(handle.DriverState))
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(handle.DriverState, &reattach); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		reattachConfig, err := shared.ReattachConfigToGoPlugin(&reattach)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return d.recoverPre0_9Task(handle.Config, reattachConfig)
+	}
+
 	// If already attached to handle there's nothing to recover.
 	if _, ok := d.tasks.Get(handle.Config.ID); ok {
 		d.logger.Debug("nothing to recover; task already exists",
diff --git a/drivers/java/driver_pre09.go b/drivers/java/driver_pre09.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f83be3873
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/java/driver_pre09.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package java
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	plugin "github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/drivers/shared/executor"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/helper/uuid"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/plugins/drivers"
+)
+
+func (d *Driver) recoverPre0_9Task(config *drivers.TaskConfig, reattach *plugin.ReattachConfig) error {
+	config.ID = fmt.Sprintf("pre09-%s", uuid.Generate())
+	exec, pluginClient, err := executor.ReattachToPre09Executor(reattach,
+		d.logger.With("task_name", config.Name, "alloc_id", config.AllocID))
+	if err != nil {
+		d.logger.Error("failed to reattach to executor", "error", err, "task_name", config.Name)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to reattach to executor: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	h := &taskHandle{
+		exec:         exec,
+		pid:          reattach.Pid,
+		pluginClient: pluginClient,
+		taskConfig:   config,
+		procState:    drivers.TaskStateRunning,
+		startedAt:    time.Now(),
+		exitResult:   &drivers.ExitResult{},
+	}
+
+	d.tasks.Set(config.ID, h)
+
+	go h.run()
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/drivers/qemu/driver.go b/drivers/qemu/driver.go
index 9f97972e0..c8bf1f90a 100644
--- a/drivers/qemu/driver.go
+++ b/drivers/qemu/driver.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package qemu
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
@@ -240,6 +241,21 @@ func (d *Driver) RecoverTask(handle *drivers.TaskHandle) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error: handle cannot be nil")
 	}
 
+	// pre 0.9 upgrade path check
+	if handle.Version == 0 {
+		var reattach shared.ReattachConfig
+		d.logger.Debug("parsing pre09 driver state", "state", string(handle.DriverState))
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(handle.DriverState, &reattach); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		reattachConfig, err := shared.ReattachConfigToGoPlugin(&reattach)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return d.recoverPre0_9Task(handle.Config, reattachConfig)
+	}
+
 	// If already attached to handle there's nothing to recover.
 	if _, ok := d.tasks.Get(handle.Config.ID); ok {
 		d.logger.Trace("nothing to recover; task already exists",
diff --git a/drivers/qemu/driver_pre09.go b/drivers/qemu/driver_pre09.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0848f3aaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/qemu/driver_pre09.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package qemu
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	plugin "github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/drivers/shared/executor"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/helper/uuid"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/plugins/drivers"
+)
+
+func (d *Driver) recoverPre0_9Task(config *drivers.TaskConfig, reattach *plugin.ReattachConfig) error {
+	config.ID = fmt.Sprintf("pre09-%s", uuid.Generate())
+	exec, pluginClient, err := executor.ReattachToPre09Executor(reattach,
+		d.logger.With("task_name", config.Name, "alloc_id", config.AllocID))
+	if err != nil {
+		d.logger.Error("failed to reattach to executor", "error", err, "task_name", config.Name)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to reattach to executor: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	h := &taskHandle{
+		exec:         exec,
+		pid:          reattach.Pid,
+		pluginClient: pluginClient,
+		taskConfig:   config,
+		procState:    drivers.TaskStateRunning,
+		startedAt:    time.Now(),
+		exitResult:   &drivers.ExitResult{},
+	}
+
+	d.tasks.Set(config.ID, h)
+
+	go h.run()
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/drivers/rawexec/driver.go b/drivers/rawexec/driver.go
index 2a779837c..376ecaf2e 100644
--- a/drivers/rawexec/driver.go
+++ b/drivers/rawexec/driver.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package rawexec
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -246,6 +247,21 @@ func (d *Driver) RecoverTask(handle *drivers.TaskHandle) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("handle cannot be nil")
 	}
 
+	// pre 0.9 upgrade path check
+	if handle.Version == 0 {
+		var reattach shared.ReattachConfig
+		d.logger.Debug("parsing pre09 driver state", "state", string(handle.DriverState))
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(handle.DriverState, &reattach); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		reattachConfig, err := shared.ReattachConfigToGoPlugin(&reattach)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return d.recoverPre0_9Task(handle.Config, reattachConfig)
+	}
+
 	// If already attached to handle there's nothing to recover.
 	if _, ok := d.tasks.Get(handle.Config.ID); ok {
 		d.logger.Trace("nothing to recover; task already exists",
diff --git a/drivers/rawexec/driver_pre09.go b/drivers/rawexec/driver_pre09.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b0d21c4dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/rawexec/driver_pre09.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package rawexec
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	plugin "github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/drivers/shared/executor"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/helper/uuid"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/plugins/drivers"
+)
+
+func (d *Driver) recoverPre0_9Task(config *drivers.TaskConfig, reattach *plugin.ReattachConfig) error {
+	config.ID = fmt.Sprintf("pre09-%s", uuid.Generate())
+	exec, pluginClient, err := executor.ReattachToPre09Executor(reattach,
+		d.logger.With("task_name", config.Name, "alloc_id", config.AllocID))
+	if err != nil {
+		d.logger.Error("failed to reattach to executor", "error", err, "task_name", config.Name)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to reattach to executor: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	h := &taskHandle{
+		exec:         exec,
+		pid:          reattach.Pid,
+		pluginClient: pluginClient,
+		taskConfig:   config,
+		procState:    drivers.TaskStateRunning,
+		startedAt:    time.Now(),
+		exitResult:   &drivers.ExitResult{},
+	}
+
+	d.tasks.Set(config.ID, h)
+
+	go h.run()
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/drivers/rkt/driver.go b/drivers/rkt/driver.go
index 21d6277c7..3c134827c 100644
--- a/drivers/rkt/driver.go
+++ b/drivers/rkt/driver.go
@@ -344,6 +344,21 @@ func (d *Driver) RecoverTask(handle *drivers.TaskHandle) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error: handle cannot be nil")
 	}
 
+	// pre 0.9 upgrade path check
+	if handle.Version == 0 {
+		var reattach shared.ReattachConfig
+		d.logger.Debug("parsing pre09 driver state", "state", string(handle.DriverState))
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(handle.DriverState, &reattach); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		reattachConfig, err := shared.ReattachConfigToGoPlugin(&reattach)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return d.recoverPre0_9Task(handle.Config, reattachConfig)
+	}
+
 	// If already attached to handle there's nothing to recover.
 	if _, ok := d.tasks.Get(handle.Config.ID); ok {
 		d.logger.Trace("nothing to recover; task already exists",
diff --git a/drivers/rkt/driver_pre09.go b/drivers/rkt/driver_pre09.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..44e0e5029
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/rkt/driver_pre09.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package rkt
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	plugin "github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/drivers/shared/executor"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/helper/uuid"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/plugins/drivers"
+)
+
+func (d *Driver) recoverPre0_9Task(config *drivers.TaskConfig, reattach *plugin.ReattachConfig) error {
+	config.ID = fmt.Sprintf("pre09-%s", uuid.Generate())
+	exec, pluginClient, err := executor.ReattachToPre09Executor(reattach,
+		d.logger.With("task_name", config.Name, "alloc_id", config.AllocID))
+	if err != nil {
+		d.logger.Error("failed to reattach to executor", "error", err, "task_name", config.Name)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to reattach to executor: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	h := &taskHandle{
+		exec:         exec,
+		pid:          reattach.Pid,
+		pluginClient: pluginClient,
+		taskConfig:   config,
+		procState:    drivers.TaskStateRunning,
+		startedAt:    time.Now(),
+		exitResult:   &drivers.ExitResult{},
+	}
+
+	d.tasks.Set(config.ID, h)
+
+	go h.run()
+	return nil
+}