diff --git a/gym/spaces/space.py b/gym/spaces/space.py
index 7274e94b4d5..4c077064390 100644
--- a/gym/spaces/space.py
+++ b/gym/spaces/space.py
@@ -60,6 +60,25 @@ def contains(self, x):
     def __contains__(self, x):
         return self.contains(x)
 
+    def __setstate__(self, state):
+        # Don't mutate the original state
+        state = dict(state)
+
+        # Allow for loading of legacy states.
+        # See:
+        #   https://github.com/openai/gym/pull/2397 -- shape
+        #   https://github.com/openai/gym/pull/1913 -- np_random
+        #
+        if "shape" in state:
+            state["_shape"] = state["shape"]
+            del state["shape"]
+        if "np_random" in state:
+            state["_np_random"] = state["np_random"]
+            del state["np_random"]
+
+        # Update our state
+        self.__dict__.update(state)
+
     def to_jsonable(self, sample_n):
         """Convert a batch of samples from this space to a JSONable data type."""
         # By default, assume identity is JSONable
diff --git a/gym/spaces/tests/test_spaces.py b/gym/spaces/tests/test_spaces.py
index 3198857d267..3bdc23ffca7 100644
--- a/gym/spaces/tests/test_spaces.py
+++ b/gym/spaces/tests/test_spaces.py
@@ -413,3 +413,25 @@ def test_multidiscrete_subspace_reproducibility():
     assert sample_equal(space[:].sample(), space[:].sample())
     assert sample_equal(space[:, :].sample(), space[:, :].sample())
     assert sample_equal(space[:, :].sample(), space.sample())
+
+
+def test_space_legacy_state_pickling():
+    legacy_state = {
+        "shape": (
+            1,
+            2,
+            3,
+        ),
+        "dtype": np.int64,
+        "np_random": np.random.default_rng(),
+        "n": 3,
+    }
+    space = Discrete(1)
+    space.__setstate__(legacy_state)
+
+    assert space.shape == legacy_state["shape"]
+    assert space._shape == legacy_state["shape"]
+    assert space.np_random == legacy_state["np_random"]
+    assert space._np_random == legacy_state["np_random"]
+    assert space.n == 3
+    assert space.dtype == legacy_state["dtype"]