diff --git a/core/protocol.c b/core/protocol.c
index 337d86ca..86da9ed7 100644
--- a/core/protocol.c
+++ b/core/protocol.c
@@ -354,6 +354,13 @@ static int uwsgi_proto_check_11(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req, char *key, char *
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (!uwsgi_proto_key("HTTP_COOKIE", 11)) {
+		wsgi_req->cookie = buf;
+		wsgi_req->cookie_len = len;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+
 	if (!uwsgi_proto_key("UWSGI_APPID", 11)) {
 		wsgi_req->appid = buf;
 		wsgi_req->appid_len = len;
diff --git a/uwsgi.h b/uwsgi.h
index 9ecf203a..083fb204 100644
--- a/uwsgi.h
+++ b/uwsgi.h
@@ -1236,6 +1236,9 @@ struct uwsgi_router {
 	char *referer;
 	uint16_t referer_len;
 
+	char *cookie;
+	uint16_t cookie_len;
+
 	char *path_info;
 	uint16_t path_info_len;
 	int path_info_pos;