diff --git a/src/session.js b/src/session.js
index f579917d8..9f49bbc0d 100644
--- a/src/session.js
+++ b/src/session.js
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ ghostdriver.Session = function(desiredCapabilities) {
     },
     _windows = {},  //< NOTE: windows are "webpage" in Phantom-dialect
     _currentWindowHandle = null,
-    _cookieJar = require('cookiejar').create(),
+    _cookieJar,
+    _cookiePath = null,
     _id = require("./third_party/uuid.js").v1(),
     _inputs = ghostdriver.Inputs(),
     _capsPageSettingsPref = "phantomjs.page.settings.",
@@ -139,6 +140,14 @@ ghostdriver.Session = function(desiredCapabilities) {
     _log = ghostdriver.logger.create("Session [" + _id + "]"),
     k, settingKey, headerKey, proxySettings;
 
+    if (desiredCapabilities['phantomjs.cookies.path']) {
+      _cookiePath = desiredCapabilities['phantomjs.cookies.path'];
+      _negotiatedCapabilities['phantomjs.cookies.path'] = _cookiePath;
+      _cookieJar = require('cookiejar').create(_cookiePath);
+    } else {
+      _cookieJar = require('cookiejar').create();
+    }
+
     var
     /**
      * Parses proxy JSON object and return proxy settings for phantom
diff --git a/test/java/src/test/java/ghostdriver/CookieStoreTest.java b/test/java/src/test/java/ghostdriver/CookieStoreTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..536d8c95e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/java/src/test/java/ghostdriver/CookieStoreTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+/*
+This file is part of the GhostDriver by Ivan De Marino <http://ivandemarino.me>.
+
+Copyright (c) 2017, Jason Gowan
+Copyright (c) 2012-2014, Ivan De Marino <http://ivandemarino.me>
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
+are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+      this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+    * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+      this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+      and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
+ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
+ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
+ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+*/
+
+package ghostdriver;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.openqa.selenium.By;
+import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
+
+import ghostdriver.server.HttpRequestCallback;
+
+import javax.servlet.http.Cookie;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
+import java.io.*;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Date;
+
+public class CookieStoreTest extends BaseTestWithServer {
+    private File cookiesFile;
+
+    private final static HttpRequestCallback COOKIE_TEST_CALLBACK = new HttpRequestCallback() {
+        @Override
+        public void call(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws IOException {
+            javax.servlet.http.Cookie cookie = new javax.servlet.http.Cookie("test", "test");
+            cookie.setDomain(".localhost");
+            cookie.setMaxAge(360);
+
+            res.addCookie(cookie);
+
+            Cookie[] requestCookies = req.getCookies();
+            String value = "";
+            for (int i = 0; i < requestCookies.length; i++) {
+                if (requestCookies[i].getName().equals("hello")) {
+                    value = requestCookies[i].getValue().replaceAll("[^a-z]", "");
+                }
+            }
+            res.getOutputStream().println("<div id=\"hello\">" + value + "</div>");
+        }
+    };
+
+    private void goToPage(String path) {
+        getDriver().get(server.getBaseUrl() + path);
+    }
+
+    private void goToPage() {
+        goToPage("");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void prepareDriver() throws Exception {
+        cookiesFile = File.createTempFile("cookies", ".ini");
+        FileWriter writer = new FileWriter(cookiesFile);
+        String expires = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE, dd-MMM-yyyy HH:mm:ss zzz").
+                format(new Date(System.currentTimeMillis() + 3600 * 1000));
+        writer.write("[General]\n");
+        writer.write("cookies=\"@Variant(\\0\\0\\0\\x7f\\0\\0\\0\\x16QList<QNetworkCookie>" +
+                "\\0\\0\\0\\0\\x1\\0\\0\\0\\x1\\0\\0\\0Mhello=world; expires=" + expires +
+                "; domain=.localhost; path=/)\"\n");
+        writer.close();
+        sCaps.setCapability("phantomjs.cookies.path", cookiesFile.getPath());
+        super.prepareDriver();
+    }
+
+    @After
+    public void deleteCookiesFile() throws IOException {
+        cookiesFile.delete();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldSaveCookies() throws Exception {
+        disableAutoQuitDriver();
+        server.setHttpHandler("GET", COOKIE_TEST_CALLBACK);
+        goToPage();
+        getDriver().quit();
+
+        BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(cookiesFile));
+        boolean matched = false;
+        String line;
+        while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
+            if (line.indexOf("test=test") >= 0) matched = true;
+        }
+        assertTrue(matched);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldLoadCookies() throws Exception {
+        server.setHttpHandler("GET", COOKIE_TEST_CALLBACK);
+        goToPage();
+        WebElement e = getDriver().findElement(By.id("hello"));
+        assertEquals("world", e.getText());
+    }
+}