diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/cookies.py b/qutebrowser/browser/cookies.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..736817844
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/cookies.py
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+# Copyright 2014 Florian Bruhin (The Compiler) <mail@qutebrowser.org>
+#
+# This file is part of qutebrowser.
+#
+# qutebrowser is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# qutebrowser is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with qutebrowser.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+"""Handling of HTTP cookies."""
+
+import qutebrowser.config.config as config
+from qutebrowser.config.lineparser import LineConfigParser
+
+from PyQt5.QtNetwork import QNetworkCookie, QNetworkCookieJar
+
+
+cookiejar = None
+
+
+def init(datadir):
+    """Initialize the global cookie jar.
+
+    Args:
+        datadir: The directory to store the cookie file in.
+    """
+    global cookiejar
+    cookiejar = CookieJar(datadir)
+
+
+class CookieJar(QNetworkCookieJar):
+
+    """Our own cookie jar to save cookies to disk if desired."""
+
+    def __init__(self, datadir):
+        super().__init__()
+        self._linecp = LineConfigParser(datadir, 'cookies')
+        cookies = []
+        for line in self._linecp.data:
+            cookies += QNetworkCookie.parseCookies(line.encode('utf-8'))
+        self.setAllCookies(cookies)
+
+    def setCookiesFromUrl(self, cookies, url):
+        """Add the cookies in the cookies list to this cookie jar.
+
+        Args:
+            cookies: A list of QNetworkCookies.
+            url: The URL to set the cookies for.
+
+        Return:
+            True if one or more cookies are set for url, otherwise False.
+        """
+        if config.get('network', 'accept-cookies') == 'never':
+            return False
+        else:
+            return super().setCookiesFromUrl(cookies, url)
+
+    def save(self):
+        """Save cookies to disk."""
+        lines = []
+        for cookie in self.allCookies():
+            if not cookie.isSessionCookie():
+                lines.append(bytes(cookie.toRawForm()).decode('utf-8'))
+        self._linecp.data = lines
+        self._linecp.save()