diff --git a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
index 31916a985..5dcbc356b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ Fixed
 - Fix for tab indicators getting lost when moving tabs
 - Fixed handling of backspace in number hinting mode
 - Fixed `FileNotFoundError` when starting in some cases on old Qt versions
+- Fixed sharing of cookies between tabs when `private-browsing` is enabled
 
 v0.6.2
 ------
diff --git a/qutebrowser/app.py b/qutebrowser/app.py
index c9a1eac37..20d71d1ca 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/app.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/app.py
@@ -426,7 +426,9 @@ def _init_modules(args, crash_handler):
     proxy.init()
     log.init.debug("Initializing cookies...")
     cookie_jar = cookies.CookieJar(qApp)
+    ram_cookie_jar = cookies.RAMCookieJar(qApp)
     objreg.register('cookie-jar', cookie_jar)
+    objreg.register('ram-cookie-jar', ram_cookie_jar)
     log.init.debug("Initializing cache...")
     diskcache = cache.DiskCache(standarddir.cache(), parent=qApp)
     objreg.register('cache', diskcache)
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/network/networkmanager.py b/qutebrowser/browser/network/networkmanager.py
index d4df03fd8..234622ad0 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/network/networkmanager.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/network/networkmanager.py
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ from PyQt5.QtNetwork import (QNetworkAccessManager, QNetworkReply, QSslError,
 from qutebrowser.config import config
 from qutebrowser.utils import (message, log, usertypes, utils, objreg, qtutils,
                                urlutils, debug)
-from qutebrowser.browser import cookies
 from qutebrowser.browser.network import qutescheme, networkreply
 from qutebrowser.browser.network import filescheme
 
@@ -184,15 +183,15 @@ class NetworkManager(QNetworkAccessManager):
             private: Whether we're currently in private browsing mode.
         """
         if private:
-            cookie_jar = cookies.RAMCookieJar(self)
-            self.setCookieJar(cookie_jar)
+            cookie_jar = objreg.get('ram-cookie-jar')
         else:
-            # We have a shared cookie jar - we restore its parent so we don't
-            # take ownership of it.
-            app = QCoreApplication.instance()
             cookie_jar = objreg.get('cookie-jar')
-            self.setCookieJar(cookie_jar)
-            cookie_jar.setParent(app)
+
+        # We have a shared cookie jar - we restore its parent so we don't
+        # take ownership of it.
+        self.setCookieJar(cookie_jar)
+        app = QCoreApplication.instance()
+        cookie_jar.setParent(app)
 
     def _set_cache(self):
         """Set the cache of the NetworkManager correctly.
diff --git a/tests/end2end/features/misc.feature b/tests/end2end/features/misc.feature
index afa0f053c..bd54960bd 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/features/misc.feature
+++ b/tests/end2end/features/misc.feature
@@ -455,3 +455,12 @@ Feature: Various utility commands.
         When I run :set-cmd-text :message-i "Hello World"
         And I run :command-accept
         Then the message "Hello World" should be shown
+
+    ## https://github.com/The-Compiler/qutebrowser/issues/1219
+
+    Scenario: Sharing cookies with private browsing
+        When I set general -> private-browsing to true
+        And I open cookies/set?qute-test=42 without waiting
+        And I wait until cookies is loaded
+        And I open cookies in a new tab
+        Then the cookie qute-test should be set to 42
diff --git a/tests/end2end/features/test_misc_bdd.py b/tests/end2end/features/test_misc_bdd.py
index a19d3c908..443583166 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/features/test_misc_bdd.py
+++ b/tests/end2end/features/test_misc_bdd.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 # along with qutebrowser.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import sys
+import json
 import os.path
 import subprocess
 
@@ -60,3 +61,15 @@ def update_documentation():
 def pdfjs_available():
     if not pdfjs.is_available():
         pytest.skip("No pdfjs installation found.")
+
+
+@bdd.then(bdd.parsers.parse('the cookie {name} should be set to {value}'))
+def check_cookie(quteproc, name, value):
+    """Check if a given cookie is set correctly.
+
+    This assumes we're on the httpbin cookies page.
+    """
+    content = quteproc.get_content()
+    data = json.loads(content)
+    print(data)
+    assert data['cookies'][name] == value
diff --git a/tests/end2end/fixtures/webserver.py b/tests/end2end/fixtures/webserver.py
index 5e214bcc2..0001f67d3 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/fixtures/webserver.py
+++ b/tests/end2end/fixtures/webserver.py
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ class Request(testprocess.Line):
                 [http.client.UNAUTHORIZED, http.client.OK],
             '/redirect-to': [http.client.FOUND],
             '/status/404': [http.client.NOT_FOUND],
+            '/cookies/set': [http.client.FOUND],
         }
 
         sanitized = QUrl('http://localhost' + self.path).path()  # Remove ?foo
diff --git a/tests/helpers/fixtures.py b/tests/helpers/fixtures.py
index dbd6de06b..5d0a67aa7 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/fixtures.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/fixtures.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import pytest
 import helpers.stubs as stubsmod
 from qutebrowser.config import config
 from qutebrowser.utils import objreg
+from qutebrowser.browser import cookies
 
 from PyQt5.QtCore import QEvent, QSize, Qt
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QWidget, QHBoxLayout, QVBoxLayout
@@ -281,11 +282,14 @@ def fake_keyevent_factory():
 def cookiejar_and_cache(stubs):
     """Fixture providing a fake cookie jar and cache."""
     jar = QNetworkCookieJar()
+    ram_jar = cookies.RAMCookieJar()
     cache = stubs.FakeNetworkCache()
     objreg.register('cookie-jar', jar)
+    objreg.register('ram-cookie-jar', ram_jar)
     objreg.register('cache', cache)
     yield
     objreg.delete('cookie-jar')
+    objreg.delete('ram-cookie-jar')
     objreg.delete('cache')