diff --git a/qutebrowser/app.py b/qutebrowser/app.py
index b88745ba3..8f08e4c84 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/app.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/app.py
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ class Application(QApplication):
         cmd_history: The "cmd_history" LineConfigParser instance.
         messagebridge: The global MessageBridge instance.
         modeman: The global ModeManager instance.
-        cookiejar: The global CookieJar instance.
-        cache: The global DiskCache instance.
         rl_bridge: The ReadlineBridge being used.
         args: ArgumentParser instance.
         _commandrunner: The main CommandRunner instance.
@@ -131,9 +129,11 @@ class Application(QApplication):
         log.init.debug("Initializing utility commands...")
         utilcmds.init()
         log.init.debug("Initializing cookies...")
-        self.cookiejar = cookies.CookieJar(self)
+        cookiejar = cookies.CookieJar(self)
+        self.obj.register('cookiejar', cookiejar)
         log.init.debug("Initializing cache...")
-        self.cache = cache.DiskCache(self)
+        diskcache = cache.DiskCache(self)
+        self.obj.register('cache', diskcache)
         log.init.debug("Initializing commands...")
         self._commandrunner = runners.CommandRunner()
         log.init.debug("Initializing search...")
@@ -756,8 +756,12 @@ class Application(QApplication):
                 to_save.append(("command history", self.cmd_history.save))
             if hasattr(self, 'stateconfig'):
                 to_save.append(("window geometry", self.stateconfig.save))
-            if hasattr(self, 'cookiejar'):
-                to_save.append(("cookies", self.cookiejar.save))
+            try:
+                cookiejar = self.obj.get('cookiejar')
+            except KeyError:
+                pass
+            else:
+                to_save.append(("cookies", cookiejar.save))
             for what, handler in to_save:
                 log.destroy.debug("Saving {} (handler: {})".format(
                     what, handler.__qualname__))
diff --git a/qutebrowser/network/networkmanager.py b/qutebrowser/network/networkmanager.py
index 33852fffd..bb7eaa708 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/network/networkmanager.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/network/networkmanager.py
@@ -51,13 +51,17 @@ class NetworkManager(QNetworkAccessManager):
         self._scheme_handlers = {
             'qute': qutescheme.QuteSchemeHandler(),
         }
+
+        # We have a shared cookie jar and cache - we restore their parents so
+        # we don't take ownership of them.
         app = QCoreApplication.instance()
-        self.setCookieJar(app.cookiejar)
-        self.setCache(app.cache)
-        # We have a shared cookie jar and cache , so we don't want the
-        # NetworkManager to take ownership of them.
-        app.cookiejar.setParent(app)
-        app.cache.setParent(app)
+        cookiejar = utils.get_object('cookiejar')
+        self.setCookieJar(cookiejar)
+        cookiejar.setParent(app)
+        cache = utils.get_object('cache')
+        self.setCache(cache)
+        cache.setParent(app)
+
         if SSL_AVAILABLE:
             self.sslErrors.connect(self.on_ssl_errors)
         self.authenticationRequired.connect(self.on_authentication_required)
diff --git a/qutebrowser/utils/usertypes.py b/qutebrowser/utils/usertypes.py
index 34a9487a8..7f91d1fe5 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/utils/usertypes.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/utils/usertypes.py
@@ -388,6 +388,10 @@ class ObjectRegistry:
     """A registry of long-living objects in qutebrowser.
 
     Inspired by the eric IDE code (E5Gui/E5Application.py).
+
+    Objects registered globally:
+        cookiejar: CookieJar instance.
+        cache: DiskCache instance.
     """
 
     def __init__(self):