diff --git a/src/libostree/ostree-fetcher.c b/src/libostree/ostree-fetcher.c
index 21526813..a4d46016 100644
--- a/src/libostree/ostree-fetcher.c
+++ b/src/libostree/ostree-fetcher.c
@@ -326,6 +326,16 @@ session_thread_set_proxy_cb (ThreadClosure *thread_closure,
     }
 }
 
+static void
+session_thread_set_cookie_jar_cb (ThreadClosure *thread_closure,
+                                  gpointer data)
+{
+  SoupCookieJar *jar = data;
+
+  soup_session_add_feature (thread_closure->session,
+                            SOUP_SESSION_FEATURE (jar));
+}
+
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBSOUP_CLIENT_CERTS
 static void
 session_thread_set_tls_interaction_cb (ThreadClosure *thread_closure,
@@ -746,6 +756,23 @@ _ostree_fetcher_set_proxy (OstreeFetcher *self,
     }
 }
 
+void
+_ostree_fetcher_set_cookie_jar (OstreeFetcher *self,
+                                const char    *jar_path)
+{
+  SoupCookieJar *jar;
+
+  g_return_if_fail (OSTREE_IS_FETCHER (self));
+  g_return_if_fail (jar_path != NULL);
+
+  jar = soup_cookie_jar_text_new (jar_path, TRUE);
+
+  session_thread_idle_add (self->thread_closure,
+                           session_thread_set_cookie_jar_cb,
+                           jar,  /* takes ownership */
+                           (GDestroyNotify) g_object_unref);
+}
+
 void
 _ostree_fetcher_set_client_cert (OstreeFetcher   *self,
                                  GTlsCertificate *cert)
diff --git a/src/libostree/ostree-fetcher.h b/src/libostree/ostree-fetcher.h
index 8cceca51..ae20edaa 100644
--- a/src/libostree/ostree-fetcher.h
+++ b/src/libostree/ostree-fetcher.h
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ OstreeFetcher *_ostree_fetcher_new (int                      tmpdir_dfd,
 
 int  _ostree_fetcher_get_dfd (OstreeFetcher *fetcher);
 
+void _ostree_fetcher_set_cookie_jar (OstreeFetcher *self,
+                                     const char    *jar_path);
+
 void _ostree_fetcher_set_proxy (OstreeFetcher *fetcher,
                                 const char    *proxy);
 
diff --git a/src/libostree/ostree-repo-pull.c b/src/libostree/ostree-repo-pull.c
index 1f57b133..8facf8cb 100644
--- a/src/libostree/ostree-repo-pull.c
+++ b/src/libostree/ostree-repo-pull.c
@@ -1964,6 +1964,19 @@ _ostree_repo_remote_new_fetcher (OstreeRepo  *self,
       _ostree_fetcher_set_proxy (fetcher, http_proxy);
   }
 
+  {
+    g_autofree char *jar_path = NULL;
+    g_autofree char *cookie_file = g_strdup_printf ("%s.cookies.txt",
+                                                    remote_name);
+
+    jar_path = g_build_filename (g_file_get_path (self->repodir), cookie_file,
+                                 NULL);
+
+    if (g_file_test(jar_path, G_FILE_TEST_IS_REGULAR))
+      _ostree_fetcher_set_cookie_jar (fetcher, jar_path);
+
+  }
+
   success = TRUE;
 
 out: