diff --git a/src/app/application.cpp b/src/app/application.cpp
index 9bdb62713..624bcb664 100644
--- a/src/app/application.cpp
+++ b/src/app/application.cpp
@@ -462,10 +462,10 @@ void Application::cleanup()
 #ifndef DISABLE_COUNTRIES_RESOLUTION
     Net::GeoIPManager::freeInstance();
 #endif
+    Net::DownloadManager::freeInstance();
     Preferences::freeInstance();
     Logger::freeInstance();
     IconProvider::freeInstance();
-    Net::DownloadManager::freeInstance();
 #ifndef DISABLE_GUI
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     typedef BOOL (WINAPI *PSHUTDOWNBRDESTROY)(HWND);
diff --git a/src/base/net/downloadmanager.cpp b/src/base/net/downloadmanager.cpp
index c21fb813a..21672274d 100644
--- a/src/base/net/downloadmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/base/net/downloadmanager.cpp
@@ -27,11 +27,13 @@
  * exception statement from your version.
  */
 
+#include <QDateTime>
 #include <QNetworkRequest>
 #include <QNetworkProxy>
 #include <QNetworkCookieJar>
 #include <QNetworkReply>
 #include <QNetworkCookie>
+#include <QNetworkCookieJar>
 #include <QSslError>
 #include <QUrl>
 #include <QDebug>
@@ -40,6 +42,71 @@
 #include "downloadhandler.h"
 #include "downloadmanager.h"
 
+namespace
+{
+    class NetworkCookieJar: public QNetworkCookieJar
+    {
+    public:
+        explicit NetworkCookieJar(QObject *parent = 0)
+            : QNetworkCookieJar(parent)
+        {
+            QDateTime now = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
+            QList<QNetworkCookie> cookies = Preferences::instance()->getNetworkCookies();
+            foreach (const QNetworkCookie &cookie, Preferences::instance()->getNetworkCookies()) {
+                if (cookie.isSessionCookie() || (cookie.expirationDate() <= now))
+                    cookies.removeAll(cookie);
+            }
+
+            setAllCookies(cookies);
+        }
+
+        ~NetworkCookieJar()
+        {
+            QDateTime now = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
+            QList<QNetworkCookie> cookies = allCookies();
+            foreach (const QNetworkCookie &cookie, allCookies()) {
+                if (cookie.isSessionCookie() || (cookie.expirationDate() <= now))
+                    cookies.removeAll(cookie);
+            }
+
+            Preferences::instance()->setNetworkCookies(cookies);
+        }
+
+#ifndef QBT_USES_QT5
+        virtual bool deleteCookie(const QNetworkCookie &cookie)
+        {
+            auto myCookies = allCookies();
+            myCookies.removeAll(cookie);
+            setAllCookies(myCookies);
+        }
+#endif
+
+        QList<QNetworkCookie> cookiesForUrl(const QUrl &url) const override
+        {
+            QDateTime now = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
+            QList<QNetworkCookie> cookies = QNetworkCookieJar::cookiesForUrl(url);
+            foreach (const QNetworkCookie &cookie, QNetworkCookieJar::cookiesForUrl(url)) {
+                if (!cookie.isSessionCookie() && (cookie.expirationDate() <= now))
+                    cookies.removeAll(cookie);
+            }
+
+            return cookies;
+        }
+
+        bool setCookiesFromUrl(const QList<QNetworkCookie> &cookieList, const QUrl &url) override
+        {
+            QDateTime now = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
+            QList<QNetworkCookie> cookies = cookieList;
+            foreach (const QNetworkCookie &cookie, cookieList) {
+                if (!cookie.isSessionCookie() && (cookie.expirationDate() <= now))
+                    cookies.removeAll(cookie);
+            }
+
+            return QNetworkCookieJar::setCookiesFromUrl(cookies, url);
+        }
+    };
+}
+
 using namespace Net;
 
 DownloadManager *DownloadManager::m_instance = 0;
@@ -50,10 +117,7 @@ DownloadManager::DownloadManager(QObject *parent)
 #ifndef QT_NO_OPENSSL
     connect(&m_networkManager, SIGNAL(sslErrors(QNetworkReply *, QList<QSslError>)), this, SLOT(ignoreSslErrors(QNetworkReply *, QList<QSslError>)));
 #endif
-}
-
-DownloadManager::~DownloadManager()
-{
+    m_networkManager.setCookieJar(new NetworkCookieJar(this));
 }
 
 void DownloadManager::initInstance()
@@ -92,22 +156,27 @@ DownloadHandler *DownloadManager::downloadUrl(const QString &url, bool saveToFil
     request.setRawHeader("Referer", request.url().toEncoded().data());
 
     qDebug("Downloading %s...", request.url().toEncoded().data());
+    qDebug() << "Cookies:" << m_networkManager.cookieJar()->cookiesForUrl(request.url());
     // accept gzip
     request.setRawHeader("Accept-Encoding", "gzip");
     return new DownloadHandler(m_networkManager.get(request), this, saveToFile, limit, handleRedirectToMagnet);
 }
 
-QList<QNetworkCookie> DownloadManager::cookiesForUrl(const QString &url) const
+QList<QNetworkCookie> DownloadManager::cookiesForUrl(const QUrl &url) const
 {
     return m_networkManager.cookieJar()->cookiesForUrl(url);
 }
 
 bool DownloadManager::setCookiesFromUrl(const QList<QNetworkCookie> &cookieList, const QUrl &url)
 {
-    qDebug("Setting %d cookies for url: %s", cookieList.size(), qPrintable(url.toString()));
     return m_networkManager.cookieJar()->setCookiesFromUrl(cookieList, url);
 }
 
+bool DownloadManager::deleteCookie(const QNetworkCookie &cookie)
+{
+    return static_cast<NetworkCookieJar *>(m_networkManager.cookieJar())->deleteCookie(cookie);
+}
+
 void DownloadManager::applyProxySettings()
 {
     QNetworkProxy proxy;
diff --git a/src/base/net/downloadmanager.h b/src/base/net/downloadmanager.h
index d5fe6b367..8621f70bd 100644
--- a/src/base/net/downloadmanager.h
+++ b/src/base/net/downloadmanager.h
@@ -33,12 +33,10 @@
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QNetworkAccessManager>
 
-QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 class QNetworkReply;
 class QNetworkCookie;
 class QSslError;
 class QUrl;
-QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
 namespace Net
 {
@@ -54,8 +52,9 @@ namespace Net
         static DownloadManager *instance();
 
         DownloadHandler *downloadUrl(const QString &url, bool saveToFile = false, qint64 limit = 0, bool handleRedirectToMagnet = false);
-        QList<QNetworkCookie> cookiesForUrl(const QString &url) const;
+        QList<QNetworkCookie> cookiesForUrl(const QUrl &url) const;
         bool setCookiesFromUrl(const QList<QNetworkCookie> &cookieList, const QUrl &url);
+        bool deleteCookie(const QNetworkCookie &cookie);
 
     private slots:
     #ifndef QT_NO_OPENSSL
@@ -63,8 +62,7 @@ namespace Net
     #endif
 
     private:
-        DownloadManager(QObject *parent = 0);
-        ~DownloadManager();
+        explicit DownloadManager(QObject *parent = 0);
 
         void applyProxySettings();
 
diff --git a/src/base/preferences.cpp b/src/base/preferences.cpp
index 590039380..783fcc6a9 100644
--- a/src/base/preferences.cpp
+++ b/src/base/preferences.cpp
@@ -1027,12 +1027,12 @@ void Preferences::setFilteringEnabled(bool enabled)
 
 bool Preferences::isFilteringTrackerEnabled() const
 {
-	return value("Preferences/IPFilter/FilterTracker", false).toBool();
+    return value("Preferences/IPFilter/FilterTracker", false).toBool();
 }
 
 void Preferences::setFilteringTrackerEnabled(bool enabled)
 {
-	setValue("Preferences/IPFilter/FilterTracker", enabled);
+    setValue("Preferences/IPFilter/FilterTracker", enabled);
 }
 
 QString Preferences::getFilter() const
@@ -2559,11 +2559,32 @@ void Preferences::setHostNameCookies(const QString &host_name, const QList<QByte
     setValue("Rss/hosts_cookies", hosts_table);
 }
 
-int Preferences::getSpeedWidgetPeriod() const {
+QList<QNetworkCookie> Preferences::getNetworkCookies() const
+{
+    QList<QNetworkCookie> cookies;
+    QStringList rawCookies = value("Network/Cookies").toStringList();
+    foreach (const QString &rawCookie, rawCookies)
+        cookies << QNetworkCookie::parseCookies(rawCookie.toUtf8());
+
+    return cookies;
+}
+
+void Preferences::setNetworkCookies(const QList<QNetworkCookie> &cookies)
+{
+    QStringList rawCookies;
+    foreach (const QNetworkCookie &cookie, cookies)
+        rawCookies << cookie.toRawForm();
+
+    setValue("Network/Cookies", rawCookies);
+}
+
+int Preferences::getSpeedWidgetPeriod() const
+{
     return value("SpeedWidget/period", 1).toInt();
 }
 
-void Preferences::setSpeedWidgetPeriod(const int period) {
+void Preferences::setSpeedWidgetPeriod(const int period)
+{
     setValue("SpeedWidget/period", period);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/base/preferences.h b/src/base/preferences.h
index 4767a1d59..96fe22fb7 100644
--- a/src/base/preferences.h
+++ b/src/base/preferences.h
@@ -542,6 +542,10 @@ public:
     QList<QNetworkCookie> getHostNameQNetworkCookies(const QString& host_name) const;
     void setHostNameCookies(const QString &host_name, const QList<QByteArray> &cookies);
 
+    // Network
+    QList<QNetworkCookie> getNetworkCookies() const;
+    void setNetworkCookies(const QList<QNetworkCookie> &cookies);
+
     // SpeedWidget
     int getSpeedWidgetPeriod() const;
     void setSpeedWidgetPeriod(const int period);