diff --git a/nodes/core/io/21-httprequest.js b/nodes/core/io/21-httprequest.js
index 4ddb1d3b9..28d67d077 100644
--- a/nodes/core/io/21-httprequest.js
+++ b/nodes/core/io/21-httprequest.js
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
             opts.headers = {};
             opts.encoding = null;  // Force NodeJs to return a Buffer (instead of a string)
             opts.maxRedirects = 21;
+            opts.jar = request.jar();
             var ctSet = "Content-Type"; // set default camel case
             var clSet = "Content-Length";
             if (msg.headers) {
@@ -112,28 +113,42 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
             }
             if (msg.hasOwnProperty('followRedirects')) {
                 opts.followRedirect = msg.followRedirects;
+            }
+            if (!opts.hasOwnProperty('followRedirect') || opts.followRedirect) {
+                opts.followRedirect = function(res) {
+                    if (this.headers.cookie) {
+                        delete this.headers.cookie;
+                    }
+                    return true;
+                };
+            }
+            if (opts.headers.hasOwnProperty('cookie')) {
+                var cookies = cookie.parse(opts.headers.cookie);
+                for (var name in cookies) {
+                    if (cookies.hasOwnProperty(name)) {
+                        if (cookies[name] === null) {
+                            // This case clears a cookie for HTTP In/Response nodes.
+                            // Ignore for this node.
+                        } else {
+                            opts.jar.setCookie(name + '=' + cookies[name], url);
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
+                delete opts.headers.cookie;
+            }
             if (msg.cookies) {
-                var cookies = [];
-                if (opts.headers.hasOwnProperty('cookie')) {
-                    cookies.push(opts.headers.cookie);
-                }
-
                 for (var name in msg.cookies) {
                     if (msg.cookies.hasOwnProperty(name)) {
                         if (msg.cookies[name] === null || msg.cookies[name].value === null) {
                             // This case clears a cookie for HTTP In/Response nodes.
                             // Ignore for this node.
                         } else if (typeof msg.cookies[name] === 'object') {
-                            cookies.push(cookie.serialize(name,msg.cookies[name].value));
+                            opts.jar.setCookie(name + '=' + msg.cookies[name].value, url);
                         } else {
-                            cookies.push(cookie.serialize(name,msg.cookies[name]));
+                            opts.jar.setCookie(name + '=' + msg.cookies[name], url);
                         }
                     }
                 }
-                if (cookies.length > 0) {
-                    opts.headers.cookie = cookies.join("; ");
-                }
             }
             if (this.credentials && this.credentials.user) {
                 opts.auth = {
diff --git a/test/nodes/core/io/21-httprequest_spec.js b/test/nodes/core/io/21-httprequest_spec.js
index 8ca5f0a14..2eab428cd 100644
--- a/test/nodes/core/io/21-httprequest_spec.js
+++ b/test/nodes/core/io/21-httprequest_spec.js
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ describe('HTTP Request Node', function() {
     var preEnvNoProxyLowerCase;
     var preEnvNoProxyUpperCase;
 
+    //rediect cookie variables
+    var receivedCookies = {};
+
     function startServer(done) {
         testPort += 1;
         testServer = stoppable(http.createServer(testApp));
@@ -98,6 +101,10 @@ describe('HTTP Request Node', function() {
         return "https://localhost:"+testSslPort+url;
     }
 
+    function getDifferentTestURL(url) {
+        return "http://127.0.0.1:"+testPort+url;
+    }
+
     function getSslTestURLWithoutProtocol(url) {
         return "localhost:"+testSslPort+url;
     }
@@ -182,6 +189,24 @@ describe('HTTP Request Node', function() {
         testApp.options('/*', function(req,res) {
             res.status(200).end();
         });
+        testApp.get('/redirectToSameDomain', function(req, res) {
+            var key = req.headers.host + req.url;
+            receivedCookies[key] = req.cookies;
+            res.cookie('redirectToSameDomainCookie','same1');
+            res.redirect(getTestURL('/redirectReturn'));
+        });
+        testApp.get('/redirectToDifferentDomain', function(req, res) {
+            var key = req.headers.host + req.url;
+            receivedCookies[key] = req.cookies;
+            res.cookie('redirectToDifferentDomain','different1');
+            res.redirect(getDifferentTestURL('/redirectReturn'));
+        });
+        testApp.get('/redirectReturn', function(req, res) {
+            var key = req.headers.host + req.url;
+            receivedCookies[key] = req.cookies;
+            res.cookie('redirectReturn','return1');
+            res.status(200).end();
+        });
         startServer(function(err) {
             if (err) {
                 done(err);
@@ -1240,4 +1265,162 @@ describe('HTTP Request Node', function() {
             });
         });
     });
+
+    describe('redirect-cookie', function() {
+        it('should send cookies to the same domain when redirected(no cookies)', function(done) {
+            var flow = [{id:'n1',type:'http request',wires:[['n2']],method:'GET',ret:'obj',url:getTestURL('/redirectToSameDomain')},
+                {id:"n2", type:"helper"}];
+            receivedCookies = {};
+            helper.load(httpRequestNode, flow, function() {
+                var n1 = helper.getNode("n1");
+                var n2 = helper.getNode("n2");
+                n2.on("input", function(msg) {
+                    var cookies1 = receivedCookies['localhost:'+testPort+'/redirectToSameDomain'];
+                    var cookies2 = receivedCookies['localhost:'+testPort+'/redirectReturn'];
+                    if (cookies1 && Object.keys(cookies1).length != 0) {
+                        done(new Error('Invalid cookie(path:/rediectToSame)'));
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    if ((cookies2 && Object.keys(cookies2).length != 1) ||
+                        cookies2['redirectToSameDomainCookie'] !== 'same1') {
+                        done(new Error('Invalid cookie(path:/rediectReurn)'));
+                       return;
+                    }
+                    done();
+                });
+                n1.receive({});
+            });
+        });
+        it('should not send cookies to the different domain when redirected(no cookies)', function(done) {
+            var flow = [{id:'n1',type:'http request',wires:[['n2']],method:'GET',ret:'obj',url:getTestURL('/redirectToDifferentDomain')},
+                {id:"n2", type:"helper"}];
+            receivedCookies = {};
+            helper.load(httpRequestNode, flow, function() {
+                var n1 = helper.getNode("n1");
+                var n2 = helper.getNode("n2");
+                n2.on("input", function(msg) {
+                    var cookies1 = receivedCookies['localhost:'+testPort+'/redirectToSameDomain'];
+                    var cookies2 = receivedCookies['127.0.0.1:'+testPort+'/redirectReturn'];
+                    if (cookies1 && Object.keys(cookies1).length != 0) {
+                        done(new Error('Invalid cookie(path:/rediectToDiffer)'));
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    if (cookies2 && Object.keys(cookies2).length != 0) {
+                        done(new Error('Invalid cookie(path:/rediectReurn)'));
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    done();
+                });
+                n1.receive({});
+            });
+        });
+        it('should send cookies to the same domain when redirected(msg.cookies)', function(done) {
+            var flow = [{id:'n1',type:'http request',wires:[['n2']],method:'GET',ret:'obj',url:getTestURL('/redirectToSameDomain')},
+                {id:"n2", type:"helper"}];
+            receivedCookies = {};
+            helper.load(httpRequestNode, flow, function() {
+                var n1 = helper.getNode("n1");
+                var n2 = helper.getNode("n2");
+                n2.on("input", function(msg) {
+                    var cookies1 = receivedCookies['localhost:'+testPort+'/redirectToSameDomain'];
+                    var cookies2 = receivedCookies['localhost:'+testPort+'/redirectReturn'];
+                    if ((cookies1 && Object.keys(cookies1).length != 1) ||
+                        cookies1['requestCookie'] !== 'request1') {
+                        done(new Error('Invalid cookie(path:/rediectToSame)'));
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    if ((cookies2 && Object.keys(cookies2).length != 2) ||
+                         cookies1['requestCookie'] !== 'request1' ||
+                         cookies2['redirectToSameDomainCookie'] !== 'same1') {
+                        done(new Error('Invalid cookie(path:/rediectReurn)'));
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    done();
+                });
+                n1.receive({
+                    cookies: { requestCookie: 'request1' }
+                });
+            });
+        });
+        it('should not send cookies to the different domain when redirected(msg.cookies)', function(done) {
+            var flow = [{id:'n1',type:'http request',wires:[['n2']],method:'GET',ret:'obj',url:getTestURL('/redirectToDifferentDomain')},
+                {id:"n2", type:"helper"}];
+            receivedCookies = {};
+            helper.load(httpRequestNode, flow, function() {
+                var n1 = helper.getNode("n1");
+                var n2 = helper.getNode("n2");
+                n2.on("input", function(msg) {
+                    var cookies1 = receivedCookies['localhost:'+testPort+'/redirectToDifferentDomain'];
+                    var cookies2 = receivedCookies['127.0.0.1:'+testPort+'/redirectReturn'];
+                    if ((cookies1 && Object.keys(cookies1).length != 1) ||
+                        cookies1['requestCookie'] !== 'request1') {
+                        done(new Error('Invalid cookie(path:/rediectToDiffer)'));
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    if (cookies2 && Object.keys(cookies2).length != 0) {
+                        done(new Error('Invalid cookie(path:/rediectReurn)'));
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    done();
+                });
+                n1.receive({
+                    cookies: { requestCookie: 'request1' }
+                });
+            });
+        });
+        it('should send cookies to the same domain when redirected(msg.headers.cookie)', function(done) {
+            var flow = [{id:'n1',type:'http request',wires:[['n2']],method:'GET',ret:'obj',url:getTestURL('/redirectToSameDomain')},
+                {id:"n2", type:"helper"}];
+            receivedCookies = {};
+            helper.load(httpRequestNode, flow, function() {
+                var n1 = helper.getNode("n1");
+                var n2 = helper.getNode("n2");
+                n2.on("input", function(msg) {
+                    var cookies1 = receivedCookies['localhost:'+testPort+'/redirectToSameDomain'];
+                    var cookies2 = receivedCookies['localhost:'+testPort+'/redirectReturn'];
+                    if ((cookies1 && Object.keys(cookies1).length != 1) ||
+                        cookies1['requestCookie'] !== 'request1') {
+                        done(new Error('Invalid cookie(path:/rediectToSame)'));
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    if ((cookies2 && Object.keys(cookies2).length != 2) ||
+                        cookies1['requestCookie'] !== 'request1' ||
+                        cookies2['redirectToSameDomainCookie'] !== 'same1') {
+                        done(new Error('Invalid cookie(path:/rediectReurn)'));
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    done();
+                });
+                n1.receive({
+                    headers: { cookie: 'requestCookie=request1' }
+                });
+            });
+        });
+        it('should not send cookies to the different domain when redirected(msg.headers.cookie)', function(done) {
+            var flow = [{id:'n1',type:'http request',wires:[['n2']],method:'GET',ret:'obj',url:getTestURL('/redirectToDifferentDomain')},
+                {id:"n2", type:"helper"}];
+            receivedCookies = {};
+            helper.load(httpRequestNode, flow, function() {
+                var n1 = helper.getNode("n1");
+                var n2 = helper.getNode("n2");
+                n2.on("input", function(msg) {
+                    var cookies1 = receivedCookies['localhost:'+testPort+'/redirectToDifferentDomain'];
+                    var cookies2 = receivedCookies['127.0.0.1:'+testPort+'/redirectReturn'];
+                    if ((cookies1 && Object.keys(cookies1).length != 1) ||
+                        cookies1['requestCookie'] !== 'request1') {
+                        done(new Error('Invalid cookie(path:/rediectToDiffer)'));
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    if (cookies2 && Object.keys(cookies2).length != 0) {
+                        done(new Error('Invalid cookie(path:/rediectReurn)'));
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    done();
+                });
+                n1.receive({
+                    headers: { cookie: 'requestCookie=request1' }
+                });
+            });
+        });
+    });
 });