diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d94b0ce4..09321bfb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## Unreleased
 ### Fixed
+- HTTP cookies not stored in `irmaclient` when received from a `Set-Cookie` header
 - Invalid hostname specified in MX record bypasses e-mail address revalidation
 - Background revocation tasks not stopped when closing an `irmaclient`
 
diff --git a/irmago_test.go b/irmago_test.go
index 535edb84..7af3e1cf 100644
--- a/irmago_test.go
+++ b/irmago_test.go
@@ -167,6 +167,27 @@ func TestRetryHTTPRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, "42\n", string(bts))
 }
 
+func TestHTTPTransportCookieJar(t *testing.T) {
+	mux := http.NewServeMux()
+	mux.HandleFunc("/setcookie", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		http.SetCookie(w, &http.Cookie{Name: "testcookie", Value: "42", Domain: "localhost"})
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
+	})
+	mux.HandleFunc("/checkcookie", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		c, err := r.Cookie("testcookie")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, "42", c.Value)
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
+	})
+	server := &http.Server{Addr: "localhost:48682", Handler: mux}
+	go server.ListenAndServe()
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	transport := NewHTTPTransport("http://localhost:48682", false)
+	require.NoError(t, transport.Get("/setcookie", nil))
+	require.NoError(t, transport.Get("/checkcookie", nil))
+}
+
 func TestInvalidIrmaConfigurationRestoreFromRemote(t *testing.T) {
 	test.StartSchemeManagerHttpServer()
 	defer test.StopSchemeManagerHttpServer()
diff --git a/transport.go b/transport.go
index 9fc5bf34..6fdb2ba0 100644
--- a/transport.go
+++ b/transport.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/http/cookiejar"
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -104,6 +105,13 @@ func NewHTTPTransport(serverURL string, forceHTTPS bool) *HTTPTransport {
 		},
 	}
 
+	// Create cookie jar to store cookies in
+	cookieJar, err := cookiejar.New(&cookiejar.Options{PublicSuffixList: httpPublicSuffixList{}})
+	if err != nil {
+		Logger.Warnf("failed to create cookie jar: %s", err.Error())
+		cookieJar = nil
+	}
+
 	client := &retryablehttp.Client{
 		Logger:       transportlogger,
 		RetryWaitMin: 100 * time.Millisecond,
@@ -120,6 +128,7 @@ func NewHTTPTransport(serverURL string, forceHTTPS bool) *HTTPTransport {
 		HTTPClient: &http.Client{
 			Timeout:   time.Second * 5,
 			Transport: innerTransport,
+			Jar:       cookieJar,
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -343,3 +352,15 @@ func (transport *HTTPTransport) Get(url string, result interface{}) error {
 func (transport *HTTPTransport) Delete() error {
 	return transport.jsonRequest("", http.MethodDelete, nil, nil)
 }
+
+// httpPublicSuffixList implements the PublicSuffixList interface for use in cookiejar.
+// It is used to prevent cookies from being sent to other domains and subdomains as the host.
+type httpPublicSuffixList struct{}
+
+func (p httpPublicSuffixList) PublicSuffix(domain string) string {
+	return domain
+}
+
+func (p httpPublicSuffixList) String() string {
+	return "github.com/privacybydesign/irmago/httpPublicSuffixList-v1"
+}