diff --git a/src/lib/cookies/cookiejar.cpp b/src/lib/cookies/cookiejar.cpp
index 79407b908..91d4f4c4e 100644
--- a/src/lib/cookies/cookiejar.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/cookies/cookiejar.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "autosaver.h"
 #include "settings.h"
 #include "qztools.h"
+#include "sitesettingsmanager.h"
 
 #include <QNetworkCookie>
 #include <QWebEngineProfile>
@@ -134,24 +135,20 @@ void CookieJar::slotCookieRemoved(const QNetworkCookie &cookie)
 
 bool CookieJar::cookieFilter(const QWebEngineCookieStore::FilterRequest &request) const
 {
-    if (!m_allowCookies) {
-        bool result = listMatchesDomain(m_whitelist, request.origin.host());
-        if (!result) {
+    auto result = mApp->siteSettingsManager()->getPermission(SiteSettingsManager::poAllowCookies, request.origin);
+
+    if (!m_allowCookies && (result != SiteSettingsManager::Allow)) {
 #ifdef COOKIE_DEBUG
-            qDebug() << "not in whitelist" << request.origin;
+        qDebug() << "Cookies not allowed" << request.origin;
 #endif
-            return false;
-        }
+        return false;
     }
 
-    if (m_allowCookies) {
-        bool result = listMatchesDomain(m_blacklist, request.origin.host());
-        if (result) {
+    if (m_allowCookies && (result == SiteSettingsManager::Deny)) {
 #ifdef COOKIE_DEBUG
-            qDebug() << "found in blacklist" << request.origin.host();
+        qDebug() << "Cookies denied" << request.origin;
 #endif
-            return false;
-        }
+        return false;
     }
 
     if (m_filterThirdParty && request.thirdParty) {
@@ -168,24 +165,20 @@ bool CookieJar::rejectCookie(const QString &domain, const QNetworkCookie &cookie
 {
     Q_UNUSED(domain)
 
-    if (!m_allowCookies) {
-        bool result = listMatchesDomain(m_whitelist, cookieDomain);
-        if (!result) {
+    auto result = mApp->siteSettingsManager()->getPermission(SiteSettingsManager::poAllowCookies, cookieDomain);
+
+    if (!m_allowCookies && (result != SiteSettingsManager::Allow)) {
 #ifdef COOKIE_DEBUG
-            qDebug() << "not in whitelist" << cookie;
+        qDebug() << "Cookies not allowed" << cookie;
 #endif
-            return true;
-        }
+        return false;
     }
 
-    if (m_allowCookies) {
-        bool result = listMatchesDomain(m_blacklist, cookieDomain);
-        if (result) {
+    if (m_allowCookies && (result == SiteSettingsManager::Deny)) {
 #ifdef COOKIE_DEBUG
-            qDebug() << "found in blacklist" << cookie;
+        qDebug() << "Cookies denied" << cookie;
 #endif
-            return true;
-        }
+        return false;
     }
 
 #ifdef QTWEBENGINE_DISABLED
diff --git a/src/lib/other/siteinfo.cpp b/src/lib/other/siteinfo.cpp
index 59696b8f4..060180ef9 100644
--- a/src/lib/other/siteinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/other/siteinfo.cpp
@@ -353,6 +353,8 @@ void SiteInfo::addSiteSettings()
         SiteInfoPermissionItem *item = addPermissionOption(siteSettings.features[feature]);
         item->setFeature(feature);
     }
+    SiteInfoPermissionItem *item = addPermissionOption(siteSettings.AllowCookies);
+    item->setOption(SiteSettingsManager::poAllowCookies);
 }
 
 void SiteInfo::saveSiteSettings()
@@ -370,7 +372,8 @@ void SiteInfo::saveSiteSettings()
         auto* item = static_cast<SiteInfoPermissionItem*>(ui->listPermissions->itemWidget(ui->listPermissions->item(index)));
         siteSettings.features[supportedFeatures[i]] = item->permission();
     }
-    siteSettings.AllowCookies = SiteSettingsManager::Default;
+    auto* item = static_cast<SiteInfoPermissionItem*>(ui->listPermissions->itemWidget(ui->listPermissions->item(index++)));
+    siteSettings.AllowCookies = item->permission();
     siteSettings.ZoomLevel = -1;
 
     siteSettings.server = m_baseUrl.host();
diff --git a/src/lib/other/sitesettingsmanager.cpp b/src/lib/other/sitesettingsmanager.cpp
index 500a439f7..7360de3e8 100644
--- a/src/lib/other/sitesettingsmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/other/sitesettingsmanager.cpp
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ void SiteSettingsManager::setOption(const QWebEngineSettings::WebAttribute& attr
     setOption(webAttributeToSqlColumn(attribute), url, value);
 }
 
-SiteSettingsManager::Permission SiteSettingsManager::getPermission(const QString &column, const QUrl& url)
+SiteSettingsManager::Permission SiteSettingsManager::getPermission(const QString& column, const QString& host)
 {
     if (column.isEmpty()) {
         return Deny;
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ SiteSettingsManager::Permission SiteSettingsManager::getPermission(const QString
 
     QSqlQuery query(SqlDatabase::instance()->database());
     query.prepare(QSL("SELECT %1 FROM %2 WHERE server=?").arg(column, sqlTable()));
-    query.addBindValue(url.host());
+    query.addBindValue(host);
     query.exec();
 
     if (query.next()) {
@@ -293,19 +293,39 @@ SiteSettingsManager::Permission SiteSettingsManager::getPermission(const QString
     return Default;
 }
 
+SiteSettingsManager::Permission SiteSettingsManager::getPermission(const SiteSettingsManager::PageOptions option, const QString& host)
+{
+    return getPermission(optionToSqlColumn(option), host);
+}
+
+SiteSettingsManager::Permission SiteSettingsManager::getPermission(const QWebEnginePage::Feature& feature, const QString& host)
+{
+    return getPermission(featureToSqlColumn(feature), host);
+}
+
+SiteSettingsManager::Permission SiteSettingsManager::getPermission(const QWebEngineSettings::WebAttribute& attribute, const QString& host)
+{
+    return getPermission(webAttributeToSqlColumn(attribute), host);
+}
+
+SiteSettingsManager::Permission SiteSettingsManager::getPermission(const QString &column, const QUrl& url)
+{
+    return getPermission(column, url.host());
+}
+
 SiteSettingsManager::Permission SiteSettingsManager::getPermission(const SiteSettingsManager::PageOptions option, const QUrl& url)
 {
-    return getPermission(optionToSqlColumn(option), url);
+    return getPermission(optionToSqlColumn(option), url.host());
 }
 
 SiteSettingsManager::Permission SiteSettingsManager::getPermission(const QWebEnginePage::Feature& feature, const QUrl& url)
 {
-    return getPermission(featureToSqlColumn(feature), url);
+    return getPermission(featureToSqlColumn(feature), url.host());
 }
 
 SiteSettingsManager::Permission SiteSettingsManager::getPermission(const QWebEngineSettings::WebAttribute& attribute, const QUrl& url)
 {
-    return getPermission(webAttributeToSqlColumn(attribute), url);
+    return getPermission(webAttributeToSqlColumn(attribute), url.host());
 }
 
 QString SiteSettingsManager::optionToSqlColumn(const SiteSettingsManager::PageOptions &option)
@@ -324,9 +344,16 @@ QString SiteSettingsManager::optionToSqlColumn(const SiteSettingsManager::PageOp
 SiteSettingsManager::Permission SiteSettingsManager::getDefaultPermission(const SiteSettingsManager::PageOptions& option)
 {
     switch (option) {
+        case poAllowCookies: {
+            Settings settings;
+            settings.beginGroup("Cookie-Settings");
+            auto defaultCookies = settings.value("allowCookies", true).toBool() ? Allow : Deny;
+            settings.endGroup();
+
+            return defaultCookies;
+        }
         // so far not implemented
         case poZoomLevel:
-        case poAllowCookies:
         default:
             qWarning() << "Unknown option:" << option;
             return Deny;
diff --git a/src/lib/other/sitesettingsmanager.h b/src/lib/other/sitesettingsmanager.h
index e823853d1..cc615a4b8 100644
--- a/src/lib/other/sitesettingsmanager.h
+++ b/src/lib/other/sitesettingsmanager.h
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ public:
     void setJavascript(const QUrl &url, const int value);
     void setImages(const QUrl &url, const int value);
 
+    Permission getPermission(const QString &column, const QString &host);
+    Permission getPermission(const PageOptions option, const QString &host);
+    Permission getPermission(const QWebEnginePage::Feature &feature, const QString &host);
+    Permission getPermission(const QWebEngineSettings::WebAttribute &attribute, const QString &host);
+
     Permission getPermission(const QString &column, const QUrl &url);
     Permission getPermission(const PageOptions option, const QUrl &url);
     Permission getPermission(const QWebEnginePage::Feature &feature, const QUrl &url);