diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/JaxRsClientMethodBuilderSpec.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/JaxRsClientMethodBuilderSpec.groovy
index b1716c54f9..82b4a5528b 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/JaxRsClientMethodBuilderSpec.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/JaxRsClientMethodBuilderSpec.groovy
@@ -84,6 +84,21 @@ class JaxRsClientMethodBuilderSpec extends Specification implements WireMockStub
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Shared
+	Contract contractDslWithAbsentCookies = Contract.make {
+		request {
+			method "GET"
+			url "/foo"
+			cookies {
+				cookie 'cookie-key': absent()
+			}
+		}
+		response {
+			status 200
+			body([status: 'OK'])
+		}
+	}
+
 	def "should generate assertions for simple response body with #methodBuilderName"() {
 		given:
 			Contract contractDsl = Contract.make {
@@ -1286,6 +1301,19 @@ DATA
 			SyntaxChecker.tryToCompile("JaxRsClientJUnitMethodBodyBuilder", blockBuilder.toString())
 	}
 
+	def "should not generate cookie assertions with absent value in JAX-RS JUnit test"() {
+		given:
+			MethodBodyBuilder builder = new JaxRsClientJUnitMethodBodyBuilder(contractDslWithAbsentCookies, properties)
+			BlockBuilder blockBuilder = new BlockBuilder(" ")
+		when:
+			builder.appendTo(blockBuilder)
+			def test = blockBuilder.toString()
+		then:
+			!test.contains("cookie")
+		and:
+			SyntaxChecker.tryToCompile("JaxRsClientJunitMethodBodyBuilder", blockBuilder.toString())
+	}
+
 	def "should generate test for cookies with string value in JAX-RS Spock test"() {
 		given:
 			MethodBodyBuilder builder = new JaxRsClientSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder(contractDslWithCookiesValue, properties)
@@ -1315,4 +1343,17 @@ DATA
 		and:
 			SyntaxChecker.tryToCompile("JaxRsClientSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder", blockBuilder.toString())
 	}
+
+	def "should not generate cookie assertions with absent value in JAX-RS Spock test"() {
+		given:
+			MethodBodyBuilder builder = new JaxRsClientSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder(contractDslWithAbsentCookies, properties)
+			BlockBuilder blockBuilder = new BlockBuilder(" ")
+		when:
+			builder.appendTo(blockBuilder)
+			def test = blockBuilder.toString()
+		then:
+			!test.contains("cookie")
+		and:
+			SyntaxChecker.tryToCompile("JaxRsClientSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder", blockBuilder.toString())
+	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderSpec.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderSpec.groovy
index 705d3836b7..d6fce5b5da 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderSpec.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderSpec.groovy
@@ -88,6 +88,21 @@ class MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderSpec extends Specification implements WireMockStub
 		}
 	}
 
+    @Shared
+    Contract contractDslWithAbsentCookies = Contract.make {
+        request {
+            method "GET"
+            url "/foo"
+            cookies {
+                cookie 'cookie-key': absent()
+            }
+        }
+        response {
+            status 200
+            body([status: 'OK'])
+        }
+    }
+
 	@Shared
 	// tag::contract_with_regex[]
 	Contract dslWithOptionalsInString = Contract.make {
@@ -2491,6 +2506,19 @@ DocumentContext parsedJson = JsonPath.parse(json);
 			SyntaxChecker.tryToCompile("MockMvcJUnitMethodBodyBuilder", blockBuilder.toString())
 	}
 
+	def "should not generate JUnit cookie assertion with absent cookie"() {
+		given:
+			MethodBodyBuilder builder = new MockMvcJUnitMethodBodyBuilder(contractDslWithAbsentCookies, properties)
+			BlockBuilder blockBuilder = new BlockBuilder(" ")
+		when:
+			builder.appendTo(blockBuilder)
+			def test = blockBuilder.toString()
+		then:
+			!test.contains("cookie")
+		and:
+			SyntaxChecker.tryToCompile("MockMvcJUnitMethodBodyBuilder", blockBuilder.toString())
+	}
+
 	def "should generate spock assertions with cookies"() {
 		given:
 			MethodBodyBuilder builder = new MockMvcSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder(contractDslWithCookiesValue, properties)
@@ -2521,4 +2549,17 @@ DocumentContext parsedJson = JsonPath.parse(json);
 			SyntaxChecker.tryToCompile("MockMvcSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder", blockBuilder.toString())
 	}
 
+	def "should not generate spock cookie assertion with absent cookie"() {
+		given:
+			MethodBodyBuilder builder = new MockMvcSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder(contractDslWithAbsentCookies, properties)
+			BlockBuilder blockBuilder = new BlockBuilder(" ")
+		when:
+			builder.appendTo(blockBuilder)
+			def test = blockBuilder.toString()
+		then:
+			!test.contains("cookie")
+		and:
+			SyntaxChecker.tryToCompile("MockMvcSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder", blockBuilder.toString())
+	}
+
 }