diff --git a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/ribbon/RibbonClientConfiguration.java b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/ribbon/RibbonClientConfiguration.java
index 58d507ff..0239e27c 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/ribbon/RibbonClientConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/ribbon/RibbonClientConfiguration.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 package org.springframework.cloud.netflix.ribbon;
 
+import org.apache.http.client.params.ClientPNames;
+import org.apache.http.client.params.CookiePolicy;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnMissingBean;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.EnableConfigurationProperties;
@@ -37,6 +39,8 @@ import com.netflix.loadbalancer.ZoneAvoidanceRule;
 import com.netflix.loadbalancer.ZoneAwareLoadBalancer;
 import com.netflix.niws.client.http.RestClient;
 import com.netflix.servo.monitor.Monitors;
+import com.sun.jersey.api.client.Client;
+import com.sun.jersey.client.apache4.ApacheHttpClient4;
 
 /**
  * @author Dave Syer
@@ -86,7 +90,7 @@ public class RibbonClientConfiguration {
 	@Bean
 	@ConditionalOnMissingBean
 	public RestClient ribbonRestClient(IClientConfig config, ILoadBalancer loadBalancer) {
-		RestClient client = new RestClient(config);
+		RestClient client = new OverrideRestClient(config);
 		client.setLoadBalancer(loadBalancer);
 		Monitors.registerObject("Client_" + this.name, client);
 		return client;
@@ -119,4 +123,23 @@ public class RibbonClientConfiguration {
 		return new RibbonLoadBalancerContext(loadBalancer, config);
 	}
 
+	private static class OverrideRestClient extends RestClient {
+
+		private OverrideRestClient(IClientConfig ncc) {
+			super(ncc);
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		protected Client apacheHttpClientSpecificInitialization() {
+			ApacheHttpClient4 apache = (ApacheHttpClient4) super
+					.apacheHttpClientSpecificInitialization();
+			apache.getClientHandler()
+					.getHttpClient()
+					.getParams()
+					.setParameter(ClientPNames.COOKIE_POLICY, CookiePolicy.IGNORE_COOKIES);
+			return apache;
+		}
+
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/ribbon/SpringClientFactoryTests.java b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/ribbon/SpringClientFactoryTests.java
index c94318c5..96b25c7d 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/ribbon/SpringClientFactoryTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/ribbon/SpringClientFactoryTests.java
@@ -16,12 +16,16 @@
 
 package org.springframework.cloud.netflix.ribbon;
 
+import org.apache.http.client.params.ClientPNames;
+import org.apache.http.client.params.CookiePolicy;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.EnvironmentTestUtils;
 import org.springframework.cloud.netflix.archaius.ArchaiusAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext;
 
 import com.netflix.client.DefaultLoadBalancerRetryHandler;
+import com.netflix.niws.client.http.RestClient;
+import com.sun.jersey.client.apache4.ApacheHttpClient4;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 
@@ -46,4 +50,12 @@ public class SpringClientFactoryTests {
 		this.factory.destroy();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testCookiePolicy() {
+		RestClient client = this.factory.getClient("foo", RestClient.class);
+		ApacheHttpClient4 jerseyClient = (ApacheHttpClient4) client.getJerseyClient();
+		assertEquals(CookiePolicy.IGNORE_COOKIES, jerseyClient.getClientHandler()
+				.getHttpClient().getParams().getParameter(ClientPNames.COOKIE_POLICY));
+		this.factory.destroy();
+	}
 }