diff --git a/rupring/src/core/mod.rs b/rupring/src/core/mod.rs
index d754af9..e5a39ea 100644
--- a/rupring/src/core/mod.rs
+++ b/rupring/src/core/mod.rs
@@ -525,9 +525,12 @@ where
             query_parameters,
             headers,
             path_parameters,
+            cookies: HashMap::new(),
             di_context: Arc::clone(&di_context),
         };
 
+        request.parse_cookies_from_headers();
+
         let mut response = crate::Response::new();
 
         // 3.5. middleware chain processing
diff --git a/rupring/src/request.rs b/rupring/src/request.rs
index fc1ef04..cbe4960 100644
--- a/rupring/src/request.rs
+++ b/rupring/src/request.rs
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ impl rupring::ParamStringDeserializer<SomeCustomType> for rupring::ParamString {
 */
 use std::{collections::HashMap, panic::UnwindSafe, sync::Arc};
 
+use hyper::header;
+
 use crate::Method;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
@@ -95,11 +97,27 @@ pub struct Request {
     pub path: String,
     pub body: String,
     pub headers: HashMap<String, String>,
+    pub cookies: HashMap<String, String>,
     pub query_parameters: HashMap<String, Vec<String>>,
     pub path_parameters: HashMap<String, String>,
     pub(crate) di_context: Arc<crate::DIContext>,
 }
 
+impl Request {
+    pub fn parse_cookies_from_headers(&mut self) {
+        if let Some(cookie_header) = self.headers.get(header::COOKIE.as_str()) {
+            for cookie in cookie_header.split("; ") {
+                let mut parts = cookie.splitn(2, '=');
+                if let Some(key) = parts.next() {
+                    if let Some(value) = parts.next() {
+                        self.cookies.insert(key.to_string(), value.to_string());
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl Request {
     pub fn bind<T: BindFromRequest + Default>(&self) -> anyhow::Result<T> {
         BindFromRequest::bind(self.clone())