diff --git a/http/cookie.ts b/http/cookie.ts
index b7019ae20d..900d2941be 100644
--- a/http/cookie.ts
+++ b/http/cookie.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export function getCookies(req: ServerRequest): Cookies {
     for (const kv of c) {
       const cookieVal = kv.split("=");
       const key = cookieVal.shift().trim();
-      out[key] = cookieVal.join("");
+      out[key] = cookieVal.join("=");
     }
     return out;
   }
diff --git a/http/cookie_test.ts b/http/cookie_test.ts
index ae99b2707b..4b4e2759d4 100644
--- a/http/cookie_test.ts
+++ b/http/cookie_test.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ test({
     req.headers = new Headers();
     req.headers.set("Cookie", "igot=99; problems=but...");
     assertEquals(getCookies(req), { igot: "99", problems: "but..." });
+
+    req.headers = new Headers();
+    req.headers.set("Cookie", "PREF=al=en-GB&f1=123; wide=1; SID=123");
+    assertEquals(getCookies(req), {
+      PREF: "al=en-GB&f1=123",
+      wide: "1",
+      SID: "123"
+    });
   }
 });