diff --git a/yesod-core/Yesod/Handler.hs b/yesod-core/Yesod/Handler.hs
index a9410596..d9ae3078 100644
--- a/yesod-core/Yesod/Handler.hs
+++ b/yesod-core/Yesod/Handler.hs
@@ -624,18 +624,19 @@ invalidArgsI msg = do
 
 ------- Headers
 -- | Set the cookie on the client.
---
--- Note: although the value used for key and value is 'Text', you should only
--- use ASCII values to be HTTP compliant.
-setCookie :: Int -- ^ minutes to timeout
-          -> Text -- ^ key
-          -> Text -- ^ value
+
+setCookie :: SetCookie
           -> GHandler sub master ()
-setCookie a b = addHeader . AddCookie a (encodeUtf8 b) . encodeUtf8
+setCookie = addHeader . AddCookie
 
 -- | Unset the cookie on the client.
-deleteCookie :: Text -> GHandler sub master ()
-deleteCookie = addHeader . DeleteCookie . encodeUtf8
+--
+-- Note: although the value used for key and path is 'Text', you should only
+-- use ASCII values to be HTTP compliant.
+deleteCookie :: Text -- ^ key 
+             -> Text -- ^ path
+             -> GHandler sub master ()
+deleteCookie a = addHeader . DeleteCookie (encodeUtf8 a) . encodeUtf8
 
 -- | Set the language in the user session. Will show up in 'languages' on the
 -- next request.
@@ -809,32 +810,20 @@ httpAccept = parseHttpAccept
            . W.requestHeaders
 
 -- | Convert Header to a key/value pair.
-headerToPair :: S.ByteString -- ^ cookie path
-             -> (Int -> UTCTime) -- ^ minutes -> expiration time
-             -> Header
+headerToPair :: Header
              -> (CI H.Ascii, H.Ascii)
-headerToPair cp getExpires (AddCookie minutes key value) =
-    ("Set-Cookie", toByteString $ renderSetCookie $ SetCookie
-        { setCookieName = key
-        , setCookieValue = value
-        , setCookiePath = Just cp
-        , setCookieExpires =
-            if minutes == 0
-                then Nothing
-                else Just $ getExpires minutes
-        , setCookieDomain = Nothing
-        , setCookieHttpOnly = True
-        })
-headerToPair cp _ (DeleteCookie key) =
+headerToPair (AddCookie sc) =
+    ("Set-Cookie", toByteString $ renderSetCookie $ sc)
+headerToPair (DeleteCookie key path) =
     ( "Set-Cookie"
     , S.concat
         [ key
         , "=; path="
-        , cp
+        , path
         , "; expires=Thu, 01-Jan-1970 00:00:00 GMT"
         ]
     )
-headerToPair _ _ (Header key value) = (CI.mk key, value)
+headerToPair (Header key value) = (CI.mk key, value)
 
 -- | Get a unique identifier.
 newIdent :: GHandler sub master Text
diff --git a/yesod-core/Yesod/Internal.hs b/yesod-core/Yesod/Internal.hs
index 594e52de..f1530057 100644
--- a/yesod-core/Yesod/Internal.hs
+++ b/yesod-core/Yesod/Internal.hs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import Data.String (IsString)
 import qualified Data.Map as Map
 import Data.Text.Lazy.Builder (Builder)
 import Network.HTTP.Types (Ascii)
+import Web.Cookie (SetCookie (..))
 
 #if GHC7
 #define HAMLET hamlet
@@ -64,8 +65,8 @@ instance Exception ErrorResponse
 ----- header stuff
 -- | Headers to be added to a 'Result'.
 data Header =
-    AddCookie Int Ascii Ascii
-    | DeleteCookie Ascii
+    AddCookie SetCookie
+    | DeleteCookie Ascii Ascii
     | Header Ascii Ascii
     deriving (Eq, Show)
 
diff --git a/yesod-core/Yesod/Internal/Core.hs b/yesod-core/Yesod/Internal/Core.hs
index a8cffde0..e8654ae0 100644
--- a/yesod-core/Yesod/Internal/Core.hs
+++ b/yesod-core/Yesod/Internal/Core.hs
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ import Blaze.ByteString.Builder (Builder, toByteString)
 import Blaze.ByteString.Builder.Char.Utf8 (fromText)
 import Data.List (foldl')
 import qualified Network.HTTP.Types as H
+import Web.Cookie (SetCookie (..))
 import qualified Data.Text.Lazy as TL
 import qualified Data.Text.Lazy.IO
 import qualified Data.Text.Lazy.Builder as TB
@@ -407,12 +408,16 @@ defaultYesodRunner handler master sub murl toMasterRoute mkey req = do
         hs' =
             case mkey of
                 Nothing -> hs
-                Just _ -> AddCookie
-                            (clientSessionDuration master)
-                            sessionName
-                            sessionVal
+                Just _ -> AddCookie SetCookie
+                            { setCookieName = sessionName
+                            , setCookieValue = sessionVal
+                            , setCookiePath = Just (cookiePath master)
+                            , setCookieExpires = Just $ getExpires (clientSessionDuration master)
+                            , setCookieDomain = Nothing
+                            , setCookieHttpOnly = True
+                            }
                           : hs
-        hs'' = map (headerToPair (cookiePath master) getExpires) hs'
+        hs'' = map headerToPair hs'
         hs''' = ("Content-Type", ct) : hs''
 
 data AuthResult = Authorized | AuthenticationRequired | Unauthorized Text