diff --git a/gluon/main.py b/gluon/main.py
index 75c1ef5e..3c6a77e5 100644
--- a/gluon/main.py
+++ b/gluon/main.py
@@ -423,10 +423,13 @@ def wsgibase(environ, responder):
                 # ##################################################
 
                 if env.http_cookie:
-                    try:
-                        request.cookies.load(env.http_cookie)
-                    except Cookie.CookieError, e:
-                        pass  # invalid cookies
+                    for single_cookie in env.http_cookie.split(';'):
+                        single_cookie = single_cookie.strip()
+                        if single_cookie:
+                            try:
+                                request.cookies.load(single_cookie)
+                            except Cookie.CookieError:
+                                pass  # single invalid cookie ignore
 
                 # ##################################################
                 # try load session or create new session file