diff --git a/spec/api-session-spec.js b/spec/api-session-spec.js
index a0f0066642a9c..deeb2eba2bcf5 100644
--- a/spec/api-session-spec.js
+++ b/spec/api-session-spec.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const path = require('path')
 const fs = require('fs')
 const send = require('send')
 const auth = require('basic-auth')
+const ChildProcess = require('child_process')
 const { closeWindow } = require('./window-helpers')
 
 const { ipcRenderer, remote } = require('electron')
@@ -213,6 +214,33 @@ describe('session module', () => {
         })
       })
     })
+
+    it('should survive an app restart for persistent partition', async () => {
+      const appPath = path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'api', 'cookie-app')
+      const electronPath = remote.getGlobal('process').execPath
+
+      const test = (result, phase) => {
+        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+          let output = ''
+
+          const appProcess = ChildProcess.spawn(
+            electronPath,
+            [appPath],
+            { env: { PHASE: phase, ...process.env } }
+          )
+
+          appProcess.stdout.on('data', (data) => { output += data })
+          appProcess.stdout.on('end', () => {
+            output = output.replace(/(\r\n|\n|\r)/gm, '')
+            assert.strictEqual(output, result)
+            resolve()
+          })
+        })
+      }
+
+      await test('011', 'one')
+      await test('110', 'two')
+    })
   })
 
   describe('ses.clearStorageData(options)', () => {
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/api/cookie-app/main.js b/spec/fixtures/api/cookie-app/main.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b9ba61d00efe0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/api/cookie-app/main.js
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+const { app, session } = require('electron')
+
+app.on('ready', async function () {
+  const url = 'http://foo.bar'
+  const persistentSession = session.fromPartition('persist:ence-test')
+
+  const set = () => {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      persistentSession.cookies.set({
+        url,
+        name: 'test',
+        value: 'true',
+        expirationDate: Date.now() + 60000
+      }, error => {
+        if (error) {
+          reject(error)
+        } else {
+          resolve()
+        }
+      })
+    })
+  }
+
+  const get = () => {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      persistentSession.cookies.get({ url }, (error, list) => {
+        if (error) {
+          reject(error)
+        } else {
+          resolve(list)
+        }
+      })
+    })
+  }
+
+  const maybeRemove = (pred) => {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      if (pred()) {
+        persistentSession.cookies.remove(url, 'test', error => {
+          if (error) {
+            reject(error)
+          } else {
+            resolve()
+          }
+        })
+      } else {
+        resolve()
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
+  try {
+    await maybeRemove(() => process.env.PHASE === 'one')
+    const one = await get()
+    await set()
+    const two = await get()
+    await maybeRemove(() => process.env.PHASE === 'two')
+    const three = await get()
+
+    process.stdout.write(`${one.length}${two.length}${three.length}`)
+  } catch (e) {
+    process.stdout.write('ERROR')
+  } finally {
+    process.stdout.end()
+
+    setImmediate(() => {
+      app.quit()
+    })
+  }
+})
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/api/cookie-app/package.json b/spec/fixtures/api/cookie-app/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..bd21c272f5e2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/api/cookie-app/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "name": "electron-cookie-app",
+  "main": "main.js"
+}