--- a/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.c
@@ -216,7 +216,8 @@ ngx_http_upstream_header_t  ngx_http_ups
                  ngx_http_upstream_rewrite_refresh, 0, 0 },
 
     { ngx_string("Set-Cookie"),
-                 ngx_http_upstream_process_set_cookie, 0,
+                 ngx_http_upstream_process_set_cookie,
+                 offsetof(ngx_http_upstream_headers_in_t, cookies),
                  ngx_http_upstream_rewrite_set_cookie, 0, 1 },
 
     { ngx_string("Content-Disposition"),
@@ -3731,11 +3732,28 @@ static ngx_int_t
 ngx_http_upstream_process_set_cookie(ngx_http_request_t *r, ngx_table_elt_t *h,
     ngx_uint_t offset)
 {
-#if (NGX_HTTP_CACHE)
-    ngx_http_upstream_t  *u;
+    ngx_array_t           *pa;
+    ngx_table_elt_t      **ph;
+    ngx_http_upstream_t   *u;
 
     u = r->upstream;
-
+    pa = &u->headers_in.cookies;
+
+    if (pa->elts == NULL) {
+        if (ngx_array_init(pa, r->pool, 1, sizeof(ngx_table_elt_t *)) != NGX_OK)
+        {
+            return NGX_ERROR;
+        }
+    }
+
+    ph = ngx_array_push(pa);
+    if (ph == NULL) {
+        return NGX_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    *ph = h;
+
+#if (NGX_HTTP_CACHE)
     if (!(u->conf->ignore_headers & NGX_HTTP_UPSTREAM_IGN_SET_COOKIE)) {
         u->cacheable = 0;
     }
@@ -4657,6 +4675,40 @@ ngx_http_upstream_header_variable(ngx_ht
 }
 
 
+ngx_int_t
+ngx_http_upstream_cookie_variable(ngx_http_request_t *r,
+    ngx_http_variable_value_t *v, uintptr_t data)
+{
+    ngx_str_t  *name = (ngx_str_t *) data;
+
+    ngx_str_t   cookie, s;
+
+    if (r->upstream == NULL) {
+        v->not_found = 1;
+        return NGX_OK;
+    }
+
+    s.len = name->len - (sizeof("upstream_cookie_") - 1);
+    s.data = name->data + sizeof("upstream_cookie_") - 1;
+
+    if (ngx_http_parse_set_cookie_lines(&r->upstream->headers_in.cookies,
+                                        &s, &cookie)
+        == NGX_DECLINED)
+    {
+        v->not_found = 1;
+        return NGX_OK;
+    }
+
+    v->len = cookie.len;
+    v->valid = 1;
+    v->no_cacheable = 0;
+    v->not_found = 0;
+    v->data = cookie.data;
+
+    return NGX_OK;
+}
+
+
 #if (NGX_HTTP_CACHE)
 
 ngx_int_t