diff --git a/lib/secure_headers.rb b/lib/secure_headers.rb
index 0f48d92f..0a1b5416 100644
--- a/lib/secure_headers.rb
+++ b/lib/secure_headers.rb
@@ -149,6 +149,16 @@ def content_security_policy_style_nonce(request)
       content_security_policy_nonce(request, CSP::STYLE_SRC)
     end
 
+    # Public: Retreives the config for a given header type:
+    #
+    # Checks to see if there is an override for this request, then
+    # Checks to see if a named override is used for this request, then
+    # Falls back to the global config
+    def config_for(request)
+      request.env[SECURE_HEADERS_CONFIG] ||
+        Configuration.get(Configuration::DEFAULT_CONFIG)
+    end
+
     private
 
     # Private: gets or creates a nonce for CSP.
@@ -217,16 +227,6 @@ def use_cached_headers(default_headers, request)
       end
     end
 
-    # Private: Retreives the config for a given header type:
-    #
-    # Checks to see if there is an override for this request, then
-    # Checks to see if a named override is used for this request, then
-    # Falls back to the global config
-    def config_for(request)
-      request.env[SECURE_HEADERS_CONFIG] ||
-        Configuration.get(Configuration::DEFAULT_CONFIG)
-    end
-
     # Private: chooses the applicable CSP header for the provided user agent.
     #
     # headers - a hash of header_config_key => [header_name, header_value]
diff --git a/lib/secure_headers/configuration.rb b/lib/secure_headers/configuration.rb
index be2b0c24..d97aff82 100644
--- a/lib/secure_headers/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/secure_headers/configuration.rb
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def add_noop_configuration
 
     attr_accessor :hsts, :x_frame_options, :x_content_type_options,
       :x_xss_protection, :csp, :x_download_options, :x_permitted_cross_domain_policies,
-      :hpkp
+      :hpkp, :secure_cookies
     attr_reader :cached_headers
 
     def initialize(&block)
diff --git a/lib/secure_headers/middleware.rb b/lib/secure_headers/middleware.rb
index 02e8472e..603359bc 100644
--- a/lib/secure_headers/middleware.rb
+++ b/lib/secure_headers/middleware.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 module SecureHeaders
   class Middleware
+    SECURE_COOKIE_REGEXP = /;\s*secure\s*(;|$)/i.freeze
+
     def initialize(app)
       @app = app
     end
@@ -8,8 +10,29 @@ def initialize(app)
     def call(env)
       req = Rack::Request.new(env)
       status, headers, response = @app.call(env)
+
+      config = SecureHeaders.config_for(req)
+      flag_cookies_as_secure!(headers) if config.secure_cookies
       headers.merge!(SecureHeaders.header_hash_for(req))
       [status, headers, response]
     end
+
+    private
+
+    # inspired by https://github.com/tobmatth/rack-ssl-enforcer/blob/6c014/lib/rack/ssl-enforcer.rb#L183-L194
+    def flag_cookies_as_secure!(headers)
+      if cookies = headers['Set-Cookie']
+        # Support Rails 2.3 / Rack 1.1 arrays as headers
+        cookies = cookies.split("\n") unless cookies.is_a?(Array)
+
+        headers['Set-Cookie'] = cookies.map do |cookie|
+          if cookie !~ SECURE_COOKIE_REGEXP
+            "#{cookie}; secure"
+          else
+            cookie
+          end
+        end.join("\n")
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/secure_headers/railtie.rb b/lib/secure_headers/railtie.rb
index daeb2c7e..efa80be2 100644
--- a/lib/secure_headers/railtie.rb
+++ b/lib/secure_headers/railtie.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class Railtie < Rails::Railtie
                              'Public-Key-Pins', 'Public-Key-Pins-Report-Only']
 
       initializer "secure_headers.middleware" do
-        Rails.application.config.middleware.use SecureHeaders::Middleware
+        Rails.application.config.middleware.insert_before 0, SecureHeaders::Middleware
       end
 
       initializer "secure_headers.action_controller" do
diff --git a/spec/lib/secure_headers/configuration_spec.rb b/spec/lib/secure_headers/configuration_spec.rb
index 59d9d5a2..496acb6b 100644
--- a/spec/lib/secure_headers/configuration_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/secure_headers/configuration_spec.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ module SecureHeaders
       config = Configuration.get(:test_override)
       noop = Configuration.get(Configuration::NOOP_CONFIGURATION)
       [:hsts, :x_frame_options, :x_content_type_options, :x_xss_protection,
-        :x_download_options, :x_permitted_cross_domain_policies, :hpkp, :csp].each do |key|
+        :x_download_options, :x_permitted_cross_domain_policies, :hpkp, :csp, :secure_cookies].each do |key|
 
         expect(config.send(key)).to eq(noop.send(key)), "Value not copied: #{key}."
       end
diff --git a/spec/lib/secure_headers/middleware_spec.rb b/spec/lib/secure_headers/middleware_spec.rb
index 418f88f4..2bc9be95 100644
--- a/spec/lib/secure_headers/middleware_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/secure_headers/middleware_spec.rb
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 module SecureHeaders
   describe Middleware do
-    let(:app) { ->(env) { [200, env, "app"] } }
+    let(:app) { lambda { |env| [200, env, "app"] } }
+    let(:cookie_app) { lambda { |env| [200, env.merge("Set-Cookie" => "foo=bar"), "app"] } }
 
-    let :middleware do
-      Middleware.new(app)
-    end
+    let(:middleware) { Middleware.new(app) }
+    let(:cookie_middleware) { Middleware.new(cookie_app) }
 
     before(:each) do
       reset_config
@@ -36,5 +36,23 @@ module SecureHeaders
       _, env = middleware.call request.env
       expect(env[CSP::HEADER_NAME]).to match("example.org")
     end
+
+    context "cookies should be flagged" do
+      it "flags cookies as secure" do
+        Configuration.default { |config| config.secure_cookies = true }
+        request = Rack::MockRequest.new(cookie_middleware)
+        response = request.get '/'
+        expect(response.headers['Set-Cookie']).to match(Middleware::SECURE_COOKIE_REGEXP)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "cookies should not be flagged" do
+      it "does not flags cookies as secure" do
+        Configuration.default { |config| config.secure_cookies = false }
+        request = Rack::MockRequest.new(cookie_middleware)
+        response = request.get '/'
+        expect(response.headers['Set-Cookie']).not_to match(Middleware::SECURE_COOKIE_REGEXP)
+      end
+    end
   end
 end