diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 073ececa..dfd6332a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -244,13 +244,10 @@ to a single process.
       - `httpCompression` (`Object|Boolean`): parameters of the http compression for the polling transports
         (see [zlib](http://nodejs.org/api/zlib.html#zlib_options) api docs). Set to `false` to disable. (`true`)
         - `threshold` (`Number`): data is compressed only if the byte size is above this value (`1024`)
-      - `cookie` (`String|Boolean`): name of the HTTP cookie that
+      - `cookie` (`Object|Boolean`): configuration of the cookie that
         contains the client sid to send as part of handshake response
-        headers. Set to `false` to not send one. (`io`)
-      - `cookiePath` (`String|Boolean`): path of the above `cookie`
-        option. If false, no path will be sent, which means browsers will only send the cookie on the engine.io attached path (`/engine.io`).
-        Set false to not save io cookie on all requests. (`/`)
-      - `cookieHttpOnly` (`Boolean`): If `true` HttpOnly io cookie cannot be accessed by client-side APIs, such as JavaScript. (`true`) _This option has no effect if `cookie` or `cookiePath` is set to `false`._
+        headers. This cookie might be used for sticky-session. Defaults to not sending any cookie (`false`).
+        See [here](https://github.com/jshttp/cookie#options-1) for all supported options.
       - `wsEngine` (`String`): what WebSocket server implementation to use. Specified module must conform to the `ws` interface (see [ws module api docs](https://github.com/websockets/ws/blob/master/doc/ws.md)). Default value is `ws`. An alternative c++ addon is also available by installing `uws` module.
       - `initialPacket` (`Object`): an optional packet which will be concatenated to the handshake packet emitted by Engine.IO.
 - `close`
diff --git a/lib/server.js b/lib/server.js
index cc1959db..7cfb05b8 100644
--- a/lib/server.js
+++ b/lib/server.js
@@ -30,16 +30,26 @@ class Server extends EventEmitter {
     this.transports = opts.transports || Object.keys(transports);
     this.allowUpgrades = false !== opts.allowUpgrades;
     this.allowRequest = opts.allowRequest;
-    this.cookie = false !== opts.cookie ? opts.cookie || "io" : false;
-    this.cookiePath =
-      false !== opts.cookiePath ? opts.cookiePath || "/" : false;
-    this.cookieHttpOnly = false !== opts.cookieHttpOnly;
     this.perMessageDeflate =
       false !== opts.perMessageDeflate ? opts.perMessageDeflate || true : false;
     this.httpCompression =
       false !== opts.httpCompression ? opts.httpCompression || {} : false;
     this.initialPacket = opts.initialPacket;
 
+    this.opts = Object.assign({}, opts);
+
+    if (opts.cookie) {
+      this.opts.cookie = Object.assign(
+        {
+          name: "io",
+          path: "/",
+          httpOnly: opts.cookie.path !== false,
+          sameSite: "lax"
+        },
+        opts.cookie
+      );
+    }
+
     // initialize compression options
     ["perMessageDeflate", "httpCompression"].forEach(type => {
       let compression = this[type];
@@ -249,12 +259,13 @@ class Server extends EventEmitter {
     const socket = new Socket(id, this, transport, req);
     const self = this;
 
-    if (false !== this.cookie) {
-      transport.on("headers", function(headers) {
-        headers["Set-Cookie"] = cookieMod.serialize(self.cookie, id, {
-          path: self.cookiePath,
-          httpOnly: self.cookiePath ? self.cookieHttpOnly : false
-        });
+    if (this.opts.cookie) {
+      transport.on("headers", headers => {
+        headers["Set-Cookie"] = cookieMod.serialize(
+          this.opts.cookie.name,
+          id,
+          this.opts.cookie
+        );
       });
     }
 
diff --git a/test/server.js b/test/server.js
index ef778b50..d36e50dd 100644
--- a/test/server.js
+++ b/test/server.js
@@ -141,133 +141,137 @@ describe("server", function() {
   });
 
   describe("handshake", function() {
-    it("should send the io cookie", function(done) {
-      listen(function(port) {
+    it("should send the io cookie", done => {
+      listen({ cookie: true }, port => {
         request
           .get("http://localhost:%d/engine.io/default/".s(port))
           .query({ transport: "polling", b64: 1 })
           .end(function(err, res) {
             expect(err).to.be(null);
             // hack-obtain sid
-            var sid = res.text.match(/"sid":"([^"]+)"/)[1];
+            const sid = res.text.match(/"sid":"([^"]+)"/)[1];
             expect(res.headers["set-cookie"][0]).to.be(
-              "io=" + sid + "; Path=/; HttpOnly"
+              `io=${sid}; Path=/; HttpOnly; SameSite=Lax`
             );
             done();
           });
       });
     });
 
-    it("should send the io cookie custom name", function(done) {
-      listen({ cookie: "woot" }, function(port) {
+    it("should send the io cookie custom name", done => {
+      listen({ cookie: { name: "woot" } }, port => {
         request
           .get("http://localhost:%d/engine.io/default/".s(port))
           .query({ transport: "polling", b64: 1 })
           .end(function(err, res) {
             expect(err).to.be(null);
-            var sid = res.text.match(/"sid":"([^"]+)"/)[1];
+            const sid = res.text.match(/"sid":"([^"]+)"/)[1];
             expect(res.headers["set-cookie"][0]).to.be(
-              "woot=" + sid + "; Path=/; HttpOnly"
+              `woot=${sid}; Path=/; HttpOnly; SameSite=Lax`
             );
             done();
           });
       });
     });
 
-    it("should send the cookie with custom path", function(done) {
-      listen({ cookiePath: "/custom" }, function(port) {
+    it("should send the cookie with custom path", done => {
+      listen({ cookie: { path: "/custom" } }, port => {
         request
           .get("http://localhost:%d/engine.io/default/".s(port))
           .query({ transport: "polling", b64: 1 })
           .end(function(err, res) {
             expect(err).to.be(null);
-            var sid = res.text.match(/"sid":"([^"]+)"/)[1];
+            const sid = res.text.match(/"sid":"([^"]+)"/)[1];
             expect(res.headers["set-cookie"][0]).to.be(
-              "io=" + sid + "; Path=/custom; HttpOnly"
+              `io=${sid}; Path=/custom; HttpOnly; SameSite=Lax`
             );
             done();
           });
       });
     });
 
-    it("should send the cookie with path=false", function(done) {
-      listen({ cookiePath: false }, function(port) {
+    it("should send the cookie with path=false", done => {
+      listen({ cookie: { path: false } }, port => {
         request
           .get("http://localhost:%d/engine.io/default/".s(port))
           .query({ transport: "polling", b64: 1 })
           .end(function(err, res) {
             expect(err).to.be(null);
-            var sid = res.text.match(/"sid":"([^"]+)"/)[1];
-            expect(res.headers["set-cookie"][0]).to.be("io=" + sid);
-            done();
-          });
-      });
-    });
-
-    it("should send the io cookie with httpOnly=true", function(done) {
-      listen({ cookieHttpOnly: true }, function(port) {
-        request
-          .get("http://localhost:%d/engine.io/default/".s(port))
-          .query({ transport: "polling", b64: 1 })
-          .end(function(err, res) {
-            expect(err).to.be(null);
-            var sid = res.text.match(/"sid":"([^"]+)"/)[1];
+            const sid = res.text.match(/"sid":"([^"]+)"/)[1];
             expect(res.headers["set-cookie"][0]).to.be(
-              "io=" + sid + "; Path=/; HttpOnly"
+              `io=${sid}; SameSite=Lax`
             );
             done();
           });
       });
     });
 
-    it("should send the io cookie with httpOnly=true and path=false", function(done) {
-      listen({ cookieHttpOnly: true, cookiePath: false }, function(port) {
+    it("should send the io cookie with httpOnly=true", done => {
+      listen({ cookie: { httpOnly: true } }, port => {
         request
           .get("http://localhost:%d/engine.io/default/".s(port))
           .query({ transport: "polling", b64: 1 })
           .end(function(err, res) {
             expect(err).to.be(null);
-            var sid = res.text.match(/"sid":"([^"]+)"/)[1];
-            expect(res.headers["set-cookie"][0]).to.be("io=" + sid);
-            done();
-          });
-      });
-    });
-
-    it("should send the io cookie with httpOnly=false", function(done) {
-      listen({ cookieHttpOnly: false }, function(port) {
-        request
-          .get("http://localhost:%d/engine.io/default/".s(port))
-          .query({ transport: "polling", b64: 1 })
-          .end(function(err, res) {
-            expect(err).to.be(null);
-            var sid = res.text.match(/"sid":"([^"]+)"/)[1];
+            const sid = res.text.match(/"sid":"([^"]+)"/)[1];
             expect(res.headers["set-cookie"][0]).to.be(
-              "io=" + sid + "; Path=/"
+              `io=${sid}; Path=/; HttpOnly; SameSite=Lax`
             );
             done();
           });
       });
     });
 
-    it("should send the io cookie with httpOnly not boolean", function(done) {
-      listen({ cookieHttpOnly: "no" }, function(port) {
+    it("should send the io cookie with sameSite=strict", done => {
+      listen({ cookie: { sameSite: "strict" } }, port => {
         request
           .get("http://localhost:%d/engine.io/default/".s(port))
           .query({ transport: "polling", b64: 1 })
           .end(function(err, res) {
             expect(err).to.be(null);
-            var sid = res.text.match(/"sid":"([^"]+)"/)[1];
+            const sid = res.text.match(/"sid":"([^"]+)"/)[1];
             expect(res.headers["set-cookie"][0]).to.be(
-              "io=" + sid + "; Path=/; HttpOnly"
+              `io=${sid}; Path=/; HttpOnly; SameSite=Strict`
             );
             done();
           });
       });
     });
 
-    it("should not send the io cookie", function(done) {
-      listen({ cookie: false }, function(port) {
+    it("should send the io cookie with httpOnly=false", done => {
+      listen({ cookie: { httpOnly: false } }, port => {
+        request
+          .get("http://localhost:%d/engine.io/default/".s(port))
+          .query({ transport: "polling", b64: 1 })
+          .end(function(err, res) {
+            expect(err).to.be(null);
+            const sid = res.text.match(/"sid":"([^"]+)"/)[1];
+            expect(res.headers["set-cookie"][0]).to.be(
+              `io=${sid}; Path=/; SameSite=Lax`
+            );
+            done();
+          });
+      });
+    });
+
+    it("should send the io cookie with httpOnly not boolean", done => {
+      listen({ cookie: { httpOnly: "no" } }, port => {
+        request
+          .get("http://localhost:%d/engine.io/default/".s(port))
+          .query({ transport: "polling", b64: 1 })
+          .end(function(err, res) {
+            expect(err).to.be(null);
+            const sid = res.text.match(/"sid":"([^"]+)"/)[1];
+            expect(res.headers["set-cookie"][0]).to.be(
+              `io=${sid}; Path=/; HttpOnly; SameSite=Lax`
+            );
+            done();
+          });
+      });
+    });
+
+    it("should not send the io cookie", done => {
+      listen({ cookie: false }, port => {
         request
           .get("http://localhost:%d/engine.io/default/".s(port))
           .query({ transport: "polling" })
@@ -2549,7 +2553,9 @@ describe("server", function() {
     }
 
     it("should compress by default", function(done) {
-      var engine = listen({ transports: ["polling"] }, function(port) {
+      var engine = listen({ cookie: true, transports: ["polling"] }, function(
+        port
+      ) {
         engine.on("connection", function(conn) {
           var buf = Buffer.allocUnsafe(1024);
           for (var i = 0; i < buf.length; i++) buf[i] = i % 0xff;
@@ -2584,7 +2590,9 @@ describe("server", function() {
     });
 
     it("should compress using deflate", function(done) {
-      var engine = listen({ transports: ["polling"] }, function(port) {
+      var engine = listen({ cookie: true, transports: ["polling"] }, function(
+        port
+      ) {
         engine.on("connection", function(conn) {
           var buf = Buffer.allocUnsafe(1024);
           for (var i = 0; i < buf.length; i++) buf[i] = i % 0xff;
@@ -2620,7 +2628,11 @@ describe("server", function() {
 
     it("should set threshold", function(done) {
       var engine = listen(
-        { transports: ["polling"], httpCompression: { threshold: 0 } },
+        {
+          cookie: true,
+          transports: ["polling"],
+          httpCompression: { threshold: 0 }
+        },
         function(port) {
           engine.on("connection", function(conn) {
             var buf = Buffer.allocUnsafe(10);
@@ -2654,7 +2666,7 @@ describe("server", function() {
 
     it("should disable compression", function(done) {
       var engine = listen(
-        { transports: ["polling"], httpCompression: false },
+        { cookie: true, transports: ["polling"], httpCompression: false },
         function(port) {
           engine.on("connection", function(conn) {
             var buf = Buffer.allocUnsafe(1024);
@@ -2687,7 +2699,9 @@ describe("server", function() {
     });
 
     it("should disable compression per message", function(done) {
-      var engine = listen({ transports: ["polling"] }, function(port) {
+      var engine = listen({ cookie: true, transports: ["polling"] }, function(
+        port
+      ) {
         engine.on("connection", function(conn) {
           var buf = Buffer.allocUnsafe(1024);
           for (var i = 0; i < buf.length; i++) buf[i] = i % 0xff;
@@ -2718,7 +2732,9 @@ describe("server", function() {
     });
 
     it("should not compress when the byte size is below threshold", function(done) {
-      var engine = listen({ transports: ["polling"] }, function(port) {
+      var engine = listen({ cookie: true, transports: ["polling"] }, function(
+        port
+      ) {
         engine.on("connection", function(conn) {
           var buf = Buffer.allocUnsafe(100);
           for (var i = 0; i < buf.length; i++) buf[i] = i % 0xff;