diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Preferences/General/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Preferences/General/index.js
index 00e91df7c..da2e69ab5 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Preferences/General/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Preferences/General/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import React from 'react';
+import get from 'lodash/get';
 import { useFormik } from 'formik';
 import { useSelector, useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
 import { savePreferences } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/app';
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@ const General = ({ close }) => {
 
   const preferencesSchema = Yup.object().shape({
     sslVerification: Yup.boolean(),
+    storeCookies: Yup.boolean(),
+    sendCookies: Yup.boolean(),
     timeout: Yup.mixed()
       .transform((value, originalValue) => {
         return originalValue === '' ? undefined : value;
@@ -28,7 +31,9 @@ const General = ({ close }) => {
   const formik = useFormik({
     initialValues: {
       sslVerification: preferences.request.sslVerification,
-      timeout: preferences.request.timeout
+      timeout: preferences.request.timeout,
+      storeCookies: get(preferences, 'request.storeCookies', true),
+      sendCookies: get(preferences, 'request.sendCookies', true)
     },
     validationSchema: preferencesSchema,
     onSubmit: async (values) => {
@@ -47,7 +52,9 @@ const General = ({ close }) => {
         ...preferences,
         request: {
           sslVerification: newPreferences.sslVerification,
-          timeout: newPreferences.timeout
+          timeout: newPreferences.timeout,
+          storeCookies: newPreferences.storeCookies,
+          sendCookies: newPreferences.sendCookies
         }
       })
     )
@@ -61,20 +68,46 @@ const General = ({ close }) => {
     <StyledWrapper>
       <form className="bruno-form" onSubmit={formik.handleSubmit}>
         <div className="flex items-center mt-2">
-          <label className="block font-medium mr-2 select-none" style={{ minWidth: 200 }} htmlFor="sslVerification">
-            SSL/TLS Certificate Verification
-          </label>
           <input
-            id="ssl-cert-verification"
+            id="sslVerification"
             type="checkbox"
             name="sslVerification"
             checked={formik.values.sslVerification}
             onChange={formik.handleChange}
             className="mousetrap mr-0"
           />
+          <label className="block ml-2 select-none" htmlFor="sslVerification">
+            SSL/TLS Certificate Verification
+          </label>
+        </div>
+        <div className="flex items-center mt-2">
+          <input
+            id="storeCookies"
+            type="checkbox"
+            name="storeCookies"
+            checked={formik.values.storeCookies}
+            onChange={formik.handleChange}
+            className="mousetrap mr-0"
+          />
+          <label className="block ml-2 select-none" htmlFor="storeCookies">
+            Store Cookies automatically
+          </label>
+        </div>
+        <div className="flex items-center mt-2">
+          <input
+            id="sendCookies"
+            type="checkbox"
+            name="sendCookies"
+            checked={formik.values.sendCookies}
+            onChange={formik.handleChange}
+            className="mousetrap mr-0"
+          />
+          <label className="block ml-2 select-none" htmlFor="sendCookies">
+            Send Cookies automatically
+          </label>
         </div>
         <div className="flex flex-col mt-6">
-          <label className="block font-medium select-none" htmlFor="timeout">
+          <label className="block select-none" htmlFor="timeout">
             Request Timeout (in ms)
           </label>
           <input
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js
index 4dce1b357..3dd8e7bb6 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js
@@ -189,9 +189,11 @@ const configureRequest = async (
   request.timeout = preferencesUtil.getRequestTimeout();
 
   // add cookies to request
-  const cookieString = getCookieStringForUrl(request.url);
-  if (cookieString && typeof cookieString === 'string' && cookieString.length) {
-    request.headers['cookie'] = cookieString;
+  if (preferencesUtil.shouldSendCookies()) {
+    const cookieString = getCookieStringForUrl(request.url);
+    if (cookieString && typeof cookieString === 'string' && cookieString.length) {
+      request.headers['cookie'] = cookieString;
+    }
   }
 
   return axiosInstance;
@@ -396,9 +398,6 @@ const registerNetworkIpc = (mainWindow) => {
         scriptingConfig
       );
 
-      // todo:
-      // i have no clue why electron can't send the request object
-      // without safeParseJSON(safeStringifyJSON(request.data))
       mainWindow.webContents.send('main:run-request-event', {
         type: 'request-sent',
         requestSent: {
@@ -461,14 +460,16 @@ const registerNetworkIpc = (mainWindow) => {
       response.responseTime = responseTime;
 
       // save cookies
-      let setCookieHeaders = [];
-      if (response.headers['set-cookie']) {
-        setCookieHeaders = Array.isArray(response.headers['set-cookie'])
-          ? response.headers['set-cookie']
-          : [response.headers['set-cookie']];
+      if (preferencesUtil.shouldStoreCookies()) {
+        let setCookieHeaders = [];
+        if (response.headers['set-cookie']) {
+          setCookieHeaders = Array.isArray(response.headers['set-cookie'])
+            ? response.headers['set-cookie']
+            : [response.headers['set-cookie']];
 
-        for (let setCookieHeader of setCookieHeaders) {
-          addCookieToJar(setCookieHeader, request.url);
+          for (let setCookieHeader of setCookieHeaders) {
+            addCookieToJar(setCookieHeader, request.url);
+          }
         }
       }
 
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/store/preferences.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/store/preferences.js
index 56db5d9a0..93996c484 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/store/preferences.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/store/preferences.js
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ const { get } = require('lodash');
 const defaultPreferences = {
   request: {
     sslVerification: true,
+    storeCookies: true,
+    sendCookies: true,
     timeout: 0
   },
   font: {
@@ -33,6 +35,8 @@ const defaultPreferences = {
 const preferencesSchema = Yup.object().shape({
   request: Yup.object().shape({
     sslVerification: Yup.boolean(),
+    storeCookies: Yup.boolean(),
+    sendCookies: Yup.boolean(),
     timeout: Yup.number()
   }),
   font: Yup.object().shape({
@@ -101,6 +105,12 @@ const preferencesUtil = {
   },
   getGlobalProxyConfig: () => {
     return get(getPreferences(), 'proxy', {});
+  },
+  shouldStoreCookies: () => {
+    return get(getPreferences(), 'request.storeCookies', true);
+  },
+  shouldSendCookies: () => {
+    return get(getPreferences(), 'request.sendCookies', true);
   }
 };