diff --git a/android/capacitor/src/main/assets/native-bridge.js b/android/capacitor/src/main/assets/native-bridge.js
index 32db85285a..4810b4a189 100644
--- a/android/capacitor/src/main/assets/native-bridge.js
+++ b/android/capacitor/src/main/assets/native-bridge.js
@@ -268,11 +268,6 @@ const nativeBridge = (function (exports) {
                 }
                 return String(msg);
             };
-            /**
-             * Safely web decode a string value (inspired by js-cookie)
-             * @param str The string value to decode
-             */
-            const decode = (str) => str.replace(/(%[\dA-F]{2})+/gi, decodeURIComponent);
             const platform = getPlatformId(win);
             if (platform == 'android' || platform == 'ios') {
                 // patch document.cookie on Android/iOS
@@ -305,7 +300,7 @@ const nativeBridge = (function (exports) {
                                 // Use prompt to synchronously get cookies.
                                 // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29249132/wkwebview-complex-communication-between-javascript-native-code/49474323#49474323
                                 const payload = {
-                                    type: 'CapacitorCookies',
+                                    type: 'CapacitorCookies.get',
                                 };
                                 const res = prompt(JSON.stringify(payload));
                                 return res;
@@ -322,10 +317,19 @@ const nativeBridge = (function (exports) {
                                 if (null == cookieValue) {
                                     continue;
                                 }
-                                cap.toNative('CapacitorCookies', 'setCookie', {
-                                    key: cookieKey,
-                                    value: decode(cookieValue),
-                                });
+                                if (platform === 'ios') {
+                                    // Use prompt to synchronously set cookies.
+                                    // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29249132/wkwebview-complex-communication-between-javascript-native-code/49474323#49474323
+                                    const payload = {
+                                        type: 'CapacitorCookies.set',
+                                        key: cookieKey,
+                                        value: cookieValue,
+                                    };
+                                    prompt(JSON.stringify(payload));
+                                }
+                                else if (typeof win.CapacitorCookiesAndroidInterface !== 'undefined') {
+                                    win.CapacitorCookiesAndroidInterface.setCookie(cookieKey, cookieValue);
+                                }
                             }
                         },
                     });
diff --git a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/CapacitorCookies.java b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/CapacitorCookies.java
index 4d3175980f..e1989eac57 100644
--- a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/CapacitorCookies.java
+++ b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/CapacitorCookies.java
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 package com.getcapacitor.plugin;
 
-import android.app.Activity;
-import android.content.SharedPreferences;
-import android.util.Log;
 import android.webkit.JavascriptInterface;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
-import com.getcapacitor.CapConfig;
-import com.getcapacitor.JSObject;
 import com.getcapacitor.Plugin;
 import com.getcapacitor.PluginCall;
 import com.getcapacitor.PluginConfig;
@@ -87,6 +82,15 @@ public String getCookies() {
         return "";
     }
 
+    @JavascriptInterface
+    public void setCookie(String key, String value) {
+        String url = getServerUrl(null);
+
+        if (!url.isEmpty()) {
+            cookieManager.setCookie(url, key, value);
+        }
+    }
+
     @PluginMethod
     public void setCookie(PluginCall call) {
         String key = call.getString("key");
diff --git a/core/native-bridge.ts b/core/native-bridge.ts
index 3d12249521..1660880276 100644
--- a/core/native-bridge.ts
+++ b/core/native-bridge.ts
@@ -288,13 +288,6 @@ const initBridge = (w: any): void => {
       return String(msg);
     };
 
-    /**
-     * Safely web decode a string value (inspired by js-cookie)
-     * @param str The string value to decode
-     */
-    const decode = (str: string): string =>
-      str.replace(/(%[\dA-F]{2})+/gi, decodeURIComponent);
-
     const platform = getPlatformId(win);
 
     if (platform == 'android' || platform == 'ios') {
@@ -334,7 +327,7 @@ const initBridge = (w: any): void => {
               // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29249132/wkwebview-complex-communication-between-javascript-native-code/49474323#49474323
 
               const payload = {
-                type: 'CapacitorCookies',
+                type: 'CapacitorCookies.get',
               };
 
               const res = prompt(JSON.stringify(payload));
@@ -355,10 +348,25 @@ const initBridge = (w: any): void => {
                 continue;
               }
 
-              cap.toNative('CapacitorCookies', 'setCookie', {
-                key: cookieKey,
-                value: decode(cookieValue),
-              });
+              if (platform === 'ios') {
+                // Use prompt to synchronously set cookies.
+                // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29249132/wkwebview-complex-communication-between-javascript-native-code/49474323#49474323
+
+                const payload = {
+                  type: 'CapacitorCookies.set',
+                  key: cookieKey,
+                  value: cookieValue,
+                };
+
+                prompt(JSON.stringify(payload));
+              } else if (
+                typeof win.CapacitorCookiesAndroidInterface !== 'undefined'
+              ) {
+                win.CapacitorCookiesAndroidInterface.setCookie(
+                  cookieKey,
+                  cookieValue,
+                );
+              }
             }
           },
         });
diff --git a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/Plugins/CapacitorCookieManager.swift b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/Plugins/CapacitorCookieManager.swift
index 9249ebd67f..e7094d7146 100644
--- a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/Plugins/CapacitorCookieManager.swift
+++ b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/Plugins/CapacitorCookieManager.swift
@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@ public class CapacitorCookieManager {
         return value.removingPercentEncoding!
     }
 
+    public func setCookie(_ key: String, _ value: String) {
+        let url = getServerUrl()!
+        let jar = HTTPCookieStorage.shared
+        let field = ["Set-Cookie": "\(key)=\(value)"]
+        let cookies = HTTPCookie.cookies(withResponseHeaderFields: field, for: url)
+        jar.setCookies(cookies, for: url, mainDocumentURL: url)
+    }
+
     public func setCookie(_ url: URL, _ key: String, _ value: String) {
         let jar = HTTPCookieStorage.shared
         let field = ["Set-Cookie": "\(key)=\(value)"]
diff --git a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/WebViewDelegationHandler.swift b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/WebViewDelegationHandler.swift
index cff1b8d7cf..f0e5256b93 100644
--- a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/WebViewDelegationHandler.swift
+++ b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/WebViewDelegationHandler.swift
@@ -250,10 +250,19 @@ internal class WebViewDelegationHandler: NSObject, WKNavigationDelegate, WKUIDel
                 if let payload = try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: dataFromString, options: .fragmentsAllowed) as? [String: AnyObject] {
                     let type = payload["type"] as? String
 
-                    if type == "CapacitorCookies" {
+                    if type == "CapacitorCookies.get" {
                         completionHandler(CapacitorCookieManager(bridge!.config).getCookies())
                         // Don't present prompt
                         return
+                    } else if type == "CapacitorCookies.set" {
+                        // swiftlint:disable force_cast
+                        let key = payload["key"] as! String
+                        let value = payload["value"] as! String
+                        CapacitorCookieManager(bridge!.config).setCookie(key, value)
+                        completionHandler("")
+                        // swiftlint:enable force_cast
+                        // Don't present prompt
+                        return
                     } else if type == "CapacitorCookies.isEnabled" {
                         let pluginConfig = bridge!.config.getPluginConfig("CapacitorCookies")
                         completionHandler(String(pluginConfig.getBoolean("enabled", false)))
diff --git a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/assets/native-bridge.js b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/assets/native-bridge.js
index 32db85285a..4810b4a189 100644
--- a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/assets/native-bridge.js
+++ b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/assets/native-bridge.js
@@ -268,11 +268,6 @@ const nativeBridge = (function (exports) {
                 }
                 return String(msg);
             };
-            /**
-             * Safely web decode a string value (inspired by js-cookie)
-             * @param str The string value to decode
-             */
-            const decode = (str) => str.replace(/(%[\dA-F]{2})+/gi, decodeURIComponent);
             const platform = getPlatformId(win);
             if (platform == 'android' || platform == 'ios') {
                 // patch document.cookie on Android/iOS
@@ -305,7 +300,7 @@ const nativeBridge = (function (exports) {
                                 // Use prompt to synchronously get cookies.
                                 // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29249132/wkwebview-complex-communication-between-javascript-native-code/49474323#49474323
                                 const payload = {
-                                    type: 'CapacitorCookies',
+                                    type: 'CapacitorCookies.get',
                                 };
                                 const res = prompt(JSON.stringify(payload));
                                 return res;
@@ -322,10 +317,19 @@ const nativeBridge = (function (exports) {
                                 if (null == cookieValue) {
                                     continue;
                                 }
-                                cap.toNative('CapacitorCookies', 'setCookie', {
-                                    key: cookieKey,
-                                    value: decode(cookieValue),
-                                });
+                                if (platform === 'ios') {
+                                    // Use prompt to synchronously set cookies.
+                                    // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29249132/wkwebview-complex-communication-between-javascript-native-code/49474323#49474323
+                                    const payload = {
+                                        type: 'CapacitorCookies.set',
+                                        key: cookieKey,
+                                        value: cookieValue,
+                                    };
+                                    prompt(JSON.stringify(payload));
+                                }
+                                else if (typeof win.CapacitorCookiesAndroidInterface !== 'undefined') {
+                                    win.CapacitorCookiesAndroidInterface.setCookie(cookieKey, cookieValue);
+                                }
                             }
                         },
                     });