diff --git a/yesod-core/Yesod/Core/Handler.hs b/yesod-core/Yesod/Core/Handler.hs
index 29948be09..c76dc9658 100644
--- a/yesod-core/Yesod/Core/Handler.hs
+++ b/yesod-core/Yesod/Core/Handler.hs
@@ -724,7 +724,11 @@ invalidArgsI msg = do
 -- | Set the cookie on the client.
 
 setCookie :: MonadHandler m => SetCookie -> m ()
-setCookie = addHeaderInternal . AddCookie
+setCookie sc = do
+  addHeaderInternal (DeleteCookie name path)
+  addHeaderInternal (AddCookie sc)
+  where name = setCookieName sc
+        path = maybe "/" id (setCookiePath sc)
 
 -- | Helper function for setCookieExpires value
 getExpires :: MonadIO m
diff --git a/yesod-core/Yesod/Core/Types.hs b/yesod-core/Yesod/Core/Types.hs
index f364f44a5..4128cc7b0 100644
--- a/yesod-core/Yesod/Core/Types.hs
+++ b/yesod-core/Yesod/Core/Types.hs
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ instance NFData ErrorResponse where
 ----- header stuff
 -- | Headers to be added to a 'Result'.
 data Header =
-    AddCookie SetCookie
+      AddCookie SetCookie
     | DeleteCookie ByteString ByteString
     | Header ByteString ByteString
     deriving (Eq, Show)