diff --git a/packages/gasket-plugin-express/lib/create-servers.js b/packages/gasket-plugin-express/lib/create-servers.js
index 1288c283e..f13932885 100644
--- a/packages/gasket-plugin-express/lib/create-servers.js
+++ b/packages/gasket-plugin-express/lib/create-servers.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  */
 module.exports = async function createServers(gasket, serverOpts) {
   const app = gasket.actions.getExpressApp();
+  app.use(require('cookie-parser')());
 
   await gasket.exec('express', app);
 
diff --git a/packages/gasket-plugin-express/test/plugin.test.js b/packages/gasket-plugin-express/test/plugin.test.js
index d850a3726..24a9b6446 100644
--- a/packages/gasket-plugin-express/test/plugin.test.js
+++ b/packages/gasket-plugin-express/test/plugin.test.js
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ describe('createServers', () => {
     expect(result).toEqual({ handler: bridgedApp });
   });
 
+  it('attaches cookie parser middleware', async function () {
+    await plugin.hooks.createServers(gasket, {});
+    expect(app.use).toHaveBeenCalledWith(cookieParserMiddleware);
+  });
+
   it('executes the `express` lifecycle', async function () {
     await plugin.hooks.createServers(gasket, {});
     expect(gasket.exec).toHaveBeenCalledWith('express', app);