diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_variables.c b/src/http/ngx_http_variables.c
index b8190b030..6fbb2de41 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_variables.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_variables.c
@@ -21,8 +21,13 @@ static void ngx_http_variable_request_set_size(ngx_http_request_t *r,
     ngx_http_variable_value_t *v, uintptr_t data);
 static ngx_int_t ngx_http_variable_header(ngx_http_request_t *r,
     ngx_http_variable_value_t *v, uintptr_t data);
+
+static ngx_int_t ngx_http_variable_cookies(ngx_http_request_t *r,
+    ngx_http_variable_value_t *v, uintptr_t data);
 static ngx_int_t ngx_http_variable_headers(ngx_http_request_t *r,
     ngx_http_variable_value_t *v, uintptr_t data);
+static ngx_int_t ngx_http_variable_headers_internal(ngx_http_request_t *r,
+    ngx_http_variable_value_t *v, uintptr_t data, u_char sep);
 
 static ngx_int_t ngx_http_variable_unknown_header_in(ngx_http_request_t *r,
     ngx_http_variable_value_t *v, uintptr_t data);
@@ -160,7 +165,7 @@ static ngx_http_variable_t  ngx_http_core_variables[] = {
       offsetof(ngx_http_request_t, headers_in.x_forwarded_for), 0, 0 },
 #endif
 
-    { ngx_string("http_cookie"), NULL, ngx_http_variable_headers,
+    { ngx_string("http_cookie"), NULL, ngx_http_variable_cookies,
       offsetof(ngx_http_request_t, headers_in.cookies), 0, 0 },
 
     { ngx_string("content_length"), NULL, ngx_http_variable_content_length,
@@ -726,8 +731,24 @@ ngx_http_variable_header(ngx_http_request_t *r, ngx_http_variable_value_t *v,
 
 
 static ngx_int_t
-ngx_http_variable_headers(ngx_http_request_t *r, ngx_http_variable_value_t *v,
-    uintptr_t data)
+ngx_http_variable_cookies(ngx_http_request_t *r,
+    ngx_http_variable_value_t *v, uintptr_t data)
+{
+    return ngx_http_variable_headers_internal(r, v, data, ';');
+}
+
+
+static ngx_int_t
+ngx_http_variable_headers(ngx_http_request_t *r,
+    ngx_http_variable_value_t *v, uintptr_t data)
+{
+    return ngx_http_variable_headers_internal(r, v, data, ',');
+}
+
+
+static ngx_int_t
+ngx_http_variable_headers_internal(ngx_http_request_t *r,
+    ngx_http_variable_value_t *v, uintptr_t data, u_char sep)
 {
     size_t             len;
     u_char            *p, *end;
@@ -748,7 +769,7 @@ ngx_http_variable_headers(ngx_http_request_t *r, ngx_http_variable_value_t *v,
             continue;
         }
 
-        len += h[i]->value.len + sizeof("; ") - 1;
+        len += h[i]->value.len + 2;
     }
 
     if (len == 0) {
@@ -756,7 +777,7 @@ ngx_http_variable_headers(ngx_http_request_t *r, ngx_http_variable_value_t *v,
         return NGX_OK;
     }
 
-    len -= sizeof("; ") - 1;
+    len -= 2;
 
     v->valid = 1;
     v->no_cacheable = 0;
@@ -791,7 +812,7 @@ ngx_http_variable_headers(ngx_http_request_t *r, ngx_http_variable_value_t *v,
             break;
         }
 
-        *p++ = ';'; *p++ = ' ';
+        *p++ = sep; *p++ = ' ';
     }
 
     return NGX_OK;