diff --git a/yesod-test/ChangeLog.md b/yesod-test/ChangeLog.md
index d2cbac990..c4a5e3007 100644
--- a/yesod-test/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/yesod-test/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # ChangeLog for yesod-test
 
+## 1.6.17
+* add `getCookies`. [#1815](https://github.com/yesodweb/yesod/pull/1815)
 
 ## 1.6.16
 
diff --git a/yesod-test/Yesod/Test.hs b/yesod-test/Yesod/Test.hs
index 5f50871c4..adaed3bd6 100644
--- a/yesod-test/Yesod/Test.hs
+++ b/yesod-test/Yesod/Test.hs
@@ -211,6 +211,8 @@ module Yesod.Test
     -- * Grab information
     , getTestYesod
     , getResponse
+    , getCookies
+    , Cookies
     , getRequestCookies
 
     -- * Debug output
@@ -330,6 +332,13 @@ getTestYesod = fmap yedSite getSIO
 getResponse :: YesodExample site (Maybe SResponse)
 getResponse = fmap yedResponse getSIO
 
+-- | Get the cookies set for the current test. Differs from `getRequestCookies`
+-- in that this allows you to access cookies outside of a request builder
+--
+-- @since 1.6.17
+getCookies :: YesodExample site Cookies
+getCookies = fmap yedCookies getSIO
+
 data RequestBuilderData site = RequestBuilderData
     { rbdPostData :: RBDPostData
     , rbdResponse :: (Maybe SResponse)
diff --git a/yesod-test/yesod-test.cabal b/yesod-test/yesod-test.cabal
index c659ddef0..2e8526f4a 100644
--- a/yesod-test/yesod-test.cabal
+++ b/yesod-test/yesod-test.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:               yesod-test
-version:            1.6.16
+version:            1.6.17
 license:            MIT
 license-file:       LICENSE
 author:             Nubis <nubis@woobiz.com.ar>