diff --git a/sessions/config.go b/sessions/config.go
index 37d94ca9..ecfd99a6 100644
--- a/sessions/config.go
+++ b/sessions/config.go
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ type (
 
 		// AllowReclaim will allow to
 		// Destroy and Start a session in the same request handler.
-		// All it does is that it removes the cookie for both `Request` and `ResponseWriter`.
+		// All it does is that it removes the cookie for both `Request` and `ResponseWriter` while `Destroy`
+		// or add a new cookie to `Request` while `Start`.
 		//
 		// Defaults to false.
 		AllowReclaim bool
diff --git a/sessions/cookie.go b/sessions/cookie.go
index b4698b39..537f8d19 100644
--- a/sessions/cookie.go
+++ b/sessions/cookie.go
@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@ func GetCookie(ctx context.Context, name string) string {
 }
 
 // AddCookie adds a cookie
-func AddCookie(ctx context.Context, cookie *http.Cookie) {
+func AddCookie(ctx context.Context, cookie *http.Cookie, reclaim bool) {
 	// http.SetCookie(ctx.ResponseWriter(), cookie)
-	// ctx.Request().AddCookie(cookie)
+	if reclaim {
+		ctx.Request().AddCookie(cookie)
+	}
 	ctx.SetCookie(cookie)
 }
 
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ func RemoveCookie(ctx context.Context, name string, purge bool) {
 	c.MaxAge = -1
 	c.Value = ""
 	c.Path = "/"
-	AddCookie(ctx, c)
+	AddCookie(ctx, c, purge)
 
 	if purge {
 		// delete request's cookie also, which is temporary available.
diff --git a/sessions/sessions.go b/sessions/sessions.go
index 3a45e26a..e4025f84 100644
--- a/sessions/sessions.go
+++ b/sessions/sessions.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (s *Sessions) updateCookie(ctx context.Context, sid string, expires time.Du
 
 	// encode the session id cookie client value right before send it.
 	cookie.Value = s.encodeCookieValue(cookie.Value)
-	AddCookie(ctx, cookie)
+	AddCookie(ctx, cookie, s.config.AllowReclaim)
 }
 
 // Start should start the session for the particular request.
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ func (s *Sessions) UpdateExpiration(ctx context.Context, expires time.Duration)
 	cookieValue := s.decodeCookieValue(GetCookie(ctx, s.config.Cookie))
 
 	if cookieValue != "" {
-		if s.provider.UpdateExpiration(cookieValue, expires) {
+		// we should also allow it to expire when the browser closed
+		if s.provider.UpdateExpiration(cookieValue, expires) || expires == -1 {
 			s.updateCookie(ctx, cookieValue, expires)
 		}
 	}