diff --git a/src/ng/browser.js b/src/ng/browser.js
index 5e52b82807a9..d956837dcc7e 100644
--- a/src/ng/browser.js
+++ b/src/ng/browser.js
@@ -278,12 +278,13 @@ function Browser(window, document, $log, $sniffer) {
    * - cookies() -> hash of all cookies, this is NOT a copy of the internal state, so do not modify
    *   it
    * - cookies(name, value) -> set name to value, if value is undefined delete the cookie
+   * - cookies(name, value, expires) -> set name to value, and the expire date to expires
    * - cookies(name) -> the same as (name, undefined) == DELETES (no one calls it right now that
    *   way)
    * 
    * @returns {Object} Hash of all cookies (if called without any parameter)
    */
-  self.cookies = function(name, value) {
+  self.cookies = function(name, value, expires ) {
     /* global escape: false, unescape: false */
     var cookieLength, cookieArray, cookie, i, index;
 
@@ -293,8 +294,14 @@ function Browser(window, document, $log, $sniffer) {
                                 ";expires=Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT";
       } else {
         if (isString(value)) {
-          cookieLength = (rawDocument.cookie = escape(name) + '=' + escape(value) +
-                                ';path=' + cookiePath).length + 1;
+          var  rawCookie = escape(name) + '=' + escape(value) +
+                            ';path=' + cookiePath;
+
+          if (expires !== undefined) {
+            rawCookie = rawCookie + ";expires=" + expires;
+          }
+
+          cookieLength = (rawDocument.cookie = rawCookie).length + 1;
 
           // per http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2109.txt browser must allow at minimum:
           // - 300 cookies
diff --git a/src/ngCookies/cookies.js b/src/ngCookies/cookies.js
index 94964bf8f1d4..2f9dceeb047c 100644
--- a/src/ngCookies/cookies.js
+++ b/src/ngCookies/cookies.js
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ angular.module('ngCookies', ['ng']).
       function push() {
         var name,
             value,
+            expires,
             browserCookies,
             updated;
 
@@ -95,6 +96,9 @@ angular.module('ngCookies', ['ng']).
         //update all cookies updated in $cookies
         for(name in cookies) {
           value = cookies[name];
+          if(value !== null && value !== undefined){
+            expires = value.expires;
+          }
           if (!angular.isString(value)) {
             if (angular.isDefined(lastCookies[name])) {
               cookies[name] = lastCookies[name];
@@ -102,7 +106,7 @@ angular.module('ngCookies', ['ng']).
               delete cookies[name];
             }
           } else if (value !== lastCookies[name]) {
-            $browser.cookies(name, value);
+            $browser.cookies(name, value, expires);
             updated = true;
           }
         }
diff --git a/test/ng/browserSpecs.js b/test/ng/browserSpecs.js
index 6c6ac30e2195..cfa9f4f60ed4 100755
--- a/test/ng/browserSpecs.js
+++ b/test/ng/browserSpecs.js
@@ -279,6 +279,24 @@ describe('browser', function() {
       });
     });
 
+    describe('put via cookies(cookieName, string, expires)', function() {
+
+      it('when expire is set to tomorrow the cookie is valid', function() {
+        var expireDate = Date.now() + 1; 
+        browser.cookies('foo', 'bar', expireDate);
+        expect(document.cookie).toMatch(/foo=bar;? ?/);
+        expect(browser.cookies()).toEqual({'foo':'bar'});
+      });
+
+      it('when expire is set to 1st jan 1970 the cookie is deleted ', function() {
+        document.cookie = 'foo=bar;path=/';
+        browser.cookies('foo', 'bar', "Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT");
+        expect(document.cookie).toEqual('');
+        expect(browser.cookies()).toEqual({});
+      });
+
+    });
+
     describe('put via cookies(cookieName, string), if no <base href> ', function () {
       beforeEach(function () {
         fakeDocument.basePath = undefined;