diff --git a/Sources/FoundationNetworking/HTTPCookieStorage.swift b/Sources/FoundationNetworking/HTTPCookieStorage.swift
index 8f78c6ca8c..eb632e43a7 100644
--- a/Sources/FoundationNetworking/HTTPCookieStorage.swift
+++ b/Sources/FoundationNetworking/HTTPCookieStorage.swift
@@ -67,11 +67,21 @@ open class HTTPCookieStorage: NSObject, @unchecked Sendable {
     private let syncQ = DispatchQueue(label: "org.swift.HTTPCookieStorage.syncQ")
 
     private let isEphemeral: Bool
+    private let isStorageDisabled: Bool
+    
+    public override init() {
+        _allCookies = [:]
+        cookieAcceptPolicy = .always
+        isEphemeral = true
+        isStorageDisabled = true
+        super.init()
+    }
 
     private init(cookieStorageName: String, isEphemeral: Bool = false) {
         _allCookies = [:]
         cookieAcceptPolicy = .always
         self.isEphemeral = isEphemeral
+        isStorageDisabled = false
         super.init()
         if !isEphemeral {
             let bundlePath = Bundle.main.bundlePath
@@ -169,6 +179,8 @@ open class HTTPCookieStorage: NSObject, @unchecked Sendable {
         same name, domain and path, if any.
     */
     open func setCookie(_ cookie: HTTPCookie) {
+        guard !isStorageDisabled else { return }
+
         self.syncQ.sync {
             guard cookieAcceptPolicy != .never else { return }
 
@@ -302,6 +314,8 @@ open class HTTPCookieStorage: NSObject, @unchecked Sendable {
         in accordance with policy settings.
     */
     open func setCookies(_ cookies: [HTTPCookie], for url: URL?, mainDocumentURL: URL?) {
+        guard !isStorageDisabled else { return }
+
         //if the cookieAcceptPolicy is `never` we don't have anything to do
         guard cookieAcceptPolicy != .never else { return }
 
diff --git a/Tests/Foundation/TestHTTPCookieStorage.swift b/Tests/Foundation/TestHTTPCookieStorage.swift
index ecd46fa7bd..69ff182ff2 100644
--- a/Tests/Foundation/TestHTTPCookieStorage.swift
+++ b/Tests/Foundation/TestHTTPCookieStorage.swift
@@ -81,6 +81,23 @@ class TestHTTPCookieStorage: XCTestCase {
         checkCookieDomainMatching(for: .shared)
         checkCookieDomainMatching(for: .groupContainer("test"))
     }
+    
+    func test_emptyInitializer() {
+        let storage = HTTPCookieStorage()
+        let url = URL(string: "https://swift.org")
+        let simpleCookie = HTTPCookie(properties: [
+            .name: "TestCookie1",
+            .value: "Test @#$%^$&*99",
+            .path: "/",
+            .domain: "swift.org",
+        ])!
+        
+        storage.setCookie(simpleCookie)
+        XCTAssertEqual(storage.cookies!.count, 0)
+
+        storage.setCookies([simpleCookie], for: url, mainDocumentURL: nil)
+        XCTAssertEqual(storage.cookies!.count, 0)
+    }
 
     func cookieStorage(for type: StorageType) -> HTTPCookieStorage {
         switch type {