diff --git a/change_log.txt b/change_log.txt
index 7fa4ac8b..426d5e0a 100644
--- a/change_log.txt
+++ b/change_log.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 01/14/2010
 - bugfix on backslash within single quoted strings
 - bugfix allow absolute filepath for config files
+- bugfix on special Smarty variable $smarty.cookies
 
 01/13/2010
 - bugfix on {if} tags 
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_compile_private_special_variable.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_compile_private_special_variable.php
index 9e261625..1f473bc5 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_compile_private_special_variable.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_compile_private_special_variable.php
@@ -33,10 +33,16 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Compile_Private_Special_Variable extends Smarty_Internal_C
                 return "\$_smarty_tpl->smarty->_smarty_vars$args";
             case 'now':
                 return 'time()';
+            case 'cookies':
+                if ($compiler->smarty->security && !$compiler->smarty->security_policy->allow_super_globals) {
+                    $compiler->trigger_template_error("(secure mode) super globals not permitted");
+                    break;
+                } 
+                $compiled_ref = '$_COOKIE';
+                break;
 
             case 'get':
             case 'post':
-            case 'cookies':
             case 'env':
             case 'server':
             case 'session':
@@ -45,7 +51,7 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Compile_Private_Special_Variable extends Smarty_Internal_C
                     $compiler->trigger_template_error("(secure mode) super globals not permitted");
                     break;
                 } 
-                $compiled_ref = "\$_".strtoupper($variable);
+                $compiled_ref = '$_'.strtoupper($variable);
                 break;
 
             case 'template':