diff --git a/ncm-metaconfig/src/main/metaconfig/haproxy/backend.tt b/ncm-metaconfig/src/main/metaconfig/haproxy/backend.tt
index d1cbf095f8..eff0414dd0 100644
--- a/ncm-metaconfig/src/main/metaconfig/haproxy/backend.tt
+++ b/ncm-metaconfig/src/main/metaconfig/haproxy/backend.tt
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ balance [% bke.balance %]
 [% IF bke.mode -%]
 mode [% bke.mode %]
 [% END -%]
+[% IF bke.cookie -%]
+cookie [% bke.cookie %]
+[% END -%]
 [% FOREACH option IN bke.options -%]
 option [% option %]
 [% END -%]
diff --git a/ncm-metaconfig/src/main/metaconfig/haproxy/pan/schema.pan b/ncm-metaconfig/src/main/metaconfig/haproxy/pan/schema.pan
index 4334a42711..b49f4a1bd6 100644
--- a/ncm-metaconfig/src/main/metaconfig/haproxy/pan/schema.pan
+++ b/ncm-metaconfig/src/main/metaconfig/haproxy/pan/schema.pan
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ type haproxy_service_server_params = {
     'check' ? boolean
     @{different health check port}
     'port' ? type_port
+    'cookie' ? string
 };
 
 type haproxy_service_bind_params = {
@@ -252,6 +253,7 @@ type haproxy_service_backend = {
     'reqrep' ? haproxy_service_reqrep[]
     'http-request' ? string[]
     'acl' ? dict()
+    'cookie' ? string
 };
 
 @documentation {