diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/python/api_client.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/python/api_client.mustache
index 37bf1be69c0..16604bca18c 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/python/api_client.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/python/api_client.mustache
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ class ApiClient(object):
     :param header_value: a header value to pass when making calls to the API
     """
     def __init__(self, host=Configuration().host,
-                 header_name=None, header_value=None):
+                 header_name=None, header_value=None, cookie=None):
 
         self.default_headers = {}
         if header_name is not None:
             self.default_headers[header_name] = header_value
         self.host = host
-        self.cookie = None
+        self.cookie = cookie
         # Set default User-Agent.
         self.user_agent = 'Python-Swagger'
 
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/python3/swagger.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/python3/swagger.mustache
index f99f0d4d250..57f959c380b 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/python3/swagger.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/python3/swagger.mustache
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ from .models import *
 class ApiClient:
     """Generic API client for Swagger client library builds"""
 
-    def __init__(self, apiKey=None, apiServer=None):
+    def __init__(self, apiKey=None, apiServer=None, cookie=None):
         if apiKey == None:
             raise Exception('You must pass an apiKey when instantiating the '
                             'APIClient')
         self.apiKey = apiKey
         self.apiServer = apiServer
-        self.cookie = None
+        self.cookie = cookie
 
     def callAPI(self, resourcePath, method, queryParams, postData,
                 headerParams=None):