diff --git a/src/Middleware/InitializeTenancyByRequestData.php b/src/Middleware/InitializeTenancyByRequestData.php
index ba587d9a..645b145b 100644
--- a/src/Middleware/InitializeTenancyByRequestData.php
+++ b/src/Middleware/InitializeTenancyByRequestData.php
@@ -33,13 +33,18 @@ class InitializeTenancyByRequestData extends IdentificationMiddleware
 
     protected function getPayload(Request $request): ?string
     {
-        $tenant = null;
         if (static::$header && $request->hasHeader(static::$header)) {
-            $tenant = $request->header(static::$header);
-        } elseif (static::$queryParameter && $request->has(static::$queryParameter)) {
-            $tenant = $request->get(static::$queryParameter);
+            return $request->header(static::$header);
         }
 
-        return $tenant;
+        if (static::$queryParameter && $request->has(static::$queryParameter)) {
+            return $request->get(static::$queryParameter);
+        }
+
+        if (static::$header && $request->hasCookie(static::$header)) {
+            return $request->cookie(static::$header);
+        }
+
+        return null;
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/RequestDataIdentificationTest.php b/tests/RequestDataIdentificationTest.php
index e5a05f65..75ba46cb 100644
--- a/tests/RequestDataIdentificationTest.php
+++ b/tests/RequestDataIdentificationTest.php
@@ -26,13 +26,11 @@ afterEach(function () {
 test('header identification works', function () {
     InitializeTenancyByRequestData::$header = 'X-Tenant';
     $tenant = Tenant::create();
-    $tenant2 = Tenant::create();
 
     $this
         ->withoutExceptionHandling()
-        ->get('test', [
-            'X-Tenant' => $tenant->id,
-        ])
+        ->withHeader('X-Tenant', $tenant->id)
+        ->get('test')
         ->assertSee($tenant->id);
 });
 
@@ -40,10 +38,20 @@ test('query parameter identification works', function () {
     InitializeTenancyByRequestData::$queryParameter = 'tenant';
 
     $tenant = Tenant::create();
-    $tenant2 = Tenant::create();
 
     $this
         ->withoutExceptionHandling()
         ->get('test?tenant=' . $tenant->id)
         ->assertSee($tenant->id);
 });
+
+test('cookie identification works', function () {
+    InitializeTenancyByRequestData::$header = 'X-Tenant';
+    $tenant = Tenant::create();
+
+    $this
+        ->withoutExceptionHandling()
+        ->withUnencryptedCookie('X-Tenant', $tenant->id)
+        ->get('test',)
+        ->assertSee($tenant->id);
+});