diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Cookie.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Cookie.php
index 93bb099cd5..d31f087704 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Cookie.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Cookie.php
@@ -183,6 +183,6 @@ class Cookie
      */
     public function isCleared()
     {
-        return $this->expire < time();
+        return 0 !== $this->expire && $this->expire < time();
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/CookieTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/CookieTest.php
index 2d9fb09d3d..e10ee18c26 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/CookieTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/CookieTest.php
@@ -153,6 +153,18 @@ class CookieTest extends TestCase
         $cookie = new Cookie('foo', 'bar', time() - 20);
 
         $this->assertTrue($cookie->isCleared(), '->isCleared() returns true if the cookie has expired');
+
+        $cookie = new Cookie('foo', 'bar');
+
+        $this->assertFalse($cookie->isCleared());
+
+        $cookie = new Cookie('foo', 'bar', 0);
+
+        $this->assertFalse($cookie->isCleared());
+
+        $cookie = new Cookie('foo', 'bar', -1);
+
+        $this->assertFalse($cookie->isCleared());
     }
 
     public function testToString()