diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/cookies.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/cookies.rb
index 0ec7f24a14..7206306b94 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/cookies.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/cookies.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 require 'active_support/core_ext/hash/keys'
 require 'active_support/core_ext/module/attribute_accessors'
+require 'active_support/message_verifier'
 
 module ActionDispatch
   class Request < Rack::Request
@@ -242,6 +243,22 @@ module ActionDispatch
         @signed ||= SignedCookieJar.new(self, @key_generator)
       end
 
+      # Returns a jar that'll automatically encrypt cookie values before sending them to the client and will decrypt them for read.
+      # If the cookie was tampered with by the user (or a 3rd party), an ActiveSupport::MessageVerifier::InvalidSignature exception
+      # will be raised.
+      #
+      # This jar requires that you set a suitable secret for the verification on your app's +config.secret_token_key+.
+      #
+      # Example:
+      #
+      #   cookies.encrypted[:discount] = 45
+      #   # => Set-Cookie: discount=ZS9ZZ1R4cG1pcUJ1bm80anhQang3dz09LS1mbDZDSU5scGdOT3ltQ2dTdlhSdWpRPT0%3D--ab54663c9f4e3bc340c790d6d2b71e92f5b60315; path=/
+      #
+      #   cookies.encrypted[:discount] # => 45
+      def encrypted
+        @encrypted ||= EncryptedCookieJar.new(self, @key_generator)
+      end
+
       def write(headers)
         @set_cookies.each { |k, v| ::Rack::Utils.set_cookie_header!(headers, k, v) if write_cookie?(v) }
         @delete_cookies.each { |k, v| ::Rack::Utils.delete_cookie_header!(headers, k, v) }
@@ -341,6 +358,37 @@ module ActionDispatch
       end
     end
 
+    class EncryptedCookieJar < SignedCookieJar #:nodoc:
+      def initialize(parent_jar, key_generator)
+        @parent_jar = parent_jar
+        secret = key_generator.generate_key('encrypted cookie')
+        sign_secret = key_generator.generate_key('signed encrypted cookie')
+        @encryptor = ActiveSupport::MessageEncryptor.new(secret, sign_secret)
+        ensure_secret_secure(secret)
+      end
+
+      def [](name)
+        if encrypted_message = @parent_jar[name]
+          @encryptor.decrypt_and_verify(encrypted_message)
+        end
+      rescue ActiveSupport::MessageVerifier::InvalidSignature,
+             ActiveSupport::MessageVerifier::InvalidMessage
+        nil
+      end
+
+      def []=(key, options)
+        if options.is_a?(Hash)
+          options.symbolize_keys!
+        else
+          options = { :value => options }
+        end
+        options[:value] = @encryptor.encrypt_and_sign(options[:value])
+
+        raise CookieOverflow if options[:value].size > MAX_COOKIE_SIZE
+        @parent_jar[key] = options
+      end
+    end
+
     def initialize(app)
       @app = app
     end
diff --git a/actionpack/test/dispatch/cookies_test.rb b/actionpack/test/dispatch/cookies_test.rb
index fc0db8b91d..0b6f4cb03f 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/dispatch/cookies_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/dispatch/cookies_test.rb
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ class CookiesTest < ActionController::TestCase
       head :ok
     end
 
+    def set_encrypted_cookie
+      cookies.encrypted[:foo] = 'bar'
+      head :ok
+    end
+
     def raise_data_overflow
       cookies.signed[:foo] = 'bye!' * 1024
       head :ok
@@ -298,6 +303,16 @@ class CookiesTest < ActionController::TestCase
     assert_equal 45, @controller.send(:cookies).signed[:user_id]
   end
 
+  def test_encrypted_cookie
+    get :set_encrypted_cookie
+    cookies = @controller.send :cookies
+    assert_not_equal 'bar', cookies[:foo]
+    assert_raises TypeError do
+      cookies.signed[:foo]
+    end
+    assert_equal 'bar', cookies.encrypted[:foo]
+  end
+
   def test_accessing_nonexistant_signed_cookie_should_not_raise_an_invalid_signature
     get :set_signed_cookie
     assert_nil @controller.send(:cookies).signed[:non_existant_attribute]
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/message_encryptor.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/message_encryptor.rb
index 580267708c..1588674afc 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/message_encryptor.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/message_encryptor.rb
@@ -39,10 +39,13 @@ module ActiveSupport
     # * <tt>:cipher</tt>     - Cipher to use. Can be any cipher returned by
     #   <tt>OpenSSL::Cipher.ciphers</tt>. Default is 'aes-256-cbc'.
     # * <tt>:serializer</tt> - Object serializer to use. Default is +Marshal+.
-    def initialize(secret, options = {})
+    def initialize(secret, *signature_key_or_options)
+      options = signature_key_or_options.extract_options!
+      sign_secret = signature_key_or_options.first
       @secret = secret
+      @sign_secret = sign_secret
       @cipher = options[:cipher] || 'aes-256-cbc'
-      @verifier = MessageVerifier.new(@secret, :serializer => NullSerializer)
+      @verifier = MessageVerifier.new(@sign_secret || @secret, :serializer => NullSerializer)
       @serializer = options[:serializer] || Marshal
     end
 
diff --git a/activesupport/test/message_encryptor_test.rb b/activesupport/test/message_encryptor_test.rb
index b544742300..d6c31396b6 100644
--- a/activesupport/test/message_encryptor_test.rb
+++ b/activesupport/test/message_encryptor_test.rb
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class MessageEncryptorTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
   end
 
   def test_alternative_serialization_method
-    encryptor = ActiveSupport::MessageEncryptor.new(SecureRandom.hex(64), :serializer => JSONSerializer.new)
+    encryptor = ActiveSupport::MessageEncryptor.new(SecureRandom.hex(64), SecureRandom.hex(64), :serializer => JSONSerializer.new)
     message = encryptor.encrypt_and_sign({ :foo => 123, 'bar' => Time.utc(2010) })
     assert_equal encryptor.decrypt_and_verify(message), { "foo" => 123, "bar" => "2010-01-01T00:00:00Z" }
   end