diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/Controller.java b/src/com/android/browser/Controller.java
index e72d7b3..ae91f11 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/Controller.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/Controller.java
@@ -488,7 +488,8 @@
                             case R.id.save_link_context_menu_id:
                             case R.id.download_context_menu_id:
                                 DownloadHandler.onDownloadStartNoStream(
-                                        mActivity, url, null, null, null);
+                                        mActivity, url, null, null, null,
+                                        view.isPrivateBrowsingEnabled());
                                 break;
                         }
                         break;
@@ -962,9 +963,10 @@
     @Override
     public void onDownloadStart(Tab tab, String url, String userAgent,
             String contentDisposition, String mimetype, long contentLength) {
+        WebView w = tab.getWebView();
         DownloadHandler.onDownloadStart(mActivity, url, userAgent,
-                contentDisposition, mimetype);
-        if (tab.getWebView().copyBackForwardList().getSize() == 0) {
+                contentDisposition, mimetype, w.isPrivateBrowsingEnabled());
+        if (w.copyBackForwardList().getSize() == 0) {
             // This Tab was opened for the sole purpose of downloading a
             // file. Remove it.
             if (tab == mTabControl.getCurrentTab()) {
@@ -1371,7 +1373,8 @@
                 menu.findItem(R.id.view_image_context_menu_id).setIntent(
                         new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(extra)));
                 menu.findItem(R.id.download_context_menu_id).
-                        setOnMenuItemClickListener(new Download(mActivity, extra));
+                        setOnMenuItemClickListener(
+                                new Download(mActivity, extra, webview.isPrivateBrowsingEnabled()));
                 menu.findItem(R.id.set_wallpaper_context_menu_id).
                         setOnMenuItemClickListener(new WallpaperHandler(mActivity,
                                 extra));
@@ -1591,7 +1594,7 @@
                             Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                     break;
                 }
-                WebView topWebView = getCurrentTopWebView();
+                final WebView topWebView = getCurrentTopWebView();
                 final String title = topWebView.getTitle();
                 final String url = topWebView.getUrl();
                 topWebView.saveWebArchive(directory, true,
@@ -1618,7 +1621,7 @@
                             }
                         }
                         DownloadHandler.onDownloadStartNoStream(mActivity,
-                                url, null, null, null);
+                                url, null, null, null, topWebView.isPrivateBrowsingEnabled());
                     }
                 });
                 break;
@@ -2046,16 +2049,18 @@
     private static class Download implements OnMenuItemClickListener {
         private Activity mActivity;
         private String mText;
+        private boolean mPrivateBrowsing;
 
         public boolean onMenuItemClick(MenuItem item) {
             DownloadHandler.onDownloadStartNoStream(mActivity, mText, null,
-                    null, null);
+                    null, null, mPrivateBrowsing);
             return true;
         }
 
-        public Download(Activity activity, String toDownload) {
+        public Download(Activity activity, String toDownload, boolean privateBrowsing) {
             mActivity = activity;
             mText = toDownload;
+            mPrivateBrowsing = privateBrowsing;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/DownloadHandler.java b/src/com/android/browser/DownloadHandler.java
index 4903a41..17ad320 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/DownloadHandler.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/DownloadHandler.java
@@ -53,9 +53,11 @@
      * @param userAgent User agent of the downloading application.
      * @param contentDisposition Content-disposition http header, if present.
      * @param mimetype The mimetype of the content reported by the server
+     * @param privateBrowsing If the request is coming from a private browsing tab.
      */
     public static void onDownloadStart(Activity activity, String url,
-            String userAgent, String contentDisposition, String mimetype) {
+            String userAgent, String contentDisposition, String mimetype,
+            boolean privateBrowsing) {
         // if we're dealing wih A/V content that's not explicitly marked
         //     for download, check if it's streamable.
         if (contentDisposition == null
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@
             }
         }
         onDownloadStartNoStream(activity, url, userAgent, contentDisposition,
-                mimetype);
+                mimetype, privateBrowsing);
     }
 
     // This is to work around the fact that java.net.URI throws Exceptions
@@ -134,10 +136,11 @@
      * @param userAgent User agent of the downloading application.
      * @param contentDisposition Content-disposition http header, if present.
      * @param mimetype The mimetype of the content reported by the server
+     * @param privateBrowsing If the request is coming from a private browsing tab.
      */
     /*package */ static void onDownloadStartNoStream(Activity activity,
             String url, String userAgent, String contentDisposition,
-            String mimetype) {
+            String mimetype, boolean privateBrowsing) {
 
         String filename = URLUtil.guessFileName(url,
                 contentDisposition, mimetype);
@@ -198,7 +201,7 @@
         request.setDescription(webAddress.getHost());
         // XXX: Have to use the old url since the cookies were stored using the
         // old percent-encoded url.
-        String cookies = CookieManager.getInstance().getCookie(url);
+        String cookies = CookieManager.getInstance().getCookie(url, privateBrowsing);
         request.addRequestHeader("cookie", cookies);
         request.setNotificationVisibility(
                 DownloadManager.Request.VISIBILITY_VISIBLE_NOTIFY_COMPLETED);