diff --git a/contributors.yml b/contributors.yml
index 57082791773..1bd9de0a4b2 100644
--- a/contributors.yml
+++ b/contributors.yml
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@
 - eric-burel
 - ericchernuka
 - esamattis
+- Evanion
 - evanwinter
 - everdimension
 - exegeteio
diff --git a/packages/remix-server-runtime/__tests__/cookies-test.ts b/packages/remix-server-runtime/__tests__/cookies-test.ts
index 9cce2903978..e1a4e3a0c4e 100644
--- a/packages/remix-server-runtime/__tests__/cookies-test.ts
+++ b/packages/remix-server-runtime/__tests__/cookies-test.ts
@@ -193,6 +193,38 @@ describe("cookies", () => {
       );
     });
   });
+
+  describe("encode/decode options", () => {
+    it("Will not Base64 encode/decode the cookie if `encode` and `decode` are set to custom functions", async () => {
+      let testValue = { hello: "world" };
+      let cookie = createCookie("my-cookie", {
+        encode: (value) => JSON.stringify(value),
+        decode: (value) => JSON.parse(value),
+      });
+      let setCookie = await cookie.serialize(testValue);
+
+      expect(setCookie).toBe("my-cookie=" + JSON.stringify(testValue));
+    });
+
+    it("Will not allow `encode` and `decode` to be set at the same time as `secrets`", async () => {
+      let secrets = ["foo"];
+      let encode = (value) => JSON.stringify(value);
+
+      expect(() => {
+        createCookie("my-cookie", { secrets, encode });
+      }).toThrowErrorMatchingInlineSnapshot(
+        "sign is not supported with encode option"
+      );
+
+      let decode = (value) => JSON.parse(value);
+
+      expect(() => {
+        createCookie("my-cookie", { secrets, decode });
+      }).toThrowErrorMatchingInlineSnapshot(
+        "unsign is not supported with decode option"
+      );
+    });
+  });
 });
 
 function spyConsole() {
diff --git a/packages/remix-server-runtime/cookies.ts b/packages/remix-server-runtime/cookies.ts
index 80884fa8fc2..a48a6b03e45 100644
--- a/packages/remix-server-runtime/cookies.ts
+++ b/packages/remix-server-runtime/cookies.ts
@@ -109,17 +109,30 @@ export const createCookieFactory =
       },
       async parse(cookieHeader, parseOptions) {
         if (!cookieHeader) return null;
+        if (secrets.length > 0 && !!parseOptions?.decode)
+          throw new Error("unsign is not supported with decode option");
+        let shouldEncode = !parseOptions?.decode;
         let cookies = parse(cookieHeader, { ...options, ...parseOptions });
         return name in cookies
           ? cookies[name] === ""
             ? ""
-            : await decodeCookieValue(unsign, cookies[name], secrets)
+            : await decodeCookieValue(
+                unsign,
+                cookies[name],
+                secrets,
+                shouldEncode
+              )
           : null;
       },
       async serialize(value, serializeOptions) {
+        if (secrets.length > 0 && !!serializeOptions?.encode)
+          throw new Error("sign is not supported with encode option");
+        let shouldEncode = !serializeOptions?.encode;
         return serialize(
           name,
-          value === "" ? "" : await encodeCookieValue(sign, value, secrets),
+          value === ""
+            ? ""
+            : await encodeCookieValue(sign, value, secrets, shouldEncode),
           {
             ...options,
             ...serializeOptions,
@@ -149,9 +162,10 @@ export const isCookie: IsCookieFunction = (object): object is Cookie => {
 async function encodeCookieValue(
   sign: SignFunction,
   value: any,
-  secrets: string[]
+  secrets: string[],
+  shouldEncode: boolean
 ): Promise<string> {
-  let encoded = encodeData(value);
+  let encoded = shouldEncode ? encodeData(value) : value;
 
   if (secrets.length > 0) {
     encoded = await sign(encoded, secrets[0]);
@@ -163,7 +177,8 @@ async function encodeCookieValue(
 async function decodeCookieValue(
   unsign: UnsignFunction,
   value: string,
-  secrets: string[]
+  secrets: string[],
+  shouldDecode: boolean
 ): Promise<any> {
   if (secrets.length > 0) {
     for (let secret of secrets) {
@@ -176,7 +191,7 @@ async function decodeCookieValue(
     return null;
   }
 
-  return decodeData(value);
+  return shouldDecode ? decodeData(value) : value;
 }
 
 function encodeData(value: any): string {