diff --git a/gallery_dl/downloader/ytdl.py b/gallery_dl/downloader/ytdl.py
index 8a69298e..7866f301 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/downloader/ytdl.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/downloader/ytdl.py
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ class YoutubeDLDownloader(DownloaderBase):
         self.ytdl = YoutubeDL(options)
 
     def download(self, url, pathfmt):
+        for cookie in self.session.cookies:
+            self.ytdl.cookiejar.set_cookie(cookie)
+
         try:
             info_dict = self.ytdl.extract_info(url[5:], download=False)
         except Exception: