diff --git a/content/content.c b/content/content.c
index d99d02b09..7503e9d28 100644
--- a/content/content.c
+++ b/content/content.c
@@ -535,6 +535,8 @@ bool content_set_type(struct content *c, content_type type,
 			c->user_list->next->next) {
 		/* type not shareable, and more than one user: split into
 		 * a content per user */
+		const char *referer = fetch_get_referer(c->fetch);
+
 		while (c->user_list->next->next) {
 			clone = content_create(c->url);
 			if (!clone) {
@@ -566,10 +568,11 @@ bool content_set_type(struct content *c, content_type type,
 			}
 			content_remove_user(c, callback, p1, p2);
 			content_broadcast(clone, CONTENT_MSG_NEWPTR, msg_data);
-			fetchcache_go(clone, fetch_get_referer(c->fetch),
+			fetchcache_go(clone, referer,
 					callback, p1, p2,
 					clone->width, clone->height,
-					0, 0, false);
+					0, 0, false,
+					referer ? referer : c->url);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/content/fetch.c b/content/fetch.c
index 4ce383397..9ec4595cf 100644
--- a/content/fetch.c
+++ b/content/fetch.c
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ struct fetch {
 	char *url;		/**< URL. */
 	char *referer;		/**< URL for Referer header. */
 	bool send_referer;	/**< Valid to send the referer */
+	char *parent_fetch_url;	/**< URL of parent fetch (not necessarily
+				 * the same as the referer) */
 	void *p;		/**< Private data for callback. */
 	struct curl_slist *headers;	/**< List of request headers. */
 	char *host;		/**< Host part of URL. */
@@ -310,7 +312,7 @@ struct fetch * fetch_start(const char *url, const char *referer,
 				unsigned long size),
 		void *p, bool only_2xx, const char *post_urlenc,
 		struct form_successful_control *post_multipart,
-		bool verifiable, char *headers[])
+		bool verifiable, const char *parent_url, char *headers[])
 {
 	char *host;
 	struct fetch *fetch;
@@ -372,6 +374,7 @@ struct fetch * fetch_start(const char *url, const char *referer,
 				strcasecmp(ref1, ref2) == 0)
 			fetch->send_referer = true;
 	}
+	fetch->parent_fetch_url = parent_url ? strdup(parent_url) : 0;
 	fetch->p = p;
 	fetch->headers = 0;
 	fetch->host = host;
@@ -404,6 +407,7 @@ struct fetch * fetch_start(const char *url, const char *referer,
 	fetch->r_next = 0;
 
 	if (!fetch->url || (referer && !fetch->referer) ||
+			(parent_url && !fetch->parent_fetch_url) ||
 			(post_urlenc && !fetch->post_urlenc) ||
 			(post_multipart && !fetch->post_multipart))
 		goto failed;
@@ -478,6 +482,7 @@ failed:
 	if (ref2)
 		free(ref2);
 	free(fetch->url);
+	free(fetch->parent_fetch_url);
 	free(fetch->referer);
 	free(fetch->post_urlenc);
 	if (fetch->post_multipart)
@@ -794,6 +799,7 @@ void fetch_free(struct fetch *f)
 		curl_easy_cleanup(f->curl_handle);
 	free(f->url);
 	free(f->host);
+	free(f->parent_fetch_url);
 	free(f->referer);
 	free(f->location);
 	free(f->cookie_string);
@@ -1223,15 +1229,17 @@ size_t fetch_curl_header(char *data, size_t size, size_t nmemb,
 		/* extract Set-Cookie header */
 		SKIP_ST(11);
 
-		/* If the fetch is unverifiable and there's no referer,
-		 * err on the side of caution and do not set the cookie */
+		/* If the fetch is unverifiable and there's no parent fetch
+		 * url, err on the side of caution and do not set the
+		 cookie */
 
-		if (f->verifiable || f->referer) {
+		if (f->verifiable || f->parent_fetch_url) {
 			/* If the transaction's verifiable, we don't require
-			 * that the request uri and the referer domain match,
-			 * so don't pass in the referer in this case. */
+			 * that the request uri and the parent domain match,
+			 * so don't pass in the parent in this case. */
 			urldb_set_cookie(&data[i], f->url,
-					f->verifiable ? 0 : f->referer);
+					f->verifiable ? 0
+						      : f->parent_fetch_url);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/content/fetch.h b/content/fetch.h
index c8a454816..4bf55503c 100644
--- a/content/fetch.h
+++ b/content/fetch.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ struct fetch * fetch_start(const char *url, const char *referer,
 				unsigned long size),
 		void *p, bool only_2xx, const char *post_urlenc,
 		struct form_successful_control *post_multipart,
-		bool verifiable, char *headers[]);
+		bool verifiable, const char *parent_url, char *headers[]);
 void fetch_abort(struct fetch *f);
 void fetch_poll(void);
 void fetch_quit(void);
diff --git a/content/fetchcache.c b/content/fetchcache.c
index c6c6e3507..62d81fe15 100644
--- a/content/fetchcache.c
+++ b/content/fetchcache.c
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ struct content * fetchcache(const char *url,
  * \param  post_urlenc     url encoded post data, or 0 if none
  * \param  post_multipart  multipart post data, or 0 if none
  * \param  verifiable  this transaction is verifiable
+ * \param  parent_url  URL of fetch which spawned this one, or 0 if none
  *
  * Errors will be sent back through the callback.
  */
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ void fetchcache_go(struct content *content, const char *referer,
 		int width, int height,
 		char *post_urlenc,
 		struct form_successful_control *post_multipart,
-		bool verifiable)
+		bool verifiable, const char *parent_url)
 {
 	char error_message[500];
 	union content_msg_data msg_data;
@@ -309,7 +310,7 @@ void fetchcache_go(struct content *content, const char *referer,
 				fetchcache_callback, content,
 				content->no_error_pages,
 				post_urlenc, post_multipart, verifiable,
-				headers);
+				parent_url, headers);
 		for (i = 0; headers[i]; i++)
 			free(headers[i]);
 		free(headers);
@@ -771,7 +772,7 @@ void fetchcache_notmodified(struct content *c, const void *data)
 		for (u = c->user_list->next; u; u = u->next) {
 			fetchcache_go(c, referer, u->callback, u->p1, u->p2,
 					c->width, c->height, 0, 0,
-					false);
+					false, ref ? referer : c->url);
 		}
 
 		free(referer);
diff --git a/content/fetchcache.h b/content/fetchcache.h
index 43a6649fe..bb57fba01 100644
--- a/content/fetchcache.h
+++ b/content/fetchcache.h
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@ void fetchcache_go(struct content *content, const char *referer,
 		int width, int height,
 		char *post_urlenc,
 		struct form_successful_control *post_multipart,
-		bool verifiable);
+		bool verifiable, const char *parent_url);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/css/css.c b/css/css.c
index 15ac9511c..ac988d321 100644
--- a/css/css.c
+++ b/css/css.c
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ void css_atimport(struct content *c, struct css_node *node)
 		fetchcache_go(c->data.css.import_content[i], c->url,
 				css_atimport_callback, (intptr_t) c, i,
 				c->width, c->height,
-				0, 0, false);
+				0, 0, false, c->url);
 	}
 
 	free(url);
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ void css_atimport_callback(content_msg msg, struct content *css,
 						c->url, css_atimport_callback,
 						(intptr_t) c, i,
 						css->width, css->height,
-						0, 0, false);
+						0, 0, false, c->url);
 			}
 			break;
 
diff --git a/desktop/browser.c b/desktop/browser.c
index 1a54232b8..0273917bc 100644
--- a/desktop/browser.c
+++ b/desktop/browser.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static void browser_window_go_post(struct browser_window *bw,
 		const char *url, char *post_urlenc,
 		struct form_successful_control *post_multipart,
 		bool history_add, const char *referer, bool download,
-		bool verifiable);
+		bool verifiable, const char *parent_url);
 static void browser_window_callback(content_msg msg, struct content *c,
 		intptr_t p1, intptr_t p2, union content_msg_data data);
 static void browser_window_refresh(void *p);
@@ -175,12 +175,12 @@ struct browser_window *browser_window_create(const char *url,
  */
 
 void browser_window_go(struct browser_window *bw, const char *url,
-		const char* referer, bool history_add)
+		const char *referer, bool history_add)
 {
 	/* All fetches passing through here are verifiable
 	 * (i.e are the result of user action) */
 	browser_window_go_post(bw, url, 0, 0, history_add, referer,
-			false, true);
+			false, true, referer);
 }
 
 
@@ -195,12 +195,12 @@ void browser_window_go(struct browser_window *bw, const char *url,
  */
 
 void browser_window_go_unverifiable(struct browser_window *bw,
-		const char *url, const char* referer, bool history_add)
+		const char *url, const char *referer, bool history_add)
 {
 	/* All fetches passing through here are unverifiable
 	 * (i.e are not the result of user action) */
 	browser_window_go_post(bw, url, 0, 0, history_add, referer,
-			false, false);
+			false, false, referer);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@ void browser_window_go_unverifiable(struct browser_window *bw,
  * \param  referer	   the referring uri (copied), or 0 if none
  * \param  download	   download, rather than render the uri
  * \param  verifiable	   this transaction is verifiable
+ * \param  parent_url	   URL of fetch which spawned this one (copied),
+ *                         or 0 if none
  *
  * Any existing fetches in the window are aborted.
  *
@@ -227,7 +229,7 @@ void browser_window_go_post(struct browser_window *bw, const char *url,
 		char *post_urlenc,
 		struct form_successful_control *post_multipart,
 		bool history_add, const char *referer, bool download,
-		bool verifiable)
+		bool verifiable, const char *parent_url)
 {
 	struct content *c;
 	char *url2;
@@ -337,7 +339,7 @@ void browser_window_go_post(struct browser_window *bw, const char *url,
 	bw->download = download;
 	fetchcache_go(c, referer, browser_window_callback,
 			(intptr_t) bw, 0, width, height,
-			post_urlenc, post_multipart, verifiable);
+			post_urlenc, post_multipart, verifiable, parent_url);
 }
 
 
@@ -475,6 +477,9 @@ void browser_window_callback(content_msg msg, struct content *c,
 		break;
 
 	case CONTENT_MSG_REDIRECT:
+	{
+		const char *prev_url = bw->loading_content->url;
+
 		bw->loading_content = 0;
 		browser_window_set_status(bw,
 				messages_get("Redirecting"));
@@ -483,7 +488,9 @@ void browser_window_callback(content_msg msg, struct content *c,
 		 * referer across the redirect */
 		browser_window_go_post(bw, data.redirect, 0, 0,
 				bw->history_add, bw->referer,
-				bw->download, false);
+				bw->download, false,
+				bw->referer ? bw->referer : prev_url);
+	}
 		break;
 
 	case CONTENT_MSG_REFORMAT:
@@ -789,7 +796,7 @@ void browser_window_reload(struct browser_window *bw, bool all)
 	}
 	bw->current_content->fresh = false;
 	browser_window_go_post(bw, bw->current_content->url, 0, 0,
-			false, 0, false, true);
+			false, 0, false, true, 0);
 }
 
 
@@ -1443,7 +1450,7 @@ void browser_window_mouse_action_html(struct browser_window *bw,
 				mouse & BROWSER_MOUSE_MOD_1) {
 			/* force download of link */
 			browser_window_go_post(bw, url, 0, 0, false,
-					c->url, true, true);
+					c->url, true, true, 0);
 
 		} else if (mouse & BROWSER_MOUSE_CLICK_1) {
 			bw = browser_window_find_target(bw, target);
@@ -2304,14 +2311,14 @@ void browser_form_submit(struct browser_window *bw, const char *target,
 			}
 			browser_window_go_post(bw_form, form->action, data, 0,
 					true, bw->current_content->url,
-					false, true);
+					false, true, 0);
 			break;
 
 		case method_POST_MULTIPART:
 			browser_window_go_post(bw_form, form->action, 0,
 					success, true,
 					bw->current_content->url,
-					false, true);
+					false, true, 0);
 			break;
 
 		default:
diff --git a/render/html.c b/render/html.c
index 830611d54..5ea64a985 100644
--- a/render/html.c
+++ b/render/html.c
@@ -613,10 +613,10 @@ bool html_find_stylesheets(struct content *c, xmlNode *head)
 	if (!c->data.html.stylesheet_content[STYLESHEET_BASE])
 		return false;
 	c->active++;
-	fetchcache_go(c->data.html.stylesheet_content[STYLESHEET_BASE], 0,
-			html_convert_css_callback, (intptr_t) c,
+	fetchcache_go(c->data.html.stylesheet_content[STYLESHEET_BASE],
+			c->url, html_convert_css_callback, (intptr_t) c,
 			STYLESHEET_BASE, c->width, c->height,
-			0, 0, false);
+			0, 0, false, 0);
 
 	if (option_block_ads) {
 		c->data.html.stylesheet_content[STYLESHEET_ADBLOCK] =
@@ -629,9 +629,9 @@ bool html_find_stylesheets(struct content *c, xmlNode *head)
 		c->active++;
 		fetchcache_go(c->data.html.
 				stylesheet_content[STYLESHEET_ADBLOCK],
-				0, html_convert_css_callback, (intptr_t) c,
-				STYLESHEET_ADBLOCK, c->width,
-				c->height, 0, 0, false);
+				c->url, html_convert_css_callback,
+				(intptr_t) c, STYLESHEET_ADBLOCK, c->width,
+				c->height, 0, 0, false, 0);
 	}
 
 	for (node = head == 0 ? 0 : head->children; node; node = node->next) {
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ bool html_find_stylesheets(struct content *c, xmlNode *head)
 					c->url,
 					html_convert_css_callback,
 					(intptr_t) c, i, c->width, c->height,
-					0, 0, false);
+					0, 0, false, c->url);
 			free(url);
 			i++;
 
@@ -890,7 +890,8 @@ void html_convert_css_callback(content_msg msg, struct content *css,
 						c->url,
 						html_convert_css_callback,
 						(intptr_t) c, i, css->width,
-						css->height, 0, 0, false);
+						css->height, 0, 0, false,
+						c->url);
 			}
 			break;
 
@@ -977,7 +978,7 @@ bool html_fetch_object(struct content *c, char *url, struct box *box,
 	fetchcache_go(c_fetch, c->url,
 			html_object_callback, (intptr_t) c, i,
 			available_width, available_height,
-			0, 0, false);
+			0, 0, false, c->url);
 
 	return true;
 }
@@ -1044,7 +1045,7 @@ bool html_replace_object(struct content *c, unsigned int i, char *url,
 			html_object_callback, (intptr_t) c, i,
 			c->data.html.object[i].box->width,
 			c->data.html.object[i].box->height,
-			post_urlenc, post_multipart, false);
+			post_urlenc, post_multipart, false, c->url);
 
 	return true;
 }
@@ -1144,7 +1145,8 @@ void html_object_callback(content_msg msg, struct content *object,
 							html_object_callback,
 							(intptr_t) c, i,
 							0, 0,
-							0, 0, false);
+							0, 0,
+							false, c->url);
 				}
 			}
 			break;
diff --git a/riscos/plugin.c b/riscos/plugin.c
index 1ac86970f..302651e26 100644
--- a/riscos/plugin.c
+++ b/riscos/plugin.c
@@ -1659,7 +1659,7 @@ bool plugin_start_fetch(struct plugin_stream *p, const char *url)
 
 	p->c = c;
 	fetchcache_go(c, 0, plugin_stream_callback, (intptr_t)p, 0,
-			100, 100, 0, 0, false);
+			100, 100, 0, 0, false, 0);
 
 	return true;
 }