diff --git a/background.js b/background.js
index d1a9468..7aa9240 100644
--- a/background.js
+++ b/background.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const restrictions = {
 
 // Don't remove cookies before page load
 // allow_cookies are completed with domains in sites.js (default allow/remove_cookies)
-var allow_cookies = [
+var allow_cookies_default = [
   'abc.es',
   'aftonbladet.se',
   'belfasttelegraph.co.uk',
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ var allow_cookies = [
   'wp.de',
   'wr.de',
   'zeit.de',
-]
+];
+var allow_cookies = allow_cookies_default.slice();
 
 // Removes cookies after page load
 // remove_cookies are completed with domains of sites.js (default allow/remove_cookies)
@@ -157,8 +158,7 @@ var use_google_bot_default = [
   'wsj.com',
   'zeit.de',
 ];
-var use_google_bot_custom = [];
-var use_google_bot = use_google_bot_default.concat(use_google_bot_custom);
+var use_google_bot = use_google_bot_default.slice();
 
 // Override User-Agent with Bingbot
 var use_bing_bot = [
@@ -332,6 +332,9 @@ ext_api.storage.local.get({
     if (sites_custom[key]['googlebot'] > 0 && !use_google_bot.includes(domainVar)) {
       use_google_bot.push(domainVar);
     }
+    if (sites_custom[key]['allow_cookies'] > 0 && !allow_cookies.includes(domainVar)) {
+      allow_cookies.push(domainVar);
+    }
     if (sites_custom[key]['block_javascript'] > 0) {
       block_js_custom.push(domainVar);
     }
@@ -399,7 +402,7 @@ ext_api.storage.local.get({
 ext_api.storage.onChanged.addListener(function (changes, namespace) {
   if (namespace === 'sync')
     return;
-  for (var key in changes) {
+  for (let key in changes) {
     var storageChange = changes[key];
     if (key === 'sites') {
       var sites = storageChange.newValue;
@@ -429,6 +432,12 @@ ext_api.storage.onChanged.addListener(function (changes, namespace) {
         enabledSites = enabledSites.concat(au_prov_news_domains);
       else
         disabledSites = disabledSites.concat(au_prov_news_domains);
+      for (let domainVar of enabledSites) {
+        if (!allow_cookies.includes(domainVar) && !remove_cookies.includes(domainVar)) {
+          allow_cookies.push(domainVar);
+          remove_cookies.push(domainVar);
+        }
+      }
       // reset disableJavascriptOnListedSites eventListener
       ext_api.webRequest.onBeforeRequest.removeListener(disableJavascriptOnListedSites);
       ext_api.webRequest.handlerBehaviorChanged();
@@ -447,9 +456,9 @@ ext_api.storage.onChanged.addListener(function (changes, namespace) {
         sites: {}
       }, function (items) {
         var sites = items.sites;
-        for (var key of sites_custom_added)
+        for (let key of sites_custom_added)
           sites[key] = sites_custom[key].domain;
-        for (var key of sites_custom_removed)
+        for (let key of sites_custom_removed)
           delete sites[key];
 
         ext_api.storage.local.set({
@@ -459,6 +468,17 @@ ext_api.storage.onChanged.addListener(function (changes, namespace) {
         });
       });
 
+      // restore cookie-settings for removed custom (& also default) domain
+      var sites_custom_default_domain_removed = Object.values(sites_custom_old).map(function (site_old) {
+          return site_old.domain;
+        }).filter(x => !Object.values(sites_custom).map(function (site_new) {
+            return site_new.domain;
+          }).includes(x) && defaultSites_domains.includes(x));
+      for (let domain of sites_custom_default_domain_removed) {
+        if (!allow_cookies_default.includes(domain) && !remove_cookies.includes(domain))
+          remove_cookies.push(domain);
+      }
+
       use_google_bot = use_google_bot_default.slice();
       block_js_custom = [];
       block_js_custom_ext = [];
@@ -467,6 +487,14 @@ ext_api.storage.onChanged.addListener(function (changes, namespace) {
         if (sites_custom[key]['googlebot'] > 0 && !use_google_bot.includes(domainVar)) {
           use_google_bot.push(domainVar);
         }
+        if (sites_custom[key]['allow_cookies'] > 0) {
+          if (allow_cookies.includes(domainVar)) {
+            if (remove_cookies.includes(domainVar))
+              remove_cookies.splice(remove_cookies.indexOf(domainVar), 1);
+          } else
+            allow_cookies.push(domainVar);
+        } else if (!allow_cookies_default.includes(domainVar) && allow_cookies.includes(domainVar) && !remove_cookies.includes(domainVar))
+            remove_cookies.push(domainVar);
         if (sites_custom[key]['block_javascript'] > 0) {
           block_js_custom.push(domainVar);
         }
@@ -601,7 +629,7 @@ ext_api.webRequest.onBeforeSendHeaders.addListener(function(details) {
   var requestHeaders = details.requestHeaders;
 
   var header_referer = '';
-  for (var n in requestHeaders) {
+  for (let n in requestHeaders) {
     if (requestHeaders[n].name.toLowerCase() == 'referer') {
       header_referer = requestHeaders[n].value;
       continue;
@@ -854,9 +882,9 @@ function site_switch() {
                     sites: {}
                 }, function (items) {
                     var sites = items.sites;
-                    for (var key of added_site)
+                    for (let key of added_site)
                         sites[key] = domain;
-                    for (var key of removed_site)
+                    for (let key of removed_site)
                         delete sites[key];
 
                     ext_api.storage.local.set({
diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index bafbcfc..c9c259d 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Fix-update Telegraph.co.uk (overlay)
 Fix Chrome-icon for dark/incognito mode (all permitted sites)
 Fix clearCookies (Chrome .domain cookies)
 Fix updateBadge (grouped sites)
+Update custom sites: allow_cookies
 Update options/popup layout (+ mobile)
 
 * v1.9.3.0 (2020-11-01)
diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 20861c5..1113dfc 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -341,5 +341,5 @@
         "webRequest",
         "webRequestBlocking"
     ],
-    "version": "1.9.4.0"
+    "version": "1.9.4.1"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/optin/opt-in.html b/optin/opt-in.html
index 4f3cc6b..e280f2f 100644
--- a/optin/opt-in.html
+++ b/optin/opt-in.html
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
       </div>
     </div>
 	<p>
-  <div style='float:left'>
+  <div style='float:left;padding-bottom:50px'>
     <small><button><a href="../options.html" style="text-decoration:none;color:inherit">Options</a></button></small>
     <small><button><a href="../options_custom.html" style="text-decoration:none;color:inherit">Custom sites</a></button></small>
     <small><button id="button-close">Close</button></small>
diff --git a/options.html b/options.html
index 298ed8d..0086917 100644
--- a/options.html
+++ b/options.html
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
     <button id="select-all">Select all</button>
     <button id="select-none">Select none</button>
     <button><a href="options_custom.html" style="text-decoration:none;color:inherit">Custom sites</a></button>
+    <button id="button-close">Close</button>
   </span>
   <script src="sites.js"></script>
   <script src="options.js"></script>
diff --git a/options.js b/options.js
index 505ca29..c0c1f7c 100644
--- a/options.js
+++ b/options.js
@@ -21,22 +21,6 @@ function save_options() {
     // Update status to let user know options were saved.
     var status = document.getElementById('status');
     status.textContent = 'Options saved.';
-    setTimeout(function() {
-      status.textContent = '';
-      window.close();
-    }, 800);
-  });
-
-  // Refresh the current tab
-  ext_api.tabs.query({
-      active: true,
-      currentWindow: true
-  }, function (tabs) {
-      if (tabs[0].url && tabs[0].url.indexOf("http") !== -1) {
-      ext_api.tabs.update(tabs[0].id, {
-          url: tabs[0].url
-      });
-      }
   });
 }
 
@@ -109,7 +93,12 @@ function selectNone() {
   });
 }
 
+function closeButton() {
+  window.close();
+}
+
 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', renderOptions);
 document.getElementById('save').addEventListener('click', save_options);
 document.getElementById('select-all').addEventListener('click', selectAll);
 document.getElementById('select-none').addEventListener('click', selectNone);
+document.getElementById("button-close").addEventListener('click', closeButton);
diff --git a/options_custom.html b/options_custom.html
index 6dcc2bf..f2c2a5e 100644
--- a/options_custom.html
+++ b/options_custom.html
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
   <h2>Custom Sites</h2>
   <div style="width:90%;">
     To add a new site, enter an unique title/domain (without www.) and select options for Googlebot/block Javascript (block on (sub)domain(s) of site and/or external domains).<br>
-    Custom sites are enabled automatically in <small><button><a href="options.html" style="text-decoration:none;color:inherit">Options</a></button></small> (cookies will be removed by default).<br>
-    If you want to use custom sites enable it in <small><button><a href="optin/opt-in.html" style="text-decoration:none;color:inherit">Opt-in</a></button></small><br>
+    Custom sites are enabled automatically in <small><button><a href="options.html" style="text-decoration:none;color:inherit">Options</a></button></small> (cookies will be removed by default unless you enable allow_cookies).<br>
+    If you want to use custom sites (for non-listed sites) enable it in <small><button><a href="optin/opt-in.html" style="text-decoration:none;color:inherit">Opt-in</a></button></small><br>
     <strong>Custom sites enabled: <span id="custom-enabled"></span></strong>
     <br><br>
   </div>
diff --git a/options_custom.js b/options_custom.js
index 8822e2b..fcae036 100644
--- a/options_custom.js
+++ b/options_custom.js
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ function edit_options() {
         document.querySelector('input[data-key="title"]').value = title;
         document.querySelector('input[data-key="domain"]').value = edit_site.domain;
         document.querySelector('input[data-key="googlebot"]').checked = (edit_site.googlebot > 0);
+        document.querySelector('input[data-key="allow_cookies"]').checked = (edit_site.allow_cookies > 0);
         document.querySelector('input[data-key="block_javascript"]').checked = (edit_site.block_javascript > 0);
         document.querySelector('input[data-key="block_javascript_ext"]').checked = (edit_site.block_javascript_ext > 0);
     });
@@ -204,6 +205,7 @@ function renderOptions() {
             'title': 0,
             'domain': 0,
             'googlebot': 1,
+            'allow_cookies': 1,
             'block_javascript': 1,
             'block_javascript_ext': 1
         };
@@ -238,6 +240,7 @@ function renderOptions() {
             optionEl.text = isDefaultSite ? '*' : '';
             optionEl.text += key + ': ' + domain +
                 (sites_custom[key]['googlebot']>0 ? ' | googlebot' : '') + 
+                (sites_custom[key]['allow_cookies']>0 ? ' | allow_cookies' : '') + 
                 (sites_custom[key]['block_javascript']>0 ? ' | block javascript' : '') + 
                 (sites_custom[key]['block_javascript_ext']>0 ? ' | block javascript ext' : '');
             optionEl.value = key;