diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Net.Primitives/src/System/Net/Cookie.cs b/src/libraries/System.Net.Primitives/src/System/Net/Cookie.cs
index ff51ae38c7348..ee319ca338d5f 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Net.Primitives/src/System/Net/Cookie.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Net.Primitives/src/System/Net/Cookie.cs
@@ -585,14 +585,17 @@ public string Port
             }
             set
             {
-                m_port_implicit = false;
                 if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(value))
                 {
                     // "Port" is present but has no value.
+                    // Therefore; the effective port value is implicit.
+                    m_port_implicit = true;
                     m_port = string.Empty;
                 }
                 else
                 {
+                    // "Port" value is present, so we use the provided value rather than an implicit one.
+                    m_port_implicit = false;
                     // Parse port list
                     if (!value.StartsWith('\"') || !value.EndsWith('\"'))
                     {
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Net.Primitives/tests/FunctionalTests/CookieTest.cs b/src/libraries/System.Net.Primitives/tests/FunctionalTests/CookieTest.cs
index 2f326dc7bd108..d2c44d4ef8427 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Net.Primitives/tests/FunctionalTests/CookieTest.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Net.Primitives/tests/FunctionalTests/CookieTest.cs
@@ -349,8 +349,14 @@ public static void ToString_Compare_Success()
             c.Version = 0;
             Assert.Equal("name=value; $Path=path; $Domain=domain; $Port=\"80\"", c.ToString());
 
+            // If a cookie string specifies either an empty string or no value for the port, then the port should be considered implicit.
+            // Otherwise such cookies will have no valid ports and also be incapable of assuming a usable port which in turn means they cannot be matched to ANY Uris and will effectively become nonfunctional.
             c.Port = "";
-            Assert.Equal("name=value; $Path=path; $Domain=domain; $Port", c.ToString());
+            Assert.Equal("name=value; $Path=path; $Domain=domain", c.ToString());
+
+            // Test null also, for sanity.
+            c.Port = null;
+            Assert.Equal("name=value; $Path=path; $Domain=domain", c.ToString());
         }
     }
 }