diff --git a/engine/Shopware/Plugins/Default/Core/Router/Bootstrap.php b/engine/Shopware/Plugins/Default/Core/Router/Bootstrap.php
index 99f7d756d9a..e5a47414f44 100644
--- a/engine/Shopware/Plugins/Default/Core/Router/Bootstrap.php
+++ b/engine/Shopware/Plugins/Default/Core/Router/Bootstrap.php
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 use Shopware\Models\Shop\Shop;
 use Shopware\Models\Shop\Template;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Cookie;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
 
 class Shopware_Plugins_Core_Router_Bootstrap extends Shopware_Components_Plugin_Bootstrap
 {
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ public function install()
     public function onRouteStartup(Enlight_Controller_EventArgs $args)
     {
         $request = $args->getRequest();
+        $response = $args->getResponse();
 
         if (str_starts_with($request->getPathInfo(), '/backend')
             || str_starts_with($request->getPathInfo(), '/api/')
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ public function onRouteStartup(Enlight_Controller_EventArgs $args)
             return;
         }
 
-        $shop = $this->getShopByRequest($request);
+        $shop = $this->getShopByRequest($request, $response);
 
         if (!$shop->getHost()) {
             $shop->setHost($request->getHttpHost());
@@ -306,7 +308,7 @@ protected function upgradeShop($request, $response)
      *
      * @return Shop
      */
-    protected function getShopByRequest(Request $request)
+    protected function getShopByRequest(Request $request, Response $response)
     {
         $repository = $this->get(ModelManager::class)->getRepository(Shop::class);
 
@@ -317,6 +319,7 @@ protected function getShopByRequest(Request $request)
 
         if ($shop === null && $request->getCookie('shop') !== null) {
             $shop = $repository->getActiveById($request->getCookie('shop'));
+            $response->headers->clearCookie('shop');
         }
 
         if ($shop && $request->getCookie('shop') !== null && $request->getPost('__shop') === null) {
diff --git a/tests/Functional/Plugins/Core/Router/BootstrapTest.php b/tests/Functional/Plugins/Core/Router/BootstrapTest.php
index 5ef806a48e6..7f0d3ca7a7d 100644
--- a/tests/Functional/Plugins/Core/Router/BootstrapTest.php
+++ b/tests/Functional/Plugins/Core/Router/BootstrapTest.php
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 use Enlight_Controller_Response_ResponseTestCase;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use Shopware\Tests\Functional\Traits\ContainerTrait;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Cookie;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
 
 class BootstrapTest extends TestCase
@@ -52,4 +53,32 @@ public function testOnRouteShutdown(): void
         static::assertSame(Response::HTTP_MOVED_PERMANENTLY, $response->getStatusCode());
         static::assertSame('shopware.php/www.test.de', $response->getHeader('location'));
     }
+
+    public function testOnRouteStartupClearShopCookie(): void
+    {
+        $pluginBootstrap = $this->getContainer()->get('plugins')->Core()->Router();
+
+        $request = new Enlight_Controller_Request_RequestTestCase();
+        $request->setRequestUri('shopware.php/www.test.de');
+        $request->setCookie('shop', 2);
+        $response = new Enlight_Controller_Response_ResponseTestCase();
+        $args = new Enlight_Controller_EventArgs([
+            'request' => $request,
+            'response' => $response,
+        ]);
+        $pluginBootstrap->onRouteStartup($args);
+
+        static::assertSame(Response::HTTP_OK, $response->getStatusCode());
+
+        // Option A
+        static::assertIsString($response->headers->get('Set-Cookie'));
+        static::assertStringContainsString('shop=deleted', $response->headers->get('Set-Cookie'));
+
+        // Option B
+        $cookie = $response->headers->getCookies();
+        static::assertCount(1, $cookie);
+        static::assertInstanceOf(Cookie::class, $cookie[0]);
+        static::assertSame('shop', $cookie[0]->getName());
+        static::assertTrue($cookie[0]->isCleared());
+    }
 }