diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8749fd4..c178eb9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,18 +3,20 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
-## Added
+### Added
 
 - Check for empty string in Stream factories
+- Cookie::createWithoutValidation Static constructor to create a cookie. Will not perform any attribute validation during instantiation.
+- Cookie::isValid Method to check if cookie attributes are valid.
 
-## Fixed
+### Fixed
 
- - FilteredStream::getSize returns null because the contents size is unknown.
+- FilteredStream::getSize returns null because the contents size is unknown.
 
 ### Deprecated
 
- - FilteredStream::getReadFilter The read filter is internal and should never be used by consuming code.
- - FilteredStream::getWriteFilter We did not implement writing to the streams at all. And if we do, the filter is an internal information and should not be used by consuming code.
+- FilteredStream::getReadFilter The read filter is internal and should never be used by consuming code.
+- FilteredStream::getWriteFilter We did not implement writing to the streams at all. And if we do, the filter is an internal information and should not be used by consuming code.
 
 
 ## 1.4.1 - 2016-12-16
diff --git a/spec/CookieSpec.php b/spec/CookieSpec.php
index 3c0c362..3de69f3 100644
--- a/spec/CookieSpec.php
+++ b/spec/CookieSpec.php
@@ -239,6 +239,32 @@ function it_matches_other_cookies()
         $this->match($notMatches)->shouldReturn(false);
     }
 
+    function it_validates_itself()
+    {
+        $this->isValid()->shouldReturn(true);
+    }
+
+    function it_can_be_constructed_without_name_validation()
+    {
+        $this->beConstructedThrough('createWithoutValidation', ["\x20"]);
+
+        $this->isValid()->shouldReturn(false);
+    }
+
+    function it_can_be_constructed_without_value_validation()
+    {
+        $this->beConstructedThrough('createWithoutValidation', ['name', "\x20"]);
+
+        $this->isValid()->shouldReturn(false);
+    }
+
+    function it_can_be_constructed_without_max_age_validation()
+    {
+        $this->beConstructedThrough('createWithoutValidation', ['name', 'value', '-1']);
+
+        $this->isValid()->shouldReturn(false);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Provides examples for invalid characers in names and values.
      *
diff --git a/src/Cookie.php b/src/Cookie.php
index 5022863..5f61b90 100644
--- a/src/Cookie.php
+++ b/src/Cookie.php
@@ -89,6 +89,36 @@ public function __construct(
         $this->httpOnly = (bool) $httpOnly;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Creates a new cookie without any attribute validation.
+     *
+     * @param string         $name
+     * @param string|null    $value
+     * @param int            $maxAge
+     * @param string|null    $domain
+     * @param string|null    $path
+     * @param bool           $secure
+     * @param bool           $httpOnly
+     * @param \DateTime|null $expires  Expires attribute is HTTP 1.0 only and should be avoided.
+     */
+    public static function createWithoutValidation(
+        $name,
+        $value = null,
+        $maxAge = null,
+        $domain = null,
+        $path = null,
+        $secure = false,
+        $httpOnly = false,
+        \DateTime $expires = null
+    ) {
+        $cookie = new self('name', null, null, $domain, $path, $secure, $httpOnly, $expires);
+        $cookie->name = $name;
+        $cookie->value = $value;
+        $cookie->maxAge = $maxAge;
+
+        return $cookie;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the name.
      *
@@ -380,6 +410,24 @@ public function match(Cookie $cookie)
         return $this->name === $cookie->name && $this->domain === $cookie->domain and $this->path === $cookie->path;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Validates cookie attributes.
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function isValid()
+    {
+        try {
+            $this->validateName($this->name);
+            $this->validateValue($this->value);
+            $this->validateMaxAge($this->maxAge);
+        } catch (\InvalidArgumentException $e) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Validates the name attribute.
      *