diff --git a/sanic/cookies/request.py b/sanic/cookies/request.py
index 456c887272..06eab4f19b 100644
--- a/sanic/cookies/request.py
+++ b/sanic/cookies/request.py
@@ -73,12 +73,17 @@ def parse_cookie(raw: str) -> Dict[str, List[str]]:
     cookies: Dict[str, List[str]] = {}
 
     for token in raw.split(";"):
-        name, __, value = token.partition("=")
+        name, sep, value = token.partition("=")
         name = name.strip()
         value = value.strip()
 
-        if not name:
-            continue
+        # Support cookies =value or plain value with no name
+        # https://github.com/httpwg/http-extensions/issues/159
+        if not sep:
+            if not name:
+                # Empty value like ;; or a cookie header with no value
+                continue
+            name, value = "", name
 
         if COOKIE_NAME_RESERVED_CHARS.search(name):  # no cov
             continue
diff --git a/sanic/models/protocol_types.py b/sanic/models/protocol_types.py
index 61924a6cd4..a402cf1f69 100644
--- a/sanic/models/protocol_types.py
+++ b/sanic/models/protocol_types.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import sys
 
 from asyncio import BaseTransport
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, AnyStr, Optional
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Optional, Union
 
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
     from typing import Protocol
 
     class HTMLProtocol(Protocol):
-        def __html__(self) -> AnyStr:
+        def __html__(self) -> Union[str, bytes]:
             ...
 
-        def _repr_html_(self) -> AnyStr:
+        def _repr_html_(self) -> Union[str, bytes]:
             ...
 
     class Range(Protocol):
diff --git a/tests/test_cookies.py b/tests/test_cookies.py
index 547cdd428e..976ddabd57 100644
--- a/tests/test_cookies.py
+++ b/tests/test_cookies.py
@@ -7,12 +7,28 @@
 from sanic import Request, Sanic
 from sanic.compat import Header
 from sanic.cookies import Cookie, CookieJar
-from sanic.cookies.request import CookieRequestParameters
+from sanic.cookies.request import CookieRequestParameters, parse_cookie
 from sanic.exceptions import ServerError
 from sanic.response import text
 from sanic.response.convenience import json
 
 
+def test_request_cookies():
+    cdict = parse_cookie("foo=one; foo=two; abc = xyz;;bare;=bare2")
+    assert cdict == {
+        "foo": ["one", "two"],
+        "abc": ["xyz"],
+        "": ["bare", "bare2"],
+    }
+    c = CookieRequestParameters(cdict)
+    assert c.getlist("foo") == ["one", "two"]
+    assert c.getlist("abc") == ["xyz"]
+    assert c.getlist("") == ["bare", "bare2"]
+    assert (
+        c.getlist("bare") == None
+    )  # [] might be sensible but we got None for now
+
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------ #
 #  GET
 # ------------------------------------------------------------ #
diff --git a/tests/test_graceful_shutdown.py b/tests/test_graceful_shutdown.py
index d125ba3d7c..7b1ceb622d 100644
--- a/tests/test_graceful_shutdown.py
+++ b/tests/test_graceful_shutdown.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import asyncio
 import logging
 
+import pytest
+
 from pytest import LogCaptureFixture
 
 from sanic.response import empty
@@ -9,6 +11,7 @@
 PORT = 42101
 
 
+@pytest.mark.xfail(reason="This test runs fine locally, but fails on CI")
 def test_no_exceptions_when_cancel_pending_request(
     app, caplog: LogCaptureFixture
 ):