diff --git a/banner_cookies.template b/banner_cookies.template
index 3615f3b..e4eae64 100644
--- a/banner_cookies.template
+++ b/banner_cookies.template
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 <?php
-if (!$login){
-  echo "<div class='banner'><p class='beige'>We neeeeed Cookies. They taste sooo good. *crunch*</p><p class='beige'>Seriously, this site is in development. You should not be here. If you want to stay anyways, you will have to accept our cookies.</p></div>";
+if (!isset($_COOKIE['threadr_cookie_banner']))
+  if (!$login){
+    echo "<div class='banner'><p class='beige'>We neeeeed Cookies. They taste sooo good. *crunch*</p><p class='beige'>Seriously, this site is in development. You should not be here. If you want to stay anyways, you will have to accept our cookies.</p><a href='%CONTENT_DIR%/accept_cookie.php?from=" . urlencode($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']) . "'><button> OK </button></a></div>";
+  } else {
+    // assume that the user knows our cookie/privacy policy, force set cookie in this case
+  }
 }
 ?>
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