diff --git a/src/wp-includes/comment-template.php b/src/wp-includes/comment-template.php
index 986639af13..1f7596dc55 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/comment-template.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/comment-template.php
@@ -2275,6 +2275,11 @@ function comment_form( $args = array(), $post_id = null ) {
 		$consent           = empty( $commenter['comment_author_email'] ) ? '' : ' checked="checked"';
 		$fields['cookies'] = '<p class="comment-form-cookies-consent"><input id="wp-comment-cookies-consent" name="wp-comment-cookies-consent" type="checkbox" value="yes"' . $consent . ' />' .
 							 '<label for="wp-comment-cookies-consent">' . __( 'Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.' ) . '</label></p>';
+
+		// Ensure that the passed fields include cookies consent.
+		if ( isset( $args['fields'] ) && ! isset( $args['fields']['cookies'] ) ) {
+			$args['fields']['cookies'] = $fields['cookies'];
+		}
 	}
 
 	$required_text = sprintf( ' ' . __( 'Required fields are marked %s' ), '<span class="required">*</span>' );
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/comment/commentForm.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/comment/commentForm.php
index b1bde4c792..0fabd97a6a 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/comment/commentForm.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/comment/commentForm.php
@@ -80,4 +80,24 @@ class Tests_Comment_CommentForm extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		unset( $defaults['submit_button'] );
 		return $defaults;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 44126
+	 */
+	public function test_fields_should_include_cookies_consent() {
+		$p = self::factory()->post->create();
+
+		add_filter( 'option_show_comments_cookies_opt_in', '__return_true' );
+
+		$args = array(
+			'fields' => array(
+				'author' => 'Hello World!',
+			),
+		);
+		$form = get_echo( 'comment_form', array( $args, $p ) );
+
+		remove_filter( 'option_show_comments_cookies_opt_in', '__return_true' );
+
+		$this->assertRegExp( '|<p class="comment\-form\-cookies\-consent">.*?</p>|', $form );
+	}
 }