diff --git a/wp-admin/async-upload.php b/wp-admin/async-upload.php
index 4197c8686e..a384453a28 100644
--- a/wp-admin/async-upload.php
+++ b/wp-admin/async-upload.php
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ if ( is_ssl() && empty($_COOKIE[SECURE_AUTH_COOKIE]) && !empty($_REQUEST['auth_c
 	$_COOKIE[SECURE_AUTH_COOKIE] = $_REQUEST['auth_cookie'];
 elseif ( empty($_COOKIE[AUTH_COOKIE]) && !empty($_REQUEST['auth_cookie']) )
 	$_COOKIE[AUTH_COOKIE] = $_REQUEST['auth_cookie'];
+if ( empty($_COOKIE[LOGGED_IN_COOKIE]) && !empty($_REQUEST['logged_in_cookie']) )
+	$_COOKIE[LOGGED_IN_COOKIE] = $_REQUEST['logged_in_cookie'];
 unset($current_user);
 require_once('admin.php');
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/media.php b/wp-admin/includes/media.php
index 2beb0de199..6ca12881c6 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/media.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/media.php
@@ -1331,6 +1331,7 @@ SWFUpload.onload = function() {
 			post_params : {
 				"post_id" : "<?php echo $post_id; ?>",
 				"auth_cookie" : "<?php if ( is_ssl() ) echo $_COOKIE[SECURE_AUTH_COOKIE]; else echo $_COOKIE[AUTH_COOKIE]; ?>",
+				"logged_in_cookie": "<?php echo $_COOKIE[LOGGED_IN_COOKIE]; ?>",
 				"_wpnonce" : "<?php echo wp_create_nonce('media-form'); ?>",
 				"type" : "<?php echo $type; ?>",
 				"tab" : "<?php echo $tab; ?>",