diff --git a/src/ng/browser.js b/src/ng/browser.js
index bda372be86e1..7a32993f8b2d 100644
--- a/src/ng/browser.js
+++ b/src/ng/browser.js
@@ -297,7 +297,13 @@ function Browser(window, document, $log, $sniffer) {
           cookie = cookieArray[i];
           index = cookie.indexOf('=');
           if (index > 0) { //ignore nameless cookies
-            lastCookies[unescape(cookie.substring(0, index))] = unescape(cookie.substring(index + 1));
+            var name = unescape(cookie.substring(0, index));
+            // the first value that is seen for a cookie is the most
+            // specific one.  values for the same cookie name that
+            // follow are for less specific paths.
+            if (lastCookies[name] === undefined) {
+              lastCookies[name] = unescape(cookie.substring(index + 1));
+            }
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/test/ng/browserSpecs.js b/test/ng/browserSpecs.js
index eba9bd025134..3ec78e615341 100755
--- a/test/ng/browserSpecs.js
+++ b/test/ng/browserSpecs.js
@@ -304,6 +304,13 @@ describe('browser', function() {
         expect(browser.cookies().foo).toEqual('bar=baz');
       });
 
+      it('should return the the first value provided for a cookie', function() {
+        // For a cookie that has different values that differ by path, the
+        // value for the most specific path appears first.  browser.cookies()
+        // should provide that value for the cookie.
+        document.cookie = 'foo="first"; foo="second"';
+        expect(browser.cookies()['foo']).toBe('"first"');
+      });
 
       it ('should unescape cookie values that were escaped by puts', function() {
         document.cookie = "cookie2%3Dbar%3Bbaz=val%3Due;path=/";