diff --git a/rb/lib/selenium/webdriver/remote/bridge.rb b/rb/lib/selenium/webdriver/remote/bridge.rb
index 1cd1c63deddf8..d4318a25b0088 100644
--- a/rb/lib/selenium/webdriver/remote/bridge.rb
+++ b/rb/lib/selenium/webdriver/remote/bridge.rb
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ def add_cookie(cookie)
         end
 
         def delete_cookie(name)
-          raise ArgumentError, 'Cookie name cannot be null or empty' if name.nil? || name.strip.empty?
+          raise ArgumentError, 'Cookie name cannot be null or empty' if name.nil? || name.to_s.strip.empty?
 
           execute :delete_cookie, name: name
         end
diff --git a/rb/spec/integration/selenium/webdriver/manager_spec.rb b/rb/spec/integration/selenium/webdriver/manager_spec.rb
index 021033930bef2..1245c76fa20ce 100644
--- a/rb/spec/integration/selenium/webdriver/manager_spec.rb
+++ b/rb/spec/integration/selenium/webdriver/manager_spec.rb
@@ -268,6 +268,12 @@ module WebDriver
           expect { driver.manage.delete_cookie(nil) }
             .to raise_error(ArgumentError, /Cookie name cannot be null or empty/)
         end
+
+        it 'allows deleting a cookies using a symbol' do
+          driver.manage.add_cookie name: :foo, value: 'bar'
+          driver.manage.delete_cookie(:foo)
+          expect(driver.manage.all_cookies).to be_empty
+        end
       end
     end # Options
   end # WebDriver