diff --git a/packages/auth/src/runtime.ts b/packages/auth/src/runtime.ts
index 0f31a6f..e7bc869 100644
--- a/packages/auth/src/runtime.ts
+++ b/packages/auth/src/runtime.ts
@@ -882,6 +882,13 @@ function buildLogoutCookies(
   return Object.freeze([...new Set(cookies)])
 }
 
+function forgetDefaultRememberCookie(bindings: RuntimeBindings): string | undefined {
+  const rememberCookie = parseSetCookieDefinition(bindings.session.rememberMeCookie(''))
+  return rememberCookie
+    ? forgetCookie(bindings, rememberCookie.name, rememberCookie.options)
+    : undefined
+}
+
 async function resolveRequestCookie(
   bindings: RuntimeBindings,
   name: string,
@@ -1745,6 +1752,7 @@ async function loginForGuard(guardName: string, credentials: AuthCredentials): P
   }
 
   const serialized = serializeUser(adapter, user, guard.provider)
+  await hydrateGuardContextFromRequest(guardName)
   return establishSessionForUser(serialized, {
     guard: guardName,
     provider: guard.provider,
@@ -1971,6 +1979,7 @@ async function loginUsingForGuard(
   const resolved = await resolveTrustedUserForGuard(guardName, user)
   const serialized = serializeUser(resolved.adapter, resolved.user, resolved.provider)
 
+  await hydrateGuardContextFromRequest(guardName)
   return establishSessionForUser(serialized, {
     guard: guardName,
     provider: resolved.provider,
@@ -2346,6 +2355,14 @@ async function establishSessionForUser(
     && options.preserveRemember
     && !options.remember
   )
+  const shouldClearRememberCookie = !!(
+    !options.remember
+    && !preserveRememberSession
+    && (
+      existingSession?.rememberTokenHash
+      || bindings.context.getRememberToken?.(options.guard)
+    )
+  )
   const session = rotateCurrentGuardSession
     ? await bindings.session.create({
       data: nextSessionData,
@@ -2379,6 +2396,9 @@ async function establishSessionForUser(
   const cookies = [
     bindings.session.sessionCookie(session.id),
     ...(rememberToken ? [bindings.session.rememberMeCookie(rememberToken)] : []),
+    ...(!rememberToken && shouldClearRememberCookie
+      ? [forgetDefaultRememberCookie(bindings)].filter((cookie): cookie is string => typeof cookie === 'string')
+      : []),
   ]
 
   return Object.freeze({
diff --git a/packages/auth/tests/package.test.ts b/packages/auth/tests/package.test.ts
index 7a05538..f96ed56 100644
--- a/packages/auth/tests/package.test.ts
+++ b/packages/auth/tests/package.test.ts
@@ -1151,12 +1151,52 @@ describe('@holo-js/auth package runtime', () => {
     }))
 
     const nextRecord = runtime.sessionStore.records.get(loggedInAgain.sessionId)
-    expect(loggedInAgain.cookies).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(loggedInAgain.cookies).toHaveLength(2)
     expect(loggedInAgain.rememberToken).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(loggedInAgain.cookies).toContainEqual(expect.stringContaining('holo_session_remember=;'))
     expect(runtime.context.getRememberToken?.('web')).toBeUndefined()
     expect(nextRecord?.rememberTokenHash).toBeUndefined()
   })
 
+  it('hydrates remember-me cookies before normal login and clears remembered state when opting out', async () => {
+    const runtime = configureRuntime()
+    const hasher = authRuntimeInternals.createDefaultPasswordHasher()
+    await runtime.usersProvider.create({
+      name: 'Ava',
+      email: 'ava@example.com',
+      password: await hasher.hash('secret-secret'),
+      email_verified_at: new Date(),
+    })
+
+    const remembered = unwrapAuthResult(await login({
+      email: 'ava@example.com',
+      password: 'secret-secret',
+      remember: true,
+    }))
+    expect(remembered.rememberToken).toBeTypeOf('string')
+
+    const currentBindings = authRuntimeInternals.getRuntimeBindings()
+    configureAuthRuntime({
+      ...currentBindings,
+      context: {
+        ...authRuntimeInternals.createMemoryAuthContext(),
+        getRequestCookie(name: string) {
+          return name === 'holo_session_remember' ? remembered.rememberToken : undefined
+        },
+      },
+    })
+
+    const loggedInAgain = unwrapAuthResult(await login({
+      email: 'ava@example.com',
+      password: 'secret-secret',
+    }))
+
+    expect(runtime.sessionStore.records.has(remembered.sessionId)).toBe(false)
+    expect(runtime.sessionStore.records.get(loggedInAgain.sessionId)?.rememberTokenHash).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(loggedInAgain.rememberToken).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(loggedInAgain.cookies).toContainEqual(expect.stringContaining('holo_session_remember=;'))
+  })
+
   it('supports impersonation across guards and removes the impersonated guard on stop', async () => {
     const runtime = configureRuntime()
     const admin = await runtime.adminsProvider.create({
diff --git a/tests/example-app-auth-flow.mjs b/tests/example-app-auth-flow.mjs
index bee96bc..8ba94ab 100644
--- a/tests/example-app-auth-flow.mjs
+++ b/tests/example-app-auth-flow.mjs
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@ function createCookieJar() {
     header() {
       return [...cookies.entries()].map(([name, value]) => `${name}=${value}`).join('; ')
     },
+    headerExcept(excludedNames) {
+      const excluded = new Set(excludedNames)
+      return [...cookies.entries()]
+        .filter(([name]) => !excluded.has(name))
+        .map(([name, value]) => `${name}=${value}`)
+        .join('; ')
+    },
   }
 }
 
@@ -345,6 +352,60 @@ export async function assertExampleAppAuthFlow({
   assert.ok(authenticatedSessionCookie.length > 0)
   assert.match(authenticatedSessionCookie, new RegExp(`(?:^|;\\s*)${escapeRegExp(sessionCookieName)}=`))
 
+  const rememberCookieName = `${sessionCookieName}_remember`
+  const rememberedJar = createCookieJar()
+  const rememberedLogin = await fetchAuthJson('/api/login', {
+    fields: {
+      email,
+      password,
+      remember: true,
+    },
+    headers: {
+      'x-forwarded-for': '127.0.0.222',
+      'x-real-ip': '127.0.0.222',
+    },
+    jar: rememberedJar,
+  })
+  assert.equal(rememberedLogin.json.ok, true)
+  assert.equal(rememberedLogin.json.data?.redirectTo, '/admin')
+  assert.ok(listSetCookieHeaders(rememberedLogin.response).some(cookie => cookie.startsWith(`${rememberCookieName}=`)))
+
+  const rememberOnlyCookie = rememberedJar.headerExcept([sessionCookieName])
+  assert.match(rememberOnlyCookie, new RegExp(`(?:^|;\\s*)${escapeRegExp(rememberCookieName)}=`))
+
+  const rememberedUser = await fetchAuthJson('/api/auth/user', {
+    headers: {
+      cookie: rememberOnlyCookie,
+    },
+  })
+  assert.equal(rememberedUser.json.authenticated, true)
+  assert.equal(rememberedUser.json.guard, 'web')
+  assert.equal(rememberedUser.json.user?.email, email)
+
+  const optOutLogin = await fetchAuthJson('/api/login', {
+    fields: {
+      email,
+      password,
+    },
+    headers: {
+      'x-forwarded-for': '127.0.0.223',
+      'x-real-ip': '127.0.0.223',
+    },
+    jar: rememberedJar,
+  })
+  assert.equal(optOutLogin.json.ok, true)
+  assert.ok(listSetCookieHeaders(optOutLogin.response).some(cookie => cookie.startsWith(`${rememberCookieName}=;`)))
+  assert.doesNotMatch(rememberedJar.header(), new RegExp(`(?:^|;\\s*)${escapeRegExp(rememberCookieName)}=`))
+
+  const staleRememberUser = await fetchAuthJson('/api/auth/user', {
+    headers: {
+      cookie: rememberOnlyCookie,
+    },
+  })
+  assert.equal(staleRememberUser.json.authenticated, false)
+  assert.equal(staleRememberUser.json.guard, 'web')
+  assert.equal(staleRememberUser.json.user, null)
+
   const loggedOut = await fetchAuthJson('/api/logout', {
     method: 'POST',
     jar: authenticatedJar,