diff --git a/partials/_accordion_nav.html.erb b/partials/_accordion_nav.html.erb
index 627f83a1ff..9cac1c978d 100644
--- a/partials/_accordion_nav.html.erb
+++ b/partials/_accordion_nav.html.erb
@@ -72,6 +72,13 @@
                   </dd>
                 </dl>
               </li>
+            <% elsif page[:cookie_prefs] %>
+              <%# Reopens the PostHog consent banner (posthog-consent.js wires
+                  #footer-cookie-prefs). Rendered only when PostHog is built in;
+                  hidden until the JS un-hides it for in-scope visitors. %>
+              <% if ENV["POSTHOG_API_KEY"].to_s.strip != "" %>
+                <li><a id="footer-cookie-prefs" href="#" hidden><span class="truncate pointer-events-none"><%= page[:text] %></span></a></li>
+              <% end %>
             <% else %>
               <li>
                 <% if page[:type] == "flyctl" %>
diff --git a/partials/_firecracker_nav.html.erb b/partials/_firecracker_nav.html.erb
index 42fadff232..1e146282e7 100644
--- a/partials/_firecracker_nav.html.erb
+++ b/partials/_firecracker_nav.html.erb
@@ -222,7 +222,8 @@
         { text: "Open Source", path: "/docs/about/open-source/" },
         { text: "Using Our Brand", path: "/docs/about/brand/" },
         { text: "Privacy Policy", path: "/legal/privacy-policy/" },
-        { text: "Terms of Service", path: "/legal/terms-of-service/" }
+        { text: "Terms of Service", path: "/legal/terms-of-service/" },
+        { text: "Cookie preferences", cookie_prefs: true }
       ]
     }
   ]