diff --git a/assets/javascripts/views/layout/mobile.coffee b/assets/javascripts/views/layout/mobile.coffee
index cb87a323..77c5ee73 100644
--- a/assets/javascripts/views/layout/mobile.coffee
+++ b/assets/javascripts/views/layout/mobile.coffee
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ class app.views.Mobile extends app.View
     after: 'afterRoute'
 
   @detect: ->
+    if Cookies.get('override-mobile-detect')?
+      return JSON.parse Cookies.get('override-mobile-detect')
     try
       (window.matchMedia('(max-width: 480px)').matches) or
       (window.matchMedia('(max-width: 767px)').matches) or