diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/TrackingProtectionPolicyFactory.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/TrackingProtectionPolicyFactory.kt
index d101c16d1..9a0853e43 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/TrackingProtectionPolicyFactory.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/TrackingProtectionPolicyFactory.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 
 package org.mozilla.fenix.components
 
+import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting
 import mozilla.components.concept.engine.EngineSession.TrackingProtectionPolicy
+import mozilla.components.concept.engine.EngineSession.TrackingProtectionPolicyForSessionTypes
+import org.mozilla.fenix.Config
 import org.mozilla.fenix.utils.Settings
 
 /**
@@ -34,9 +37,9 @@ class TrackingProtectionPolicyFactory(private val settings: Settings) {
             }
 
         return when {
-            normalMode && privateMode -> trackingProtectionPolicy
-            normalMode && !privateMode -> trackingProtectionPolicy.forRegularSessionsOnly()
-            !normalMode && privateMode -> trackingProtectionPolicy.forPrivateSessionsOnly()
+            normalMode && privateMode -> trackingProtectionPolicy.adaptPolicyToChannel()
+            normalMode && !privateMode -> trackingProtectionPolicy.adaptPolicyToChannel().forRegularSessionsOnly()
+            !normalMode && privateMode -> trackingProtectionPolicy.adaptPolicyToChannel().forPrivateSessionsOnly()
             else -> TrackingProtectionPolicy.none()
         }
     }
@@ -44,7 +47,8 @@ class TrackingProtectionPolicyFactory(private val settings: Settings) {
     private fun createCustomTrackingProtectionPolicy(): TrackingProtectionPolicy {
         return TrackingProtectionPolicy.select(
             cookiePolicy = getCustomCookiePolicy(),
-            trackingCategories = getCustomTrackingCategories()
+            trackingCategories = getCustomTrackingCategories(),
+            cookiePurging = Config.channel.isNightlyOrDebug
         ).let {
             if (settings.blockTrackingContentSelectionInCustomTrackingProtection == "private") {
                 it.forPrivateSessionsOnly()
@@ -91,3 +95,13 @@ class TrackingProtectionPolicyFactory(private val settings: Settings) {
         return categories.toTypedArray()
     }
 }
+
+@VisibleForTesting
+internal fun TrackingProtectionPolicyForSessionTypes.adaptPolicyToChannel(): TrackingProtectionPolicyForSessionTypes {
+    return TrackingProtectionPolicy.select(
+        trackingCategories = trackingCategories,
+        cookiePolicy = cookiePolicy,
+        strictSocialTrackingProtection = strictSocialTrackingProtection,
+        cookiePurging = Config.channel.isNightlyOrDebug
+    )
+}
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/TrackingProtectionPolicyFactoryTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/TrackingProtectionPolicyFactoryTest.kt
index 2344bf4b8..9289859d2 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/TrackingProtectionPolicyFactoryTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/TrackingProtectionPolicyFactoryTest.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package org.mozilla.fenix.components
 
 import io.mockk.every
 import io.mockk.mockk
+import io.mockk.mockkObject
 import mozilla.components.concept.engine.EngineSession
+import mozilla.components.concept.engine.EngineSession.TrackingProtectionPolicy
 import mozilla.components.support.test.robolectric.testContext
 import org.junit.Assert.assertArrayEquals
 import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
@@ -10,7 +12,9 @@ import org.junit.Assert.assertFalse
 import org.junit.Assert.assertTrue
 import org.junit.Test
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+import org.mozilla.fenix.Config
 import org.mozilla.fenix.R
+import org.mozilla.fenix.ReleaseChannel
 import org.mozilla.fenix.utils.Settings
 import org.mozilla.fenix.helpers.FenixRobolectricTestRunner
 
@@ -87,6 +91,56 @@ class TrackingProtectionPolicyFactoryTest {
         expected.assertPolicyEquals(always, checkPrivacy = false)
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `cookiePurging must be available ONLY in nightly or debug`() {
+        mockkObject(Config)
+        for (channel in ReleaseChannel.values()) {
+            every { Config.channel } returns channel
+
+            val shouldCookiePurgingActive = channel.isNightlyOrDebug
+            val customSetting =
+                settingsForCustom(shouldBlockCookiesInCustom = true, blockCookiesSelection = "all")
+            val stringSetting = mockSettings(useStrict = true)
+            val recommendedSetting = mockSettings(useTrackingProtection = true)
+
+            for (setting in arrayOf(recommendedSetting, stringSetting, customSetting)) {
+                val factory = TrackingProtectionPolicyFactory(setting)
+                val privateOnly =
+                    factory.createTrackingProtectionPolicy(normalMode = false, privateMode = true)
+                val normalOnly =
+                    factory.createTrackingProtectionPolicy(normalMode = true, privateMode = false)
+                val always =
+                    factory.createTrackingProtectionPolicy(normalMode = true, privateMode = true)
+
+                assertEquals(shouldCookiePurgingActive, privateOnly.cookiePurging)
+                assertEquals(shouldCookiePurgingActive, normalOnly.cookiePurging)
+                assertEquals(shouldCookiePurgingActive, always.cookiePurging)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `adaptPolicyToChannel MUST only update properties that have changed per given channel`() {
+        mockkObject(Config)
+
+        val policies = arrayOf(
+            TrackingProtectionPolicy.strict(), TrackingProtectionPolicy.recommended(),
+            TrackingProtectionPolicy.select()
+        )
+
+        for (channel in ReleaseChannel.values()) {
+            every { Config.channel } returns channel
+
+            val shouldCookiePurgingActive = channel.isNightlyOrDebug
+
+            for (policy in policies) {
+                val adaptedPolicy = policy.adaptPolicyToChannel()
+                policy.assertPolicyEquals(adaptedPolicy, checkPrivacy = false)
+                assertEquals(shouldCookiePurgingActive, adaptedPolicy.cookiePurging)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun `GIVEN custom policy WHEN cookie policy social THEN tracking policy should have cookie policy allow non-trackers`() {
         val expected = EngineSession.TrackingProtectionPolicy.select(