Abstract: A protective handset cord cover is secured around a handset cord to prevent the handset cord from becoming tangled with itself. The cover is of sufficient length to accommodate a normal and customary stretched length of the handset cord so that the handset cord is prevented from twisting upon itself and becoming entangled. The cover is of a flexible, planar material and is easily placed around a handset cord. The cover is particularly suited for use with handset cords having modular ends which are removable from a phone base at one end and from a handset at the other end or, in an alternate embodiment, for use with older model telephones or car phones in which the handset cord is permanently secured to the phone base at one end and to the handset at the other end.