diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/BinaryFileResponse.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/BinaryFileResponse.php
index a39984dffa..f95d90c364 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/BinaryFileResponse.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/BinaryFileResponse.php
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class BinaryFileResponse extends Response
 
         if (!$this->headers->has('Accept-Ranges')) {
             // Only accept ranges on safe HTTP methods
-            $this->headers->set('Accept-Ranges', $request->isMethodSafe() ? 'bytes' : 'none');
+            $this->headers->set('Accept-Ranges', $request->isMethodSafe(false) ? 'bytes' : 'none');
         }
 
         if (!$this->headers->has('Content-Type')) {
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Request.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Request.php
index ad15787586..cdaa57e0e6 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Request.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Request.php
@@ -1466,11 +1466,13 @@ class Request
     /**
      * Checks whether the method is safe or not.
      *
+     * @param bool $andCacheable Adds the additional condition that the method should be cacheable. True by default.
+     *
      * @return bool
      */
-    public function isMethodSafe()
+    public function isMethodSafe(/* $andCacheable = true */)
     {
-        return in_array($this->getMethod(), array('GET', 'HEAD', 'OPTIONS', 'TRACE'));
+        return in_array($this->getMethod(), 0 < func_num_args() && !func_get_arg(0) ? array('GET', 'HEAD', 'OPTIONS', 'TRACE') : array('GET', 'HEAD'));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/RequestTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/RequestTest.php
index 2fa72d9aac..ad06622696 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/RequestTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/RequestTest.php
@@ -1929,7 +1929,7 @@ class RequestTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     {
         $request = new Request();
         $request->setMethod($method);
-        $this->assertEquals($safe, $request->isMethodSafe());
+        $this->assertEquals($safe, $request->isMethodSafe(false));
     }
 
     public function methodSafeProvider()
@@ -1948,6 +1948,13 @@ class RequestTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         );
     }
 
+    public function testMethodSafeChecksCacheable()
+    {
+        $request = new Request();
+        $request->setMethod('OPTION');
+        $this->assertFalse($request->isMethodSafe());
+    }
+
     /**
      * @dataProvider methodCacheableProvider
      */
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/EventListener/FragmentListener.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/EventListener/FragmentListener.php
index 2ab6c8589e..ad6349286d 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/EventListener/FragmentListener.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/EventListener/FragmentListener.php
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class FragmentListener implements EventSubscriberInterface
     protected function validateRequest(Request $request)
     {
         // is the Request safe?
-        if (!$request->isMethodSafe()) {
+        if (!$request->isMethodSafe(false)) {
             throw new AccessDeniedHttpException();
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/HttpCache/HttpCache.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/HttpCache/HttpCache.php
index efb08d693c..941d4c6fa0 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/HttpCache/HttpCache.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/HttpCache/HttpCache.php
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ class HttpCache implements HttpKernelInterface, TerminableInterface
         }
         $this->traces[$request->getMethod().' '.$path] = array();
 
-        if (!$request->isMethodSafe()) {
+        if (!$request->isMethodSafe(false)) {
             $response = $this->invalidate($request, $catch);
         } elseif ($request->headers->has('expect') || !$request->isMethodCacheable()) {
             $response = $this->pass($request, $catch);
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Http/Firewall/ExceptionListener.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Http/Firewall/ExceptionListener.php
index a1cae2a437..4e8066b7e1 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Http/Firewall/ExceptionListener.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Http/Firewall/ExceptionListener.php
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class ExceptionListener
     protected function setTargetPath(Request $request)
     {
         // session isn't required when using HTTP basic authentication mechanism for example
-        if ($request->hasSession() && $request->isMethodSafe() && !$request->isXmlHttpRequest()) {
+        if ($request->hasSession() && $request->isMethodSafe(false) && !$request->isXmlHttpRequest()) {
             $request->getSession()->set('_security.'.$this->providerKey.'.target_path', $request->getUri());
         }
     }