diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Router.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Router.php
index e9671922ba..6c9b20b998 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Router.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Router.php
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Routing\Generator\ConfigurableRequirementsInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Routing\Generator\UrlGeneratorInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Routing\Generator\Dumper\GeneratorDumperInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Routing\Matcher\RequestMatcherInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Routing\Matcher\UrlMatcherInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Routing\Matcher\Dumper\MatcherDumperInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
 
 /**
  * The Router class is an example of the integration of all pieces of the
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ use Symfony\Component\Routing\Matcher\Dumper\MatcherDumperInterface;
  *
  * @author Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
  */
-class Router implements RouterInterface
+class Router implements RouterInterface, RequestMatcherInterface
 {
     /**
      * @var UrlMatcherInterface|null
@@ -217,6 +219,20 @@ class Router implements RouterInterface
         return $this->getMatcher()->match($pathinfo);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function matchRequest(Request $request)
+    {
+        $matcher = $this->getMatcher();
+        if (!$matcher instanceof RequestMatcherInterface) {
+            // fallback to the default UrlMatcherInterface
+            return $matcher->match($request->getPathInfo());
+        }
+
+        return $matcher->matchRequest($request);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Gets the UrlMatcher instance associated with this Router.
      *
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/RouterTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/RouterTest.php
index a3c336e5b7..42a344c74a 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/RouterTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/RouterTest.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 namespace Symfony\Component\Routing\Tests;
 
 use Symfony\Component\Routing\Router;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
 
 class RouterTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 {
@@ -135,4 +136,28 @@ class RouterTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             array('generator_cache_class')
         );
     }
+
+    public function testMatchRequestWithUrlMatcherInterface()
+    {
+        $matcher = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Routing\Matcher\UrlMatcherInterface');
+        $matcher->expects($this->once())->method('match');
+
+        $p = new \ReflectionProperty($this->router, 'matcher');
+        $p->setAccessible(true);
+        $p->setValue($this->router, $matcher);
+
+        $this->router->matchRequest(Request::create('/'));
+    }
+
+    public function testMatchRequestWithRequestMatcherInterface()
+    {
+        $matcher = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Routing\Matcher\RequestMatcherInterface');
+        $matcher->expects($this->once())->method('matchRequest');
+
+        $p = new \ReflectionProperty($this->router, 'matcher');
+        $p->setAccessible(true);
+        $p->setValue($this->router, $matcher);
+
+        $this->router->matchRequest(Request::create('/'));
+    }
 }