diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Compiler/ResolveInvalidReferencesPass.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Compiler/ResolveInvalidReferencesPass.php
index 66e217146b..4327fdacf1 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Compiler/ResolveInvalidReferencesPass.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Compiler/ResolveInvalidReferencesPass.php
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class ResolveInvalidReferencesPass implements CompilerPassInterface
 
                 // resolve invalid behavior
                 if ($exists && ContainerInterface::EXCEPTION_ON_INVALID_REFERENCE !== $invalidBehavior) {
-                    $arguments[$k] = new Reference($id);
+                    $arguments[$k] = new Reference($id, ContainerInterface::EXCEPTION_ON_INVALID_REFERENCE, $argument->isStrict());
                 } elseif (!$exists && ContainerInterface::NULL_ON_INVALID_REFERENCE === $invalidBehavior) {
                     $arguments[$k] = null;
                 } elseif (!$exists && ContainerInterface::IGNORE_ON_INVALID_REFERENCE === $invalidBehavior) {
diff --git a/tests/Symfony/Tests/Component/DependencyInjection/Compiler/ResolveInvalidReferencesPassTest.php b/tests/Symfony/Tests/Component/DependencyInjection/Compiler/ResolveInvalidReferencesPassTest.php
index 6c8f312495..be5cdb0313 100644
--- a/tests/Symfony/Tests/Component/DependencyInjection/Compiler/ResolveInvalidReferencesPassTest.php
+++ b/tests/Symfony/Tests/Component/DependencyInjection/Compiler/ResolveInvalidReferencesPassTest.php
@@ -61,6 +61,20 @@ class ResolveInvalidReferencesPassTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->assertEquals(array(), $def->getProperties());
     }
 
+    public function testStrictFlagIsPreserved()
+    {
+        $container = new ContainerBuilder();
+        $container->register('bar');
+        $def = $container
+            ->register('foo')
+            ->addArgument(new Reference('bar', ContainerInterface::NULL_ON_INVALID_REFERENCE, false))
+        ;
+
+        $this->process($container);
+
+        $this->assertFalse($def->getArgument(0)->isStrict());
+    }
+
     protected function process(ContainerBuilder $container)
     {
         $pass = new ResolveInvalidReferencesPass();