diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/ControllerResolver.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/ControllerResolver.php
index c6ef277be3..6804ded30d 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/ControllerResolver.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/ControllerResolver.php
@@ -70,17 +70,20 @@ class ControllerResolver extends BaseControllerResolver
             }
         }
 
-        list($class, $method) = explode('::', $controller, 2);
+        return parent::createController($controller);
+    }
 
-        if (!class_exists($class)) {
-            throw new \InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('Class "%s" does not exist.', $class));
-        }
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    protected function instantiateController($class)
+    {
+        $controller = parent::instantiateController($class);
 
-        $controller = $this->instantiateController($class);
         if ($controller instanceof ContainerAwareInterface) {
             $controller->setContainer($this->container);
         }
 
-        return array($controller, $method);
+        return $controller;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Controller/ControllerResolverTest.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Controller/ControllerResolverTest.php
index 4e804bf079..76a3489fe1 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Controller/ControllerResolverTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Controller/ControllerResolverTest.php
@@ -33,6 +33,18 @@ class ControllerResolverTest extends BaseControllerResolverTest
         $this->assertSame('testAction', $controller[1]);
     }
 
+    public function testGetControllerOnContainerAwareInvokable()
+    {
+        $resolver = $this->createControllerResolver();
+        $request = Request::create('/');
+        $request->attributes->set('_controller', 'Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Tests\Controller\ContainerAwareController');
+
+        $controller = $resolver->getController($request);
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Tests\Controller\ContainerAwareController', $controller);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface', $controller->getContainer());
+    }
+
     public function testGetControllerWithBundleNotation()
     {
         $shortName = 'FooBundle:Default:test';
@@ -161,4 +173,8 @@ class ContainerAwareController implements ContainerAwareInterface
     public function testAction()
     {
     }
+
+    public function __invoke()
+    {
+    }
 }