diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Dumper.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Dumper.php
index 9829a49c93..5b0baa5271 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Dumper.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Dumper.php
@@ -18,6 +18,23 @@ namespace Symfony\Component\Yaml;
  */
 class Dumper
 {
+    /**
+     * The amount of spaces to use for indentation of nested nodes.
+     *
+     * @var integer
+     */
+    protected $indentation = 2;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the indentation.
+     *
+     * @param integer $num The amount of spaces to use for intendation of nested nodes.
+     */
+    public function setIndentation($num)
+    {
+        $this->indentation = $num;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Dumps a PHP value to YAML.
      *
@@ -46,7 +63,7 @@ class Dumper
                     $prefix,
                     $isAHash ? Inline::dump($key, $exceptionOnInvalidType, $objectSupport).':' : '-',
                     $willBeInlined ? ' ' : "\n",
-                    $this->dump($value, $inline - 1, $exceptionOnInvalidType, $objectSupport, $willBeInlined ? 0 : $indent + 2)
+                    $this->dump($value, $inline - 1, $exceptionOnInvalidType, $objectSupport, $willBeInlined ? 0 : $indent + $this->indentation)
                 ).($willBeInlined ? "\n" : '');
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Yaml.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Yaml.php
index ae175f1b0e..205d866466 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Yaml.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Yaml.php
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ class Yaml
      *
      * @param array   $array                  PHP array
      * @param integer $inline                 The level where you switch to inline YAML
+     * @param integer $indent                 The amount of spaces to use for indentation of nested nodes.
      * @param Boolean $exceptionOnInvalidType true if an exception must be thrown on invalid types (a PHP resource or object), false otherwise
      * @param Boolean $objectSupport          true if object support is enabled, false otherwise
      *
@@ -144,9 +145,10 @@ class Yaml
      *
      * @api
      */
-    public static function dump($array, $inline = 2, $exceptionOnInvalidType = false, $objectSupport = false)
+    public static function dump($array, $inline = 2, $indent = 4, $exceptionOnInvalidType = false, $objectSupport = false)
     {
         $yaml = new Dumper();
+        $yaml->setIndentation($indent);
 
         return $yaml->dump($array, $inline, $exceptionOnInvalidType, $objectSupport);
     }