diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Config/Resource/DirectoryResource.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Config/Resource/DirectoryResource.php
index 5ccd204ef9..021523963e 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Config/Resource/DirectoryResource.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Config/Resource/DirectoryResource.php
@@ -59,14 +59,14 @@ class DirectoryResource implements ResourceInterface, \Serializable
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns true if the resource has not been updated since the given timestamp.
+     * Returns resource mtime.
      *
-     * @param integer $timestamp The last time the resource was loaded
-     *
-     * @return Boolean true if the resource has not been updated, false otherwise
+     * @return integer
      */
-    public function isFresh($timestamp)
+    public function getModificationTime()
     {
+        clearstatcache(true, $this->resource);
+
         if (!is_dir($this->resource)) {
             return false;
         }
@@ -84,10 +84,37 @@ class DirectoryResource implements ResourceInterface, \Serializable
                 continue;
             }
 
+            clearstatcache(true, (string) $file);
             $newestMTime = max($file->getMTime(), $newestMTime);
         }
 
-        return $newestMTime < $timestamp;
+        return $newestMTime;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the resource has not been updated since the given timestamp.
+     *
+     * @param integer $timestamp The last time the resource was loaded
+     *
+     * @return Boolean true if the resource has not been updated, false otherwise
+     */
+    public function isFresh($timestamp)
+    {
+        if (!$this->exists()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return $this->getModificationTime() <= $timestamp;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the resource exists in the filesystem.
+     *
+     * @return Boolean
+     */
+    public function exists()
+    {
+        return file_exists($this->resource);
     }
 
     public function serialize()
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Config/Resource/FileResource.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Config/Resource/FileResource.php
index 619f84bcef..2499de68e5 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Config/Resource/FileResource.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Config/Resource/FileResource.php
@@ -52,6 +52,18 @@ class FileResource implements ResourceInterface, \Serializable
         return $this->resource;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns resource mtime.
+     *
+     * @return integer
+     */
+    public function getModificationTime()
+    {
+        clearstatcache(true, $this->resource);
+
+        return filemtime($this->resource);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns true if the resource has not been updated since the given timestamp.
      *
@@ -61,11 +73,21 @@ class FileResource implements ResourceInterface, \Serializable
      */
     public function isFresh($timestamp)
     {
-        if (!file_exists($this->resource)) {
+        if (!$this->exists()) {
             return false;
         }
 
-        return filemtime($this->resource) < $timestamp;
+        return $this->getModificationTime() <= $timestamp;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the resource exists in the filesystem.
+     *
+     * @return Boolean
+     */
+    public function exists()
+    {
+        return file_exists($this->resource);
     }
 
     public function serialize()
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Config/Resource/ResourceInterface.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Config/Resource/ResourceInterface.php
index 024f2e95f9..e684fd6b09 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Config/Resource/ResourceInterface.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Config/Resource/ResourceInterface.php
@@ -34,6 +34,20 @@ interface ResourceInterface
      */
     function isFresh($timestamp);
 
+    /**
+     * Returns resource mtime.
+     *
+     * @return integer
+     */
+    function getModificationTime();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the resource exists in the filesystem.
+     *
+     * @return Boolean
+     */
+    function exists();
+
     /**
      * Returns the resource tied to this Resource.
      *
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Config/Tests/Resource/DirectoryResourceTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Config/Tests/Resource/DirectoryResourceTest.php
index c626ec62ad..98714289a1 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Config/Tests/Resource/DirectoryResourceTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Config/Tests/Resource/DirectoryResourceTest.php
@@ -118,8 +118,20 @@ class DirectoryResourceTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->assertFalse($resource->isFresh(time()), '->isFresh() returns false if the whole resource is removed');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @covers Symfony\Component\Config\Resource\DirectoryResource::exists
+     */
+    public function testExists()
+    {
+        $this->assertTrue($this->resource->exists(), '->exists() returns true if the directory still exist');
+
+        $this->removeDirectory($this->directory);
+        $this->assertFalse($this->resource->exists(), '->exists() returns false if the directory does not exist');
+    }
+
     /**
      * @covers Symfony\Component\Config\Resource\DirectoryResource::isFresh
+     * @covers Symfony\Component\Config\Resource\DirectoryResource::getModificationTime
      */
     public function testIsFreshCreateFileInSubdirectory()
     {
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Config/Tests/Resource/FileResourceTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Config/Tests/Resource/FileResourceTest.php
index 83c403bbe7..1c5fa4253b 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Config/Tests/Resource/FileResourceTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Config/Tests/Resource/FileResourceTest.php
@@ -49,4 +49,23 @@ class FileResourceTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $resource = new FileResource('/____foo/foobar'.rand(1, 999999));
         $this->assertFalse($resource->isFresh(time()), '->isFresh() returns false if the resource does not exist');
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @covers Symfony\Component\Config\Resource\FileResource::exists
+     */
+    public function testExists()
+    {
+        $this->assertTrue($this->resource->exists(), '->exists() returns true if the resource does exist');
+
+        $resource = new FileResource('/____foo/foobar'.rand(1, 999999));
+        $this->assertFalse($resource->exists(), '->exists() returns false if the resource does not exist');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @covers Symfony\Component\Config\Resource\FileResource::getModificationTime
+     */
+    public function testGetModificationTime()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame(filemtime($this->resource->getResource()), $this->resource->getModificationTime());
+    }
 }