diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/CHANGELOG.md b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/CHANGELOG.md
index 20d499f855..b037079365 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ CHANGELOG
    As of Symfony 2.3, this method will be typed against `MetadataFactoryInterface` instead.
  * [BC BREAK] the switches `traverse` and `deep` in the `Valid` constraint and in `GraphWalker::walkReference`
    are ignored for arrays now. Arrays are always traversed recursively.
+ * added dependency to Translation component
+ * violation messages are now translated with a TranslatorInterface implementation
 
 2.1.0
 -----
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/ConstraintViolation.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/ConstraintViolation.php
index 7b6f1e1928..8f73d50c85 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/ConstraintViolation.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/ConstraintViolation.php
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ namespace Symfony\Component\Validator;
  */
 class ConstraintViolation implements ConstraintViolationInterface
 {
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    private $message;
+
     /**
      * @var string
      */
@@ -56,6 +61,7 @@ class ConstraintViolation implements ConstraintViolationInterface
     /**
      * Creates a new constraint violation.
      *
+     * @param string       $message               The violation message.
      * @param string       $messageTemplate       The raw violation message.
      * @param array        $messageParameters     The parameters to substitute
      *                                            in the raw message.
@@ -70,8 +76,9 @@ class ConstraintViolation implements ConstraintViolationInterface
      * @param mixed        $code                  The error code of the
      *                                            violation, if any.
      */
-    public function __construct($messageTemplate, array $messageParameters, $root, $propertyPath, $invalidValue, $messagePluralization = null, $code = null)
+    public function __construct($message, $messageTemplate, array $messageParameters, $root, $propertyPath, $invalidValue, $messagePluralization = null, $code = null)
     {
+        $this->message = $message;
         $this->messageTemplate = $messageTemplate;
         $this->messageParameters = $messageParameters;
         $this->messagePluralization = $messagePluralization;
@@ -132,15 +139,7 @@ class ConstraintViolation implements ConstraintViolationInterface
      */
     public function getMessage()
     {
-        $parameters = $this->messageParameters;
-
-        foreach ($parameters as $i => $parameter) {
-            if (is_array($parameter)) {
-                $parameters[$i] = 'Array';
-            }
-        }
-
-        return strtr($this->messageTemplate, $parameters);
+        return $this->message;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/DefaultTranslator.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/DefaultTranslator.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..850e0f1e16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/DefaultTranslator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Validator;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Translation\TranslatorInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Simple translator implementation that simply replaces the parameters in
+ * the message IDs.
+ *
+ * Does not support translation domains or locales.
+ *
+ * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
+ */
+class DefaultTranslator implements TranslatorInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function trans($id, array $parameters = array(), $domain = null, $locale = null)
+    {
+        return strtr($id, $parameters);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function transChoice($id, $number, array $parameters = array(), $domain = null, $locale = null)
+    {
+        return strtr($id, $parameters);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function setLocale($locale)
+    {
+        throw new \BadMethodCallException('Unsupported method.');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function getLocale()
+    {
+        throw new \BadMethodCallException('Unsupported method.');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/ExecutionContext.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/ExecutionContext.php
index bfcaba891f..864f749da8 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/ExecutionContext.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/ExecutionContext.php
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 namespace Symfony\Component\Validator;
 
+use Symfony\Component\Translation\TranslatorInterface;
+
 /**
  * Default implementation of {@link ExecutionContextInterface}.
  *
@@ -26,6 +28,16 @@ class ExecutionContext implements ExecutionContextInterface
      */
     private $globalContext;
 
+    /**
+     * @var TranslatorInterface
+     */
+    private $translator;
+
+    /**
+     * @var null|string
+     */
+    private $translationDomain;
+
     /**
      * @var MetadataInterface
      */
@@ -49,19 +61,23 @@ class ExecutionContext implements ExecutionContextInterface
     /**
      * Creates a new execution context.
      *
-     * @param GlobalExecutionContextInterface $globalContext The global context storing node-independent state.
-     * @param MetadataInterface               $metadata      The metadata of the validated node.
-     * @param mixed                           $value         The value of the validated node.
-     * @param string                          $group         The current validation group.
-     * @param string                          $propertyPath  The property path to the current node.
+     * @param GlobalExecutionContextInterface $globalContext     The global context storing node-independent state.
+     * @param TranslatorInterface             $translator        The translator for translating violation messages.
+     * @param null|string                     $translationDomain The domain of the validation messages.
+     * @param MetadataInterface               $metadata          The metadata of the validated node.
+     * @param mixed                           $value             The value of the validated node.
+     * @param string                          $group             The current validation group.
+     * @param string                          $propertyPath      The property path to the current node.
      */
-    public function __construct(GlobalExecutionContextInterface $globalContext, MetadataInterface $metadata = null, $value = null, $group = null, $propertyPath = '')
+    public function __construct(GlobalExecutionContextInterface $globalContext, TranslatorInterface $translator, $translationDomain = null, MetadataInterface $metadata = null, $value = null, $group = null, $propertyPath = '')
     {
         if (null === $group) {
             $group = Constraint::DEFAULT_GROUP;
         }
 
         $this->globalContext = $globalContext;
+        $this->translator = $translator;
+        $this->translationDomain = $translationDomain;
         $this->metadata = $metadata;
         $this->value = $value;
         $this->propertyPath = $propertyPath;
@@ -74,6 +90,9 @@ class ExecutionContext implements ExecutionContextInterface
     public function addViolation($message, array $params = array(), $invalidValue = null, $pluralization = null, $code = null)
     {
         $this->globalContext->getViolations()->add(new ConstraintViolation(
+            null === $pluralization
+                ? $this->translator->trans($message, $params, $this->translationDomain)
+                : $this->translator->transChoice($message, $pluralization, $params, $this->translationDomain),
             $message,
             $params,
             $this->globalContext->getRoot(),
@@ -103,6 +122,9 @@ class ExecutionContext implements ExecutionContextInterface
         trigger_error('addViolationAtPath() is deprecated since version 2.2 and will be removed in 2.3.', E_USER_DEPRECATED);
 
         $this->globalContext->getViolations()->add(new ConstraintViolation(
+            null === $pluralization
+                ? $this->translator->trans($message, $params, $this->translationDomain)
+                : $this->translator->transChoice($message, $pluralization, $params, $this->translationDomain),
             $message,
             $params,
             $this->globalContext->getRoot(),
@@ -146,6 +168,9 @@ class ExecutionContext implements ExecutionContextInterface
     public function addViolationAt($subPath, $message, array $params = array(), $invalidValue = null, $pluralization = null, $code = null)
     {
         $this->globalContext->getViolations()->add(new ConstraintViolation(
+            null === $pluralization
+                ? $this->translator->trans($message, $params, $this->translationDomain)
+                : $this->translator->transChoice($message, $pluralization, $params, $this->translationDomain),
             $message,
             $params,
             $this->globalContext->getRoot(),
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/GraphWalker.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/GraphWalker.php
index 8af1a56153..ca212489a6 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/GraphWalker.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/GraphWalker.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 namespace Symfony\Component\Validator;
 
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraint;
+use Symfony\Component\Translation\TranslatorInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Exception\UnexpectedTypeException;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Mapping\ClassMetadata;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Mapping\MemberMetadata;
@@ -39,6 +40,16 @@ class GraphWalker
      */
     private $metadataFactory;
 
+    /**
+     * @var TranslatorInterface
+     */
+    private $translator;
+
+    /**
+     * @var null|string
+     */
+    private $translationDomain;
+
     /**
      * @var array
      */
@@ -49,16 +60,20 @@ class GraphWalker
      *
      * @param ValidationVisitor        $visitor
      * @param MetadataFactoryInterface $metadataFactory
+     * @param TranslatorInterface      $translator
+     * @param null|string              $translationDomain
      * @param array                    $validatedObjects
      *
      * @deprecated Deprecated since version 2.2, to be removed in 2.3.
      */
-    public function __construct(ValidationVisitor $visitor, MetadataFactoryInterface $metadataFactory, array &$validatedObjects = array())
+    public function __construct(ValidationVisitor $visitor, MetadataFactoryInterface $metadataFactory, TranslatorInterface $translator, $translationDomain = null, array &$validatedObjects = array())
     {
         trigger_error('GraphWalker is deprecated since version 2.2 and will be removed in 2.3. This class has been replaced by ValidationVisitorInterface and MetadataInterface.', E_USER_DEPRECATED);
 
         $this->visitor = $visitor;
         $this->metadataFactory = $metadataFactory;
+        $this->translator = $translator;
+        $this->translationDomain = $translationDomain;
         $this->validatedObjects = &$validatedObjects;
     }
 
@@ -208,6 +223,8 @@ class GraphWalker
 
         $context = new ExecutionContext(
             $this->visitor,
+            $this->translator,
+            $this->translationDomain,
             $metadata,
             $value,
             $group,
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/ConstraintViolationListTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/ConstraintViolationListTest.php
index f0d3e225a3..30d7ff0f64 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/ConstraintViolationListTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/ConstraintViolationListTest.php
@@ -129,6 +129,6 @@ EOF;
 
     protected function getViolation($message, $root = null, $propertyPath = null)
     {
-        return new ConstraintViolation($message, array(), $root, $propertyPath, null);
+        return new ConstraintViolation($message, $message, array(), $root, $propertyPath, null);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/ConstraintViolationTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/ConstraintViolationTest.php
index f4b3652468..e1f06c2428 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/ConstraintViolationTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/ConstraintViolationTest.php
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class ConstraintViolationTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     public function testToStringHandlesArrays()
     {
         $violation = new ConstraintViolation(
+            'Array',
             '{{ value }}',
             array('{{ value }}' => array(1, 2, 3)),
             'Root',
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/ExecutionContextTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/ExecutionContextTest.php
index 40b5996646..467bdaaed7 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/ExecutionContextTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/ExecutionContextTest.php
@@ -19,11 +19,14 @@ use Symfony\Component\Validator\ExecutionContext;
 
 class ExecutionContextTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 {
+    const TRANS_DOMAIN = 'trans_domain';
+
     private $visitor;
     private $violations;
     private $metadata;
     private $metadataFactory;
     private $globalContext;
+    private $translator;
 
     /**
      * @var ExecutionContext
@@ -51,7 +54,8 @@ class ExecutionContextTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->globalContext->expects($this->any())
             ->method('getMetadataFactory')
             ->will($this->returnValue($this->metadataFactory));
-        $this->context = new ExecutionContext($this->globalContext, $this->metadata, 'currentValue', 'Group', 'foo.bar');
+        $this->translator = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Translation\TranslatorInterface');
+        $this->context = new ExecutionContext($this->globalContext, $this->translator, self::TRANS_DOMAIN, $this->metadata, 'currentValue', 'Group', 'foo.bar');
     }
 
     protected function tearDown()
@@ -82,7 +86,7 @@ class ExecutionContextTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     {
         // BC
         $this->metadata = new ClassMetadata(__NAMESPACE__ . '\ExecutionContextTest_TestClass');
-        $this->context = new ExecutionContext($this->globalContext, $this->metadata, 'currentValue', 'Group', 'foo.bar');
+        $this->context = new ExecutionContext($this->globalContext, $this->translator, self::TRANS_DOMAIN, $this->metadata, 'currentValue', 'Group', 'foo.bar');
 
         $this->assertSame(__NAMESPACE__ . '\ExecutionContextTest_TestClass', $this->context->getCurrentClass());
         $this->assertNull($this->context->getCurrentProperty());
@@ -92,7 +96,7 @@ class ExecutionContextTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     {
         // BC
         $this->metadata = new PropertyMetadata(__NAMESPACE__ . '\ExecutionContextTest_TestClass', 'myProperty');
-        $this->context = new ExecutionContext($this->globalContext, $this->metadata, 'currentValue', 'Group', 'foo.bar');
+        $this->context = new ExecutionContext($this->globalContext, $this->translator, self::TRANS_DOMAIN, $this->metadata, 'currentValue', 'Group', 'foo.bar');
 
         $this->assertSame(__NAMESPACE__ . '\ExecutionContextTest_TestClass', $this->context->getCurrentClass());
         $this->assertSame('myProperty', $this->context->getCurrentProperty());
@@ -111,10 +115,16 @@ class ExecutionContextTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 
     public function testAddViolation()
     {
+        $this->translator->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('trans')
+            ->with('Error', array('foo' => 'bar'))
+            ->will($this->returnValue('Translated error'));
+
         $this->context->addViolation('Error', array('foo' => 'bar'), 'invalid');
 
         $this->assertEquals(new ConstraintViolationList(array(
             new ConstraintViolation(
+                'Translated error',
                 'Error',
                 array('foo' => 'bar'),
                 'Root',
@@ -126,10 +136,16 @@ class ExecutionContextTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 
     public function testAddViolationUsesPreconfiguredValueIfNotPassed()
     {
+        $this->translator->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('trans')
+            ->with('Error', array())
+            ->will($this->returnValue('Translated error'));
+
         $this->context->addViolation('Error');
 
         $this->assertEquals(new ConstraintViolationList(array(
             new ConstraintViolation(
+                'Translated error',
                 'Error',
                 array(),
                 'Root',
@@ -141,21 +157,32 @@ class ExecutionContextTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 
     public function testAddViolationUsesPassedNullValue()
     {
+        $this->translator->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('trans')
+            ->with('Error', array('foo1' => 'bar1'))
+            ->will($this->returnValue('Translated error'));
+        $this->translator->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('transChoice')
+            ->with('Choice error', 1, array('foo2' => 'bar2'))
+            ->will($this->returnValue('Translated choice error'));
+
         // passed null value should override preconfigured value "invalid"
-        $this->context->addViolation('Error', array('foo' => 'bar'), null);
-        $this->context->addViolation('Error', array('foo' => 'bar'), null, 1);
+        $this->context->addViolation('Error', array('foo1' => 'bar1'), null);
+        $this->context->addViolation('Choice error', array('foo2' => 'bar2'), null, 1);
 
         $this->assertEquals(new ConstraintViolationList(array(
             new ConstraintViolation(
+                'Translated error',
                 'Error',
-                array('foo' => 'bar'),
+                array('foo1' => 'bar1'),
                 'Root',
                 'foo.bar',
                 null
             ),
             new ConstraintViolation(
-                'Error',
-                array('foo' => 'bar'),
+                'Translated choice error',
+                'Choice error',
+                array('foo2' => 'bar2'),
                 'Root',
                 'foo.bar',
                 null,
@@ -166,11 +193,17 @@ class ExecutionContextTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 
     public function testAddViolationAtPath()
     {
+        $this->translator->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('trans')
+            ->with('Error', array('foo' => 'bar'))
+            ->will($this->returnValue('Translated error'));
+
         // override preconfigured property path
         $this->context->addViolationAtPath('bar.baz', 'Error', array('foo' => 'bar'), 'invalid');
 
         $this->assertEquals(new ConstraintViolationList(array(
             new ConstraintViolation(
+                'Translated error',
                 'Error',
                 array('foo' => 'bar'),
                 'Root',
@@ -182,10 +215,16 @@ class ExecutionContextTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 
     public function testAddViolationAtPathUsesPreconfiguredValueIfNotPassed()
     {
+        $this->translator->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('trans')
+            ->with('Error', array())
+            ->will($this->returnValue('Translated error'));
+
         $this->context->addViolationAtPath('bar.baz', 'Error');
 
         $this->assertEquals(new ConstraintViolationList(array(
             new ConstraintViolation(
+                'Translated error',
                 'Error',
                 array(),
                 'Root',
@@ -197,12 +236,22 @@ class ExecutionContextTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 
     public function testAddViolationAtPathUsesPassedNullValue()
     {
+        $this->translator->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('trans')
+            ->with('Error', array('foo' => 'bar'))
+            ->will($this->returnValue('Translated error'));
+        $this->translator->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('transChoice')
+            ->with('Choice error', 3, array('foo' => 'bar'))
+            ->will($this->returnValue('Translated choice error'));
+
         // passed null value should override preconfigured value "invalid"
         $this->context->addViolationAtPath('bar.baz', 'Error', array('foo' => 'bar'), null);
-        $this->context->addViolationAtPath('bar.baz', 'Error', array('foo' => 'bar'), null, 1);
+        $this->context->addViolationAtPath('bar.baz', 'Choice error', array('foo' => 'bar'), null, 3);
 
         $this->assertEquals(new ConstraintViolationList(array(
             new ConstraintViolation(
+                'Translated error',
                 'Error',
                 array('foo' => 'bar'),
                 'Root',
@@ -210,23 +259,30 @@ class ExecutionContextTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
                 null
             ),
             new ConstraintViolation(
-                'Error',
+                'Translated choice error',
+                'Choice error',
                 array('foo' => 'bar'),
                 'Root',
                 'bar.baz',
                 null,
-                1
+                3
             ),
         )), $this->context->getViolations());
     }
 
     public function testAddViolationAt()
     {
+        $this->translator->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('trans')
+            ->with('Error', array('foo' => 'bar'))
+            ->will($this->returnValue('Translated error'));
+
         // override preconfigured property path
         $this->context->addViolationAt('bam.baz', 'Error', array('foo' => 'bar'), 'invalid');
 
         $this->assertEquals(new ConstraintViolationList(array(
             new ConstraintViolation(
+                'Translated error',
                 'Error',
                 array('foo' => 'bar'),
                 'Root',
@@ -238,10 +294,16 @@ class ExecutionContextTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 
     public function testAddViolationAtUsesPreconfiguredValueIfNotPassed()
     {
+        $this->translator->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('trans')
+            ->with('Error', array())
+            ->will($this->returnValue('Translated error'));
+
         $this->context->addViolationAt('bam.baz', 'Error');
 
         $this->assertEquals(new ConstraintViolationList(array(
             new ConstraintViolation(
+                'Translated error',
                 'Error',
                 array(),
                 'Root',
@@ -253,12 +315,22 @@ class ExecutionContextTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 
     public function testAddViolationAtUsesPassedNullValue()
     {
+        $this->translator->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('trans')
+            ->with('Error', array('foo' => 'bar'))
+            ->will($this->returnValue('Translated error'));
+        $this->translator->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('transChoice')
+            ->with('Choice error', 2, array('foo' => 'bar'))
+            ->will($this->returnValue('Translated choice error'));
+
         // passed null value should override preconfigured value "invalid"
         $this->context->addViolationAt('bam.baz', 'Error', array('foo' => 'bar'), null);
-        $this->context->addViolationAt('bam.baz', 'Error', array('foo' => 'bar'), null, 1);
+        $this->context->addViolationAt('bam.baz', 'Choice error', array('foo' => 'bar'), null, 2);
 
         $this->assertEquals(new ConstraintViolationList(array(
             new ConstraintViolation(
+                'Translated error',
                 'Error',
                 array('foo' => 'bar'),
                 'Root',
@@ -266,12 +338,13 @@ class ExecutionContextTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
                 null
             ),
             new ConstraintViolation(
-                'Error',
+                'Translated choice error',
+                'Choice error',
                 array('foo' => 'bar'),
                 'Root',
                 'foo.bar.bam.baz',
                 null,
-                1
+                2
             ),
         )), $this->context->getViolations());
     }
@@ -293,7 +366,7 @@ class ExecutionContextTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 
     public function testGetPropertyPathWithEmptyCurrentPropertyPath()
     {
-        $this->context = new ExecutionContext($this->globalContext, $this->metadata, 'currentValue', 'Group', '');
+        $this->context = new ExecutionContext($this->globalContext, $this->translator, self::TRANS_DOMAIN, $this->metadata, 'currentValue', 'Group', '');
 
         $this->assertEquals('bam.baz', $this->context->getPropertyPath('bam.baz'));
     }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/GraphWalkerTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/GraphWalkerTest.php
index 83a67db3cd..1f8d6213c0 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/GraphWalkerTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/GraphWalkerTest.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 namespace Symfony\Component\Validator\Tests;
 
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Tests\Fixtures\ConstraintAValidator;
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\DefaultTranslator;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\ValidationVisitor;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Tests\Fixtures\Entity;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Tests\Fixtures\Reference;
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ class GraphWalkerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     protected function setUp()
     {
         $this->metadataFactory = new FakeMetadataFactory();
-        $this->visitor = new ValidationVisitor('Root', $this->metadataFactory, new ConstraintValidatorFactory());
+        $this->visitor = new ValidationVisitor('Root', $this->metadataFactory, new ConstraintValidatorFactory(), new DefaultTranslator());
         $this->walker = $this->visitor->getGraphWalker();
         $this->metadata = new ClassMetadata(self::CLASSNAME);
         $this->metadataFactory->addMetadata($this->metadata);
@@ -172,6 +173,7 @@ class GraphWalkerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         // validated
         $violations = new ConstraintViolationList();
         $violations->add(new ConstraintViolation(
+            'Failed',
             'Failed',
             array(),
             'Root',
@@ -204,6 +206,7 @@ class GraphWalkerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         // "Default" was launched
         $violations = new ConstraintViolationList();
         $violations->add(new ConstraintViolation(
+            'Failed',
             'Failed',
             array(),
             'Root',
@@ -231,6 +234,7 @@ class GraphWalkerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         // Only group "Second" was validated
         $violations = new ConstraintViolationList();
         $violations->add(new ConstraintViolation(
+            'Failed',
             'Failed',
             array(),
             'Root',
@@ -285,6 +289,7 @@ class GraphWalkerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 
         $violations = new ConstraintViolationList();
         $violations->add(new ConstraintViolation(
+            'Failed',
             'Failed',
             array(),
             'Root',
@@ -317,6 +322,7 @@ class GraphWalkerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 
         $violations = new ConstraintViolationList();
         $violations->add(new ConstraintViolation(
+            'Failed',
             'Failed',
             array(),
             'Root',
@@ -350,6 +356,7 @@ class GraphWalkerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 
         $violations = new ConstraintViolationList();
         $violations->add(new ConstraintViolation(
+            'Failed',
             'Failed',
             array(),
             'Root',
@@ -449,6 +456,7 @@ class GraphWalkerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 
         $violations = new ConstraintViolationList();
         $violations->add(new ConstraintViolation(
+            'Failed',
             'Failed',
             array(),
             'Root',
@@ -515,6 +523,7 @@ class GraphWalkerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 
         $violations = new ConstraintViolationList();
         $violations->add(new ConstraintViolation(
+            'message',
             'message',
             array('param' => 'value'),
             'Root',
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/ValidationVisitorTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/ValidationVisitorTest.php
index 86fdbd5e95..1bbb33e26f 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/ValidationVisitorTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/ValidationVisitorTest.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace Symfony\Component\Validator\Tests;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Tests\Fixtures\FakeMetadataFactory;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints\Valid;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Tests\Fixtures\Reference;
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\DefaultTranslator;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\ConstraintViolation;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\ConstraintViolationList;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Tests\Fixtures\FailingConstraint;
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ class ValidationVisitorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     protected function setUp()
     {
         $this->metadataFactory = new FakeMetadataFactory();
-        $this->visitor = new ValidationVisitor('Root', $this->metadataFactory, new ConstraintValidatorFactory());
+        $this->visitor = new ValidationVisitor('Root', $this->metadataFactory, new ConstraintValidatorFactory(), new DefaultTranslator());
         $this->metadata = new ClassMetadata(self::CLASS_NAME);
         $this->metadataFactory->addMetadata($this->metadata);
     }
@@ -154,6 +155,7 @@ class ValidationVisitorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         // validated
         $violations = new ConstraintViolationList(array(
             new ConstraintViolation(
+                'Failed',
                 'Failed',
                 array(),
                 'Root',
@@ -187,6 +189,7 @@ class ValidationVisitorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         // "Default" was launched
         $violations = new ConstraintViolationList(array(
             new ConstraintViolation(
+                'Failed',
                 'Failed',
                 array(),
                 'Root',
@@ -215,6 +218,7 @@ class ValidationVisitorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         // Only group "Second" was validated
         $violations = new ConstraintViolationList(array(
             new ConstraintViolation(
+                'Failed',
                 'Failed',
                 array(),
                 'Root',
@@ -243,6 +247,7 @@ class ValidationVisitorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $violations = new ConstraintViolationList(array(
             // generated by the root object
             new ConstraintViolation(
+                'Failed',
                 'Failed',
                 array(),
                 'Root',
@@ -251,6 +256,7 @@ class ValidationVisitorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             ),
             // generated by the reference
             new ConstraintViolation(
+                'Failed',
                 'Failed',
                 array(),
                 'Root',
@@ -278,6 +284,7 @@ class ValidationVisitorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $violations = new ConstraintViolationList(array(
             // generated by the root object
             new ConstraintViolation(
+                'Failed',
                 'Failed',
                 array(),
                 'Root',
@@ -286,6 +293,7 @@ class ValidationVisitorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             ),
             // generated by the reference
             new ConstraintViolation(
+                'Failed',
                 'Failed',
                 array(),
                 'Root',
@@ -313,6 +321,7 @@ class ValidationVisitorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $violations = new ConstraintViolationList(array(
             // generated by the root object
             new ConstraintViolation(
+                'Failed',
                 'Failed',
                 array(),
                 'Root',
@@ -321,6 +330,7 @@ class ValidationVisitorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             ),
             // generated by the reference
             new ConstraintViolation(
+                'Failed',
                 'Failed',
                 array(),
                 'Root',
@@ -352,6 +362,7 @@ class ValidationVisitorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $violations = new ConstraintViolationList(array(
             // generated by the root object
             new ConstraintViolation(
+                'Failed',
                 'Failed',
                 array(),
                 'Root',
@@ -414,6 +425,7 @@ class ValidationVisitorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $violations = new ConstraintViolationList(array(
             // generated by the root object
             new ConstraintViolation(
+                'Failed',
                 'Failed',
                 array(),
                 'Root',
@@ -489,6 +501,7 @@ class ValidationVisitorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $violations = new ConstraintViolationList(array(
             // generated by the root object
             new ConstraintViolation(
+                'Failed',
                 'Failed',
                 array(),
                 'Root',
@@ -497,6 +510,7 @@ class ValidationVisitorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             ),
             // nothing generated by the reference!
             new ConstraintViolation(
+                'Failed',
                 'Failed',
                 array(),
                 'Root',
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/ValidatorBuilderTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/ValidatorBuilderTest.php
index d963e4a848..d77d920704 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/ValidatorBuilderTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/ValidatorBuilderTest.php
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ class ValidatorBuilderTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 
     public function testSetMetadataCache()
     {
-        $this->assertSame($this->builder, $this->builder->setMetadataCache($this->getMock(
-            'Symfony\Component\Validator\Mapping\Cache\CacheInterface'))
+        $this->assertSame($this->builder, $this->builder->setMetadataCache(
+            $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Validator\Mapping\Cache\CacheInterface'))
         );
     }
 
@@ -107,4 +107,16 @@ class ValidatorBuilderTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Validator\ConstraintValidatorFactoryInterface'))
         );
     }
+
+    public function testSetTranslator()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame($this->builder, $this->builder->setTranslator(
+            $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Translation\TranslatorInterface'))
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testSetTranslationDomain()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame($this->builder, $this->builder->setTranslationDomain('TRANS_DOMAIN'));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/ValidatorContextTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/ValidatorContextTest.php
index e10c2dad96..212a12cb47 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/ValidatorContextTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/ValidatorContextTest.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 namespace Symfony\Component\Validator\Tests;
 
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Validator;
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\DefaultTranslator;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Mapping\ClassMetadataFactoryAdapter;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\ValidatorContext;
 
@@ -57,6 +58,6 @@ class ValidatorContextTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             ->setConstraintValidatorFactory($validatorFactory)
             ->getValidator();
 
-        $this->assertEquals(new Validator(new ClassMetadataFactoryAdapter($metadataFactory), $validatorFactory), $validator);
+        $this->assertEquals(new Validator(new ClassMetadataFactoryAdapter($metadataFactory), $validatorFactory, new DefaultTranslator()), $validator);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/ValidatorFactoryTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/ValidatorFactoryTest.php
index 029678a8d4..8ab61cd581 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/ValidatorFactoryTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/ValidatorFactoryTest.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace Symfony\Component\Validator\Tests;
 use Doctrine\Common\Annotations\AnnotationReader;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Mapping\ClassMetadataFactoryAdapter;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Validator;
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\DefaultTranslator;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\ValidatorContext;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\ValidatorFactory;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\ConstraintValidatorFactory;
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ class ValidatorFactoryTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 
         $validator = $this->factory->getValidator();
 
-        $this->assertEquals(new Validator(new ClassMetadataFactoryAdapter($metadataFactory), $validatorFactory), $validator);
+        $this->assertEquals(new Validator(new ClassMetadataFactoryAdapter($metadataFactory), $validatorFactory, new DefaultTranslator()), $validator);
     }
 
     public function testBuildDefaultFromAnnotationsWithCustomNamespaces()
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/ValidatorTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/ValidatorTest.php
index a2fccc684a..4d184aee3f 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/ValidatorTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/ValidatorTest.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use Symfony\Component\Validator\Tests\Fixtures\GroupSequenceProviderEntity;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Tests\Fixtures\FakeMetadataFactory;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Tests\Fixtures\FailingConstraint;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Validator;
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\DefaultTranslator;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\ConstraintViolation;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\ConstraintViolationList;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\ConstraintValidatorFactory;
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ class ValidatorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     protected function setUp()
     {
         $this->metadataFactory = new FakeMetadataFactory();
-        $this->validator = new Validator($this->metadataFactory, new ConstraintValidatorFactory());
+        $this->validator = new Validator($this->metadataFactory, new ConstraintValidatorFactory(), new DefaultTranslator());
     }
 
     protected function tearDown()
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ class ValidatorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         // Only the constraint of group "Default" failed
         $violations = new ConstraintViolationList();
         $violations->add(new ConstraintViolation(
+            'Failed',
             'Failed',
             array(),
             $entity,
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ class ValidatorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         // Only the constraint of group "Custom" failed
         $violations = new ConstraintViolationList();
         $violations->add(new ConstraintViolation(
+            'Failed',
             'Failed',
             array(),
             $entity,
@@ -107,6 +110,7 @@ class ValidatorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         // The constraints of both groups failed
         $violations = new ConstraintViolationList();
         $violations->add(new ConstraintViolation(
+            'Failed',
             'Failed',
             array(),
             $entity,
@@ -114,6 +118,7 @@ class ValidatorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             ''
         ));
         $violations->add(new ConstraintViolation(
+            'Failed',
             'Failed',
             array(),
             $entity,
@@ -141,6 +146,7 @@ class ValidatorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 
         $violations = new ConstraintViolationList();
         $violations->add(new ConstraintViolation(
+            'Failed',
             'Failed',
             array(),
             $entity,
@@ -154,6 +160,7 @@ class ValidatorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 
         $violations = new ConstraintViolationList();
         $violations->add(new ConstraintViolation(
+            'Failed',
             'Failed',
             array(),
             $entity,
@@ -198,6 +205,7 @@ class ValidatorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     {
         $violations = new ConstraintViolationList();
         $violations->add(new ConstraintViolation(
+            'Failed',
             'Failed',
             array(),
             '',
@@ -232,7 +240,7 @@ class ValidatorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             ->method('getMetadataFor')
             ->with('VALUE')
             ->will($this->returnValue($metadata));
-        $this->validator = new Validator($this->metadataFactory, new ConstraintValidatorFactory());
+        $this->validator = new Validator($this->metadataFactory, new ConstraintValidatorFactory(), new DefaultTranslator());
 
         $this->validator->validateProperty('VALUE', 'someProperty');
     }
@@ -249,7 +257,7 @@ class ValidatorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             ->method('getMetadataFor')
             ->with('VALUE')
             ->will($this->returnValue($metadata));
-        $this->validator = new Validator($this->metadataFactory, new ConstraintValidatorFactory());
+        $this->validator = new Validator($this->metadataFactory, new ConstraintValidatorFactory(), new DefaultTranslator());
 
         $this->validator->validatePropertyValue('VALUE', 'someProperty', 'propertyValue');
     }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/ValidationVisitor.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/ValidationVisitor.php
index 1ef231ed1c..ad21eff74a 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/ValidationVisitor.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/ValidationVisitor.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ namespace Symfony\Component\Validator;
 
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Exception\NoSuchMetadataException;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Exception\UnexpectedTypeException;
+use Symfony\Component\Translation\TranslatorInterface;
 
 /**
  * Default implementation of {@link ValidationVisitorInterface} and
@@ -37,6 +38,16 @@ class ValidationVisitor implements ValidationVisitorInterface, GlobalExecutionCo
      */
     private $validatorFactory;
 
+    /**
+     * @var TranslatorInterface
+     */
+    private $translator;
+
+    /**
+     * @var null|string
+     */
+    private $translationDomain;
+
     /**
      * @var array
      */
@@ -65,11 +76,13 @@ class ValidationVisitor implements ValidationVisitorInterface, GlobalExecutionCo
      * @param mixed                               $root               The value passed to the validator.
      * @param MetadataFactoryInterface            $metadataFactory    The factory for obtaining metadata instances.
      * @param ConstraintValidatorFactoryInterface $validatorFactory   The factory for creating constraint validators.
+     * @param TranslatorInterface                 $translator         The translator for translating violation messages.
+     * @param string|null                         $translationDomain  The domain of the translation messages.
      * @param ObjectInitializerInterface[]        $objectInitializers The initializers for preparing objects before validation.
      *
      * @throws UnexpectedTypeException If any of the object initializers is not an instance of ObjectInitializerInterface
      */
-    public function __construct($root, MetadataFactoryInterface $metadataFactory, ConstraintValidatorFactoryInterface $validatorFactory, array $objectInitializers = array())
+    public function __construct($root, MetadataFactoryInterface $metadataFactory, ConstraintValidatorFactoryInterface $validatorFactory, TranslatorInterface $translator, $translationDomain = null, array $objectInitializers = array())
     {
         foreach ($objectInitializers as $initializer) {
             if (!$initializer instanceof ObjectInitializerInterface) {
@@ -80,6 +93,8 @@ class ValidationVisitor implements ValidationVisitorInterface, GlobalExecutionCo
         $this->root = $root;
         $this->metadataFactory = $metadataFactory;
         $this->validatorFactory = $validatorFactory;
+        $this->translator = $translator;
+        $this->translationDomain = $translationDomain;
         $this->objectInitializers = $objectInitializers;
         $this->violations = new ConstraintViolationList();
     }
@@ -91,6 +106,8 @@ class ValidationVisitor implements ValidationVisitorInterface, GlobalExecutionCo
     {
         $context = new ExecutionContext(
             $this,
+            $this->translator,
+            $this->translationDomain,
             $metadata,
             $value,
             $group,
@@ -161,7 +178,7 @@ class ValidationVisitor implements ValidationVisitorInterface, GlobalExecutionCo
         trigger_error('getGraphWalker() is deprecated since version 2.2 and will be removed in 2.3.', E_USER_DEPRECATED);
 
         if (null === $this->graphWalker) {
-            $this->graphWalker = new GraphWalker($this, $this->metadataFactory, $this->validatedObjects);
+            $this->graphWalker = new GraphWalker($this, $this->metadataFactory, $this->translator, $this->translationDomain, $this->validatedObjects);
         }
 
         return $this->graphWalker;
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Validator.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Validator.php
index 848dc4e2ed..a700692d8d 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Validator.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Validator.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ namespace Symfony\Component\Validator;
 
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints\Valid;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Exception\ValidatorException;
+use Symfony\Component\Translation\TranslatorInterface;
 
 /**
  * Default implementation of {@link ValidatorInterface}.
@@ -32,6 +33,16 @@ class Validator implements ValidatorInterface
      */
     private $validatorFactory;
 
+    /**
+     * @var TranslatorInterface
+     */
+    private $translator;
+
+    /**
+     * @var null|string
+     */
+    private $translationDomain;
+
     /**
      * @var array
      */
@@ -40,11 +51,15 @@ class Validator implements ValidatorInterface
     public function __construct(
         MetadataFactoryInterface $metadataFactory,
         ConstraintValidatorFactoryInterface $validatorFactory,
+        TranslatorInterface $translator,
+        $translationDomain = null,
         array $objectInitializers = array()
     )
     {
         $this->metadataFactory = $metadataFactory;
         $this->validatorFactory = $validatorFactory;
+        $this->translator = $translator;
+        $this->translationDomain = $translationDomain;
         $this->objectInitializers = $objectInitializers;
     }
 
@@ -137,7 +152,7 @@ class Validator implements ValidatorInterface
      */
     public function validateValue($value, $constraints, $groups = null)
     {
-        $context = new ExecutionContext($this->createVisitor(null));
+        $context = new ExecutionContext($this->createVisitor(null), $this->translator, $this->translationDomain);
 
         $constraints = is_array($constraints) ? $constraints : array($constraints);
 
@@ -176,7 +191,14 @@ class Validator implements ValidatorInterface
      */
     private function createVisitor($root)
     {
-        return new ValidationVisitor($root, $this->metadataFactory, $this->validatorFactory, $this->objectInitializers);
+        return new ValidationVisitor(
+            $root,
+            $this->metadataFactory,
+            $this->validatorFactory,
+            $this->translator,
+            $this->translationDomain,
+            $this->objectInitializers
+        );
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/ValidatorBuilder.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/ValidatorBuilder.php
index 8f39d4ae4d..8937042d44 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/ValidatorBuilder.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/ValidatorBuilder.php
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ use Symfony\Component\Validator\Mapping\Loader\AnnotationLoader;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Mapping\Loader\YamlFilesLoader;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Mapping\Loader\XmlFileLoader;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Mapping\Loader\XmlFilesLoader;
+use Symfony\Component\Translation\TranslatorInterface;
 use Doctrine\Common\Annotations\Reader;
 use Doctrine\Common\Annotations\AnnotationReader;
 use Doctrine\Common\Annotations\CachedReader;
@@ -75,6 +76,16 @@ class ValidatorBuilder implements ValidatorBuilderInterface
      */
     private $metadataCache;
 
+    /**
+     * @var TranslatorInterface
+     */
+    private $translator;
+
+    /**
+     * @var null|string
+     */
+    private $translationDomain;
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
@@ -254,6 +265,26 @@ class ValidatorBuilder implements ValidatorBuilderInterface
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function setTranslator(TranslatorInterface $translator)
+    {
+        $this->translator = $translator;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function setTranslationDomain($translationDomain)
+    {
+        $this->translationDomain = $translationDomain;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
@@ -296,7 +327,8 @@ class ValidatorBuilder implements ValidatorBuilderInterface
         }
 
         $validatorFactory = $this->validatorFactory ?: new ConstraintValidatorFactory();
+        $translator = $this->translator ?: new DefaultTranslator();
 
-        return new Validator($metadataFactory, $validatorFactory, $this->initializers);
+        return new Validator($metadataFactory, $validatorFactory, $translator, $this->translationDomain, $this->initializers);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/ValidatorBuilderInterface.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/ValidatorBuilderInterface.php
index 914d4f96d7..18b96eac36 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/ValidatorBuilderInterface.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/ValidatorBuilderInterface.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 namespace Symfony\Component\Validator;
 
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Mapping\Cache\CacheInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Translation\TranslatorInterface;
 use Doctrine\Common\Annotations\Reader;
 
 /**
@@ -139,6 +140,28 @@ interface ValidatorBuilderInterface
      */
     public function setConstraintValidatorFactory(ConstraintValidatorFactoryInterface $validatorFactory);
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the translator used for translating violation messages.
+     *
+     * @param TranslatorInterface $translator The translator instance.
+     *
+     * @return ValidatorBuilderInterface The builder object.
+     */
+    public function setTranslator(TranslatorInterface $translator);
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the default translation domain of violation messages.
+     *
+     * The same message can have different translations in different domains.
+     * Pass the domain that is used for violation messages by default to this
+     * method.
+     *
+     * @param string $translationDomain The translation domain of the violation messages.
+     *
+     * @return ValidatorBuilderInterface The builder object.
+     */
+    public function setTranslationDomain($translationDomain);
+
     /**
      * Builds and returns a new validator object.
      *
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/ValidatorContext.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/ValidatorContext.php
index 9c8ec3d043..c5e9f34e0d 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/ValidatorContext.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/ValidatorContext.php
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ class ValidatorContext implements ValidatorContextInterface
 
         return new Validator(
             $this->metadataFactory,
-            $this->constraintValidatorFactory
+            $this->constraintValidatorFactory,
+            new DefaultTranslator()
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/composer.json b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/composer.json
index e3cb106914..9c65253c8e 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/composer.json
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/composer.json
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
         }
     ],
     "require": {
-        "php": ">=5.3.3"
+        "php": ">=5.3.3",
+        "symfony/translation": "2.2.*"
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "symfony/http-foundation": "2.2.*",