diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/TwigBundle/DependencyInjection/TwigExtension.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/TwigBundle/DependencyInjection/TwigExtension.php
index 33caa7317d..8afd80a252 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/TwigBundle/DependencyInjection/TwigExtension.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/TwigBundle/DependencyInjection/TwigExtension.php
@@ -50,11 +50,21 @@ class TwigExtension extends Extension
         $globals = $this->fixConfig($config, 'global');
         if (isset($globals[0])) {
             foreach ($globals as $global) {
-                $def->addMethodCall('addGlobal', array($global['key'], new Reference($global['id'])));
+                if (isset($global['type']) && 'service' === $global['type']) {
+                    $def->addMethodCall('addGlobal', array($global['key'], new Reference($global['id'])));
+                } elseif (isset($global['value'])) {
+                    $def->addMethodCall('addGlobal', array($global['key'], $global['value']));
+                } else {
+                    throw new \InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('Unable to understand global configuration (%s).', var_export($global, true)));
+                }
             }
         } else {
-            foreach ($globals as $key => $id) {
-                $def->addMethodCall('addGlobal', array($key, new Reference($id)));
+            foreach ($globals as $key => $value) {
+                if ('@' === substr($value, 0, 1)) {
+                    $def->addMethodCall('addGlobal', array($key, new Reference(substr($value, 1))));
+                } else {
+                    $def->addMethodCall('addGlobal', array($key, $value));
+                }
             }
         }
         unset($config['globals'], $config['global']);
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/TwigBundle/Resources/config/schema/twig-1.0.xsd b/src/Symfony/Bundle/TwigBundle/Resources/config/schema/twig-1.0.xsd
index 2df43123c4..9cbbff1c87 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/TwigBundle/Resources/config/schema/twig-1.0.xsd
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/TwigBundle/Resources/config/schema/twig-1.0.xsd
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <xsd:complexType name="config">
         <xsd:sequence>
             <xsd:element name="form" type="form" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" />
-            <xsd:element name="global" type="global" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" />
+            <xsd:element name="global" type="global" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
             <xsd:element name="extension" type="extension" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
         </xsd:sequence>
 
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@
         </xsd:sequence>
     </xsd:complexType>
 
-    <xsd:complexType name="global">
-        <xsd:attribute name="key" type="xsd:string" />
+    <xsd:complexType name="global" mixed="true">
+        <xsd:attribute name="key" type="xsd:string" use="required" />
+        <xsd:attribute name="type" type="xsd:string" />
         <xsd:attribute name="id" type="xsd:string" />
     </xsd:complexType>
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/TwigBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/TwigExtensionTest.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/TwigBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/TwigExtensionTest.php
index d4e81b6b50..7f0e785005 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/TwigBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/TwigExtensionTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/TwigBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/TwigExtensionTest.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace Symfony\Bundle\TwigBundle\Tests\DependencyInjection;
 use Symfony\Bundle\TwigBundle\Tests\TestCase;
 use Symfony\Bundle\TwigBundle\DependencyInjection\TwigExtension;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Reference;
 
 class TwigExtensionTest extends TestCase
 {
@@ -36,18 +37,28 @@ class TwigExtensionTest extends TestCase
         // XML
         $container = new ContainerBuilder();
         $loader = new TwigExtension();
-        $loader->configLoad(array('global' => array(array('key' => 'foo', 'id' => 'bar'))), $container);
+        $loader->configLoad(array('global' => array(
+            array('key' => 'foo', 'type' => 'service', 'id' => 'bar'),
+            array('key' => 'pi', 'value' => 3.14),
+        )), $container);
         $config = $container->getDefinition('twig')->getMethodCalls();
         $this->assertEquals('foo', $config[0][1][0]);
-        $this->assertEquals('bar', (string) $config[0][1][1]);
+        $this->assertEquals(new Reference('bar'), $config[0][1][1]);
+        $this->assertEquals('pi', $config[1][1][0]);
+        $this->assertEquals(3.14, $config[1][1][1]);
 
         // YAML, PHP
         $container = new ContainerBuilder();
         $loader = new TwigExtension();
-        $loader->configLoad(array('globals' => array('foo' => 'bar')), $container);
+        $loader->configLoad(array('globals' => array(
+            'foo' => '@bar',
+            'pi'  => 3.14,
+        )), $container);
         $config = $container->getDefinition('twig')->getMethodCalls();
         $this->assertEquals('foo', $config[0][1][0]);
-        $this->assertEquals('bar', (string) $config[0][1][1]);
+        $this->assertEquals(new Reference('bar'), $config[0][1][1]);
+        $this->assertEquals('pi', $config[1][1][0]);
+        $this->assertEquals(3.14, $config[1][1][1]);
     }
 
     public function testConfigExtensions()