diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/RedirectController.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/RedirectController.php
index 386fe58494..6ddbb9de28 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/RedirectController.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/RedirectController.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class RedirectController extends ContainerAware
     public function redirectAction($route, $permanent = false)
     {
         if (!$route) {
-            return new Response(null, 410);
+            return new Response(null, $permanent ? 410 : 404);
         }
 
         $attributes = $this->container->get('request')->attributes->get('_route_params');
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class RedirectController extends ContainerAware
     public function urlRedirectAction($path, $permanent = false, $scheme = null, $httpPort = 80, $httpsPort = 443)
     {
         if (!$path) {
-            return new Response(null, 410);
+            return new Response(null, $permanent ? 410 : 404);
         }
 
         $statusCode = $permanent ? 301 : 302;
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Controller/RedirectControllerTest.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Controller/RedirectControllerTest.php
index b64021e08e..04763e069f 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Controller/RedirectControllerTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Controller/RedirectControllerTest.php
@@ -29,11 +29,13 @@ class RedirectControllerTest extends TestCase
         $controller = new RedirectController();
         $controller->setContainer($container);
 
-        $returnResponse = $controller->redirectAction('');
-
+        $returnResponse = $controller->redirectAction('', true);
         $this->assertInstanceOf('\Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response', $returnResponse);
-
         $this->assertEquals(410, $returnResponse->getStatusCode());
+
+        $returnResponse = $controller->redirectAction('', false);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('\Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response', $returnResponse);
+        $this->assertEquals(404, $returnResponse->getStatusCode());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -102,11 +104,14 @@ class RedirectControllerTest extends TestCase
     public function testEmptyPath()
     {
         $controller = new RedirectController();
-        $returnResponse = $controller->urlRedirectAction('');
 
+        $returnResponse = $controller->urlRedirectAction('', true);
         $this->assertInstanceOf('\Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response', $returnResponse);
-
         $this->assertEquals(410, $returnResponse->getStatusCode());
+
+        $returnResponse = $controller->urlRedirectAction('', false);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('\Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response', $returnResponse);
+        $this->assertEquals(404, $returnResponse->getStatusCode());
     }
 
     public function testFullURL()