diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/ExpressionRequestMatcherTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/ExpressionRequestMatcherTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fda372f3fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/ExpressionRequestMatcherTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+<?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\HttpFoundation\Tests;
+
+use Symfony\Component\ExpressionLanguage\ExpressionLanguage;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\ExpressionRequestMatcher;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+
+class ExpressionRequestMatcherTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \LogicException
+     */
+    public function testWhenNoExpressionIsSet()
+    {
+        $expressionRequestMatcher = new ExpressionRequestMatcher();
+        $expressionRequestMatcher->matches(new Request());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider provideExpressions
+     */
+    public function testMatchesWhenParentMatchesIsTrue($expression, $expected)
+    {
+        $request = Request::create('/foo');
+        $expressionRequestMatcher = new ExpressionRequestMatcher();
+
+        $expressionRequestMatcher->setExpression(new ExpressionLanguage(), $expression);
+        $this->assertSame($expected, $expressionRequestMatcher->matches($request));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider provideExpressions
+     */
+    public function testMatchesWhenParentMatchesIsFalse($expression)
+    {
+        $request = Request::create('/foo');
+        $request->attributes->set('foo', 'foo');
+        $expressionRequestMatcher = new ExpressionRequestMatcher();
+        $expressionRequestMatcher->matchAttribute('foo', 'bar');
+
+        $expressionRequestMatcher->setExpression(new ExpressionLanguage(), $expression);
+        $this->assertFalse($expressionRequestMatcher->matches($request));
+    }
+
+    public function provideExpressions()
+    {
+        return array(
+            array('request.getMethod() == method', true),
+            array('request.getPathInfo() == path', true),
+            array('request.getHost() == host', true),
+            array('request.getClientIp() == ip', true),
+            array('request.attributes.all() == attributes', true),
+            array('request.getMethod() == method && request.getPathInfo() == path && request.getHost() == host && request.getClientIp() == ip &&  request.attributes.all() == attributes', true),
+            array('request.getMethod() != method', false),
+            array('request.getMethod() != method && request.getPathInfo() == path && request.getHost() == host && request.getClientIp() == ip &&  request.attributes.all() == attributes', false),
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/KernelTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/KernelTest.php
index 51a5cd3e77..bc9876df3b 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/KernelTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/KernelTest.php
@@ -77,11 +77,7 @@ class KernelTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     public function testBootSetsTheBootedFlagToTrue()
     {
         // use test kernel to access isBooted()
-        $kernel = $this->getMockBuilder('Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Tests\Fixtures\KernelForTest')
-            ->setConstructorArgs(array('test', false))
-            ->setMethods(array('initializeBundles', 'initializeContainer'))
-            ->getMock();
-
+        $kernel = $this->getKernelForTest(array('initializeBundles', 'initializeContainer'));
         $kernel->boot();
 
         $this->assertTrue($kernel->isBooted());
@@ -575,12 +571,7 @@ EOF;
         $child = $this->getBundle(null, 'ParentABundle', 'ChildABundle');
 
         // use test kernel so we can access getBundleMap()
-        $kernel = $this
-            ->getMockBuilder('Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Tests\Fixtures\KernelForTest')
-            ->setMethods(array('registerBundles'))
-            ->setConstructorArgs(array('test', false))
-            ->getMock()
-        ;
+        $kernel = $this->getKernelForTest(array('registerBundles'));
         $kernel
             ->expects($this->once())
             ->method('registerBundles')
@@ -599,18 +590,12 @@ EOF;
         $child = $this->getBundle(null, 'ParentBBundle', 'ChildBBundle');
 
         // use test kernel so we can access getBundleMap()
-        $kernel = $this
-            ->getMockBuilder('Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Tests\Fixtures\KernelForTest')
-            ->setMethods(array('registerBundles'))
-            ->setConstructorArgs(array('test', false))
-            ->getMock()
-        ;
+        $kernel = $this->getKernelForTest(array('registerBundles'));
         $kernel
             ->expects($this->once())
             ->method('registerBundles')
             ->will($this->returnValue(array($grandparent, $parent, $child)))
         ;
-
         $kernel->boot();
 
         $map = $kernel->getBundleMap();
@@ -637,18 +622,12 @@ EOF;
         $child = $this->getBundle(null, 'ParentCBundle', 'ChildCBundle');
 
         // use test kernel so we can access getBundleMap()
-        $kernel = $this
-            ->getMockBuilder('Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Tests\Fixtures\KernelForTest')
-            ->setMethods(array('registerBundles'))
-            ->setConstructorArgs(array('test', false))
-            ->getMock()
-        ;
+        $kernel = $this->getKernelForTest(array('registerBundles'));
         $kernel
             ->expects($this->once())
             ->method('registerBundles')
             ->will($this->returnValue(array($parent, $grandparent, $child)))
         ;
-
         $kernel->boot();
 
         $map = $kernel->getBundleMap();
@@ -793,17 +772,34 @@ EOF;
      */
     protected function getKernel(array $methods = array(), array $bundles = array())
     {
+        $methods[] = 'registerBundles';
+
         $kernel = $this
             ->getMockBuilder('Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Kernel')
             ->setMethods($methods)
             ->setConstructorArgs(array('test', false))
             ->getMockForAbstractClass()
         ;
-
         $kernel->expects($this->any())
             ->method('registerBundles')
             ->will($this->returnValue($bundles))
         ;
+        $p = new \ReflectionProperty($kernel, 'rootDir');
+        $p->setAccessible(true);
+        $p->setValue($kernel, __DIR__.'/Fixtures');
+
+        return $kernel;
+    }
+
+    protected function getKernelForTest(array $methods = array())
+    {
+        $kernel = $this->getMockBuilder('Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Tests\Fixtures\KernelForTest')
+            ->setConstructorArgs(array('test', false))
+            ->setMethods($methods)
+            ->getMock();
+        $p = new \ReflectionProperty($kernel, 'rootDir');
+        $p->setAccessible(true);
+        $p->setValue($kernel, __DIR__.'/Fixtures');
 
         return $kernel;
     }