diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/PropertyAccess/StringUtil.php b/src/Symfony/Component/PropertyAccess/StringUtil.php
index 012ed8846b..d8704f38d2 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/PropertyAccess/StringUtil.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/PropertyAccess/StringUtil.php
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ class StringUtil
         // atlases (atlas), kisses (kiss)
         array('ses', 3, true, true, array('s', 'se', 'sis')),
 
+        // objectives (objective), alternative (alternatives)
+        array('sevit', 5, true, true, 'tive'),
+
         // lives (life), wives (wife)
         array('sevi', 4, false, true, 'ife'),
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/PropertyAccess/Tests/StringUtilTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/PropertyAccess/Tests/StringUtilTest.php
index 3c36f91a9b..66bb6c9767 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/PropertyAccess/Tests/StringUtilTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/PropertyAccess/Tests/StringUtilTest.php
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ class StringUtilTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             array('bees', array('be', 'bee')),
             array('cheeses', array('chees', 'cheese', 'cheesis')),
             array('radii', 'radius'),
+            array('objectives', 'objective'),
 
             // test casing: if the first letter was uppercase, it should remain so
             array('Men', 'Man'),