diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/SwiftmailerBundle/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/SwiftmailerBundle/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
index 31f1c2dcca..1427ee60ed 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/SwiftmailerBundle/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/SwiftmailerBundle/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ class Configuration implements ConfigurationInterface
                         ->scalarNode('path')->defaultValue('%kernel.cache_dir%/swiftmailer/spool')->end()
                     ->end()
                 ->end()
+                ->scalarNode('sender_address')->end()
                 ->scalarNode('delivery_address')->end()
                 ->booleanNode('disable_delivery')->end()
                 ->booleanNode('logging')->defaultValue($this->debug)->end()
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/SwiftmailerBundle/DependencyInjection/SwiftmailerExtension.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/SwiftmailerBundle/DependencyInjection/SwiftmailerExtension.php
index c7bb0592f8..6c023be66a 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/SwiftmailerBundle/DependencyInjection/SwiftmailerExtension.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/SwiftmailerBundle/DependencyInjection/SwiftmailerExtension.php
@@ -95,6 +95,13 @@ class SwiftmailerExtension extends Extension
             $container->findDefinition('swiftmailer.transport')->addMethodCall('registerPlugin', array(new Reference('swiftmailer.plugin.messagelogger')));
             $container->findDefinition('swiftmailer.data_collector')->addTag('data_collector', array('template' => 'SwiftmailerBundle:Collector:swiftmailer', 'id' => 'swiftmailer'));
         }
+        
+        if (isset($config['sender_address']) && $config['sender_address']) {
+            $container->setParameter('swiftmailer.sender_address', $config['sender_address']);
+            $container->findDefinition('swiftmailer.transport')->addMethodCall('registerPlugin', array(new Reference('swiftmailer.plugin.impersonate')));
+        } else {
+            $container->setParameter('swiftmailer.sender_address', null);
+        }
 
         if (isset($config['delivery_address']) && $config['delivery_address']) {
             $container->setParameter('swiftmailer.single_address', $config['delivery_address']);
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/SwiftmailerBundle/Resources/config/swiftmailer.xml b/src/Symfony/Bundle/SwiftmailerBundle/Resources/config/swiftmailer.xml
index 962638facf..38930e9d6b 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/SwiftmailerBundle/Resources/config/swiftmailer.xml
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/SwiftmailerBundle/Resources/config/swiftmailer.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
         <parameter key="swiftmailer.plugin.redirecting.class">Swift_Plugins_RedirectingPlugin</parameter>
         <parameter key="swiftmailer.plugin.blackhole.class">Swift_Plugins_BlackholePlugin</parameter>
+        <parameter key="swiftmailer.plugin.impersonate.class">Swift_Plugins_ImpersonatePlugin</parameter>
         <parameter key="swiftmailer.plugin.messagelogger.class">Symfony\Bundle\SwiftmailerBundle\Logger\MessageLogger</parameter>
         <parameter key="swiftmailer.data_collector.class">Symfony\Bundle\SwiftmailerBundle\DataCollector\MessageDataCollector</parameter>
     </parameters>
@@ -63,6 +64,10 @@
 
         <service id="swiftmailer.plugin.blackhole" class="%swiftmailer.plugin.blackhole.class%" public="false" />
 
+        <service id="swiftmailer.plugin.impersonate" class="%swiftmailer.plugin.impersonate.class%" public="false">
+            <argument>%swiftmailer.sender_address%</argument>
+        </service>
+             
         <service id="swiftmailer.plugin.messagelogger" class="%swiftmailer.plugin.messagelogger.class%" />
 
         <service id="swiftmailer.data_collector" class="%swiftmailer.data_collector.class%" public="false">