diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/EventDispatcher/CHANGELOG.md b/src/Symfony/Component/EventDispatcher/CHANGELOG.md
index 21bc2aca8f..9f8c8129e2 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/EventDispatcher/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/EventDispatcher/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ CHANGELOG
  * added GenericEvent event class
  * added the possibility for subscribers to subscribe several times for the
    same event
+ * added UnmodifiableEventDispatcher
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/EventDispatcher/Tests/UnmodifiableEventDispatcherTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/EventDispatcher/Tests/UnmodifiableEventDispatcherTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d2502b1957
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/EventDispatcher/Tests/UnmodifiableEventDispatcherTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+<?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\EventDispatcher\Tests;
+
+use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\Event;
+use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\UnmodifiableEventDispatcher;
+use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventSubscriberInterface;
+
+/**
+ * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
+ */
+class UnmodifiableEventDispatcherTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * @var \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject
+     */
+    private $innerDispatcher;
+
+    /**
+     * @var UnmodifiableEventDispatcher
+     */
+    private $dispatcher;
+
+    protected function setUp()
+    {
+        $this->innerDispatcher = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcherInterface');
+        $this->dispatcher = new UnmodifiableEventDispatcher($this->innerDispatcher);
+    }
+
+    public function testDispatchDelegates()
+    {
+        $event = new Event();
+
+        $this->innerDispatcher->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('dispatch')
+            ->with('event', $event)
+            ->will($this->returnValue('result'));
+
+        $this->assertSame('result', $this->dispatcher->dispatch('event', $event));
+    }
+
+    public function testGetListenersDelegates()
+    {
+        $this->innerDispatcher->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('getListeners')
+            ->with('event')
+            ->will($this->returnValue('result'));
+
+        $this->assertSame('result', $this->dispatcher->getListeners('event'));
+    }
+
+    public function testHasListenersDelegates()
+    {
+        $this->innerDispatcher->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('hasListeners')
+            ->with('event')
+            ->will($this->returnValue('result'));
+
+        $this->assertSame('result', $this->dispatcher->hasListeners('event'));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \BadMethodCallException
+     */
+    public function testAddListenerDisallowed()
+    {
+        $this->dispatcher->addListener('event', function () { return 'foo'; });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \BadMethodCallException
+     */
+    public function testAddSubscriberDisallowed()
+    {
+        $subscriber = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventSubscriberInterface');
+
+        $this->dispatcher->addSubscriber($subscriber);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \BadMethodCallException
+     */
+    public function testRemoveListenerDisallowed()
+    {
+        $this->dispatcher->removeListener('event', function () { return 'foo'; });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \BadMethodCallException
+     */
+    public function testRemoveSubscriberDisallowed()
+    {
+        $subscriber = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventSubscriberInterface');
+
+        $this->dispatcher->removeSubscriber($subscriber);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/EventDispatcher/UnmodifiableEventDispatcher.php b/src/Symfony/Component/EventDispatcher/UnmodifiableEventDispatcher.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7097aa429
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/EventDispatcher/UnmodifiableEventDispatcher.php
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+<?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\EventDispatcher;
+
+/**
+ * A read-only proxy for an event dispatcher.
+ *
+ * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
+ */
+class UnmodifiableEventDispatcher implements EventDispatcherInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * The proxied dispatcher.
+     * @var EventDispatcherInterface
+     */
+    private $dispatcher;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates an unmodifiable proxy for an event dispatcher.
+     *
+     * @param EventDispatcherInterface $dispatcher The proxied event dispatcher.
+     */
+    public function __construct(EventDispatcherInterface $dispatcher)
+    {
+        $this->dispatcher = $dispatcher;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function dispatch($eventName, Event $event = null)
+    {
+        return $this->dispatcher->dispatch($eventName, $event);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function addListener($eventName, $listener, $priority = 0)
+    {
+        throw new \BadMethodCallException('Unmodifiable event dispatchers must not be modified.');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function addSubscriber(EventSubscriberInterface $subscriber)
+    {
+        throw new \BadMethodCallException('Unmodifiable event dispatchers must not be modified.');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function removeListener($eventName, $listener)
+    {
+        throw new \BadMethodCallException('Unmodifiable event dispatchers must not be modified.');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function removeSubscriber(EventSubscriberInterface $subscriber)
+    {
+        throw new \BadMethodCallException('Unmodifiable event dispatchers must not be modified.');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function getListeners($eventName = null)
+    {
+        return $this->dispatcher->getListeners($eventName);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function hasListeners($eventName = null)
+    {
+        return $this->dispatcher->hasListeners($eventName);
+    }
+}