diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Matcher/ApacheUrlMatcher.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Matcher/ApacheUrlMatcher.php
index 6e5e2db9c7..3003dfdebb 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Matcher/ApacheUrlMatcher.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Matcher/ApacheUrlMatcher.php
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class ApacheUrlMatcher extends UrlMatcher
     public function match($pathinfo)
     {
         $parameters = array();
+        $defaults = array();
         $allow = array();
         $match = false;
 
@@ -44,26 +45,28 @@ class ApacheUrlMatcher extends UrlMatcher
                 $name = substr($name, 9);
             }
 
-            if (0 === strpos($name, '_ROUTING_')) {
+            if (0 === strpos($name, '_ROUTING_DEFAULTS_')) {
+                $name = substr($name, 18);
+                $defaults[$name] = $value;
+            } elseif (0 === strpos($name, '_ROUTING_')) {
                 $name = substr($name, 9);
+                if ('_route' == $name) {
+                    $match = true;
+                    $parameters[$name] = $value;
+                } elseif (0 === strpos($name, '_allow_')) {
+                    $allow[] = substr($name, 7);
+                } else {
+                    $parameters[$name] = $value;
+                }
             } else {
                 continue;
             }
 
-            if ('_route' == $name) {
-                $match = true;
-                $parameters[$name] = $value;
-            } elseif (0 === strpos($name, '_allow_')) {
-                $allow[] = substr($name, 7);
-            } else {
-                $parameters[$name] = $value;
-            }
-
             unset($_SERVER[$key]);
         }
 
         if ($match) {
-            return $parameters;
+            return $this->mergeDefaults($parameters, $defaults);
         } elseif (0 < count($allow)) {
             throw new MethodNotAllowedException($allow);
         } else {
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Matcher/Dumper/ApacheMatcherDumper.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Matcher/Dumper/ApacheMatcherDumper.php
index 21f39eef65..102488cd5c 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Matcher/Dumper/ApacheMatcherDumper.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Matcher/Dumper/ApacheMatcherDumper.php
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class ApacheMatcherDumper extends MatcherDumper
                 $variables[] = 'E=_ROUTING_'.$variable.':%'.($i + 1);
             }
             foreach ($route->getDefaults() as $key => $value) {
-                $variables[] = 'E=_ROUTING_'.$key.':'.strtr($value, array(
+                $variables[] = 'E=_ROUTING_DEFAULTS_'.$key.':'.strtr($value, array(
                     ':'  => '\\:',
                     '='  => '\\=',
                     '\\' => '\\\\',
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/dumper/url_matcher1.apache b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/dumper/url_matcher1.apache
index 25f6060fdd..ea17bca529 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/dumper/url_matcher1.apache
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/dumper/url_matcher1.apache
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ RewriteRule .* - [QSA,L]
 
 # foo
 RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/foo/(baz|symfony)$
-RewriteRule .* app.php [QSA,L,E=_ROUTING__route:foo,E=_ROUTING_bar:%1,E=_ROUTING_def:test]
+RewriteRule .* app.php [QSA,L,E=_ROUTING__route:foo,E=_ROUTING_bar:%1,E=_ROUTING_DEFAULTS_def:test]
+
+# foobar
+RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/foo(?:/([^/]+))?$
+RewriteRule .* app.php [QSA,L,E=_ROUTING__route:foobar,E=_ROUTING_bar:%1,E=_ROUTING_DEFAULTS_bar:toto]
 
 # bar
 RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/bar/([^/]+)$
@@ -58,7 +62,7 @@ RewriteRule .* app.php [QSA,L,E=_ROUTING__route:baz5unsafe,E=_ROUTING_foo:%1]
 
 # baz6
 RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/test/baz$
-RewriteRule .* app.php [QSA,L,E=_ROUTING__route:baz6,E=_ROUTING_foo:bar\ baz]
+RewriteRule .* app.php [QSA,L,E=_ROUTING__route:baz6,E=_ROUTING_DEFAULTS_foo:bar\ baz]
 
 # baz7
 RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/te\ st/baz$
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Matcher/ApacheUrlMatcherTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Matcher/ApacheUrlMatcherTest.php
index 29ef25f48a..e4e107c694 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Matcher/ApacheUrlMatcherTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Matcher/ApacheUrlMatcherTest.php
@@ -49,6 +49,35 @@ class ApacheUrlMatcherTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
                     'name' => 'world',
                 ),
             ),
+            array(
+                'Route with params and defaults',
+                '/hello/hugo',
+                array(
+                    '_ROUTING__route' => 'hello',
+                    '_ROUTING__controller' => 'AcmeBundle:Default:index',
+                    '_ROUTING_name' => 'hugo',
+                    '_ROUTING_DEFAULTS_name' => 'world',
+                ),
+                array(
+                    'name' => 'hugo',
+                    '_route' => 'hello',
+                    '_controller' => 'AcmeBundle:Default:index',
+                ),
+            ),
+            array(
+                'Route with defaults only',
+                '/hello',
+                array(
+                    '_ROUTING__route' => 'hello',
+                    '_ROUTING__controller' => 'AcmeBundle:Default:index',
+                    '_ROUTING_DEFAULTS_name' => 'world',
+                ),
+                array(
+                    'name' => 'world',
+                    '_route' => 'hello',
+                    '_controller' => 'AcmeBundle:Default:index',
+                ),
+            ),
             array(
                 'REDIRECT_ envs',
                 '/hello/world',
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Matcher/Dumper/ApacheMatcherDumperTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Matcher/Dumper/ApacheMatcherDumperTest.php
index 7b5bde5604..2847564b90 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Matcher/Dumper/ApacheMatcherDumperTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Matcher/Dumper/ApacheMatcherDumperTest.php
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ class ApacheMatcherDumperTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             array('def' => 'test'),
             array('bar' => 'baz|symfony')
         ));
+        // defaults parameters in pattern
+        $collection->add('foobar', new Route(
+            '/foo/{bar}',
+            array('bar' => 'toto')
+        ));
         // method requirement
         $collection->add('bar', new Route(
             '/bar/{foo}',