diff --git a/UPGRADE-2.3.md b/UPGRADE-2.3.md
index 4bfdf76423..445e460a05 100644
--- a/UPGRADE-2.3.md
+++ b/UPGRADE-2.3.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 UPGRADE FROM 2.2 to 2.3
 =======================
 
-### Form
+Form
+----
 
  * Although this was not officially supported nor documented, it was possible to
    set the option "validation_groups" to false, resulting in the group "Default"
@@ -109,7 +110,8 @@
    }
    ```
 
-### PropertyAccess
+PropertyAccess
+--------------
 
  * PropertyAccessor was changed to continue its search for a property or method
    even if a non-public match was found. This means that the property "author"
@@ -161,7 +163,8 @@
    }
    ```
 
-### DomCrawler
+DomCrawler
+----------
 
  * `Crawler::each()` and `Crawler::reduce()` now return Crawler instances
    instead of DomElement instances:
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Client.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Client.php
index 52efc80619..1819649769 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Client.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Client.php
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class Client extends BaseClient
     }
 
     /**
-     * Makes a request.
+     * {@inheritdoc}
      *
      * @param Request $request A Request instance
      *
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ class Client extends BaseClient
 
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
+     *
+     * @param Request $request A Request instance
+     *
+     * @return Response A Response instance
      */
     protected function doRequestInProcess($request)
     {
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/BrowserKit/CHANGELOG.md b/src/Symfony/Component/BrowserKit/CHANGELOG.md
index 42d32a7efe..f67099bdbe 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/BrowserKit/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/BrowserKit/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
+2.3.0
+-----
+
+ * added `Client::getInternalRequest()` and `Client::getInternalResponse()` to
+   have access to the BrowserKit internal request and response objects
+
 2.1.0
 -----
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/BrowserKit/Client.php b/src/Symfony/Component/BrowserKit/Client.php
index fe7c3adfc9..39945740b0 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/BrowserKit/Client.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/BrowserKit/Client.php
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ abstract class Client
     protected $history;
     protected $cookieJar;
     protected $server;
+    protected $internalRequest;
     protected $request;
+    protected $internalResponse;
     protected $response;
     protected $crawler;
     protected $insulated;
@@ -156,7 +158,7 @@ abstract class Client
     /**
      * Returns the current Crawler instance.
      *
-     * @return Crawler A Crawler instance
+     * @return Crawler|null A Crawler instance
      *
      * @api
      */
@@ -166,9 +168,26 @@ abstract class Client
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns the current Response instance.
+     * Returns the current BrowserKit Response instance.
      *
-     * @return Response A Response instance
+     * @return Response|null A BrowserKit Response instance
+     *
+     * @api
+     */
+    public function getInternalResponse()
+    {
+        return $this->internalResponse;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the current origin response instance.
+     *
+     * The origin response is the response instance that is returned
+     * by the code that handles requests.
+     *
+     * @return object|null A response instance
+     *
+     * @see doRequest
      *
      * @api
      */
@@ -178,9 +197,26 @@ abstract class Client
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns the current Request instance.
+     * Returns the current BrowserKit Request instance.
      *
-     * @return Request A Request instance
+     * @return Request|null A BrowserKit Request instance
+     *
+     * @api
+     */
+    public function getInternalRequest()
+    {
+        return $this->internalRequest;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the current origin Request instance.
+     *
+     * The origin request is the request instance that is sent
+     * to the code that handles requests.
+     *
+     * @return object|null A Request instance
+     *
+     * @see doRequest
      *
      * @api
      */
@@ -250,12 +286,12 @@ abstract class Client
         $server['HTTP_HOST'] = parse_url($uri, PHP_URL_HOST);
         $server['HTTPS'] = 'https' == parse_url($uri, PHP_URL_SCHEME);
 
-        $request = new Request($uri, $method, $parameters, $files, $this->cookieJar->allValues($uri), $server, $content);
+        $this->internalRequest = new Request($uri, $method, $parameters, $files, $this->cookieJar->allValues($uri), $server, $content);
 
-        $this->request = $this->filterRequest($request);
+        $this->request = $this->filterRequest($this->internalRequest);
 
         if (true === $changeHistory) {
-            $this->history->add($request);
+            $this->history->add($this->internalRequest);
         }
 
         if ($this->insulated) {
@@ -264,25 +300,25 @@ abstract class Client
             $this->response = $this->doRequest($this->request);
         }
 
-        $response = $this->filterResponse($this->response);
+        $this->internalResponse = $this->filterResponse($this->response);
 
-        $this->cookieJar->updateFromResponse($response, $uri);
+        $this->cookieJar->updateFromResponse($this->internalResponse, $uri);
 
-        $this->redirect = $response->getHeader('Location');
+        $this->redirect = $this->internalResponse->getHeader('Location');
 
         if ($this->followRedirects && $this->redirect) {
             return $this->crawler = $this->followRedirect();
         }
 
-        return $this->crawler = $this->createCrawlerFromContent($request->getUri(), $response->getContent(), $response->getHeader('Content-Type'));
+        return $this->crawler = $this->createCrawlerFromContent($this->internalRequest->getUri(), $this->internalResponse->getContent(), $this->internalResponse->getHeader('Content-Type'));
     }
 
     /**
      * Makes a request in another process.
      *
-     * @param Request $request A Request instance
+     * @param object $request An origin request instance
      *
-     * @return Response A Response instance
+     * @return object An origin response instance
      *
      * @throws \RuntimeException When processing returns exit code
      */
@@ -302,16 +338,16 @@ abstract class Client
     /**
      * Makes a request.
      *
-     * @param Request $request A Request instance
+     * @param object $request An origin request instance
      *
-     * @return Response A Response instance
+     * @return object An origin response instance
      */
     abstract protected function doRequest($request);
 
     /**
      * Returns the script to execute when the request must be insulated.
      *
-     * @param Request $request A Request instance
+     * @param object $request An origin request instance
      *
      * @throws \LogicException When this abstract class is not implemented
      */
@@ -323,11 +359,11 @@ abstract class Client
     }
 
     /**
-     * Filters the request.
+     * Filters the BrowserKit request to the origin one.
      *
-     * @param Request $request The request to filter
+     * @param Request $request The BrowserKit Request to filter
      *
-     * @return Request
+     * @return object An origin request instance
      */
     protected function filterRequest(Request $request)
     {
@@ -335,11 +371,11 @@ abstract class Client
     }
 
     /**
-     * Filters the Response.
+     * Filters the origin response to the BrowserKit one.
      *
-     * @param Response $response The Response to filter
+     * @param object $response The origin response to filter
      *
-     * @return Response
+     * @return Response An BrowserKit Response instance
      */
     protected function filterResponse($response)
     {
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/BrowserKit/Tests/ClientTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/BrowserKit/Tests/ClientTest.php
index 1bf9e5c844..82322acc5c 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/BrowserKit/Tests/ClientTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/BrowserKit/Tests/ClientTest.php
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ use Symfony\Component\BrowserKit\CookieJar;
 use Symfony\Component\BrowserKit\Request;
 use Symfony\Component\BrowserKit\Response;
 
+class SpecialResponse extends Response
+{
+}
+
 class TestClient extends Client
 {
     protected $nextResponse = null;
@@ -44,6 +48,15 @@ class TestClient extends Client
         return $response;
     }
 
+    protected function filterResponse($response)
+    {
+        if ($response instanceof SpecialResponse) {
+            return new Response($response->getContent(), $response->getStatus(), $response->getHeaders());
+        }
+
+        return $response;
+    }
+
     protected function getScript($request)
     {
         $r = new \ReflectionClass('Symfony\Component\BrowserKit\Response');
@@ -90,9 +103,6 @@ class ClientTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->assertEquals('http://example.com/', $client->getRequest()->getUri(), '->getCrawler() returns the Request of the last request');
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @covers Symfony\Component\BrowserKit\Client::getResponse
-     */
     public function testGetResponse()
     {
         $client = new TestClient();
@@ -100,6 +110,18 @@ class ClientTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $client->request('GET', 'http://example.com/');
 
         $this->assertEquals('foo', $client->getResponse()->getContent(), '->getCrawler() returns the Response of the last request');
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Symfony\Component\BrowserKit\Response', $client->getResponse(), '->getCrawler() returns the Response of the last request');
+    }
+
+    public function testGetInternalResponse()
+    {
+        $client = new TestClient();
+        $client->setNextResponse(new SpecialResponse('foo'));
+        $client->request('GET', 'http://example.com/');
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Symfony\Component\BrowserKit\Response', $client->getInternalResponse());
+        $this->assertNotInstanceOf('Symfony\Component\BrowserKit\Tests\SpecialResponse', $client->getInternalResponse());
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Symfony\Component\BrowserKit\Tests\SpecialResponse', $client->getResponse());
     }
 
     public function testGetContent()
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Client.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Client.php
index 6c896749a3..bb427b35af 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Client.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Client.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ namespace Symfony\Component\HttpKernel;
 
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\UploadedFile;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
 use Symfony\Component\BrowserKit\Client as BaseClient;
 use Symfony\Component\BrowserKit\Request as DomRequest;
 use Symfony\Component\BrowserKit\Response as DomResponse;
@@ -49,6 +50,26 @@ class Client extends BaseClient
         $this->followRedirects = false;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     *
+     * @return Request|null A Request instance
+     */
+    public function getRequest()
+    {
+        return parent::getRequest();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     *
+     * @return Response|null A Response instance
+     */
+    public function getResponse()
+    {
+        return parent::getResponse();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Makes a request.
      *
@@ -100,7 +121,7 @@ EOF;
     /**
      * Converts the BrowserKit request to a HttpKernel request.
      *
-     * @param DomRequest $request A Request instance
+     * @param DomRequest $request A DomRequest instance
      *
      * @return Request A Request instance
      */
@@ -167,7 +188,7 @@ EOF;
      *
      * @param Response $response A Response instance
      *
-     * @return Response A Response instance
+     * @return DomResponse A DomResponse instance
      */
     protected function filterResponse($response)
     {
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/ClientTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/ClientTest.php
index d85b1e4aec..755d7f614c 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/ClientTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/ClientTest.php
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ class ClientTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 
         $client->request('GET', '/');
         $this->assertEquals('Request: /', $client->getResponse()->getContent(), '->doRequest() uses the request handler to make the request');
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Symfony\Component\BrowserKit\Request', $client->getInternalRequest());
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request', $client->getRequest());
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Symfony\Component\BrowserKit\Response', $client->getInternalResponse());
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response', $client->getResponse());
 
         $client->request('GET', 'http://www.example.com/');
         $this->assertEquals('Request: /', $client->getResponse()->getContent(), '->doRequest() uses the request handler to make the request');