diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/ExpressionValidator.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/ExpressionValidator.php
index 360ec5a8d9..96761f51f2 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/ExpressionValidator.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/ExpressionValidator.php
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ class ExpressionValidator extends ConstraintValidator
         if (!$this->getExpressionLanguage()->evaluate($constraint->expression, $variables)) {
             if ($this->context instanceof ExecutionContextInterface) {
                 $this->context->buildViolation($constraint->message)
-                    ->setParameter('{{ value }}', $this->formatValue($value))
+                    ->setParameter('{{ value }}', $this->formatValue($value, self::OBJECT_TO_STRING))
                     ->addViolation();
             } else {
                 $this->buildViolation($constraint->message)
-                    ->setParameter('{{ value }}', $this->formatValue($value))
+                    ->setParameter('{{ value }}', $this->formatValue($value, self::OBJECT_TO_STRING))
                     ->addViolation();
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/ExpressionValidatorTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/ExpressionValidatorTest.php
index 3b6de4d412..be15967dcb 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/ExpressionValidatorTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/ExpressionValidatorTest.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess\PropertyAccess;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints\Expression;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints\ExpressionValidator;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Tests\Fixtures\Entity;
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\Tests\Fixtures\ToString;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Validation;
 
 class ExpressionValidatorTest extends AbstractConstraintValidatorTest
@@ -90,6 +91,39 @@ class ExpressionValidatorTest extends AbstractConstraintValidatorTest
             ->assertRaised();
     }
 
+    public function testSucceedingExpressionAtObjectLevelWithToString()
+    {
+        $constraint = new Expression('this.data == 1');
+
+        $object = new ToString();
+        $object->data = '1';
+
+        $this->setObject($object);
+
+        $this->validator->validate($object, $constraint);
+
+        $this->assertNoViolation();
+    }
+
+    public function testFailingExpressionAtObjectLevelWithToString()
+    {
+        $constraint = new Expression(array(
+            'expression' => 'this.data == 1',
+            'message' => 'myMessage',
+        ));
+
+        $object = new ToString();
+        $object->data = '2';
+
+        $this->setObject($object);
+
+        $this->validator->validate($object, $constraint);
+
+        $this->buildViolation('myMessage')
+            ->setParameter('{{ value }}', 'toString')
+            ->assertRaised();
+    }
+
     public function testSucceedingExpressionAtPropertyLevel()
     {
         $constraint = new Expression('value == this.data');
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Fixtures/ToString.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Fixtures/ToString.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..714fdb9e98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Fixtures/ToString.php
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?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\Validator\Tests\Fixtures;
+
+class ToString
+{
+    public $data;
+
+    public function __toString()
+    {
+        return 'toString';
+    }
+}