diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/CHANGELOG.md b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/CHANGELOG.md
index b8027ab12e..467feacd90 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
+2.5.0
+-----
+
+ * added relative file path template to the file dumpers
+ * changed IcuResFileDumper to extend FileDumper
+
 2.3.0
 -----
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Dumper/FileDumper.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Dumper/FileDumper.php
index ffe6017720..5ab20eba5b 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Dumper/FileDumper.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Dumper/FileDumper.php
@@ -24,6 +24,23 @@ use Symfony\Component\Translation\MessageCatalogue;
  */
 abstract class FileDumper implements DumperInterface
 {
+    /**
+     * A template for the relative paths to files.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $relativePathTemplate = '{domain}.{locale}.{extension}';
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the template for the relative paths to files.
+     *
+     * @param string $relativePathTemplate A template for the relative paths to files
+     */
+    public function setRelativePathTemplate($relativePathTemplate)
+    {
+        $this->relativePathTemplate = $relativePathTemplate;
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
@@ -35,11 +52,15 @@ abstract class FileDumper implements DumperInterface
 
         // save a file for each domain
         foreach ($messages->getDomains() as $domain) {
-            $file = $domain.'.'.$messages->getLocale().'.'.$this->getExtension();
             // backup
-            $fullpath = $options['path'].'/'.$file;
+            $fullpath = $options['path'].'/'.$this->getRelativePath($domain, $messages->getLocale());
             if (file_exists($fullpath)) {
                 copy($fullpath, $fullpath.'~');
+            } else {
+                $directory = dirname($fullpath);
+                if (!file_exists($directory) && !@mkdir($directory, 0777, true)) {
+                    throw new \RuntimeException(sprintf('Cannot create the directory "%s"', $directory));
+                }
             }
             // save file
             file_put_contents($fullpath, $this->format($messages, $domain));
@@ -62,4 +83,21 @@ abstract class FileDumper implements DumperInterface
      * @return string file extension
      */
     abstract protected function getExtension();
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the relative file path using the template.
+     *
+     * @param string $domain The domain
+     * @param string $locale The locale
+     *
+     * @return string The relative file path
+     */
+    private function getRelativePath($domain, $locale)
+    {
+        return strtr($this->relativePathTemplate, array(
+            '{domain}' => $domain,
+            '{locale}' => $locale,
+            '{extension}' => $this->getExtension()
+        ));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Dumper/IcuResFileDumper.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Dumper/IcuResFileDumper.php
index 979153ac22..9d0c6b226a 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Dumper/IcuResFileDumper.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Dumper/IcuResFileDumper.php
@@ -18,35 +18,12 @@ use Symfony\Component\Translation\MessageCatalogue;
  *
  * @author Stealth35
  */
-class IcuResFileDumper implements DumperInterface
+class IcuResFileDumper extends FileDumper
 {
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
-    public function dump(MessageCatalogue $messages, $options = array())
-    {
-        if (!array_key_exists('path', $options)) {
-            throw new \InvalidArgumentException('The file dumper need a path options.');
-        }
-
-        // save a file for each domain
-        foreach ($messages->getDomains() as $domain) {
-            $file = $messages->getLocale().'.'.$this->getExtension();
-            $path = $options['path'].'/'.$domain.'/';
-
-            if (!file_exists($path)) {
-                mkdir($path);
-            }
-
-            // backup
-            if (file_exists($path.$file)) {
-                copy($path.$file, $path.$file.'~');
-            }
-
-            // save file
-            file_put_contents($path.$file, $this->format($messages, $domain));
-        }
-    }
+    protected $relativePathTemplate = '{domain}/{locale}.{extension}';
 
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Dumper/NullFileDumper.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Dumper/NullFileDumper.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e628e6ce6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Dumper/NullFileDumper.php
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?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\Translation\Dumper;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Translation\MessageCatalogue;
+
+/**
+ * Null file dumper used for testing purposes.
+ *
+ * @author Florian Voutzinos <florian@voutzinos.com>
+ */
+class NullFileDumper extends FileDumper
+{
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    protected function format(MessageCatalogue $messages, $domain)
+    {
+        return '';
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    protected function getExtension()
+    {
+        return 'null';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Tests/Dumper/IcuResFileDumperTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Tests/Dumper/IcuResFileDumperTest.php
index 7d969ce272..2717c8b2e2 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Tests/Dumper/IcuResFileDumperTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Tests/Dumper/IcuResFileDumperTest.php
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ class IcuResFileDumperTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $catalogue->add(array('foo' => 'bar'));
 
         $tempDir = sys_get_temp_dir() . '/IcuResFileDumperTest';
-        mkdir($tempDir);
         $dumper = new IcuResFileDumper();
         $dumper->dump($catalogue, array('path' => $tempDir));
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Tests/Dumper/NullFileDumperTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Tests/Dumper/NullFileDumperTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9394f54a16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Tests/Dumper/NullFileDumperTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+<?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\Translation\Tests\Dumper;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Translation\Dumper\NullFileDumper;
+use Symfony\Component\Translation\MessageCatalogue;
+
+class NullFileDumperTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+{
+    public function testDumpBackupsFileIfExisting()
+    {
+        $tempDir = sys_get_temp_dir();
+        $file = $tempDir.'/messages.en.null';
+        $backupFile = $file.'~';
+
+        @touch($file);
+
+        $catalogue = new MessageCatalogue('en');
+        $catalogue->add(array('foo' => 'bar'));
+
+        $dumper = new NullFileDumper();
+        $dumper->dump($catalogue, array('path' => $tempDir));
+
+        $this->assertTrue(file_exists($backupFile));
+
+        @unlink($file);
+        @unlink($backupFile);
+    }
+
+    public function testDumpCreatesNestedDirectoriesAndFile()
+    {
+        $tempDir = sys_get_temp_dir();
+        $translationsDir = $tempDir.'/test/translations';
+        $file = $translationsDir.'/messages.en.null';
+
+        $catalogue = new MessageCatalogue('en');
+        $catalogue->add(array('foo' => 'bar'));
+
+        $dumper = new NullFileDumper();
+        $dumper->setRelativePathTemplate('test/translations/{domain}.{locale}.{extension}');
+        $dumper->dump($catalogue, array('path' => $tempDir));
+
+        $this->assertTrue(file_exists($file));
+
+        @unlink($file);
+        @rmdir($translationsDir);
+    }
+}