diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/FrameworkBundle.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/FrameworkBundle.php
index 085ad876df..8a04ed9014 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/FrameworkBundle.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/FrameworkBundle.php
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\DependencyInjection\Compiler\FragmentRenderer
 use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\DependencyInjection\Compiler\SerializerPass;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Compiler\PassConfig;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Scope;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Bundle\Bundle;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\DependencyInjection\RegisterListenersPass;
@@ -54,6 +55,10 @@ class FrameworkBundle extends Bundle
     {
         parent::build($container);
 
+        // we need to add the request scope as early as possible so that
+        // the compilation can find scope widening issues
+        $container->addScope(new Scope('request'));
+
         $container->addCompilerPass(new RoutingResolverPass());
         $container->addCompilerPass(new ProfilerPass());
         $container->addCompilerPass(new RegisterListenersPass(), PassConfig::TYPE_AFTER_REMOVING);
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/DependencyInjection/ContainerAwareHttpKernel.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/DependencyInjection/ContainerAwareHttpKernel.php
index da917fd32b..18ca8ef2f7 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/DependencyInjection/ContainerAwareHttpKernel.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/DependencyInjection/ContainerAwareHttpKernel.php
@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ class ContainerAwareHttpKernel extends HttpKernel
         parent::__construct($dispatcher, $controllerResolver);
 
         $this->container = $container;
-        $container->addScope(new Scope('request'));
+
+        // the request scope might have been created before (see FrameworkBundle)
+        if (!$container->hasScope('request')) {
+            $container->addScope(new Scope('request'));
+        }
     }
 
     /**