diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/TwigBundle/Extension/TransExtension.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/TwigBundle/Extension/TransExtension.php
index fdf85b3bbe..ca4b629b14 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/TwigBundle/Extension/TransExtension.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/TwigBundle/Extension/TransExtension.php
@@ -33,6 +33,16 @@ class TransExtension extends \Twig_Extension
         return $this->translator;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function getFilters()
+    {
+        return array(
+            'trans' => new \Twig_Filter_Method($this, 'trans'),
+        );
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the token parser instance to add to the existing list.
      *
@@ -51,6 +61,11 @@ class TransExtension extends \Twig_Extension
         );
     }
 
+    public function trans($message, array $arguments = array(), $domain = "messages")
+    {
+        return $this->translator->trans($message, $arguments, $domain);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the name of the extension.
      *