diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Loader/PoFileLoader.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Loader/PoFileLoader.php
index b5d12e9821..29e898cc47 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Loader/PoFileLoader.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Loader/PoFileLoader.php
@@ -108,14 +108,20 @@ class PoFileLoader extends ArrayLoader
 
         $messages = array();
         $item = $defaults;
+        $flags = array();
 
         while ($line = fgets($stream)) {
             $line = trim($line);
 
             if ($line === '') {
                 // Whitespace indicated current item is done
-                $this->addMessage($messages, $item);
+                if (!in_array('fuzzy', $flags)) {
+                    $this->addMessage($messages, $item);
+                }
                 $item = $defaults;
+                $flags = array();
+            } elseif (substr($line, 0, 2) === '#,') {
+                $flags = array_map('trim', explode(',', substr($line, 2)));
             } elseif (substr($line, 0, 7) === 'msgid "') {
                 // We start a new msg so save previous
                 // TODO: this fails when comments or contexts are added
@@ -141,7 +147,9 @@ class PoFileLoader extends ArrayLoader
             }
         }
         // save last item
-        $this->addMessage($messages, $item);
+        if (!in_array('fuzzy', $flags)) {
+            $this->addMessage($messages, $item);
+        }
         fclose($stream);
 
         return $messages;
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Tests/Loader/PoFileLoaderTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Tests/Loader/PoFileLoaderTest.php
index 87090eb736..5d340c766f 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Tests/Loader/PoFileLoaderTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Tests/Loader/PoFileLoaderTest.php
@@ -93,4 +93,16 @@ class PoFileLoaderTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->assertEquals('escaped "bar"', $messages['escaped "foo"']);
         $this->assertEquals('escaped "bar"|escaped "bars"', $messages['escaped "foos"']);
     }
+
+    public function testSkipFuzzyTranslations()
+    {
+        $loader = new PoFileLoader();
+        $resource = __DIR__.'/../fixtures/fuzzy-translations.po';
+        $catalogue = $loader->load($resource, 'en', 'domain1');
+
+        $messages = $catalogue->all('domain1');
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey('foo1', $messages);
+        $this->assertArrayNotHasKey('foo2', $messages);
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey('foo3', $messages);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Tests/fixtures/fuzzy-translations.po b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Tests/fixtures/fuzzy-translations.po
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..04d4047aa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Tests/fixtures/fuzzy-translations.po
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#, php-format
+msgid "foo1"
+msgstr "bar1"
+
+#, fuzzy, php-format
+msgid "foo2"
+msgstr "fuzzy bar2"
+
+msgid "foo3"
+msgstr "bar3"