diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bridge/PhpUnit/DeprecationErrorHandler.php b/src/Symfony/Bridge/PhpUnit/DeprecationErrorHandler.php
index f73690db00..b0f241c862 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bridge/PhpUnit/DeprecationErrorHandler.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bridge/PhpUnit/DeprecationErrorHandler.php
@@ -127,32 +127,53 @@ class DeprecationErrorHandler
                     return $b['count'] - $a['count'];
                 };
 
-                foreach (array('unsilenced', 'remaining', 'legacy', 'other') as $group) {
-                    if ($deprecations[$group.'Count']) {
-                        echo "\n", $colorize(sprintf('%s deprecation notices (%d)', ucfirst($group), $deprecations[$group.'Count']), 'legacy' !== $group), "\n";
+                $displayDeprecations = function ($deprecations) use ($colorize, $cmp) {
+                    foreach (array('unsilenced', 'remaining', 'legacy', 'other') as $group) {
+                        if ($deprecations[$group.'Count']) {
+                            echo "\n", $colorize(sprintf('%s deprecation notices (%d)', ucfirst($group), $deprecations[$group.'Count']), 'legacy' !== $group), "\n";
 
-                        uasort($deprecations[$group], $cmp);
+                            uasort($deprecations[$group], $cmp);
 
-                        foreach ($deprecations[$group] as $msg => $notices) {
-                            echo "\n  ", $notices['count'], 'x: ', $msg, "\n";
+                            foreach ($deprecations[$group] as $msg => $notices) {
+                                echo "\n  ", $notices['count'], 'x: ', $msg, "\n";
 
-                            arsort($notices);
+                                arsort($notices);
 
-                            foreach ($notices as $method => $count) {
-                                if ('count' !== $method) {
-                                    echo '    ', $count, 'x in ', preg_replace('/(.*)\\\\(.*?::.*?)$/', '$2 from $1', $method), "\n";
+                                foreach ($notices as $method => $count) {
+                                    if ('count' !== $method) {
+                                        echo '    ', $count, 'x in ', preg_replace('/(.*)\\\\(.*?::.*?)$/', '$2 from $1', $method), "\n";
+                                    }
                                 }
                             }
                         }
                     }
-                }
-                if (!empty($notices)) {
-                    echo "\n";
+                    if (!empty($notices)) {
+                        echo "\n";
+                    }
+                };
+
+                $displayDeprecations($deprecations);
+
+                // store failing status
+                $isFailing = 'weak' !== $mode && ($deprecations['unsilenced'] || $deprecations['remaining'] || $deprecations['other']);
+
+                // reset deprecations array
+                foreach ($deprecations as $group => $arrayOrInt) {
+                    $deprecations[$group] = is_int($arrayOrInt) ? 0 : array();
                 }
 
-                if ('weak' !== $mode && ($deprecations['unsilenced'] || $deprecations['remaining'] || $deprecations['other'])) {
-                    exit(1);
-                }
+                register_shutdown_function(function () use (&$deprecations, $isFailing, $displayDeprecations, $mode) {
+                    foreach ($deprecations as $group => $arrayOrInt) {
+                        if (0 < (is_int($arrayOrInt) ? $arrayOrInt : count($arrayOrInt))) {
+                            echo "Shutdown-time deprecations:\n";
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    $displayDeprecations($deprecations);
+                    if ($isFailing || 'weak' !== $mode && ($deprecations['unsilenced'] || $deprecations['remaining'] || $deprecations['other'])) {
+                        exit(1);
+                    }
+                });
             });
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bridge/PhpUnit/Tests/DeprecationErrorHandler/default.phpt b/src/Symfony/Bridge/PhpUnit/Tests/DeprecationErrorHandler/default.phpt
index 39a3e98586..7a0595a7dd 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bridge/PhpUnit/Tests/DeprecationErrorHandler/default.phpt
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bridge/PhpUnit/Tests/DeprecationErrorHandler/default.phpt
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ $foo = new FooTestCase();
 $foo->testLegacyFoo();
 $foo->testNonLegacyBar();
 
+register_shutdown_function(function () {
+    exit('I get precedence over any exit statements inside the deprecation error handler.');
+});
+
 ?>
 --EXPECTF--
 Unsilenced deprecation notices (3)
@@ -80,3 +84,4 @@ Other deprecation notices (1)
 
   1x: root deprecation
 
+I get precedence over any exit statements inside the deprecation error handler.
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bridge/PhpUnit/Tests/DeprecationErrorHandler/shutdown_deprecations.phpt b/src/Symfony/Bridge/PhpUnit/Tests/DeprecationErrorHandler/shutdown_deprecations.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fddeed6085
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bridge/PhpUnit/Tests/DeprecationErrorHandler/shutdown_deprecations.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+--TEST--
+Test DeprecationErrorHandler in default mode
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+putenv('SYMFONY_DEPRECATIONS_HELPER');
+putenv('ANSICON');
+putenv('ConEmuANSI');
+putenv('TERM');
+
+$vendor = __DIR__;
+while (!file_exists($vendor.'/vendor')) {
+    $vendor = dirname($vendor);
+}
+define('PHPUNIT_COMPOSER_INSTALL', $vendor.'/vendor/autoload.php');
+require PHPUNIT_COMPOSER_INSTALL;
+require_once __DIR__.'/../../bootstrap.php';
+
+@trigger_error('root deprecation', E_USER_DEPRECATED);
+
+eval(<<<'EOPHP'
+namespace PHPUnit\Util;
+
+class Test
+{
+    public static function getGroups()
+    {
+        return array();
+    }
+}
+EOPHP
+);
+
+class PHPUnit_Util_Test
+{
+    public static function getGroups()
+    {
+        return array();
+    }
+}
+
+class FooTestCase
+{
+    public function testLegacyFoo()
+    {
+        @trigger_error('silenced foo deprecation', E_USER_DEPRECATED);
+        trigger_error('unsilenced foo deprecation', E_USER_DEPRECATED);
+        trigger_error('unsilenced foo deprecation', E_USER_DEPRECATED);
+    }
+
+    public function testNonLegacyBar()
+    {
+        @trigger_error('silenced bar deprecation', E_USER_DEPRECATED);
+        trigger_error('unsilenced bar deprecation', E_USER_DEPRECATED);
+    }
+}
+
+$foo = new FooTestCase();
+$foo->testLegacyFoo();
+$foo->testNonLegacyBar();
+
+register_shutdown_function(function () {
+    @trigger_error('root deprecation during shutdown', E_USER_DEPRECATED);
+});
+
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+Unsilenced deprecation notices (3)
+
+  2x: unsilenced foo deprecation
+    2x in FooTestCase::testLegacyFoo
+
+  1x: unsilenced bar deprecation
+    1x in FooTestCase::testNonLegacyBar
+
+Remaining deprecation notices (1)
+
+  1x: silenced bar deprecation
+    1x in FooTestCase::testNonLegacyBar
+
+Legacy deprecation notices (1)
+
+Other deprecation notices (1)
+
+  1x: root deprecation
+
+Shutdown-time deprecations:
+
+Other deprecation notices (1)
+
+  1x: root deprecation during shutdown