diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/Composite.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/Composite.php
index b14276c3bb..d8c6079ee2 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/Composite.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/Composite.php
@@ -136,6 +136,17 @@ abstract class Composite extends Constraint
      */
     abstract protected function getCompositeOption();
 
+    /**
+     * @internal Used by metadata
+     *
+     * @return Constraint[]
+     */
+    public function getNestedContraints()
+    {
+        /* @var Constraint[] $nestedConstraints */
+        return $this->{$this->getCompositeOption()};
+    }
+
     /**
      * Initializes the nested constraints.
      *
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Mapping/ClassMetadata.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Mapping/ClassMetadata.php
index 572bbc6d55..cf8782c085 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Mapping/ClassMetadata.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Mapping/ClassMetadata.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 namespace Symfony\Component\Validator\Mapping;
 
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraint;
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints\Composite;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints\GroupSequence;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints\Traverse;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Exception\ConstraintDefinitionException;
@@ -178,9 +179,7 @@ class ClassMetadata extends GenericMetadata implements ClassMetadataInterface
      */
     public function addConstraint(Constraint $constraint)
     {
-        if (!\in_array(Constraint::CLASS_CONSTRAINT, (array) $constraint->getTargets())) {
-            throw new ConstraintDefinitionException(sprintf('The constraint "%s" cannot be put on classes.', \get_class($constraint)));
-        }
+        $this->checkConstraint($constraint);
 
         if ($constraint instanceof Traverse) {
             if ($constraint->traverse) {
@@ -495,4 +494,17 @@ class ClassMetadata extends GenericMetadata implements ClassMetadataInterface
 
         $this->members[$property][] = $metadata;
     }
+
+    private function checkConstraint(Constraint $constraint)
+    {
+        if (!\in_array(Constraint::CLASS_CONSTRAINT, (array) $constraint->getTargets(), true)) {
+            throw new ConstraintDefinitionException(sprintf('The constraint "%s" cannot be put on classes.', \get_class($constraint)));
+        }
+
+        if ($constraint instanceof Composite) {
+            foreach ($constraint->getNestedContraints() as $nestedContraint) {
+                $this->checkConstraint($nestedContraint);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Mapping/MemberMetadata.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Mapping/MemberMetadata.php
index fb2fcb439f..124e75a0ee 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Mapping/MemberMetadata.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Mapping/MemberMetadata.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 namespace Symfony\Component\Validator\Mapping;
 
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraint;
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints\Composite;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Exception\ConstraintDefinitionException;
 
 /**
@@ -71,9 +72,7 @@ abstract class MemberMetadata extends GenericMetadata implements PropertyMetadat
      */
     public function addConstraint(Constraint $constraint)
     {
-        if (!\in_array(Constraint::PROPERTY_CONSTRAINT, (array) $constraint->getTargets())) {
-            throw new ConstraintDefinitionException(sprintf('The constraint "%s" cannot be put on properties or getters.', \get_class($constraint)));
-        }
+        $this->checkConstraint($constraint);
 
         parent::addConstraint($constraint);
 
@@ -181,4 +180,17 @@ abstract class MemberMetadata extends GenericMetadata implements PropertyMetadat
      * @return \ReflectionMethod|\ReflectionProperty The reflection instance
      */
     abstract protected function newReflectionMember($objectOrClassName);
+
+    private function checkConstraint(Constraint $constraint)
+    {
+        if (!\in_array(Constraint::PROPERTY_CONSTRAINT, (array) $constraint->getTargets(), true)) {
+            throw new ConstraintDefinitionException(sprintf('The constraint "%s" cannot be put on properties or getters.', \get_class($constraint)));
+        }
+
+        if ($constraint instanceof Composite) {
+            foreach ($constraint->getNestedContraints() as $nestedContraint) {
+                $this->checkConstraint($nestedContraint);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Mapping/ClassMetadataTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Mapping/ClassMetadataTest.php
index 73af5c1894..02fe484525 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Mapping/ClassMetadataTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Mapping/ClassMetadataTest.php
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@ namespace Symfony\Component\Validator\Tests\Mapping;
 
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraint;
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints\Composite;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints\Valid;
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\Exception\ConstraintDefinitionException;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Mapping\ClassMetadata;
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\Tests\Fixtures\ClassConstraint;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Tests\Fixtures\ConstraintA;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Tests\Fixtures\ConstraintB;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Tests\Fixtures\PropertyConstraint;
@@ -52,6 +55,20 @@ class ClassMetadataTest extends TestCase
         $this->metadata->addConstraint(new PropertyConstraint());
     }
 
+    public function testAddCompositeConstraintRejectsNestedPropertyConstraints()
+    {
+        $this->expectException(ConstraintDefinitionException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage('The constraint "Symfony\Component\Validator\Tests\Fixtures\PropertyConstraint" cannot be put on classes.');
+
+        $this->metadata->addConstraint(new ClassCompositeConstraint([new PropertyConstraint()]));
+    }
+
+    public function testAddCompositeConstraintAcceptsNestedClassConstraints()
+    {
+        $this->metadata->addConstraint($constraint = new ClassCompositeConstraint([new ClassConstraint()]));
+        $this->assertSame($this->metadata->getConstraints(), [$constraint]);
+    }
+
     public function testAddPropertyConstraints()
     {
         $this->metadata->addPropertyConstraint('firstName', new ConstraintA());
@@ -311,3 +328,23 @@ class ClassMetadataTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertCount(0, $this->metadata->getPropertyMetadata('foo'), '->getPropertyMetadata() returns an empty collection if no metadata is configured for the given property');
     }
 }
+
+class ClassCompositeConstraint extends Composite
+{
+    public $nested;
+
+    public function getDefaultOption()
+    {
+        return $this->getCompositeOption();
+    }
+
+    protected function getCompositeOption()
+    {
+        return 'nested';
+    }
+
+    public function getTargets()
+    {
+        return [self::CLASS_CONSTRAINT];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Mapping/MemberMetadataTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Mapping/MemberMetadataTest.php
index 651ba95642..c387e39797 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Mapping/MemberMetadataTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Mapping/MemberMetadataTest.php
@@ -12,11 +12,16 @@
 namespace Symfony\Component\Validator\Tests\Mapping;
 
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints\Collection;
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints\Composite;
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints\Required;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints\Valid;
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\Exception\ConstraintDefinitionException;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Mapping\MemberMetadata;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Tests\Fixtures\ClassConstraint;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Tests\Fixtures\ConstraintA;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Tests\Fixtures\ConstraintB;
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\Tests\Fixtures\PropertyConstraint;
 
 class MemberMetadataTest extends TestCase
 {
@@ -43,6 +48,34 @@ class MemberMetadataTest extends TestCase
         $this->metadata->addConstraint(new ClassConstraint());
     }
 
+    public function testAddCompositeConstraintRejectsNestedClassConstraints()
+    {
+        $this->expectException(ConstraintDefinitionException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage('The constraint "Symfony\Component\Validator\Tests\Fixtures\ClassConstraint" cannot be put on properties or getters.');
+
+        $this->metadata->addConstraint(new PropertyCompositeConstraint([new ClassConstraint()]));
+    }
+
+    public function testAddCompositeConstraintRejectsDeepNestedClassConstraints()
+    {
+        $this->expectException(ConstraintDefinitionException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage('The constraint "Symfony\Component\Validator\Tests\Fixtures\ClassConstraint" cannot be put on properties or getters.');
+
+        $this->metadata->addConstraint(new Collection(['field1' => new Required([new ClassConstraint()])]));
+    }
+
+    public function testAddCompositeConstraintAcceptsNestedPropertyConstraints()
+    {
+        $this->metadata->addConstraint($constraint = new PropertyCompositeConstraint([new PropertyConstraint()]));
+        $this->assertSame($this->metadata->getConstraints(), [$constraint]);
+    }
+
+    public function testAddCompositeConstraintAcceptsDeepNestedPropertyConstraints()
+    {
+        $this->metadata->addConstraint($constraint = new Collection(['field1' => new Required([new PropertyConstraint()])]));
+        $this->assertSame($this->metadata->getConstraints(), [$constraint]);
+    }
+
     public function testSerialize()
     {
         $this->metadata->addConstraint(new ConstraintA(['property1' => 'A']));
@@ -82,3 +115,18 @@ class TestMemberMetadata extends MemberMetadata
     {
     }
 }
+
+class PropertyCompositeConstraint extends Composite
+{
+    public $nested;
+
+    public function getDefaultOption()
+    {
+        return $this->getCompositeOption();
+    }
+
+    protected function getCompositeOption()
+    {
+        return 'nested';
+    }
+}