diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/OptionsResolver/OptionsResolver.php b/src/Symfony/Component/OptionsResolver/OptionsResolver.php
index a88bff0972..42c3d249da 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/OptionsResolver/OptionsResolver.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/OptionsResolver/OptionsResolver.php
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@ class OptionsResolver implements Options, OptionsResolverInterface
      */
     private $locked = false;
 
+    private static $typeAliases = array(
+        'boolean' => 'bool',
+        'integer' => 'int',
+        'double' => 'float',
+    );
+
     /**
      * Sets the default value of a given option.
      *
@@ -844,6 +850,8 @@ class OptionsResolver implements Options, OptionsResolverInterface
             $valid = false;
 
             foreach ($this->allowedTypes[$option] as $type) {
+                $type = isset(self::$typeAliases[$type]) ? self::$typeAliases[$type] : $type;
+
                 if (function_exists($isFunction = 'is_'.$type)) {
                     if ($isFunction($value)) {
                         $valid = true;
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/OptionsResolver/Tests/OptionsResolverTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/OptionsResolver/Tests/OptionsResolverTest.php
index 064487ff68..c72f0c234c 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/OptionsResolver/Tests/OptionsResolverTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/OptionsResolver/Tests/OptionsResolverTest.php
@@ -78,6 +78,21 @@ class OptionsResolverTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         ), $this->resolver->resolve(array()));
     }
 
+    public function testTypeAliasesForAllowedTypes()
+    {
+        $this->resolver->setDefaults(array(
+            'force' => false,
+        ));
+
+        $this->resolver->setAllowedTypes(array(
+            'force' => 'boolean',
+        ));
+
+        $this->resolver->resolve(array(
+            'force' => true,
+        ));
+    }
+
     public function testResolveLazyDependencyOnOptional()
     {
         $this->resolver->setDefaults(array(