diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Propel1/Form/ChoiceList/ModelChoiceList.php b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Propel1/Form/ChoiceList/ModelChoiceList.php
index 4176777b37..0a3eab0903 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Propel1/Form/ChoiceList/ModelChoiceList.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Propel1/Form/ChoiceList/ModelChoiceList.php
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@
 
 namespace Symfony\Bridge\Propel1\Form\ChoiceList;
 
+use \ModelCriteria;
 use \BaseObject;
 use \Persistent;
+
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Exception\FormException;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Exception\StringCastException;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\ChoiceList\ObjectChoiceList;
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\ChoiceList\ObjectChoiceList;
  * Widely inspirated by the EntityChoiceList.
  *
  * @author William Durand <william.durand1@gmail.com>
+ * @author Toni Uebernickel <tuebernickel@gmail.com>
  */
 class ModelChoiceList extends ObjectChoiceList
 {
@@ -31,28 +34,44 @@ class ModelChoiceList extends ObjectChoiceList
      *
      * @var array
      */
-    private $identifier = array();
+    protected $identifier = array();
 
     /**
-     * Query
+     * The query to retrieve the choices of this list.
+     *
+     * @var ModelCriteria
      */
-    private $query = null;
+    protected $query;
+
+    /**
+     * The query to retrieve the preferred choices for this list.
+     *
+     * @var ModelCriteria
+     */
+    protected $preferredQuery;
 
     /**
      * Whether the model objects have already been loaded.
      *
      * @var Boolean
      */
-    private $loaded = false;
+    protected $loaded = false;
 
     /**
-     * @param string         $class
-     * @param string         $labelPath
-     * @param array          $choices
-     * @param \ModelCriteria $queryObject
-     * @param string         $groupPath
+     * Constructor.
+     *
+     * @see Symfony\Bridge\Propel1\Form\Type\ModelType How to use the preferred choices.
+     *
+     * @param string              $class       The FQCN of the model class to be loaded.
+     * @param string              $labelPath   A property path pointing to the property used for the choice labels.
+     * @param array               $choices     An optional array to use, rather than fetching the models.
+     * @param ModelCriteria       $queryObject The query to use retrieving model data from database.
+     * @param string              $groupPath   A property path pointing to the property used to group the choices.
+     * @param array|ModelCriteria $preferred   The preferred items of this choice.
+     *                                         Either an array if $choices is given,
+     *                                         or a ModelCriteria to be merged with the $queryObject.
      */
-    public function __construct($class, $labelPath = null, $choices = null, $queryObject = null, $groupPath = null)
+    public function __construct($class, $labelPath = null, $choices = null, $queryObject = null, $groupPath = null, $preferred = array())
     {
         $this->class        = $class;
 
@@ -63,13 +82,18 @@ class ModelChoiceList extends ObjectChoiceList
         $this->query        = $queryObject ?: $query;
         $this->loaded       = is_array($choices) || $choices instanceof \Traversable;
 
+        if ($preferred instanceof ModelCriteria) {
+            $this->preferredQuery = $preferred->mergeWith($this->query);
+        }
+
         if (!$this->loaded) {
             // Make sure the constraints of the parent constructor are
             // fulfilled
             $choices = array();
+            $preferred = array();
         }
 
-        parent::__construct($choices, $labelPath, array(), $groupPath);
+        parent::__construct($choices, $labelPath, $preferred, $groupPath);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -317,10 +341,14 @@ class ModelChoiceList extends ObjectChoiceList
     {
         $models = (array) $this->query->find();
 
+        $preferred = array();
+        if ($this->preferredQuery instanceof ModelCriteria) {
+            $preferred = (array) $this->preferredQuery->find();
+        }
+
         try {
             // The second parameter $labels is ignored by ObjectChoiceList
-            // The third parameter $preferredChoices is currently not supported
-            parent::initialize($models, array(), array());
+            parent::initialize($models, array(), $preferred);
         } catch (StringCastException $e) {
             throw new StringCastException(str_replace('argument $labelPath', 'option "property"', $e->getMessage()), null, $e);
         }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Propel1/Form/Type/ModelType.php b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Propel1/Form/Type/ModelType.php
index 820153c68d..faf5f25f1c 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Propel1/Form/Type/ModelType.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Propel1/Form/Type/ModelType.php
@@ -22,6 +22,29 @@ use Symfony\Component\OptionsResolver\OptionsResolverInterface;
  * ModelType class.
  *
  * @author William Durand <william.durand1@gmail.com>
+ * @author Toni Uebernickel <tuebernickel@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * Example using the preferred_choices option.
+ *
+ * <code>
+ *  public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options)
+ *  {
+ *      $builder
+ *          ->add('product', 'model', array(
+ *              'class' => 'Model\Product',
+ *              'query' => ProductQuery::create()
+ *                  ->filterIsActive(true)
+ *                  ->useI18nQuery($options['locale'])
+ *                      ->orderByName()
+ *                  ->endUse()
+ *              ,
+ *              'preferred_choices' => ProductQuery::create()
+ *                  ->filterByIsTopProduct(true)
+ *              ,
+ *          ))
+ *      ;
+ *   }
+ * </code>
  */
 class ModelType extends AbstractType
 {
@@ -40,7 +63,8 @@ class ModelType extends AbstractType
                 $options['property'],
                 $options['choices'],
                 $options['query'],
-                $options['group_by']
+                $options['group_by'],
+                $options['preferred_choices']
             );
         };
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Propel1/Tests/Form/ChoiceList/ModelChoiceListTest.php b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Propel1/Tests/Form/ChoiceList/ModelChoiceListTest.php
index 68f690db95..6675eac727 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Propel1/Tests/Form/ChoiceList/ModelChoiceListTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Propel1/Tests/Form/ChoiceList/ModelChoiceListTest.php
@@ -70,6 +70,29 @@ class ModelChoiceListTest extends Propel1TestCase
         $this->assertSame(array(1 => $item1, 2 => $item2), $choiceList->getChoices());
     }
 
+    public function testFlattenedPreferredChoices()
+    {
+        $item1 = new Item(1, 'Foo');
+        $item2 = new Item(2, 'Bar');
+
+        $choiceList = new ModelChoiceList(
+            self::ITEM_CLASS,
+            'value',
+            array(
+                $item1,
+                $item2,
+            ),
+            null,
+            null,
+            array(
+                $item1
+            )
+        );
+
+        $this->assertSame(array(1 => $item1, 2 => $item2), $choiceList->getChoices());
+        $this->assertEquals(array(1 => new ChoiceView($item1, '1', 'Foo')), $choiceList->getPreferredViews());
+    }
+
     public function testNestedChoices()
     {
         $item1 = new Item(1, 'Foo');