diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/Issn.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/Issn.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..63e3471b16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/Issn.php
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraint;
+
+/**
+ * @Annotation
+ *
+ * @author Antonio J. García Lagar <aj@garcialagar.es>
+ */
+class Issn extends Constraint
+{
+    public $issnInvalidFormatMessage = 'This value has not valid ISSN format.';
+    public $issnInvalidValueMessage = 'This value is not a valid ISSN.';
+    public $disallowLowerCasedX;
+    public $disallowNonHyphenated;
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/IssnValidator.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/IssnValidator.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4dde35eee5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/IssnValidator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraint;
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\ConstraintValidator;
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\Exception\UnexpectedTypeException;
+
+/**
+ * Validates wether the value is a valid ISSN.
+ *
+ * @author Antonio J. García Lagar <aj@garcialagar.es>
+ *
+ * @see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Issn
+ */
+class IssnValidator extends ConstraintValidator
+{
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    public function validate($value, Constraint $constraint)
+    {
+        if (null === $value || '' === $value) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!is_scalar($value) && !(is_object($value) && method_exists($value, '__toString'))) {
+            throw new UnexpectedTypeException($value, 'string');
+        }
+
+        // Compose regex pattern
+        if ($constraint->disallowNonHyphenated) {
+            $digitsPattern = "\d{4}-\d{3}";
+        } else {
+            $digitsPattern = "\d{4}-?\d{3}";
+        }
+        if ($constraint->disallowLowerCasedX) {
+            $checksumPattern = "[\d|X]";
+        } else {
+            $checksumPattern = "[\d|X|x]";
+        }
+        $pattern = "/^" . $digitsPattern . $checksumPattern . "$/";
+
+        if (!preg_match($pattern, $value)) {
+            $this->context->addViolation($constraint->issnInvalidFormatMessage);
+        } else {
+            $digits = str_split(strtoupper(str_replace('-', '', $value)));
+
+            $sum = 0;
+            for ($i = 8; $i > 1; $i--) {
+                $sum += $i * (int) array_shift($digits);
+            }
+
+            $checksum = (reset($digits) == 'X')?10:(int) reset($digits);
+
+            if (($sum + $checksum) % 11 != 0) {
+                $this->context->addViolation($constraint->issnInvalidValueMessage);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Resources/translations/validators.en.xlf b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Resources/translations/validators.en.xlf
index 5092d4e287..0669a9f079 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Resources/translations/validators.en.xlf
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Resources/translations/validators.en.xlf
@@ -238,6 +238,14 @@
                 <source>This value is neither a valid ISBN-10 nor a valid ISBN-13.</source>
                 <target>This value is neither a valid ISBN-10 nor a valid ISBN-13.</target>
             </trans-unit>
+            <trans-unit id="63">
+                <source>This value has not valid ISSN format.</source>
+                <target>This value has not valid ISSN format.</target>
+            </trans-unit>
+            <trans-unit id="64">
+                <source>This value is not a valid ISSN.</source>
+                <target>This value is not a valid ISSN.</target>
+            </trans-unit>
         </body>
     </file>
 </xliff>
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Resources/translations/validators.es.xlf b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Resources/translations/validators.es.xlf
index 347c9e4bae..ef8f9786d7 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Resources/translations/validators.es.xlf
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Resources/translations/validators.es.xlf
@@ -238,6 +238,14 @@
                 <source>This value is neither a valid ISBN-10 nor a valid ISBN-13.</source>
                 <target>Este valor no es ni un ISBN-10 válido ni un ISBN-13 válido.</target>
             </trans-unit>
+            <trans-unit id="63">
+                <source>This value has not valid ISSN format.</source>
+                <target>Este valor no tiene un formato válido de ISSN.</target>
+            </trans-unit>
+            <trans-unit id="64">
+                <source>This value is not a valid ISSN.</source>
+                <target>Este valor no es un ISSN válido.</target>
+            </trans-unit>
         </body>
     </file>
 </xliff>
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/IssnValidatorTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/IssnValidatorTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b9f738ce47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/IssnValidatorTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Validator\Tests\Constraints;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints\Issn;
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints\IssnValidator;
+
+/**
+ * @see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Issn
+ */
+class IssnValidatorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+{
+    protected $context;
+    protected $validator;
+
+    public function setUp()
+    {
+        $this->context = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Validator\ExecutionContext', array(), array(), '', false);
+        $this->validator = new IssnValidator();
+        $this->validator->initialize($this->context);
+    }
+
+    public function getValidLowerCasedIssn()
+    {
+        return array(
+            array('2162-321x'),
+            array('2160-200x'),
+            array('1537-453x'),
+            array('1937-710x'),
+            array('0002-922x'),
+            array('1553-345x'),
+            array('1553-619x'),
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function getValidNonHyphenatedIssn()
+    {
+        return array(
+            array('2162321X'),
+            array('01896016'),
+            array('15744647'),
+            array('14350645'),
+            array('07174055'),
+            array('20905076'),
+            array('14401592'),
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function getFullValidIssn()
+    {
+        return array(
+            array('1550-7416'),
+            array('1539-8560'),
+            array('2156-5376'),
+            array('1119-023X'),
+            array('1684-5315'),
+            array('1996-0786'),
+            array('1684-5374'),
+            array('1996-0794')
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function getValidIssn()
+    {
+        return array_merge(
+            $this->getValidLowerCasedIssn(),
+            $this->getValidNonHyphenatedIssn(),
+            $this->getFullValidIssn()
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function getInvalidFormatedIssn()
+    {
+        return array(
+            array(0),
+            array('1539'),
+            array('2156-537A')
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function getInvalidValueIssn()
+    {
+        return array(
+            array('1119-0231'),
+            array('1684-5312'),
+            array('1996-0783'),
+            array('1684-537X'),
+            array('1996-0795')
+        );
+
+    }
+
+    public function getInvalidIssn()
+    {
+        return array_merge(
+            $this->getInvalidFormatedIssn(),
+            $this->getInvalidValueIssn()
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testNullIsValid()
+    {
+        $constraint = new Issn();
+        $this->context
+            ->expects($this->never())
+            ->method('addViolation');
+
+        $this->validator->validate(null, $constraint);
+    }
+
+    public function testEmptyStringIsValid()
+    {
+        $constraint = new Issn();
+        $this->context
+            ->expects($this->never())
+            ->method('addViolation');
+
+        $this->validator->validate('', $constraint);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \Symfony\Component\Validator\Exception\UnexpectedTypeException
+     */
+    public function testExpectsStringCompatibleType()
+    {
+        $constraint = new Issn();
+        $this->validator->validate(new \stdClass(), $constraint);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider getValidLowerCasedIssn
+     */
+    public function testDissalowLowerCasedIssns($issn)
+    {
+        $constraint = new Issn(array('disallowLowerCasedX' => true));
+        $this->context
+            ->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('addViolation')
+            ->with($constraint->issnInvalidFormatMessage);
+
+        $this->validator->validate($issn, $constraint);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider getValidNonHyphenatedIssn
+     */
+    public function testDissalowNonHyphenatedIssns($issn)
+    {
+        $constraint = new Issn(array('disallowNonHyphenated' => true));
+        $this->context
+            ->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('addViolation')
+            ->with($constraint->issnInvalidFormatMessage);
+
+        $this->validator->validate($issn, $constraint);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider getValidIssn
+     */
+    public function testValidIssn($issn)
+    {
+        $constraint = new Issn();
+        $this->context
+            ->expects($this->never())
+            ->method('addViolation');
+
+        $this->validator->validate($issn, $constraint);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider getInvalidFormatedIssn
+     */
+    public function testInvalidFormatIssn($issn)
+    {
+        $constraint = new Issn();
+        $this->context
+            ->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('addViolation')
+            ->with($constraint->issnInvalidFormatMessage);
+
+        $this->validator->validate($issn, $constraint);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider getInvalidValueIssn
+     */
+    public function testInvalidValueIssn($issn)
+    {
+        $constraint = new Issn();
+        $this->context
+            ->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('addViolation')
+            ->with($constraint->issnInvalidValueMessage);
+
+        $this->validator->validate($issn, $constraint);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider getInvalidIssn
+     */
+    public function testInvalidIssn($issn)
+    {
+        $constraint = new Issn();
+        $this->context
+            ->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('addViolation');
+
+        $this->validator->validate($issn, $constraint);
+    }
+}