diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Loader/XliffFileLoader.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Loader/XliffFileLoader.php
index f6baa2d26f..e8bc40d47a 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Loader/XliffFileLoader.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Loader/XliffFileLoader.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class XliffFileLoader implements LoaderInterface
 
         $catalogue = new MessageCatalogue($locale);
         foreach ($xml->xpath('//xliff:trans-unit') as $translation) {
-            if (2 !== count($translation)) {
+            if (!isset($translation->source) || !isset($translation->target)) {
                 continue;
             }
             $catalogue->set((string) $translation->source, (string) $translation->target, $domain);
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Tests/Loader/XliffFileLoaderTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Tests/Loader/XliffFileLoaderTest.php
index 44b35816e9..748c13483f 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Tests/Loader/XliffFileLoaderTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Tests/Loader/XliffFileLoaderTest.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class XliffFileLoaderTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $loader = new XliffFileLoader();
         $catalogue = $loader->load(__DIR__.'/../fixtures/resources.xlf', 'en', 'domain1');
 
-        $this->assertEquals(array('foo' => 'bar', 'key' => ''), $catalogue->all('domain1'));
+        $this->assertEquals(array('foo' => 'bar', 'key' => '', 'test' => 'with'), $catalogue->all('domain1'));
         $this->assertFalse($catalogue->has('extra', 'domain1'));
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Tests/fixtures/resources.xlf b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Tests/fixtures/resources.xlf
index 3f43d0b09f..b0e59880f8 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Tests/fixtures/resources.xlf
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Tests/fixtures/resources.xlf
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
         <source>key</source>
         <target></target>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="4">
+        <source>test</source>
+        <target>with</target>
+        <note>note</note>
+      </trans-unit>
     </body>
   </file>
 </xliff>