diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
index fe3c3501d5..185a48bd16 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
@@ -68,6 +68,13 @@ class Configuration implements ConfigurationInterface
                 ->scalarNode('ide')->defaultNull()->end()
                 ->booleanNode('test')->end()
                 ->scalarNode('default_locale')->defaultValue('en')->end()
+                ->arrayNode('trusted_hosts')
+                    ->beforeNormalization()
+                        ->ifTrue(function($v) { return is_string($v); })
+                        ->then(function($v) { return array($v); })
+                    ->end()
+                    ->prototype('scalar')->end()
+                ->end()
             ->end()
         ;
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtension.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtension.php
index d2d044b29c..b4decdfefc 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtension.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtension.php
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ class FrameworkExtension extends Extension
         }
 
         $container->setParameter('kernel.trusted_proxies', $config['trusted_proxies']);
+        $container->setParameter('kernel.trusted_hosts', $config['trusted_hosts']);
 
         // @deprecated, to be removed in 2.3
         $container->setParameter('kernel.trust_proxy_headers', $config['trust_proxy_headers']);
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/FrameworkBundle.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/FrameworkBundle.php
index a255d120b9..2919146d10 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/FrameworkBundle.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/FrameworkBundle.php
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ class FrameworkBundle extends Bundle
         } elseif ($this->container->getParameter('kernel.trust_proxy_headers')) {
             Request::trustProxyData(); // @deprecated, to be removed in 2.3
         }
+
+        if ($trustedHosts = $this->container->getParameter('kernel.trusted_hosts')) {
+            Request::setTrustedHosts($trustedHosts);
+        }
     }
 
     public function build(ContainerBuilder $container)
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/ConfigurationTest.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/ConfigurationTest.php
index 3c6c0ea475..8f9ecf9cb4 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/ConfigurationTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/ConfigurationTest.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class ConfigurationTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $config = $processor->processConfiguration(new Configuration(), array(array('secret' => 's3cr3t')));
 
         $this->assertEquals(
-            array_merge(array('secret' => 's3cr3t'), self::getBundleDefaultConfig()),
+            array_merge(array('secret' => 's3cr3t', 'trusted_hosts' => array()), self::getBundleDefaultConfig()),
             $config
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Request.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Request.php
index 1d8b65c326..ec65aa844b 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Request.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Request.php
@@ -39,6 +39,16 @@ class Request
 
     protected static $trustedProxies = array();
 
+    /**
+     * @var string[]
+     */
+    protected static $trustedHostPatterns = array();
+
+    /**
+     * @var string[]
+     */
+    protected static $trustedHosts = array();
+
     /**
      * Names for headers that can be trusted when
      * using trusted proxies.
@@ -501,6 +511,32 @@ class Request
         return self::$trustedProxies;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets a list of trusted host patterns.
+     *
+     * You should only list the hosts you manage using regexs.
+     *
+     * @param array $hostPatterns A list of trusted host patterns
+     */
+    public static function setTrustedHosts(array $hostPatterns)
+    {
+        self::$trustedHostPatterns = array_map(function ($hostPattern) {
+            return sprintf('{%s}i', str_replace('}', '\\}', $hostPattern));
+        }, $hostPatterns);
+        // we need to reset trusted hosts on trusted host patterns change
+        self::$trustedHosts = array();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the list of trusted host patterns.
+     *
+     * @return array An array of trusted host patterns.
+     */
+    public static function getTrustedHosts()
+    {
+        return self::$trustedHostPatterns;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sets the name for trusted headers.
      *
@@ -1050,6 +1086,24 @@ class Request
             throw new \UnexpectedValueException('Invalid Host');
         }
 
+        if (count(self::$trustedHostPatterns) > 0) {
+            // to avoid host header injection attacks, you should provide a list of trusted host patterns
+
+            if (in_array($host, self::$trustedHosts)) {
+                return $host;
+            }
+
+            foreach (self::$trustedHostPatterns as $pattern) {
+                if (preg_match($pattern, $host)) {
+                    self::$trustedHosts[] = $host;
+
+                    return $host;
+                }
+            }
+
+            throw new \UnexpectedValueException('Untrusted Host');
+        }
+
         return $host;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/RequestTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/RequestTest.php
index 1cf43377dc..57d06b736a 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/RequestTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/RequestTest.php
@@ -1515,6 +1515,37 @@ class RequestTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             )
         );
     }
+
+    public function testTrustedHosts()
+    {
+        // create a request
+        $request = Request::create('/');
+
+        // no trusted host set -> no host check
+        $request->headers->set('host', 'evil.com');
+        $this->assertEquals('evil.com', $request->getHost());
+
+        // add a trusted domain and all its subdomains
+        Request::setTrustedHosts(array('.*\.?trusted.com$'));
+
+        // untrusted host
+        $request->headers->set('host', 'evil.com');
+        try {
+            $request->getHost();
+            $this->fail('Request::getHost() should throw an exception when host is not trusted.');
+        } catch (\UnexpectedValueException $e) {
+            $this->assertEquals('Untrusted Host', $e->getMessage());
+        }
+
+        // trusted hosts
+        $request->headers->set('host', 'trusted.com');
+        $this->assertEquals('trusted.com', $request->getHost());
+        $request->headers->set('host', 'subdomain.trusted.com');
+        $this->assertEquals('subdomain.trusted.com', $request->getHost());
+
+        // reset request for following tests
+        Request::setTrustedHosts(array());
+    }
 }
 
 class RequestContentProxy extends Request