diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Context/ExecutionContext.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Context/ExecutionContext.php
index beeef001e4..a02c587706 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Context/ExecutionContext.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Context/ExecutionContext.php
@@ -232,6 +232,14 @@ class ExecutionContext implements ExecutionContextInterface
         return $this->value;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function getObject()
+    {
+        return $this->object;
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Context/ExecutionContextInterface.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Context/ExecutionContextInterface.php
index b0b8c2b97b..ab539fd81d 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Context/ExecutionContextInterface.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Context/ExecutionContextInterface.php
@@ -99,6 +99,20 @@ interface ExecutionContextInterface extends LegacyExecutionContextInterface
      */
     public function getValidator();
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the currently validated object.
+     *
+     * If the validator is currently validating a class constraint, the
+     * object of that class is returned. If it is a validating a property or
+     * getter constraint, the object that the property/getter belongs to is
+     * returned.
+     *
+     * In other cases, null is returned.
+     *
+     * @return object|null The currently validated object or null.
+     */
+    public function getObject();
+
     /**
      * Sets the currently validated value.
      *
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Validator/Abstract2Dot5ApiTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Validator/Abstract2Dot5ApiTest.php
index 8698df3845..0b011a4792 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Validator/Abstract2Dot5ApiTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Validator/Abstract2Dot5ApiTest.php
@@ -658,4 +658,24 @@ abstract class Abstract2Dot5ApiTest extends AbstractValidatorTest
     {
         $this->validate('Foobar');
     }
+
+    public function testAccessCurrentObject()
+    {
+        $test = $this;
+        $called = false;
+        $entity = new Entity();
+        $entity->firstName = 'Bernhard';
+
+        $callback = function ($value, ExecutionContextInterface $context) use ($test, $entity, &$called) {
+            $called = true;
+            $test->assertSame($entity, $context->getObject());
+        };
+
+        $this->metadata->addConstraint(new Callback($callback));
+        $this->metadata->addPropertyConstraint('firstName', new Callback($callback));
+
+        $this->validator->validate($entity);
+
+        $this->assertTrue($called);
+    }
 }