diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/CHANGELOG.md b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/CHANGELOG.md
index 0c7581e7c0..8b67aed49d 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ CHANGELOG
    `EventDispatcherDebugCommand`, `RouterDebugCommand`, `RouterMatchCommand`,
    `TranslationDebugCommand`, `TranslationUpdateCommand`, `XliffLintCommand`
     and `YamlLintCommand` classes have been marked as final
+ * Added `asset.request_context.base_path` and `asset.request_context.secure` parameters
+   to provide a default request context in case the stack is empty (similar to `router.request_context.*` parameters)
 
 3.3.0
 -----
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/assets.xml b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/assets.xml
index 9584afdb13..fd95fbf6bc 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/assets.xml
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/assets.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
     xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
     xsi:schemaLocation="http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services/services-1.0.xsd">
 
+    <parameters>
+        <parameter key="asset.request_context.base_path"></parameter>
+        <parameter key="asset.request_context.secure">false</parameter>
+    </parameters>
+
     <services>
         <defaults public="false" />
 
@@ -19,6 +24,8 @@
 
         <service id="assets.context" class="Symfony\Component\Asset\Context\RequestStackContext">
             <argument type="service" id="request_stack" />
+            <argument>%asset.request_context.base_path%</argument>
+            <argument>%asset.request_context.secure%</argument>
         </service>
 
         <service id="assets.path_package" class="Symfony\Component\Asset\PathPackage" abstract="true">
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Asset/CHANGELOG.md b/src/Symfony/Component/Asset/CHANGELOG.md
index 72030a9d65..bb4c02f333 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Asset/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Asset/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
+3.4.0
+-----
+
+ * added optional arguments `$basePath` and `$secure` in `RequestStackContext::__construct()`
+   to provide a default request context in case the stack is empty
+
 3.3.0
 -----
  * Added `JsonManifestVersionStrategy` as a way to read final,
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Asset/Context/RequestStackContext.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Asset/Context/RequestStackContext.php
index ba7113851d..c18f833264 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Asset/Context/RequestStackContext.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Asset/Context/RequestStackContext.php
@@ -21,10 +21,19 @@ use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\RequestStack;
 class RequestStackContext implements ContextInterface
 {
     private $requestStack;
+    private $basePath;
+    private $secure;
 
-    public function __construct(RequestStack $requestStack)
+    /**
+     * @param RequestStack $requestStack
+     * @param string       $basePath
+     * @param bool         $secure
+     */
+    public function __construct(RequestStack $requestStack, $basePath = '', $secure = false)
     {
         $this->requestStack = $requestStack;
+        $this->basePath = $basePath;
+        $this->secure = $secure;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -33,7 +42,7 @@ class RequestStackContext implements ContextInterface
     public function getBasePath()
     {
         if (!$request = $this->requestStack->getMasterRequest()) {
-            return '';
+            return $this->basePath;
         }
 
         return $request->getBasePath();
@@ -45,7 +54,7 @@ class RequestStackContext implements ContextInterface
     public function isSecure()
     {
         if (!$request = $this->requestStack->getMasterRequest()) {
-            return false;
+            return $this->secure;
         }
 
         return $request->isSecure();
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Asset/Tests/Context/RequestStackContextTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Asset/Tests/Context/RequestStackContextTest.php
index 7269d0e6bc..7f24534eba 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Asset/Tests/Context/RequestStackContextTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Asset/Tests/Context/RequestStackContextTest.php
@@ -61,4 +61,13 @@ class RequestStackContextTest extends TestCase
 
         $this->assertTrue($requestStackContext->isSecure());
     }
+
+    public function testDefaultContext()
+    {
+        $requestStack = $this->getMockBuilder('Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\RequestStack')->getMock();
+        $requestStackContext = new RequestStackContext($requestStack, 'default-path', true);
+
+        $this->assertSame('default-path', $requestStackContext->getBasePath());
+        $this->assertTrue($requestStackContext->isSecure());
+    }
 }