diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/ContainerAwareEventDispatcher.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/ContainerAwareEventDispatcher.php
index b88625870e..0ce875bcee 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/ContainerAwareEventDispatcher.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/ContainerAwareEventDispatcher.php
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class ContainerAwareEventDispatcher extends EventDispatcher
     {
         $this->lazyLoad($eventName);
 
-        parent::dispatch($eventName, $event);
+        return parent::dispatch($eventName, $event);
     }
 
     public function getContainer()
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Debug/TraceableEventDispatcher.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Debug/TraceableEventDispatcher.php
index c2116ea663..d198fc9308 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Debug/TraceableEventDispatcher.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Debug/TraceableEventDispatcher.php
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ class TraceableEventDispatcher extends ContainerAwareEventDispatcher implements
         $this->called = array();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
     public function dispatch($eventName, Event $event = null)
     {
         switch ($eventName) {
@@ -87,6 +90,8 @@ class TraceableEventDispatcher extends ContainerAwareEventDispatcher implements
                 $this->updateProfile($token);
                 break;
         }
+
+        return $event;
     }
 
     /**