diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/CHANGELOG.md b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/CHANGELOG.md
index b0f47b233b..fa26425aef 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ CHANGELOG
  * [BC BREAK] added `setTranslator()` and `setTranslationDomain()` to `ValidatorBuilderInterface`
  * improved the Validator to support pluralized messages by default
  * [BC BREAK] changed the source of all pluralized messages in the translation files to the pluralized version
+ * added ExceptionInterface, BadMethodCallException and InvalidArgumentException
 
 2.1.0
 -----
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/DefaultTranslator.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/DefaultTranslator.php
index c46856752d..455729bc16 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/DefaultTranslator.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/DefaultTranslator.php
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 namespace Symfony\Component\Validator;
 
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\Exception\BadMethodCallException;
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\Exception\InvalidArgumentException;
 use Symfony\Component\Translation\TranslatorInterface;
 
 /**
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ class DefaultTranslator implements TranslatorInterface
         }
 
         if (!isset($ids[1])) {
-            throw new \InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('The message "%s" cannot be pluralized, because it is missing a plural (e.g. "There is one apple|There are %%count%% apples").', $id));
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('The message "%s" cannot be pluralized, because it is missing a plural (e.g. "There is one apple|There are %%count%% apples").', $id));
         }
 
         return strtr($ids[1], $parameters);
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ class DefaultTranslator implements TranslatorInterface
      */
     public function setLocale($locale)
     {
-        throw new \BadMethodCallException('Unsupported method.');
+        throw new BadMethodCallException('Unsupported method.');
     }
 
     /**
@@ -62,6 +64,6 @@ class DefaultTranslator implements TranslatorInterface
      */
     public function getLocale()
     {
-        throw new \BadMethodCallException('Unsupported method.');
+        throw new BadMethodCallException('Unsupported method.');
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Exception/BadMethodCallException.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Exception/BadMethodCallException.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..939161bff3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Exception/BadMethodCallException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Validator\Exception;
+
+/**
+ * Base BadMethodCallException for the Validator component.
+ *
+ * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
+ */
+class BadMethodCallException extends \BadMethodCallException implements ExceptionInterface
+{
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Exception/ExceptionInterface.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Exception/ExceptionInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..77d09b9029
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Exception/ExceptionInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Validator\Exception;
+
+/**
+ * Base ExceptionInterface for the Validator component.
+ *
+ * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
+ */
+interface ExceptionInterface
+{
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Exception/InvalidArgumentException.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Exception/InvalidArgumentException.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..22da39bb26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Exception/InvalidArgumentException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Validator\Exception;
+
+/**
+ * Base InvalidArgumentException for the Validator component.
+ *
+ * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
+ */
+class InvalidArgumentException extends \InvalidArgumentException implements ExceptionInterface
+{
+}