diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Loader/AnnotationClassLoader.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Loader/AnnotationClassLoader.php
index e35f807b4c..11d8f34d5a 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Loader/AnnotationClassLoader.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Loader/AnnotationClassLoader.php
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ abstract class AnnotationClassLoader implements LoaderInterface
 
         $defaults = array_replace($globals['defaults'], $annot->getDefaults());
         foreach ($method->getParameters() as $param) {
-            if (!isset($defaults[$param->getName()]) && $param->isOptional()) {
+            if (!isset($defaults[$param->getName()]) && $param->isDefaultValueAvailable()) {
                 $defaults[$param->getName()] = $param->getDefaultValue();
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/OtherAnnotatedClasses/VariadicClass.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/OtherAnnotatedClasses/VariadicClass.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..729c9b4d07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/OtherAnnotatedClasses/VariadicClass.php
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Routing\Tests\Fixtures\OtherAnnotatedClasses;
+
+class VariadicClass
+{
+    public function routeAction(...$params)
+    {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Loader/AnnotationClassLoaderTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Loader/AnnotationClassLoaderTest.php
index 07efaf7778..67d07c3f5d 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Loader/AnnotationClassLoaderTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Loader/AnnotationClassLoaderTest.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use Symfony\Component\Routing\Annotation\Route;
 class AnnotationClassLoaderTest extends AbstractAnnotationLoaderTest
 {
     protected $loader;
+    private $reader;
 
     protected function setUp()
     {
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Loader/AnnotationFileLoaderTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Loader/AnnotationFileLoaderTest.php
index f0a8a0e329..9a83994f9a 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Loader/AnnotationFileLoaderTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Loader/AnnotationFileLoaderTest.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ namespace Symfony\Component\Routing\Tests\Loader;
 
 use Symfony\Component\Routing\Loader\AnnotationFileLoader;
 use Symfony\Component\Config\FileLocator;
+use Symfony\Component\Routing\Annotation\Route;
 
 class AnnotationFileLoaderTest extends AbstractAnnotationLoaderTest
 {
@@ -34,6 +35,19 @@ class AnnotationFileLoaderTest extends AbstractAnnotationLoaderTest
         $this->loader->load(__DIR__.'/../Fixtures/AnnotatedClasses/FooClass.php');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @requires PHP 5.6
+     */
+    public function testLoadVariadic()
+    {
+        $route = new Route(array('path' => '/path/to/{id}'));
+        $this->reader->expects($this->once())->method('getClassAnnotation');
+        $this->reader->expects($this->once())->method('getMethodAnnotations')
+            ->will($this->returnValue(array($route)));
+
+        $this->loader->load(__DIR__.'/../Fixtures/OtherAnnotatedClasses/VariadicClass.php');
+    }
+
     public function testSupports()
     {
         $fixture = __DIR__.'/../Fixtures/annotated.php';