diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/Compiler/FragmentRendererPass.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/Compiler/FragmentRendererPass.php
index e3284ab45c..66c3caa6a9 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/Compiler/FragmentRendererPass.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/Compiler/FragmentRendererPass.php
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 namespace Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\DependencyInjection\Compiler;
 
+trigger_error('The '.__NAMESPACE__.'\FragmentRendererPass class is deprecated since version 2.7 and will be removed in 3.0. Use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\DependencyInjection\FragmentRendererPass instead.', E_USER_DEPRECATED);
+
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Reference;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Compiler\CompilerPassInterface;
@@ -19,6 +21,8 @@ use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Compiler\CompilerPassInterface;
  * Adds services tagged kernel.fragment_renderer as HTTP content rendering strategies.
  *
  * @author Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * @deprecated since version 2.7, to be removed in 3.0. Use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\DependencyInjection\FragmentRendererPass instead.
  */
 class FragmentRendererPass implements CompilerPassInterface
 {
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/FrameworkBundle.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/FrameworkBundle.php
index 10896786c9..5ddc397560 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/FrameworkBundle.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/FrameworkBundle.php
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\DependencyInjection\Compiler\ContainerBuilder
 use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\DependencyInjection\Compiler\CompilerDebugDumpPass;
 use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\DependencyInjection\Compiler\TranslationExtractorPass;
 use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\DependencyInjection\Compiler\TranslationDumperPass;
-use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\DependencyInjection\Compiler\FragmentRendererPass;
 use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\DependencyInjection\Compiler\SerializerPass;
 use Symfony\Component\Debug\ErrorHandler;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Compiler\PassConfig;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Scope;
 use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\DependencyInjection\RegisterListenersPass;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\DependencyInjection\FragmentRendererPass;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Bundle\Bundle;
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/fragment_renderer.xml b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/fragment_renderer.xml
index e542c6ea32..7ac0d68dc9 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/fragment_renderer.xml
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/fragment_renderer.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     xsi:schemaLocation="http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services/services-1.0.xsd">
 
     <parameters>
-        <parameter key="fragment.handler.class">Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Fragment\FragmentHandler</parameter>
+        <parameter key="fragment.handler.class">Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\DependencyInjection\LazyLoadingFragmentHandler</parameter>
         <parameter key="fragment.renderer.inline.class">Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Fragment\InlineFragmentRenderer</parameter>
         <parameter key="fragment.renderer.hinclude.class">Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Fragment\ContainerAwareHIncludeFragmentRenderer</parameter>
         <parameter key="fragment.renderer.hinclude.global_template"></parameter>
@@ -15,20 +15,20 @@
 
     <services>
         <service id="fragment.handler" class="%fragment.handler.class%">
-            <argument type="collection" />
+            <argument type="service" id="service_container" />
             <argument>%kernel.debug%</argument>
             <argument type="service" id="request_stack" />
         </service>
 
         <service id="fragment.renderer.inline" class="%fragment.renderer.inline.class%">
-            <tag name="kernel.fragment_renderer" />
+            <tag name="kernel.fragment_renderer" alias="inline" />
             <argument type="service" id="http_kernel" />
             <argument type="service" id="event_dispatcher" />
             <call method="setFragmentPath"><argument>%fragment.path%</argument></call>
         </service>
 
         <service id="fragment.renderer.hinclude" class="%fragment.renderer.hinclude.class%">
-            <tag name="kernel.fragment_renderer" />
+            <tag name="kernel.fragment_renderer" alias="hinclude" />
             <argument type="service" id="service_container" />
             <argument type="service" id="uri_signer" />
             <argument>%fragment.renderer.hinclude.global_template%</argument>
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
         </service>
 
         <service id="fragment.renderer.esi" class="%fragment.renderer.esi.class%">
-            <tag name="kernel.fragment_renderer" />
+            <tag name="kernel.fragment_renderer" alias="esi" />
             <argument type="service" id="esi" on-invalid="null" />
             <argument type="service" id="fragment.renderer.inline" />
             <argument type="service" id="uri_signer" />
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
         </service>
 
         <service id="fragment.renderer.ssi" class="Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Fragment\SsiFragmentRenderer">
-            <tag name="kernel.fragment_renderer" />
+            <tag name="kernel.fragment_renderer" alias="ssi" />
             <argument type="service" id="ssi" on-invalid="null" />
             <argument type="service" id="fragment.renderer.inline" />
             <argument type="service" id="uri_signer" />
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/Compiler/LegacyFragmentRendererPassTest.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/Compiler/LegacyFragmentRendererPassTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ddea4f4c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/Compiler/LegacyFragmentRendererPassTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+<?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\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Tests\DependencyInjection\Compiler;
+
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Reference;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\DependencyInjection\Compiler\FragmentRendererPass;
+
+class LegacyFragmentRendererPassTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+{
+    public function setUp()
+    {
+        $this->iniSet('error_reporting', -1 & ~E_USER_DEPRECATED);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests that content rendering not implementing FragmentRendererInterface
+     * trigger an exception.
+     *
+     * @expectedException \InvalidArgumentException
+     */
+    public function testContentRendererWithoutInterface()
+    {
+        // one service, not implementing any interface
+        $services = array(
+            'my_content_renderer' => array(),
+        );
+
+        $definition = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Definition');
+        $definition->expects($this->atLeastOnce())
+            ->method('getClass')
+            ->will($this->returnValue('stdClass'));
+
+        $builder = $this->getMock(
+            'Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder',
+            array('hasDefinition', 'findTaggedServiceIds', 'getDefinition')
+        );
+        $builder->expects($this->any())
+            ->method('hasDefinition')
+            ->will($this->returnValue(true));
+
+        // We don't test kernel.fragment_renderer here
+        $builder->expects($this->atLeastOnce())
+            ->method('findTaggedServiceIds')
+            ->will($this->returnValue($services));
+
+        $builder->expects($this->atLeastOnce())
+            ->method('getDefinition')
+            ->will($this->returnValue($definition));
+
+        $pass = new FragmentRendererPass();
+        $pass->process($builder);
+    }
+
+    public function testValidContentRenderer()
+    {
+        $services = array(
+            'my_content_renderer' => array(),
+        );
+
+        $renderer = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Definition');
+        $renderer
+            ->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('addMethodCall')
+            ->with('addRenderer', array(new Reference('my_content_renderer')))
+        ;
+
+        $definition = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Definition');
+        $definition->expects($this->atLeastOnce())
+            ->method('getClass')
+            ->will($this->returnValue('Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Tests\DependencyInjection\Compiler\RendererService'));
+
+        $builder = $this->getMock(
+            'Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder',
+            array('hasDefinition', 'findTaggedServiceIds', 'getDefinition')
+        );
+        $builder->expects($this->any())
+            ->method('hasDefinition')
+            ->will($this->returnValue(true));
+
+        // We don't test kernel.fragment_renderer here
+        $builder->expects($this->atLeastOnce())
+            ->method('findTaggedServiceIds')
+            ->will($this->returnValue($services));
+
+        $builder->expects($this->atLeastOnce())
+            ->method('getDefinition')
+            ->will($this->onConsecutiveCalls($renderer, $definition));
+
+        $pass = new FragmentRendererPass();
+        $pass->process($builder);
+    }
+}
+
+class RendererService implements \Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Fragment\FragmentRendererInterface
+{
+    public function render($uri, Request $request = null, array $options = array())
+    {
+    }
+
+    public function getName()
+    {
+        return 'test';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/DependencyInjection/FragmentRendererPass.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/DependencyInjection/FragmentRendererPass.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5a2f1e85b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/DependencyInjection/FragmentRendererPass.php
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+<?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\HttpKernel\DependencyInjection;
+
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Reference;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Compiler\CompilerPassInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Adds services tagged kernel.fragment_renderer as HTTP content rendering strategies.
+ *
+ * @author Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ */
+class FragmentRendererPass implements CompilerPassInterface
+{
+    private $handlerService;
+    private $rendererTag;
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $handlerService Service name of the fragment handler in the container
+     * @param string $rendererTag    Tag name used for fragments
+     */
+    public function __construct($handlerService = 'fragment.handler', $rendererTag = 'kernel.fragment_renderer')
+    {
+        $this->handlerService = $handlerService;
+        $this->rendererTag = $rendererTag;
+    }
+
+    public function process(ContainerBuilder $container)
+    {
+        if (!$container->hasDefinition($this->handlerService)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $definition = $container->getDefinition($this->handlerService);
+        foreach ($container->findTaggedServiceIds($this->rendererTag) as $id => $tags) {
+            $def = $container->getDefinition($id);
+            if (!$def->isPublic()) {
+                throw new \InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('The service "%s" must be public as fragment renderer are lazy-loaded.', $id));
+            }
+
+            if ($def->isAbstract()) {
+                throw new \InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('The service "%s" must not be abstract as fragment renderer are lazy-loaded.', $id));
+            }
+
+            $refClass = new \ReflectionClass($container->getParameterBag()->resolveValue($def->getClass()));
+            $interface = 'Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Fragment\FragmentRendererInterface';
+            if (!$refClass->implementsInterface($interface)) {
+                throw new \InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('Service "%s" must implement interface "%s".', $id, $interface));
+            }
+
+            foreach ($tags as $tag) {
+                if (!isset($tag['alias'])) {
+                    trigger_error(sprintf('Service "%s" will have to define the "alias" attribute on the "%s" tag as of Symfony 3.0.', $id, $this->fragmentTag), E_USER_DEPRECATED);
+
+                    // register the handler as a non-lazy-loaded one
+                    $definition->addMethodCall('addRenderer', array(new Reference($id)));
+                }
+
+                $definition->addMethodCall('addRendererService', array($tag['alias'], $id));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/DependencyInjection/LazyLoadingFragmentHandler.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/DependencyInjection/LazyLoadingFragmentHandler.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4efe7cb620
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/DependencyInjection/LazyLoadingFragmentHandler.php
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+<?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\HttpKernel\DependencyInjection;
+
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\RequestStack;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Fragment\FragmentHandler;
+
+/**
+ * Lazily loads fragment renderers from the dependency injection container.
+ *
+ * @author Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ */
+class LazyLoadingFragmentHandler extends FragmentHandler
+{
+    private $container;
+    private $rendererIds = array();
+
+    public function __construct(ContainerInterface $container, $debug = false, RequestStack $requestStack = null)
+    {
+        $this->container = $container;
+
+        parent::__construct(array(), $debug, $requestStack);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Adds a service as a fragment renderer.
+     *
+     * @param string $renderer The render service id
+     */
+    public function addRendererService($name, $renderer)
+    {
+        $this->rendererIds[$name] = $renderer;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function render($uri, $renderer = 'inline', array $options = array())
+    {
+        if (isset($this->rendererIds[$renderer])) {
+            $this->addRenderer($this->container->get($this->rendererIds[$renderer]));
+
+            unset($this->rendererIds[$renderer]);
+        }
+
+        return parent::render($uri, $renderer, $options);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/Compiler/FragmentRendererPassTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/DependencyInjection/FragmentRendererPassTest.php
similarity index 79%
rename from src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/Compiler/FragmentRendererPassTest.php
rename to src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/DependencyInjection/FragmentRendererPassTest.php
index 00e5096ec4..dd18f1585c 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/Compiler/FragmentRendererPassTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/DependencyInjection/FragmentRendererPassTest.php
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
  * file that was distributed with this source code.
  */
 
-namespace Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Tests\DependencyInjection\Compiler;
+namespace Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Tests\DependencyInjection;
 
-use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Reference;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
-use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\DependencyInjection\Compiler\FragmentRendererPass;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\DependencyInjection\FragmentRendererPass;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Fragment\FragmentRendererInterface;
 
 class FragmentRendererPassTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 {
@@ -27,13 +27,10 @@ class FragmentRendererPassTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     {
         // one service, not implementing any interface
         $services = array(
-            'my_content_renderer' => array(),
+            'my_content_renderer' => array('alias' => 'foo'),
         );
 
         $definition = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Definition');
-        $definition->expects($this->atLeastOnce())
-            ->method('getClass')
-            ->will($this->returnValue('stdClass'));
 
         $builder = $this->getMock(
             'Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder',
@@ -59,20 +56,25 @@ class FragmentRendererPassTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     public function testValidContentRenderer()
     {
         $services = array(
-            'my_content_renderer' => array(),
+            'my_content_renderer' => array(array('alias' => 'foo')),
         );
 
         $renderer = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Definition');
         $renderer
             ->expects($this->once())
             ->method('addMethodCall')
-            ->with('addRenderer', array(new Reference('my_content_renderer')))
+            ->with('addRendererService', array('foo', 'my_content_renderer'))
         ;
 
         $definition = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Definition');
         $definition->expects($this->atLeastOnce())
             ->method('getClass')
-            ->will($this->returnValue('Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Tests\DependencyInjection\Compiler\RendererService'));
+            ->will($this->returnValue('Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Tests\DependencyInjection\RendererService'));
+        $definition
+            ->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('isPublic')
+            ->will($this->returnValue(true))
+        ;
 
         $builder = $this->getMock(
             'Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder',
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ class FragmentRendererPassTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     }
 }
 
-class RendererService implements \Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Fragment\FragmentRendererInterface
+class RendererService implements FragmentRendererInterface
 {
     public function render($uri, Request $request = null, array $options = array())
     {
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/DependencyInjection/LazyLoadingFragmentHandlerTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/DependencyInjection/LazyLoadingFragmentHandlerTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..581db45658
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/DependencyInjection/LazyLoadingFragmentHandlerTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?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\HttpKernel\Tests\DependencyInjection;
+
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\DependencyInjection\LazyLoadingFragmentHandler;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+
+class LazyLoadingFragmentHandlerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+{
+    public function test()
+    {
+        $renderer = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Fragment\FragmentRendererInterface');
+        $renderer->expects($this->once())->method('getName')->will($this->returnValue('foo'));
+        $renderer->expects($this->any())->method('render')->will($this->returnValue(new Response()));
+
+        $requestStack = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\RequestStack');
+        $requestStack->expects($this->any())->method('getCurrentRequest')->will($this->returnValue(Request::create('/')));
+
+        $container = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface');
+        $container->expects($this->once())->method('get')->will($this->returnValue($renderer));
+
+        $handler = new LazyLoadingFragmentHandler($container, false, $requestStack);
+        $handler->addRendererService('foo', 'foo');
+
+        $handler->render('/foo', 'foo');
+
+        // second call should not lazy-load anymore (see once() above on the get() method)
+        $handler->render('/foo', 'foo');
+    }
+}