diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Twig/AppVariable.php b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Twig/AppVariable.php
index 6657abf27c..02fe5e5b68 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Twig/AppVariable.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Twig/AppVariable.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\RequestStack;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Session\Session;
 use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authentication\Token\Storage\TokenStorageInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authentication\Token\TokenInterface;
 
 /**
  * Exposes some Symfony parameters and services as an "app" global variable.
@@ -48,6 +49,22 @@ class AppVariable
         $this->debug = (bool) $debug;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the current token.
+     *
+     * @return TokenInterface|null
+     *
+     * @throws \RuntimeException When the TokenStorage is not available
+     */
+    public function getToken()
+    {
+        if (null === $tokenStorage = $this->tokenStorage) {
+            throw new \RuntimeException('The "app.token" variable is not available.');
+        }
+
+        return $tokenStorage->getToken();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the current user.
      *
@@ -57,9 +74,7 @@ class AppVariable
      */
     public function getUser()
     {
-        if (null !== $this->tokenStorage) {
-            $tokenStorage = $this->tokenStorage;
-        } else {
+        if (null === $tokenStorage = $this->tokenStorage) {
             throw new \RuntimeException('The "app.user" variable is not available.');
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Twig/CHANGELOG.md b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Twig/CHANGELOG.md
index b4df596fa2..d8b7698fce 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Twig/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Twig/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
+3.2.0
+-----
+
+ * added `AppVariable::getToken()`
+
 2.7.0
 -----
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Twig/Tests/AppVariableTest.php b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Twig/Tests/AppVariableTest.php
index 51a95bc4b5..c54ad28ea8 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Twig/Tests/AppVariableTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Twig/Tests/AppVariableTest.php
@@ -67,6 +67,17 @@ class AppVariableTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->assertEquals($request, $this->appVariable->getRequest());
     }
 
+    public function testGetToken()
+    {
+        $tokenStorage = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authentication\Token\Storage\TokenStorageInterface');
+        $this->appVariable->setTokenStorage($tokenStorage);
+
+        $token = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authentication\Token\TokenInterface');
+        $tokenStorage->method('getToken')->willReturn($token);
+
+        $this->assertEquals($token, $this->appVariable->getToken());
+    }
+
     public function testGetUser()
     {
         $this->setTokenStorage($user = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Security\Core\User\UserInterface'));
@@ -81,6 +92,14 @@ class AppVariableTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->assertNull($this->appVariable->getUser());
     }
 
+    public function testGetTokenWithNoToken()
+    {
+        $tokenStorage = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authentication\Token\Storage\TokenStorageInterface');
+        $this->appVariable->setTokenStorage($tokenStorage);
+
+        $this->assertNull($this->appVariable->getToken());
+    }
+
     public function testGetUserWithNoToken()
     {
         $tokenStorage = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authentication\Token\Storage\TokenStorageInterface');
@@ -105,6 +124,14 @@ class AppVariableTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->appVariable->getDebug();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \RuntimeException
+     */
+    public function testGetTokenWithTokenStorageNotSet()
+    {
+        $this->appVariable->getToken();
+    }
+
     /**
      * @expectedException \RuntimeException
      */