diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Interval.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Interval.php
index 34532c1d5c..fdfde95081 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Interval.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Interval.php
@@ -75,16 +75,16 @@ class Interval
     {
         return <<<EOF
         ({\s*
-            (\-?\d+[\s*,\s*\-?\d+]*)
+            (\-?\d+(\.\d+)?[\s*,\s*\-?\d+(\.\d+)?]*)
         \s*})
 
             |
 
         (?P<left_delimiter>[\[\]])
             \s*
-            (?P<left>-Inf|\-?\d+)
+            (?P<left>-Inf|\-?\d+(\.\d+)?)
             \s*,\s*
-            (?P<right>\+?Inf|\-?\d+)
+            (?P<right>\+?Inf|\-?\d+(\.\d+)?)
             \s*
         (?P<right_delimiter>[\[\]])
 EOF;
@@ -98,6 +98,6 @@ EOF;
             return -log(0);
         }
 
-        return (int) $number;
+        return (float) $number;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Tests/MessageSelectorTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Tests/MessageSelectorTest.php
index 63ee8676d7..74956294a1 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Tests/MessageSelectorTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Tests/MessageSelectorTest.php
@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@ class MessageSelectorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             array('There are %count% apples', 'There is one apple|There are %count% apples', 0),
             array('There is one apple', 'There is one apple|There are %count% apples', 1),
             array('There are %count% apples', 'There is one apple|There are %count% apples', 2),
+
+            // Tests for float numbers
+            array('There is almost one apple', '{0} There is no apples|]0,1[ There is almost one apple|{1} There is one apple|[1,Inf] There is more than one apple', 0.7),
+            array('There is one apple', '{0} There is no apples|]0,1[There are %count% apples|{1} There is one apple|[1,Inf] There is more than one apple', 1),
+            array('There is more than one apple', '{0} There is no apples|]0,1[There are %count% apples|{1} There is one apple|[1,Inf] There is more than one apple', 1.7),
+            array('There is no apples', '{0} There is no apples|]0,1[There are %count% apples|{1} There is one apple|[1,Inf] There is more than one apple', 0),
+            array('There is no apples', '{0} There is no apples|]0,1[There are %count% apples|{1} There is one apple|[1,Inf] There is more than one apple', 0.0),
+            array('There is no apples', '{0.0} There is no apples|]0,1[There are %count% apples|{1} There is one apple|[1,Inf] There is more than one apple', 0),
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Translator.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Translator.php
index 04e56631ff..13eb56bdd3 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Translator.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Translator.php
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class Translator implements TranslatorInterface
             }
         }
 
-        return strtr($this->selector->choose($catalogue->get($id, $domain), (int) $number, $locale), $parameters);
+        return strtr($this->selector->choose($catalogue->get($id, $domain), (float) $number, $locale), $parameters);
     }
 
     protected function loadCatalogue($locale)