diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Command/RouterDebugCommand.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Command/RouterDebugCommand.php
index 97707e8798b59..22f0bc6795d5b 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Command/RouterDebugCommand.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Command/RouterDebugCommand.php
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Style\SymfonyStyle;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Exception\ServiceNotFoundException;
 use Symfony\Component\Routing\RouterInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Routing\Route;
 
@@ -85,13 +86,14 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
                 throw new \InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('The route "%s" does not exist.', $name));
             }
 
-            $this->convertController($route);
+            $callable = $this->extractCallable($route);
 
             $helper->describe($io, $route, array(
                 'format' => $input->getOption('format'),
                 'raw_text' => $input->getOption('raw'),
                 'name' => $name,
                 'output' => $io,
+                'callable' => $callable,
             ));
         } else {
             foreach ($routes as $route) {
@@ -109,12 +111,38 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
 
     private function convertController(Route $route)
     {
-        $nameParser = $this->getContainer()->get('controller_name_converter');
         if ($route->hasDefault('_controller')) {
+            $nameParser = $this->getContainer()->get('controller_name_converter');
             try {
                 $route->setDefault('_controller', $nameParser->build($route->getDefault('_controller')));
             } catch (\InvalidArgumentException $e) {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    private function extractCallable(Route $route)
+    {
+        if (!$route->hasDefault('_controller')) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $controller = $route->getDefault('_controller');
+
+        if (1 === substr_count($controller, ':')) {
+            list($service, $method) = explode(':', $controller);
+            try {
+                return sprintf('%s::%s', get_class($this->getContainer()->get($service)), $method);
+            } catch (ServiceNotFoundException $e) {
+            }
+        }
+
+        $nameParser = $this->getContainer()->get('controller_name_converter');
+        try {
+            $shortNotation = $nameParser->build($controller);
+            $route->setDefault('_controller', $shortNotation);
+
+            return $controller;
+        } catch (\InvalidArgumentException $e) {
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Descriptor/TextDescriptor.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Descriptor/TextDescriptor.php
index 06ea508f613fc..a2c8a314e3306 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Descriptor/TextDescriptor.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Descriptor/TextDescriptor.php
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ protected function describeRoute(Route $route, array $options = array())
             array('Defaults', $this->formatRouterConfig($route->getDefaults())),
             array('Options', $this->formatRouterConfig($route->getOptions())),
         );
+        if (isset($options['callable'])) {
+            $tableRows[] = array('Callable', $options['callable']);
+        }
 
         $table = new Table($this->getOutput());
         $table->setHeaders($tableHeaders)->setRows($tableRows);