diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Compiler/AutowirePass.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Compiler/AutowirePass.php
index 985f3a50e1392..ef8db76b358a1 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Compiler/AutowirePass.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Compiler/AutowirePass.php
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class AutowirePass implements CompilerPassInterface
     private $definedTypes = array();
     private $types;
     private $ambiguousServiceTypes = array();
+    private $usedTypes = array();
 
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
@@ -45,6 +46,15 @@ public function process(ContainerBuilder $container)
                     $this->completeDefinition($id, $definition);
                 }
             }
+
+            foreach ($this->usedTypes as $type => $id) {
+                if (isset($this->usedTypes[$type]) && isset($this->ambiguousServiceTypes[$type])) {
+                    $classOrInterface = class_exists($type) ? 'class' : 'interface';
+                    $matchingServices = implode(', ', $this->ambiguousServiceTypes[$type]);
+
+                    throw new RuntimeException(sprintf('Unable to autowire argument of type "%s" for the service "%s". Multiple services exist for this %s (%s).', $type, $id, $classOrInterface, $matchingServices));
+                }
+            }
         } finally {
             spl_autoload_unregister($throwingAutoloader);
 
@@ -54,6 +64,7 @@ public function process(ContainerBuilder $container)
             $this->definedTypes = array();
             $this->types = null;
             $this->ambiguousServiceTypes = array();
+            $this->usedTypes = array();
         }
     }
 
@@ -128,9 +139,11 @@ private function completeDefinition($id, Definition $definition)
 
                 if (isset($this->types[$typeHint->name])) {
                     $value = new Reference($this->types[$typeHint->name]);
+                    $this->usedTypes[$typeHint->name] = $id;
                 } else {
                     try {
                         $value = $this->createAutowiredDefinition($typeHint, $id);
+                        $this->usedTypes[$typeHint->name] = $id;
                     } catch (RuntimeException $e) {
                         if ($parameter->allowsNull()) {
                             $value = null;
@@ -188,6 +201,7 @@ private function populateAvailableType($id, Definition $definition)
         foreach ($definition->getAutowiringTypes() as $type) {
             $this->definedTypes[$type] = true;
             $this->types[$type] = $id;
+            unset($this->ambiguousServiceTypes[$type]);
         }
 
         if (!$reflectionClass = $this->getReflectionClass($id, $definition)) {
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Compiler/AutowirePassTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Compiler/AutowirePassTest.php
index 212b93d9724f3..3d286483374fd 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Compiler/AutowirePassTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Compiler/AutowirePassTest.php
@@ -191,7 +191,8 @@ public function testTypeNotGuessableWithTypeSet()
         $container = new ContainerBuilder();
 
         $container->register('a1', __NAMESPACE__.'\Foo');
-        $container->register('a2', __NAMESPACE__.'\Foo')->addAutowiringType(__NAMESPACE__.'\Foo');
+        $container->register('a2', __NAMESPACE__.'\Foo');
+        $container->register('a3', __NAMESPACE__.'\Foo')->addAutowiringType(__NAMESPACE__.'\Foo');
         $aDefinition = $container->register('a', __NAMESPACE__.'\NotGuessableArgument');
         $aDefinition->setAutowired(true);
 
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ public function testTypeNotGuessableWithTypeSet()
         $pass->process($container);
 
         $this->assertCount(1, $container->getDefinition('a')->getArguments());
-        $this->assertEquals('a2', (string) $container->getDefinition('a')->getArgument(0));
+        $this->assertEquals('a3', (string) $container->getDefinition('a')->getArgument(0));
     }
 
     public function testWithTypeSet()
@@ -510,6 +511,31 @@ public function testEmptyStringIsKept()
 
         $this->assertEquals(array(new Reference('a'), '', new Reference('lille')), $container->getDefinition('foo')->getArguments());
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider provideAutodiscoveredAutowiringOrder
+     *
+     * @expectedException \Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Exception\RuntimeException
+     * @expectedExceptionMEssage Unable to autowire argument of type "Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Tests\Compiler\CollisionInterface" for the service "a". Multiple services exist for this interface (autowired.Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Tests\Compiler\CollisionA, autowired.Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Tests\Compiler\CollisionB).
+     */
+    public function testAutodiscoveredAutowiringOrder($class)
+    {
+        $container = new ContainerBuilder();
+
+        $container->register('a', __NAMESPACE__.'\\'.$class)
+            ->setAutowired(true);
+
+        $pass = new AutowirePass();
+        $pass->process($container);
+    }
+
+    public function provideAutodiscoveredAutowiringOrder()
+    {
+        return array(
+            array('CannotBeAutowiredForwardOrder'),
+            array('CannotBeAutowiredReverseOrder'),
+        );
+    }
 }
 
 class Foo
@@ -591,6 +617,20 @@ public function __construct(CollisionInterface $collision)
     }
 }
 
+class CannotBeAutowiredForwardOrder
+{
+    public function __construct(CollisionA $a, CollisionInterface $b, CollisionB $c)
+    {
+    }
+}
+
+class CannotBeAutowiredReverseOrder
+{
+    public function __construct(CollisionA $a, CollisionB $c, CollisionInterface $b)
+    {
+    }
+}
+
 class Lille
 {
 }