diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/DependencyInjection/AddAnnotatedClassesToCachePass.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/DependencyInjection/AddAnnotatedClassesToCachePass.php
index 0f9540972f140..8a86c69228db3 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/DependencyInjection/AddAnnotatedClassesToCachePass.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/DependencyInjection/AddAnnotatedClassesToCachePass.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public function __construct(Kernel $kernel)
      */
     public function process(ContainerBuilder $container)
     {
-        $annotatedClasses = array();
+        $annotatedClasses = $this->kernel->getAnnotatedClassesToCompile();
         foreach ($container->getExtensions() as $extension) {
             if ($extension instanceof Extension) {
                 $annotatedClasses = array_merge($annotatedClasses, $extension->getAnnotatedClassesToCompile());
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
index 522f08d399898..cfaef24ac3a85 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
@@ -391,6 +391,14 @@ public function getCharset()
         return 'UTF-8';
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the patterns defining the classes to parse and cache for annotations.
+     */
+    public function getAnnotatedClassesToCompile(): array
+    {
+        return array();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Initializes bundles.
      *