diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/BinaryFileResponse.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/BinaryFileResponse.php
index 01740f176646c..57cb47693bc60 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/BinaryFileResponse.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/BinaryFileResponse.php
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ class BinaryFileResponse extends Response
      * @var File
      */
     protected $file;
-    protected $offset;
-    protected $maxlen;
+    protected $offset = 0;
+    protected $maxlen = -1;
     protected $deleteFileAfterSend = false;
 
     /**
@@ -194,9 +194,6 @@ public function prepare(Request $request)
 
         $this->ensureIEOverSSLCompatibility($request);
 
-        $this->offset = 0;
-        $this->maxlen = -1;
-
         if (false === $fileSize = $this->file->getSize()) {
             return $this;
         }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/BinaryFileResponseTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/BinaryFileResponseTest.php
index 1b9e58991cc6d..bb65907ce0c50 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/BinaryFileResponseTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/BinaryFileResponseTest.php
@@ -208,6 +208,21 @@ public function provideFullFileRanges()
         );
     }
 
+    public function testUnpreparedResponseSendsFullFile()
+    {
+        $response = BinaryFileResponse::create(__DIR__.'/File/Fixtures/test.gif', 200);
+
+        $file = fopen(__DIR__.'/File/Fixtures/test.gif', 'r');
+        $data = fread($file, 35);
+        fclose($file);
+
+        $this->expectOutputString($data);
+        $response = clone $response;
+        $response->sendContent();
+
+        $this->assertEquals(200, $response->getStatusCode());
+    }
+
     /**
      * @dataProvider provideInvalidRanges
      */