diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Container.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Container.php
index 3cfdd616c5a17..2d11e4627d3f2 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Container.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Container.php
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 
 namespace Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection;
 
-use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Exception\InactiveScopeException;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Exception\InvalidArgumentException;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Exception\RuntimeException;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Exception\ServiceNotFoundException;
@@ -308,7 +307,7 @@ public function get($id, $invalidBehavior = self::EXCEPTION_ON_INVALID_REFERENCE
                 unset($this->loading[$id]);
                 unset($this->services[$id]);
 
-                if ($e instanceof InactiveScopeException && self::EXCEPTION_ON_INVALID_REFERENCE !== $invalidBehavior) {
+                if ($e instanceof RuntimeException && self::EXCEPTION_ON_INVALID_REFERENCE !== $invalidBehavior) {
                     return;
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/ContainerTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/ContainerTest.php
index 013ee82316084..73c96af08d95e 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/ContainerTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/ContainerTest.php
@@ -256,6 +256,15 @@ public function testGetReturnsNullOnInactiveScope()
         $this->assertNull($sc->get('inactive', ContainerInterface::NULL_ON_INVALID_REFERENCE));
     }
 
+    public function testGetReturnsNullOnSyntheticService()
+    {
+        require_once __DIR__.'/Fixtures/php/services9.php';
+
+        $container = new \ProjectServiceContainer();
+
+        $this->assertNull($container->get('request', ContainerInterface::NULL_ON_INVALID_REFERENCE));
+    }
+
     public function testHas()
     {
         $sc = new ProjectServiceContainer();