diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/CHANGELOG.md b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/CHANGELOG.md
index db3d480b3e6c1..4be5961a9cfdf 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ CHANGELOG
 3.4.0
 -----
 
+ * Added `translator.default_path` option and parameter
  * Session `use_strict_mode` is now enabled by default and the corresponding option has been deprecated
  * Made the `cache:clear` command to *not* clear "app" PSR-6 cache pools anymore,
    but to still clear "system" ones; use the `cache:pool:clear` command to clear "app" pools instead
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
index 7c7cc59142173..cba3f2db01118 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
@@ -677,6 +677,10 @@ private function addTranslatorSection(ArrayNodeDefinition $rootNode)
                         ->end()
                         ->booleanNode('logging')->defaultValue($this->debug)->end()
                         ->scalarNode('formatter')->defaultValue('translator.formatter.default')->end()
+                        ->scalarNode('default_path')
+                            ->info('The default path used to load translations')
+                            ->defaultValue('%kernel.project_dir%/config/translations')
+                        ->end()
                         ->arrayNode('paths')
                             ->prototype('scalar')->end()
                         ->end()
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtension.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtension.php
index 99d6d77d67577..fc9390379ea06 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtension.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtension.php
@@ -1131,6 +1131,7 @@ private function registerTranslatorConfiguration(array $config, ContainerBuilder
         $translator->addMethodCall('setFallbackLocales', array($config['fallbacks']));
 
         $container->setParameter('translator.logging', $config['logging']);
+        $container->setParameter('translator.default_path', $config['default_path']);
 
         // Discover translation directories
         $dirs = array();
@@ -1149,11 +1150,15 @@ private function registerTranslatorConfiguration(array $config, ContainerBuilder
 
             $dirs[] = dirname(dirname($r->getFileName())).'/Resources/translations';
         }
+        $defaultDir = $container->getParameterBag()->resolveValue($config['default_path']);
         $rootDir = $container->getParameter('kernel.root_dir');
         foreach ($container->getParameter('kernel.bundles_metadata') as $name => $bundle) {
             if ($container->fileExists($dir = $bundle['path'].'/Resources/translations')) {
                 $dirs[] = $dir;
             }
+            if ($container->fileExists($dir = $defaultDir.'/'.$name)) {
+                $dirs[] = $dir;
+            }
             if ($container->fileExists($dir = $rootDir.sprintf('/Resources/%s/translations', $name))) {
                 $dirs[] = $dir;
             }
@@ -1167,6 +1172,9 @@ private function registerTranslatorConfiguration(array $config, ContainerBuilder
             }
         }
 
+        if ($container->fileExists($defaultDir)) {
+            $dirs[] = $defaultDir;
+        }
         if ($container->fileExists($dir = $rootDir.'/Resources/translations')) {
             $dirs[] = $dir;
         }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/ConfigurationTest.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/ConfigurationTest.php
index 50122ed194e00..f86951e04837c 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/ConfigurationTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/ConfigurationTest.php
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ protected static function getBundleDefaultConfig()
                 'logging' => true,
                 'formatter' => 'translator.formatter.default',
                 'paths' => array(),
+                'default_path' => '%kernel.project_dir%/config/translations',
             ),
             'validation' => array(
                 'enabled' => !class_exists(FullStack::class),
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/Fixtures/yml/full.yml b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/Fixtures/yml/full.yml
index fed4fa7d3e65f..2c5bbae850e9a 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/Fixtures/yml/full.yml
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/Fixtures/yml/full.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ framework:
     translator:
         enabled:  true
         fallback: fr
+        default_path: '%kernel.root_dir%/config/translations'
         paths: ['%kernel.root_dir%/Fixtures/translations']
     validation:
         enabled: true
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtensionTest.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtensionTest.php
index eec91cfbafdff..de998d1bcc36a 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtensionTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtensionTest.php
@@ -503,6 +503,11 @@ public function testTranslator()
             $files,
             '->registerTranslatorConfiguration() finds translation resources in custom paths'
         );
+        $this->assertContains(
+            strtr(__DIR__.'/config/translations/test_default.en.xlf', '/', DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR),
+            $files,
+            '->registerTranslatorConfiguration() finds translation resources in default path'
+        );
 
         $calls = $container->getDefinition('translator.default')->getMethodCalls();
         $this->assertEquals(array('fr'), $calls[1][1][0]);
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/config/translations/test_default.en.xlf b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/config/translations/test_default.en.xlf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d