diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/ArrayChoiceList.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/ArrayChoiceList.php
index 156735b81751e..b1e6b3bf06b5c 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/ArrayChoiceList.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/ArrayChoiceList.php
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ public function __construct($choices, $value = null)
             $choices = iterator_to_array($choices);
         }
 
+        if (null === $value && $this->castableToString($choices)) {
+            $value = function ($choice) {
+                return (string) $choice;
+            };
+        }
+
         if (null !== $value) {
             // If a deterministic value generator was passed, use it later
             $this->valueCallback = $value;
@@ -207,4 +213,35 @@ protected function flatten(array $choices, $value, &$choicesByValues, &$keysByVa
             $structuredValues[$key] = $choiceValue;
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks whether the given choices can be cast to strings without
+     * generating duplicates.
+     *
+     * @param array      $choices The choices.
+     * @param array|null $cache   The cache for previously checked entries. Internal
+     *
+     * @return bool Returns true if the choices can be cast to strings and
+     *              false otherwise.
+     */
+    private function castableToString(array $choices, array &$cache = array())
+    {
+        foreach ($choices as $choice) {
+            if (is_array($choice)) {
+                if (!$this->castableToString($choice, $cache)) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                continue;
+            } elseif (!is_scalar($choice)) {
+                return false;
+            } elseif (isset($cache[(string) $choice])) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            $cache[(string) $choice] = true;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/ChoiceType.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/ChoiceType.php
index 528834d1e3cb8..1b27090233cba 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/ChoiceType.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/ChoiceType.php
@@ -281,6 +281,14 @@ public function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver)
             return $choiceListFactory->createListFromChoices($choices, $options['choice_value']);
         };
 
+        $choicesAsValuesNormalizer = function (Options $options, $choicesAsValues) {
+            if (true !== $choicesAsValues) {
+                @trigger_error('The value "false" for the "choices_as_values" option is deprecated since version 2.8 and will not be supported anymore in 3.0. Set this option to "true" and flip the contents of the "choices" option instead.', E_USER_DEPRECATED);
+            }
+
+            return $choicesAsValues;
+        };
+
         $placeholderNormalizer = function (Options $options, $placeholder) {
             if (!is_object($options['empty_value']) || !$options['empty_value'] instanceof \Exception) {
                 @trigger_error('The form option "empty_value" is deprecated since version 2.6 and will be removed in 3.0. Use "placeholder" instead.', E_USER_DEPRECATED);
@@ -343,6 +351,7 @@ public function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver)
         $resolver->setNormalizer('choice_list', $choiceListNormalizer);
         $resolver->setNormalizer('placeholder', $placeholderNormalizer);
         $resolver->setNormalizer('choice_translation_domain', $choiceTranslationDomainNormalizer);
+        $resolver->setNormalizer('choices_as_values', $choicesAsValuesNormalizer);
 
         $resolver->setAllowedTypes('choice_list', array('null', 'Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface', 'Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface'));
         $resolver->setAllowedTypes('choices', array('null', 'array', '\Traversable'));
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/CountryType.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/CountryType.php
index 30ee0a0f9e89c..19395a82fe5af 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/CountryType.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/CountryType.php
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ class CountryType extends AbstractType
     public function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver)
     {
         $resolver->setDefaults(array(
-            'choices' => Intl::getRegionBundle()->getCountryNames(),
+            'choices' => array_flip(Intl::getRegionBundle()->getCountryNames()),
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
             'choice_translation_domain' => false,
         ));
     }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/CurrencyType.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/CurrencyType.php
index b473d139e6566..71b660f9bed63 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/CurrencyType.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/CurrencyType.php
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ class CurrencyType extends AbstractType
     public function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver)
     {
         $resolver->setDefaults(array(
-            'choices' => Intl::getCurrencyBundle()->getCurrencyNames(),
+            'choices' => array_flip(Intl::getCurrencyBundle()->getCurrencyNames()),
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
             'choice_translation_domain' => false,
         ));
     }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/DateType.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/DateType.php
index fb3e9a7182fc8..b1eb4382ed3ec 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/DateType.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/DateType.php
@@ -88,10 +88,13 @@ public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options)
             if ('choice' === $options['widget']) {
                 // Only pass a subset of the options to children
                 $yearOptions['choices'] = $this->formatTimestamps($formatter, '/y+/', $this->listYears($options['years']));
+                $yearOptions['choices_as_values'] = true;
                 $yearOptions['placeholder'] = $options['placeholder']['year'];
                 $monthOptions['choices'] = $this->formatTimestamps($formatter, '/[M|L]+/', $this->listMonths($options['months']));
+                $monthOptions['choices_as_values'] = true;
                 $monthOptions['placeholder'] = $options['placeholder']['month'];
                 $dayOptions['choices'] = $this->formatTimestamps($formatter, '/d+/', $this->listDays($options['days']));
+                $dayOptions['choices_as_values'] = true;
                 $dayOptions['placeholder'] = $options['placeholder']['day'];
             }
 
@@ -262,6 +265,7 @@ private function formatTimestamps(\IntlDateFormatter $formatter, $regex, array $
     {
         $pattern = $formatter->getPattern();
         $timezone = $formatter->getTimezoneId();
+        $formattedTimestamps = array();
 
         if ($setTimeZone = PHP_VERSION_ID >= 50500 || method_exists($formatter, 'setTimeZone')) {
             $formatter->setTimeZone('UTC');
@@ -272,8 +276,8 @@ private function formatTimestamps(\IntlDateFormatter $formatter, $regex, array $
         if (preg_match($regex, $pattern, $matches)) {
             $formatter->setPattern($matches[0]);
 
-            foreach ($timestamps as $key => $timestamp) {
-                $timestamps[$key] = $formatter->format($timestamp);
+            foreach ($timestamps as $timestamp => $choice) {
+                $formattedTimestamps[$formatter->format($timestamp)] = $choice;
             }
 
             // I'd like to clone the formatter above, but then we get a
@@ -287,7 +291,7 @@ private function formatTimestamps(\IntlDateFormatter $formatter, $regex, array $
             $formatter->setTimeZoneId($timezone);
         }
 
-        return $timestamps;
+        return $formattedTimestamps;
     }
 
     private function listYears(array $years)
@@ -296,7 +300,7 @@ private function listYears(array $years)
 
         foreach ($years as $year) {
             if (false !== $y = gmmktime(0, 0, 0, 6, 15, $year)) {
-                $result[$year] = $y;
+                $result[$y] = $year;
             }
         }
 
@@ -308,7 +312,7 @@ private function listMonths(array $months)
         $result = array();
 
         foreach ($months as $month) {
-            $result[$month] = gmmktime(0, 0, 0, $month, 15);
+            $result[gmmktime(0, 0, 0, $month, 15)] = $month;
         }
 
         return $result;
@@ -319,7 +323,7 @@ private function listDays(array $days)
         $result = array();
 
         foreach ($days as $day) {
-            $result[$day] = gmmktime(0, 0, 0, 5, $day);
+            $result[gmmktime(0, 0, 0, 5, $day)] = $day;
         }
 
         return $result;
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/LanguageType.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/LanguageType.php
index 9d071eb8b03ee..1fc0ed1b676f7 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/LanguageType.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/LanguageType.php
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ class LanguageType extends AbstractType
     public function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver)
     {
         $resolver->setDefaults(array(
-            'choices' => Intl::getLanguageBundle()->getLanguageNames(),
+            'choices' => array_flip(Intl::getLanguageBundle()->getLanguageNames()),
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
             'choice_translation_domain' => false,
         ));
     }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/LocaleType.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/LocaleType.php
index f09f5a62f1e29..1631dc431ad7b 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/LocaleType.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/LocaleType.php
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ class LocaleType extends AbstractType
     public function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver)
     {
         $resolver->setDefaults(array(
-            'choices' => Intl::getLocaleBundle()->getLocaleNames(),
+            'choices' => array_flip(Intl::getLocaleBundle()->getLocaleNames()),
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
             'choice_translation_domain' => false,
         ));
     }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/TimeType.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/TimeType.php
index 8002f0b4ee7c1..57c9a44c8f7e5 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/TimeType.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/TimeType.php
@@ -58,19 +58,21 @@ public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options)
                 $hours = $minutes = array();
 
                 foreach ($options['hours'] as $hour) {
-                    $hours[$hour] = str_pad($hour, 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT);
+                    $hours[str_pad($hour, 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT)] = $hour;
                 }
 
                 // Only pass a subset of the options to children
                 $hourOptions['choices'] = $hours;
+                $hourOptions['choices_as_values'] = true;
                 $hourOptions['placeholder'] = $options['placeholder']['hour'];
 
                 if ($options['with_minutes']) {
                     foreach ($options['minutes'] as $minute) {
-                        $minutes[$minute] = str_pad($minute, 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT);
+                        $minutes[str_pad($minute, 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT)] = $minute;
                     }
 
                     $minuteOptions['choices'] = $minutes;
+                    $minuteOptions['choices_as_values'] = true;
                     $minuteOptions['placeholder'] = $options['placeholder']['minute'];
                 }
 
@@ -78,10 +80,11 @@ public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options)
                     $seconds = array();
 
                     foreach ($options['seconds'] as $second) {
-                        $seconds[$second] = str_pad($second, 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT);
+                        $seconds[str_pad($second, 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT)] = $second;
                     }
 
                     $secondOptions['choices'] = $seconds;
+                    $secondOptions['choices_as_values'] = true;
                     $secondOptions['placeholder'] = $options['placeholder']['second'];
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/TimezoneType.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/TimezoneType.php
index 82c07e2f121ba..13c27f9da8c7f 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/TimezoneType.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/TimezoneType.php
@@ -23,13 +23,21 @@ class TimezoneType extends AbstractType
      */
     private static $timezones;
 
+    /**
+     * Stores the available timezone choices.
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    private static $flippedTimezones;
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
     public function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver)
     {
         $resolver->setDefaults(array(
-            'choices' => self::getTimezones(),
+            'choices' => self::getFlippedTimezones(),
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
             'choice_translation_domain' => false,
         ));
     }
@@ -85,4 +93,40 @@ public static function getTimezones()
 
         return static::$timezones;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the timezone choices.
+     *
+     * The choices are generated from the ICU function
+     * \DateTimeZone::listIdentifiers(). They are cached during a single request,
+     * so multiple timezone fields on the same page don't lead to unnecessary
+     * overhead.
+     *
+     * @return array The timezone choices
+     */
+    private static function getFlippedTimezones()
+    {
+        if (null === self::$timezones) {
+            self::$timezones = array();
+
+            foreach (\DateTimeZone::listIdentifiers() as $timezone) {
+                $parts = explode('/', $timezone);
+
+                if (count($parts) > 2) {
+                    $region = $parts[0];
+                    $name = $parts[1].' - '.$parts[2];
+                } elseif (count($parts) > 1) {
+                    $region = $parts[0];
+                    $name = $parts[1];
+                } else {
+                    $region = 'Other';
+                    $name = $parts[0];
+                }
+
+                self::$timezones[$region][str_replace('_', ' ', $name)] = $timezone;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return self::$timezones;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/ChoiceList/ArrayChoiceListTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/ChoiceList/ArrayChoiceListTest.php
index 50d4df8a9b7cb..03cb7fce5705a 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/ChoiceList/ArrayChoiceListTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/ChoiceList/ArrayChoiceListTest.php
@@ -65,6 +65,40 @@ public function testCreateChoiceListWithValueCallback()
         $this->assertSame(array(1 => ':foo', 2 => ':baz'), $choiceList->getValuesForChoices(array(1 => 'foo', 2 => 'baz')));
     }
 
+    public function testCreateChoiceListWithoutValueCallbackAndDuplicateFreeToStringChoices()
+    {
+        $choiceList = new ArrayChoiceList(array(2 => 'foo', 7 => 'bar', 10 => 123));
+
+        $this->assertSame(array('foo', 'bar', '123'), $choiceList->getValues());
+        $this->assertSame(array('foo' => 'foo', 'bar' => 'bar', '123' => 123), $choiceList->getChoices());
+        $this->assertSame(array('foo' => 2, 'bar' => 7, '123' => 10), $choiceList->getOriginalKeys());
+        $this->assertSame(array(1 => 'foo', 2 => 123), $choiceList->getChoicesForValues(array(1 => 'foo', 2 => '123')));
+        $this->assertSame(array(1 => 'foo', 2 => '123'), $choiceList->getValuesForChoices(array(1 => 'foo', 2 => 123)));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateChoiceListWithoutValueCallbackAndToStringDuplicates()
+    {
+        $choiceList = new ArrayChoiceList(array(2 => 'foo', 7 => '123', 10 => 123));
+
+        $this->assertSame(array('0', '1', '2'), $choiceList->getValues());
+        $this->assertSame(array('0' => 'foo', '1' => '123', '2' => 123), $choiceList->getChoices());
+        $this->assertSame(array('0' => 2, '1' => 7, '2' => 10), $choiceList->getOriginalKeys());
+        $this->assertSame(array(1 => 'foo', 2 => 123), $choiceList->getChoicesForValues(array(1 => '0', 2 => '2')));
+        $this->assertSame(array(1 => '0', 2 => '2'), $choiceList->getValuesForChoices(array(1 => 'foo', 2 => 123)));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateChoiceListWithoutValueCallbackAndMixedChoices()
+    {
+        $object = new \stdClass();
+        $choiceList = new ArrayChoiceList(array(2 => 'foo', 5 => array(7 => '123'), 10 => $object));
+
+        $this->assertSame(array('0', '1', '2'), $choiceList->getValues());
+        $this->assertSame(array('0' => 'foo', '1' => '123', '2' => $object), $choiceList->getChoices());
+        $this->assertSame(array('0' => 2, '1' => 7, '2' => 10), $choiceList->getOriginalKeys());
+        $this->assertSame(array(1 => 'foo', 2 => $object), $choiceList->getChoicesForValues(array(1 => '0', 2 => '2')));
+        $this->assertSame(array(1 => '0', 2 => '2'), $choiceList->getValuesForChoices(array(1 => 'foo', 2 => $object)));
+    }
+
     public function testCreateChoiceListWithGroupedChoices()
     {
         $choiceList = new ArrayChoiceList(array(
@@ -72,15 +106,15 @@ public function testCreateChoiceListWithGroupedChoices()
             'Group 2' => array('C' => 'c', 'D' => 'd'),
         ));
 
-        $this->assertSame(array('0', '1', '2', '3'), $choiceList->getValues());
+        $this->assertSame(array('a', 'b', 'c', 'd'), $choiceList->getValues());
         $this->assertSame(array(
-            'Group 1' => array('A' => '0', 'B' => '1'),
-            'Group 2' => array('C' => '2', 'D' => '3'),
+            'Group 1' => array('A' => 'a', 'B' => 'b'),
+            'Group 2' => array('C' => 'c', 'D' => 'd'),
         ), $choiceList->getStructuredValues());
-        $this->assertSame(array(0 => 'a', 1 => 'b', 2 => 'c', 3 => 'd'), $choiceList->getChoices());
-        $this->assertSame(array(0 => 'A', 1 => 'B', 2 => 'C', 3 => 'D'), $choiceList->getOriginalKeys());
-        $this->assertSame(array(1 => 'a', 2 => 'b'), $choiceList->getChoicesForValues(array(1 => '0', 2 => '1')));
-        $this->assertSame(array(1 => '0', 2 => '1'), $choiceList->getValuesForChoices(array(1 => 'a', 2 => 'b')));
+        $this->assertSame(array('a' => 'a', 'b' => 'b', 'c' => 'c', 'd' => 'd'), $choiceList->getChoices());
+        $this->assertSame(array('a' => 'A', 'b' => 'B', 'c' => 'C', 'd' => 'D'), $choiceList->getOriginalKeys());
+        $this->assertSame(array(1 => 'a', 2 => 'b'), $choiceList->getChoicesForValues(array(1 => 'a', 2 => 'b')));
+        $this->assertSame(array(1 => 'a', 2 => 'b'), $choiceList->getValuesForChoices(array(1 => 'a', 2 => 'b')));
     }
 
     public function testCompareChoicesByIdentityByDefault()
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/DataTransformer/ChoiceToValueTransformerTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/DataTransformer/ChoiceToValueTransformerTest.php
index c58d072f47434..f60ef05abc507 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/DataTransformer/ChoiceToValueTransformerTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/DataTransformer/ChoiceToValueTransformerTest.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class ChoiceToValueTransformerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 
     protected function setUp()
     {
-        $list = new ArrayChoiceList(array('', 0, 'X'));
+        $list = new ArrayChoiceList(array('', false, 'X'));
 
         $this->transformer = new ChoiceToValueTransformer($list);
     }
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public function transformProvider()
         return array(
             // more extensive test set can be found in FormUtilTest
             array('', '0'),
-            array(0, '1'),
+            array(false, '1'),
         );
     }
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public function reverseTransformProvider()
             // values are expected to be valid choice keys already and stay
             // the same
             array('0', ''),
-            array('1', 0),
+            array('1', false),
             array('2', 'X'),
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/DataTransformer/ChoicesToValuesTransformerTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/DataTransformer/ChoicesToValuesTransformerTest.php
index a7dc40aca225f..f7747aaccd0f1 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/DataTransformer/ChoicesToValuesTransformerTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/DataTransformer/ChoicesToValuesTransformerTest.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class ChoicesToValuesTransformerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 
     protected function setUp()
     {
-        $list = new ArrayChoiceList(array('A', 'B', 'C'));
+        $list = new ArrayChoiceList(array('', false, 'X'));
         $this->transformer = new ChoicesToValuesTransformer($list);
     }
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ protected function tearDown()
 
     public function testTransform()
     {
-        $in = array('A', 'B', 'C');
+        $in = array('', false, 'X');
         $out = array('0', '1', '2');
 
         $this->assertSame($out, $this->transformer->transform($in));
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public function testReverseTransform()
     {
         // values are expected to be valid choices and stay the same
         $in = array('0', '1', '2');
-        $out = array('A', 'B', 'C');
+        $out = array('', false, 'X');
 
         $this->assertSame($out, $this->transformer->reverseTransform($in));
     }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/ChoiceTypeTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/ChoiceTypeTest.php
index 215ddac936a54..523e9ecb78ad6 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/ChoiceTypeTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/ChoiceTypeTest.php
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@
 class ChoiceTypeTest extends \Symfony\Component\Form\Test\TypeTestCase
 {
     private $choices = array(
-        'a' => 'Bernhard',
-        'b' => 'Fabien',
-        'c' => 'Kris',
-        'd' => 'Jon',
-        'e' => 'Roman',
+        'Bernhard' => 'a',
+        'Fabien' => 'b',
+        'Kris' => 'c',
+        'Jon' => 'd',
+        'Roman' => 'e',
     );
 
-    private $numericChoices = array(
+    private $numericChoicesFlipped = array(
         0 => 'Bernhard',
         1 => 'Fabien',
         2 => 'Kris',
@@ -36,6 +36,18 @@ class ChoiceTypeTest extends \Symfony\Component\Form\Test\TypeTestCase
     private $objectChoices;
 
     protected $groupedChoices = array(
+        'Symfony' => array(
+            'Bernhard' => 'a',
+            'Fabien' => 'b',
+            'Kris' => 'c',
+        ),
+        'Doctrine' => array(
+            'Jon' => 'd',
+            'Roman' => 'e',
+        ),
+    );
+
+    protected $groupedChoicesFlipped = array(
         'Symfony' => array(
             'a' => 'Bernhard',
             'b' => 'Fabien',
@@ -99,7 +111,9 @@ public function testChoiceLoaderOptionExpectsChoiceLoaderInterface()
 
     public function testChoiceListAndChoicesCanBeEmpty()
     {
-        $this->factory->create('choice');
+        $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
+        ));
     }
 
     public function testExpandedChoicesOptionsTurnIntoChildren()
@@ -107,6 +121,20 @@ public function testExpandedChoicesOptionsTurnIntoChildren()
         $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
             'expanded' => true,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
+        ));
+
+        $this->assertCount(count($this->choices), $form, 'Each choice should become a new field');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @group legacy
+     */
+    public function testExpandedFlippedChoicesOptionsTurnIntoChildren()
+    {
+        $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
+            'expanded' => true,
+            'choices' => array_flip($this->choices),
         ));
 
         $this->assertCount(count($this->choices), $form, 'Each choice should become a new field');
@@ -119,6 +147,7 @@ public function testPlaceholderPresentOnNonRequiredExpandedSingleChoice()
             'expanded' => true,
             'required' => false,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $this->assertTrue(isset($form['placeholder']));
@@ -132,6 +161,7 @@ public function testPlaceholderNotPresentIfRequired()
             'expanded' => true,
             'required' => true,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $this->assertFalse(isset($form['placeholder']));
@@ -145,6 +175,7 @@ public function testPlaceholderNotPresentIfMultiple()
             'expanded' => true,
             'required' => false,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $this->assertFalse(isset($form['placeholder']));
@@ -158,9 +189,10 @@ public function testPlaceholderNotPresentIfEmptyChoice()
             'expanded' => true,
             'required' => false,
             'choices' => array(
-                '' => 'Empty',
-                1 => 'Not empty',
+                'Empty' => '',
+                'Not empty' => 1,
             ),
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $this->assertFalse(isset($form['placeholder']));
@@ -172,6 +204,29 @@ public function testExpandedChoicesOptionsAreFlattened()
         $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
             'expanded' => true,
             'choices' => $this->groupedChoices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
+        ));
+
+        $flattened = array();
+        foreach ($this->groupedChoices as $choices) {
+            $flattened = array_merge($flattened, array_keys($choices));
+        }
+
+        $this->assertCount($form->count(), $flattened, 'Each nested choice should become a new field, not the groups');
+
+        foreach ($flattened as $value => $choice) {
+            $this->assertTrue($form->has($value), 'Flattened choice is named after it\'s value');
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @group legacy
+     */
+    public function testExpandedChoicesFlippedOptionsAreFlattened()
+    {
+        $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
+            'expanded' => true,
+            'choices' => $this->groupedChoicesFlipped,
         ));
 
         $flattened = array();
@@ -219,6 +274,7 @@ public function testExpandedCheckboxesAreNeverRequired()
             'expanded' => true,
             'required' => true,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         foreach ($form as $child) {
@@ -233,6 +289,7 @@ public function testExpandedRadiosAreRequiredIfChoiceChildIsRequired()
             'expanded' => true,
             'required' => true,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         foreach ($form as $child) {
@@ -247,6 +304,7 @@ public function testExpandedRadiosAreNotRequiredIfChoiceChildIsNotRequired()
             'expanded' => true,
             'required' => false,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         foreach ($form as $child) {
@@ -260,6 +318,7 @@ public function testSubmitSingleNonExpanded()
             'multiple' => false,
             'expanded' => false,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $form->submit('b');
@@ -275,6 +334,7 @@ public function testSubmitSingleNonExpandedInvalidChoice()
             'multiple' => false,
             'expanded' => false,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $form->submit('foobar');
@@ -290,6 +350,7 @@ public function testSubmitSingleNonExpandedNull()
             'multiple' => false,
             'expanded' => false,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $form->submit(null);
@@ -308,6 +369,7 @@ public function testSubmitSingleNonExpandedNullNoChoices()
             'multiple' => false,
             'expanded' => false,
             'choices' => array(),
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $form->submit(null);
@@ -323,6 +385,7 @@ public function testSubmitSingleNonExpandedEmpty()
             'multiple' => false,
             'expanded' => false,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $form->submit('');
@@ -338,8 +401,9 @@ public function testSubmitSingleNonExpandedEmptyExplicitEmptyChoice()
             'multiple' => false,
             'expanded' => false,
             'choices' => array(
-                'EMPTY_CHOICE' => 'Empty',
+                'Empty' => 'EMPTY_CHOICE',
             ),
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
             'choice_value' => function () {
                 return '';
             },
@@ -361,6 +425,7 @@ public function testSubmitSingleNonExpandedEmptyNoChoices()
             'multiple' => false,
             'expanded' => false,
             'choices' => array(),
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $form->submit('');
@@ -376,6 +441,7 @@ public function testSubmitSingleNonExpandedFalse()
             'multiple' => false,
             'expanded' => false,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $form->submit(false);
@@ -394,6 +460,7 @@ public function testSubmitSingleNonExpandedFalseNoChoices()
             'multiple' => false,
             'expanded' => false,
             'choices' => array(),
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $form->submit(false);
@@ -455,6 +522,7 @@ public function testSubmitMultipleNonExpanded()
             'multiple' => true,
             'expanded' => false,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $form->submit(array('a', 'b'));
@@ -470,6 +538,7 @@ public function testSubmitMultipleNonExpandedEmpty()
             'multiple' => true,
             'expanded' => false,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $form->submit(array());
@@ -488,6 +557,7 @@ public function testSubmitMultipleNonExpandedEmptyNoChoices()
             'multiple' => true,
             'expanded' => false,
             'choices' => array(),
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $form->submit(array());
@@ -503,6 +573,7 @@ public function testSubmitMultipleNonExpandedInvalidScalarChoice()
             'multiple' => true,
             'expanded' => false,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $form->submit('foobar');
@@ -518,6 +589,7 @@ public function testSubmitMultipleNonExpandedInvalidArrayChoice()
             'multiple' => true,
             'expanded' => false,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $form->submit(array('a', 'foobar'));
@@ -578,6 +650,7 @@ public function testSubmitSingleExpandedRequired()
             'expanded' => true,
             'required' => true,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $form->submit('b');
@@ -606,6 +679,7 @@ public function testSubmitSingleExpandedRequiredInvalidChoice()
             'expanded' => true,
             'required' => true,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $form->submit('foobar');
@@ -634,6 +708,7 @@ public function testSubmitSingleExpandedNonRequired()
             'expanded' => true,
             'required' => false,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $form->submit('b');
@@ -664,6 +739,7 @@ public function testSubmitSingleExpandedNonRequiredInvalidChoice()
             'expanded' => true,
             'required' => false,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $form->submit('foobar');
@@ -692,6 +768,7 @@ public function testSubmitSingleExpandedRequiredNull()
             'expanded' => true,
             'required' => true,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $form->submit(null);
@@ -723,6 +800,7 @@ public function testSubmitSingleExpandedRequiredNullNoChoices()
             'expanded' => true,
             'required' => true,
             'choices' => array(),
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $form->submit(null);
@@ -740,6 +818,7 @@ public function testSubmitSingleExpandedRequiredEmpty()
             'expanded' => true,
             'required' => true,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $form->submit('');
@@ -771,6 +850,7 @@ public function testSubmitSingleExpandedRequiredEmptyNoChoices()
             'expanded' => true,
             'required' => true,
             'choices' => array(),
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $form->submit('');
@@ -788,6 +868,7 @@ public function testSubmitSingleExpandedRequiredFalse()
             'expanded' => true,
             'required' => true,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $form->submit(false);
@@ -819,6 +900,7 @@ public function testSubmitSingleExpandedRequiredFalseNoChoices()
             'expanded' => true,
             'required' => true,
             'choices' => array(),
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $form->submit(false);
@@ -836,6 +918,7 @@ public function testSubmitSingleExpandedNonRequiredNull()
             'expanded' => true,
             'required' => false,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $form->submit(null);
@@ -869,6 +952,7 @@ public function testSubmitSingleExpandedNonRequiredNullNoChoices()
             'expanded' => true,
             'required' => false,
             'choices' => array(),
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $form->submit(null);
@@ -886,6 +970,7 @@ public function testSubmitSingleExpandedNonRequiredEmpty()
             'expanded' => true,
             'required' => false,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $form->submit('');
@@ -919,6 +1004,7 @@ public function testSubmitSingleExpandedNonRequiredEmptyNoChoices()
             'expanded' => true,
             'required' => false,
             'choices' => array(),
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $form->submit('');
@@ -936,6 +1022,7 @@ public function testSubmitSingleExpandedNonRequiredFalse()
             'expanded' => true,
             'required' => false,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $form->submit(false);
@@ -969,6 +1056,7 @@ public function testSubmitSingleExpandedNonRequiredFalseNoChoices()
             'expanded' => true,
             'required' => false,
             'choices' => array(),
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $form->submit(false);
@@ -985,9 +1073,10 @@ public function testSubmitSingleExpandedWithEmptyChild()
             'multiple' => false,
             'expanded' => true,
             'choices' => array(
-                '' => 'Empty',
-                1 => 'Not empty',
+                'Empty' => '',
+                'Not empty' => 1,
             ),
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $form->submit('');
@@ -1065,12 +1154,15 @@ public function testLegacySubmitSingleExpandedObjectChoices()
         $this->assertNull($form[4]->getViewData());
     }
 
-    public function testSubmitSingleExpandedNumericChoices()
+    /**
+     * @group legacy
+     */
+    public function testSubmitSingleExpandedNumericChoicesFlipped()
     {
         $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
             'multiple' => false,
             'expanded' => true,
-            'choices' => $this->numericChoices,
+            'choices' => $this->numericChoicesFlipped,
         ));
 
         $form->submit('1');
@@ -1096,6 +1188,7 @@ public function testSubmitMultipleExpanded()
             'multiple' => true,
             'expanded' => true,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $form->submit(array('a', 'c'));
@@ -1123,6 +1216,7 @@ public function testSubmitMultipleExpandedInvalidScalarChoice()
             'multiple' => true,
             'expanded' => true,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $form->submit('foobar');
@@ -1150,6 +1244,7 @@ public function testSubmitMultipleExpandedInvalidArrayChoice()
             'multiple' => true,
             'expanded' => true,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $form->submit(array('a', 'foobar'));
@@ -1177,6 +1272,7 @@ public function testSubmitMultipleExpandedEmpty()
             'multiple' => true,
             'expanded' => true,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $form->submit(array());
@@ -1205,6 +1301,7 @@ public function testSubmitMultipleExpandedEmptyNoChoices()
             'multiple' => true,
             'expanded' => true,
             'choices' => array(),
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $form->submit(array());
@@ -1219,10 +1316,11 @@ public function testSubmitMultipleExpandedWithEmptyChild()
             'multiple' => true,
             'expanded' => true,
             'choices' => array(
-                '' => 'Empty',
-                1 => 'Not Empty',
-                2 => 'Not Empty 2',
+                'Empty' => '',
+                'Not Empty' => 1,
+                'Not Empty 2' => 2,
             ),
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
 
         $form->submit(array('', '2'));
@@ -1302,12 +1400,15 @@ public function testLegacySubmitMultipleExpandedObjectChoices()
         $this->assertNull($form[4]->getViewData());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @group legacy
+     */
     public function testSubmitMultipleExpandedNumericChoices()
     {
         $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
             'multiple' => true,
             'expanded' => true,
-            'choices' => $this->numericChoices,
+            'choices' => $this->numericChoicesFlipped,
         ));
 
         $form->submit(array('1', '2'));
@@ -1363,16 +1464,18 @@ public function testMultipleSelectedObjectChoices()
         $this->assertFalse($selectedChecker($view->vars['choices'][1]->value, $view->vars['value']));
     }
 
-    /*
+    /**
      * We need this functionality to create choice fields for Boolean types,
-     * e.g. false => 'No', true => 'Yes'
+     * e.g. false => 'No', true => 'Yes'.
+     *
+     * @group legacy
      */
     public function testSetDataSingleNonExpandedAcceptsBoolean()
     {
         $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
             'multiple' => false,
             'expanded' => false,
-            'choices' => $this->numericChoices,
+            'choices' => $this->numericChoicesFlipped,
         ));
 
         $form->setData(false);
@@ -1382,12 +1485,15 @@ public function testSetDataSingleNonExpandedAcceptsBoolean()
         $this->assertTrue($form->isSynchronized());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @group legacy
+     */
     public function testSetDataMultipleNonExpandedAcceptsBoolean()
     {
         $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
             'multiple' => true,
             'expanded' => false,
-            'choices' => $this->numericChoices,
+            'choices' => $this->numericChoicesFlipped,
         ));
 
         $form->setData(array(false, true));
@@ -1401,6 +1507,7 @@ public function testPassRequiredToView()
     {
         $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
         $view = $form->createView();
 
@@ -1412,6 +1519,7 @@ public function testPassNonRequiredToView()
         $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
             'required' => false,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
         $view = $form->createView();
 
@@ -1423,6 +1531,7 @@ public function testPassMultipleToView()
         $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
             'multiple' => true,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
         $view = $form->createView();
 
@@ -1434,6 +1543,7 @@ public function testPassExpandedToView()
         $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
             'expanded' => true,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
         $view = $form->createView();
 
@@ -1444,6 +1554,7 @@ public function testPassChoiceTranslationDomainToView()
     {
         $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
         $view = $form->createView();
 
@@ -1454,6 +1565,7 @@ public function testChoiceTranslationDomainWithTrueValueToView()
     {
         $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
             'choice_translation_domain' => true,
         ));
         $view = $form->createView();
@@ -1465,6 +1577,7 @@ public function testDefaultChoiceTranslationDomainIsSameAsTranslationDomainToVie
     {
         $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
             'translation_domain' => 'foo',
         ));
         $view = $form->createView();
@@ -1478,7 +1591,10 @@ public function testInheritChoiceTranslationDomainFromParent()
             ->createNamedBuilder('parent', 'form', null, array(
                 'translation_domain' => 'domain',
             ))
-            ->add('child', 'choice')
+            ->add('child', 'choice', array(
+                'choices' => array(),
+                'choices_as_values' => true,
+            ))
             ->getForm()
             ->createView();
 
@@ -1491,6 +1607,7 @@ public function testPlaceholderIsNullByDefaultIfRequired()
             'multiple' => false,
             'required' => true,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
         $view = $form->createView();
 
@@ -1503,6 +1620,7 @@ public function testPlaceholderIsEmptyStringByDefaultIfNotRequired()
             'multiple' => false,
             'required' => false,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
         $view = $form->createView();
 
@@ -1520,6 +1638,7 @@ public function testPassPlaceholderToView($multiple, $expanded, $required, $plac
             'required' => $required,
             'placeholder' => $placeholder,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
         $view = $form->createView();
 
@@ -1539,6 +1658,7 @@ public function testPassEmptyValueBC($multiple, $expanded, $required, $placehold
             'required' => $required,
             'empty_value' => $placeholder,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
         $view = $form->createView();
 
@@ -1558,7 +1678,8 @@ public function testDontPassPlaceholderIfContainedInChoices($multiple, $expanded
             'expanded' => $expanded,
             'required' => $required,
             'placeholder' => $placeholder,
-            'choices' => array('a' => 'A', '' => 'Empty'),
+            'choices' => array('A' => 'a', 'Empty' => ''),
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
         $view = $form->createView();
 
@@ -1612,9 +1733,10 @@ public function getOptionsWithPlaceholder()
 
     public function testPassChoicesToView()
     {
-        $choices = array('a' => 'A', 'b' => 'B', 'c' => 'C', 'd' => 'D');
+        $choices = array('A' => 'a', 'B' => 'b', 'C' => 'c', 'D' => 'd');
         $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
             'choices' => $choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
         $view = $form->createView();
 
@@ -1628,9 +1750,10 @@ public function testPassChoicesToView()
 
     public function testPassPreferredChoicesToView()
     {
-        $choices = array('a' => 'A', 'b' => 'B', 'c' => 'C', 'd' => 'D');
+        $choices = array('A' => 'a', 'B' => 'b', 'C' => 'c', 'D' => 'd');
         $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
             'choices' => $choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
             'preferred_choices' => array('b', 'd'),
         ));
         $view = $form->createView();
@@ -1649,6 +1772,7 @@ public function testPassHierarchicalChoicesToView()
     {
         $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
             'choices' => $this->groupedChoices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
             'preferred_choices' => array('b', 'd'),
         ));
         $view = $form->createView();
@@ -1700,6 +1824,7 @@ public function testAdjustFullNameForMultipleNonExpanded()
             'multiple' => true,
             'expanded' => false,
             'choices' => $this->choices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
         $view = $form->createView();
 
@@ -1711,6 +1836,7 @@ public function testInitializeWithEmptyChoices()
     {
         $this->factory->createNamed('name', 'choice', null, array(
             'choices' => array(),
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
         ));
     }