diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
index ab55275b20b2c..40115dcc09f46 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
@@ -480,6 +480,7 @@ private function addValidationSection(ArrayNodeDefinition $rootNode)
                         ->end()
                         ->scalarNode('translation_domain')->defaultValue('validators')->end()
                         ->booleanNode('strict_email')->defaultFalse()->end()
+                        ->booleanNode('use_dns')->defaultTrue()->end()
                     ->end()
                 ->end()
             ->end()
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtension.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtension.php
index 324915ecb211d..adb7dac39afda 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtension.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtension.php
@@ -770,6 +770,7 @@ private function registerValidationConfiguration(array $config, ContainerBuilder
 
         $definition = $container->findDefinition('validator.email');
         $definition->replaceArgument(0, $config['strict_email']);
+        $definition->replaceArgument(1, $config['use_dns']);
 
         if (array_key_exists('enable_annotations', $config) && $config['enable_annotations']) {
             $validatorBuilder->addMethodCall('enableAnnotationMapping', array(new Reference('annotation_reader')));
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/validator.xml b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/validator.xml
index ce317f35e1abc..b35efaa9bcbb7 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/validator.xml
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/validator.xml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
         </service>
 
         <service id="validator.email" class="Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints\EmailValidator">
+            <argument></argument>
             <argument></argument>
             <tag name="validator.constraint_validator" alias="Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints\EmailValidator" />
         </service>
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/ConfigurationTest.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/ConfigurationTest.php
index 9a73e95890d19..0ed513d50ebbc 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/ConfigurationTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/ConfigurationTest.php
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ protected static function getBundleDefaultConfig()
                 'static_method' => array('loadValidatorMetadata'),
                 'translation_domain' => 'validators',
                 'strict_email' => false,
+                'use_dns' => true,
             ),
             'annotations' => array(
                 'cache' => 'file',
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/EmailValidator.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/EmailValidator.php
index f804f17cabfcf..3eb6f4194c08c 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/EmailValidator.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/EmailValidator.php
@@ -26,9 +26,15 @@ class EmailValidator extends ConstraintValidator
      */
     private $isStrict;
 
-    public function __construct($strict = false)
+    /**
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    private $useDNS;
+
+    public function __construct($strict = false, $useDNS = true)
     {
         $this->isStrict = $strict;
+        $this->useDNS = $useDNS;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -80,23 +86,25 @@ public function validate($value, Constraint $constraint)
 
         $host = substr($value, strpos($value, '@') + 1);
 
-        // Check for host DNS resource records
-        if ($constraint->checkMX) {
-            if (!$this->checkMX($host)) {
+        if ($this->useDNS) {
+            // Check for host DNS resource records
+            if ($constraint->checkMX) {
+                if (!$this->checkMX($host)) {
+                    $this->context->buildViolation($constraint->message)
+                        ->setParameter('{{ value }}', $this->formatValue($value))
+                        ->setCode(Email::MX_CHECK_FAILED_ERROR)
+                        ->addViolation();
+                }
+
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if ($constraint->checkHost && !$this->checkHost($host)) {
                 $this->context->buildViolation($constraint->message)
                     ->setParameter('{{ value }}', $this->formatValue($value))
-                    ->setCode(Email::MX_CHECK_FAILED_ERROR)
+                    ->setCode(Email::HOST_CHECK_FAILED_ERROR)
                     ->addViolation();
             }
-
-            return;
-        }
-
-        if ($constraint->checkHost && !$this->checkHost($host)) {
-            $this->context->buildViolation($constraint->message)
-                ->setParameter('{{ value }}', $this->formatValue($value))
-                ->setCode(Email::HOST_CHECK_FAILED_ERROR)
-                ->addViolation();
         }
     }