diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Validator/Type/FieldTypeValidatorExtension.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Validator/Type/FieldTypeValidatorExtension.php
index 259510137480..1cd0b10f595f 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Validator/Type/FieldTypeValidatorExtension.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Validator/Type/FieldTypeValidatorExtension.php
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public function buildForm(FormBuilder $builder, array $options)
         $builder
             ->setAttribute('validation_groups', $options['validation_groups'])
             ->setAttribute('validation_constraint', $options['validation_constraint'])
+            ->setAttribute('cascade_validation', $options['cascade_validation'])
             ->addValidator(new DelegatingValidator($this->validator));
     }
 
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ public function getDefaultOptions(array $options)
         return array(
             'validation_groups' => null,
             'validation_constraint' => null,
+            'cascade_validation' => false,
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Validator/Validator/DelegatingValidator.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Validator/Validator/DelegatingValidator.php
index a8b06724024f..2b7c099403d7 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Validator/Validator/DelegatingValidator.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Validator/Validator/DelegatingValidator.php
@@ -127,6 +127,29 @@ static public function validateFormData(FormInterface $form, ExecutionContext $c
         }
     }
 
+    static public function validateFormChildren(FormInterface $form, ExecutionContext $context)
+    {
+        if ($form->getAttribute('cascade_validation')) {
+            $propertyPath = $context->getPropertyPath();
+            $graphWalker = $context->getGraphWalker();
+
+            // The Execute constraint is called on class level, so we need to
+            // set the property manually
+            $context->setCurrentProperty('children');
+
+            // Adjust the property path accordingly
+            if (!empty($propertyPath)) {
+                $propertyPath .= '.';
+            }
+
+            $propertyPath .= 'children';
+
+            foreach (self::getFormValidationGroups($form) as $group) {
+                $graphWalker->walkReference($form->getChildren(), $group, $propertyPath, true);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     static protected function getFormValidationGroups(FormInterface $form)
     {
         $groups = null;
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Resources/config/validation.xml b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Resources/config/validation.xml
index 5512560c6d4e..7bd69402c094 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Resources/config/validation.xml
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Resources/config/validation.xml
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@
         <value>Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Validator\Validator\DelegatingValidator</value>
         <value>validateFormData</value>
       </value>
+      <value>
+        <value>Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Validator\Validator\DelegatingValidator</value>
+        <value>validateFormChildren</value>
+      </value>
     </constraint>
-    <property name="children">
-      <constraint name="Valid" />
-    </property>
   </class>
 </constraint-mapping>
diff --git a/tests/Symfony/Tests/Component/Form/Extension/Validator/Validator/DelegatingValidatorTest.php b/tests/Symfony/Tests/Component/Form/Extension/Validator/Validator/DelegatingValidatorTest.php
index 22701304a62e..1d16892dc67d 100644
--- a/tests/Symfony/Tests/Component/Form/Extension/Validator/Validator/DelegatingValidatorTest.php
+++ b/tests/Symfony/Tests/Component/Form/Extension/Validator/Validator/DelegatingValidatorTest.php
@@ -798,6 +798,81 @@ public function testValidateFormDataDoesNotWalkScalars()
         DelegatingValidator::validateFormData($form, $context);
     }
 
+    public function testValidateFormChildren()
+    {
+        $graphWalker = $this->getMockGraphWalker();
+        $metadataFactory = $this->getMockMetadataFactory();
+        $context = new ExecutionContext('Root', $graphWalker, $metadataFactory);
+        $form = $this->getBuilder()
+            ->setAttribute('cascade_validation', true)
+            ->setAttribute('validation_groups', array('group1', 'group2'))
+            ->getForm();
+        $form->add($this->getForm('firstName'));
+
+        $graphWalker->expects($this->at(0))
+            ->method('walkReference')
+            ->with($form->getChildren(), 'group1', 'children', true);
+        $graphWalker->expects($this->at(1))
+            ->method('walkReference')
+            ->with($form->getChildren(), 'group2', 'children', true);
+
+        DelegatingValidator::validateFormChildren($form, $context);
+    }
+
+    public function testValidateFormChildrenAppendsPropertyPath()
+    {
+        $graphWalker = $this->getMockGraphWalker();
+        $metadataFactory = $this->getMockMetadataFactory();
+        $context = new ExecutionContext('Root', $graphWalker, $metadataFactory);
+        $context->setPropertyPath('path');
+        $form = $this->getBuilder()
+            ->setAttribute('cascade_validation', true)
+            ->getForm();
+        $form->add($this->getForm('firstName'));
+
+        $graphWalker->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('walkReference')
+            ->with($form->getChildren(), 'Default', 'path.children', true);
+
+        DelegatingValidator::validateFormChildren($form, $context);
+    }
+
+    public function testValidateFormChildrenSetsCurrentPropertyToData()
+    {
+        $graphWalker = $this->getMockGraphWalker();
+        $metadataFactory = $this->getMockMetadataFactory();
+        $context = new ExecutionContext('Root', $graphWalker, $metadataFactory);
+        $form = $this->getBuilder()
+            ->setAttribute('cascade_validation', true)
+            ->getForm();
+        $form->add($this->getForm('firstName'));
+        $test = $this;
+
+        $graphWalker->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('walkReference')
+            ->will($this->returnCallback(function () use ($context, $test) {
+                $test->assertEquals('children', $context->getCurrentProperty());
+            }));
+
+        DelegatingValidator::validateFormChildren($form, $context);
+    }
+
+    public function testValidateFormChildrenDoesNothingIfDisabled()
+    {
+        $graphWalker = $this->getMockGraphWalker();
+        $metadataFactory = $this->getMockMetadataFactory();
+        $context = new ExecutionContext('Root', $graphWalker, $metadataFactory);
+        $form = $this->getBuilder()
+            ->setAttribute('cascade_validation', false)
+            ->getForm();
+        $form->add($this->getForm('firstName'));
+
+        $graphWalker->expects($this->never())
+            ->method('walkReference');
+
+        DelegatingValidator::validateFormChildren($form, $context);
+    }
+
     public function testValidateIgnoresNonRoot()
     {
         $form = $this->getMockForm();