diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/CHANGELOG.md b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/CHANGELOG.md
index bdba9ca4299a7..a1934f286695d 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ CHANGELOG
 2.3.0
 -----
 
+ * [BC BREAK] the `Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\DependencyInjection\Compiler\RegisterKernelListenersPass` was moved
+   to `Component\HttpKernel\DependencyInjection\RegisterListenersPass`
  * added ControllerNameParser::build() to converts a controller short notation (a:b:c) to a class::method notation
  * added possibility to run PHP built-in server in production environment
  * added possibility to load the serializer component in the service container
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/FrameworkBundle.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/FrameworkBundle.php
index d96e187125280..085ad876df1e9 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/FrameworkBundle.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/FrameworkBundle.php
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\DependencyInjection\Compiler\AddValidatorInitializersPass;
 use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\DependencyInjection\Compiler\FormPass;
 use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\DependencyInjection\Compiler\TemplatingPass;
-use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\DependencyInjection\Compiler\RegisterKernelListenersPass;
 use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\DependencyInjection\Compiler\RoutingResolverPass;
 use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\DependencyInjection\Compiler\ProfilerPass;
 use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\DependencyInjection\Compiler\TranslatorPass;
@@ -31,6 +30,7 @@
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Compiler\PassConfig;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Bundle\Bundle;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\DependencyInjection\RegisterListenersPass;
 
 /**
  * Bundle.
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public function build(ContainerBuilder $container)
 
         $container->addCompilerPass(new RoutingResolverPass());
         $container->addCompilerPass(new ProfilerPass());
-        $container->addCompilerPass(new RegisterKernelListenersPass(), PassConfig::TYPE_AFTER_REMOVING);
+        $container->addCompilerPass(new RegisterListenersPass(), PassConfig::TYPE_AFTER_REMOVING);
         $container->addCompilerPass(new TemplatingPass());
         $container->addCompilerPass(new AddConstraintValidatorsPass());
         $container->addCompilerPass(new AddValidatorInitializersPass());
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/Compiler/RegisterKernelListenersPass.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/DependencyInjection/RegisterListenersPass.php
similarity index 60%
rename from src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/Compiler/RegisterKernelListenersPass.php
rename to src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/DependencyInjection/RegisterListenersPass.php
index ad406eb6a3d90..ee00fbb6656bc 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/Compiler/RegisterKernelListenersPass.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/DependencyInjection/RegisterListenersPass.php
@@ -9,22 +9,54 @@
  * file that was distributed with this source code.
  */
 
-namespace Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\DependencyInjection\Compiler;
+namespace Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\DependencyInjection;
 
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Compiler\CompilerPassInterface;
 
-class RegisterKernelListenersPass implements CompilerPassInterface
+/**
+ * Compiler pass to register tagged services for an event dispatcher.
+ */
+class RegisterListenersPass implements CompilerPassInterface
 {
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $dispatcherService;
+
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $listenerTag;
+
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $subscriberTag;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor.
+     *
+     * @param string $dispatcherService Service name of the event dispatcher in processed container
+     * @param string $listenerTag       Tag name used for listener
+     * @param string $subscriberTag     Tag name used for subscribers
+     */
+    public function __construct($dispatcherService = 'event_dispatcher', $listenerTag = 'kernel.event_listener', $subscriberTag = 'kernel.event_subscriber')
+    {
+        $this->dispatcherService = $dispatcherService;
+        $this->listenerTag = $listenerTag;
+        $this->subscriberTag = $subscriberTag;
+    }
+
     public function process(ContainerBuilder $container)
     {
-        if (!$container->hasDefinition('event_dispatcher')) {
+        if (!$container->hasDefinition($this->dispatcherService)) {
             return;
         }
 
-        $definition = $container->getDefinition('event_dispatcher');
+        $definition = $container->getDefinition($this->dispatcherService);
 
-        foreach ($container->findTaggedServiceIds('kernel.event_listener') as $id => $events) {
+        foreach ($container->findTaggedServiceIds($this->listenerTag) as $id => $events) {
             foreach ($events as $event) {
                 $priority = isset($event['priority']) ? $event['priority'] : 0;
 
@@ -44,7 +76,7 @@ public function process(ContainerBuilder $container)
             }
         }
 
-        foreach ($container->findTaggedServiceIds('kernel.event_subscriber') as $id => $attributes) {
+        foreach ($container->findTaggedServiceIds($this->subscriberTag) as $id => $attributes) {
             // We must assume that the class value has been correctly filled, even if the service is created by a factory
             $class = $container->getDefinition($id)->getClass();
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/Compiler/RegisterKernelListenersPassTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/DependencyInjection/RegisterListenersPassTest.php
similarity index 84%
rename from src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/Compiler/RegisterKernelListenersPassTest.php
rename to src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/DependencyInjection/RegisterListenersPassTest.php
index 670052fe1b3ad..d1e825a8241b2 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/Compiler/RegisterKernelListenersPassTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/DependencyInjection/RegisterListenersPassTest.php
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@
  * file that was distributed with this source code.
  */
 
-namespace Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Tests\DependencyInjection\Compiler;
+namespace Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Tests\DependencyInjection;
 
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Definition;
-use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\DependencyInjection\Compiler\RegisterKernelListenersPass;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\DependencyInjection\RegisterListenersPass;
 
-class RegisterKernelListenersPassTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+class RegisterListenersPassTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 {
     /**
      * Tests that event subscribers not implementing EventSubscriberInterface
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public function testEventSubscriberWithoutInterface()
             ->method('getDefinition')
             ->will($this->returnValue($definition));
 
-        $registerListenersPass = new RegisterKernelListenersPass();
+        $registerListenersPass = new RegisterListenersPass();
         $registerListenersPass->process($builder);
     }
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public function testValidEventSubscriber()
         $definition = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Definition');
         $definition->expects($this->atLeastOnce())
             ->method('getClass')
-            ->will($this->returnValue('Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Tests\DependencyInjection\Compiler\SubscriberService'));
+            ->will($this->returnValue('Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Tests\DependencyInjection\SubscriberService'));
 
         $builder = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder');
         $builder->expects($this->any())
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public function testValidEventSubscriber()
             ->method('getDefinition')
             ->will($this->returnValue($definition));
 
-        $registerListenersPass = new RegisterKernelListenersPass();
+        $registerListenersPass = new RegisterListenersPass();
         $registerListenersPass->process($builder);
     }
 }