diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Exception/ParameterNotFoundException.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Exception/ParameterNotFoundException.php
index ab7b86d5acc9..40c01b05081d 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Exception/ParameterNotFoundException.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Exception/ParameterNotFoundException.php
@@ -22,20 +22,23 @@ class ParameterNotFoundException extends InvalidArgumentException
     private $sourceId;
     private $sourceKey;
     private $alternatives;
+    private $nonNestedAlternative;
 
     /**
-     * @param string     $key          The requested parameter key
-     * @param string     $sourceId     The service id that references the non-existent parameter
-     * @param string     $sourceKey    The parameter key that references the non-existent parameter
-     * @param \Exception $previous     The previous exception
-     * @param string[]   $alternatives Some parameter name alternatives
+     * @param string      $key                  The requested parameter key
+     * @param string      $sourceId             The service id that references the non-existent parameter
+     * @param string      $sourceKey            The parameter key that references the non-existent parameter
+     * @param \Exception  $previous             The previous exception
+     * @param string[]    $alternatives         Some parameter name alternatives
+     * @param string|null $nonNestedAlternative The alternative parameter name when the user expected dot notation for nested parameters
      */
-    public function __construct($key, $sourceId = null, $sourceKey = null, \Exception $previous = null, array $alternatives = array())
+    public function __construct($key, $sourceId = null, $sourceKey = null, \Exception $previous = null, array $alternatives = array(), $nonNestedAlternative = null)
     {
         $this->key = $key;
         $this->sourceId = $sourceId;
         $this->sourceKey = $sourceKey;
         $this->alternatives = $alternatives;
+        $this->nonNestedAlternative = $nonNestedAlternative;
 
         parent::__construct('', 0, $previous);
 
@@ -59,6 +62,8 @@ public function updateRepr()
                 $this->message .= ' Did you mean one of these: "';
             }
             $this->message .= implode('", "', $this->alternatives).'"?';
+        } elseif (null !== $this->nonNestedAlternative) {
+            $this->message .= ' You cannot access nested array items, do you want to inject "'.$this->nonNestedAlternative.'" instead?';
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/ParameterBag/ParameterBag.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/ParameterBag/ParameterBag.php
index 8f5972ce9acb..0f30d66b3d5f 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/ParameterBag/ParameterBag.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/ParameterBag/ParameterBag.php
@@ -81,7 +81,23 @@ public function get($name)
                 }
             }
 
-            throw new ParameterNotFoundException($name, null, null, null, $alternatives);
+            $nonNestedAlternative = null;
+            if (!count($alternatives) && false !== strpos($name, '.')) {
+                $namePartsLength = array_map('strlen', explode('.', $name));
+                $key = substr($name, 0, -1 * (1 + array_pop($namePartsLength)));
+                while (count($namePartsLength)) {
+                    if ($this->has($key)) {
+                        if (is_array($this->get($key))) {
+                            $nonNestedAlternative = $key;
+                        }
+                        break;
+                    }
+
+                    $key = substr($key, 0, -1 * (1 + array_pop($namePartsLength)));
+                }
+            }
+
+            throw new ParameterNotFoundException($name, null, null, null, $alternatives, $nonNestedAlternative);
         }
 
         return $this->parameters[$name];
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/ParameterBag/ParameterBagTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/ParameterBag/ParameterBagTest.php
index 39dfb48455b4..79a8b9f0764d 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/ParameterBag/ParameterBagTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/ParameterBag/ParameterBagTest.php
@@ -71,37 +71,32 @@ public function testGetSet()
         }
     }
 
-    public function testGetThrowParameterNotFoundException()
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider provideGetThrowParameterNotFoundExceptionData
+     */
+    public function testGetThrowParameterNotFoundException($parameterKey, $exceptionMessage)
     {
         $bag = new ParameterBag(array(
             'foo' => 'foo',
             'bar' => 'bar',
             'baz' => 'baz',
+            'fiz' => array('bar' => array('boo' => 12)),
         ));
 
-        try {
-            $bag->get('foo1');
-            $this->fail('->get() throws an Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Exception\ParameterNotFoundException if the key does not exist');
-        } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            $this->assertInstanceOf('Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Exception\ParameterNotFoundException', $e, '->get() throws an Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Exception\ParameterNotFoundException if the key does not exist');
-            $this->assertEquals('You have requested a non-existent parameter "foo1". Did you mean this: "foo"?', $e->getMessage(), '->get() throws an Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Exception\ParameterNotFoundException with some advices');
-        }
+        $this->setExpectedException('Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Exception\ParameterNotFoundException', $exceptionMessage);
 
-        try {
-            $bag->get('bag');
-            $this->fail('->get() throws an Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Exception\ParameterNotFoundException if the key does not exist');
-        } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            $this->assertInstanceOf('Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Exception\ParameterNotFoundException', $e, '->get() throws an Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Exception\ParameterNotFoundException if the key does not exist');
-            $this->assertEquals('You have requested a non-existent parameter "bag". Did you mean one of these: "bar", "baz"?', $e->getMessage(), '->get() throws an Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Exception\ParameterNotFoundException with some advices');
-        }
+        $bag->get($parameterKey);
+    }
 
-        try {
-            $bag->get('');
-            $this->fail('->get() throws an Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Exception\ParameterNotFoundException if the key does not exist');
-        } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            $this->assertInstanceOf('Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Exception\ParameterNotFoundException', $e, '->get() throws an Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Exception\ParameterNotFoundException if the key does not exist');
-            $this->assertEquals('You have requested a non-existent parameter "".', $e->getMessage(), '->get() throws an Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Exception\ParameterNotFoundException with some advices');
-        }
+    public function provideGetThrowParameterNotFoundExceptionData()
+    {
+        return array(
+            array('foo1', 'You have requested a non-existent parameter "foo1". Did you mean this: "foo"?'),
+            array('bag', 'You have requested a non-existent parameter "bag". Did you mean one of these: "bar", "baz"?'),
+            array('', 'You have requested a non-existent parameter "".'),
+
+            array('fiz.bar.boo', 'You have requested a non-existent parameter "fiz.bar.boo". You cannot access nested array items, do you want to inject "fiz" instead?'),
+        );
     }
 
     public function testHas()