diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/form_csrf.xml b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/form_csrf.xml
index f20552ed1822..5da44c464eb4 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/form_csrf.xml
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/form_csrf.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
             <argument>%form.type_extension.csrf.field_name%</argument>
             <argument type="service" id="translator.default" />
             <argument>%validator.translation_domain%</argument>
+            <argument type="service" id="form.server_params" />
         </service>
     </services>
 </container>
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Csrf/EventListener/CsrfValidationListener.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Csrf/EventListener/CsrfValidationListener.php
index 64378336e9be..034f30612df8 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Csrf/EventListener/CsrfValidationListener.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Csrf/EventListener/CsrfValidationListener.php
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 use Symfony\Component\Form\FormEvents;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\FormError;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\FormEvent;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\Util\ServerParams;
 use Symfony\Component\Security\Csrf\CsrfToken;
 use Symfony\Component\Security\Csrf\CsrfTokenManagerInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Translation\TranslatorInterface;
@@ -68,6 +69,11 @@ class CsrfValidationListener implements EventSubscriberInterface
      */
     private $translationDomain;
 
+    /**
+     * @var ServerParams
+     */
+    private $serverParams;
+
     public static function getSubscribedEvents()
     {
         return array(
@@ -75,7 +81,7 @@ public static function getSubscribedEvents()
         );
     }
 
-    public function __construct($fieldName, $tokenManager, $tokenId, $errorMessage, TranslatorInterface $translator = null, $translationDomain = null)
+    public function __construct($fieldName, $tokenManager, $tokenId, $errorMessage, TranslatorInterface $translator = null, $translationDomain = null, ServerParams $serverParams = null)
     {
         if ($tokenManager instanceof CsrfProviderInterface) {
             $tokenManager = new CsrfProviderAdapter($tokenManager);
@@ -89,13 +95,15 @@ public function __construct($fieldName, $tokenManager, $tokenId, $errorMessage,
         $this->errorMessage = $errorMessage;
         $this->translator = $translator;
         $this->translationDomain = $translationDomain;
+        $this->serverParams = $serverParams ?: new ServerParams();
     }
 
     public function preSubmit(FormEvent $event)
     {
         $form = $event->getForm();
+        $postRequestSizeExceeded = $form->getConfig()->getMethod() === 'POST' && $this->serverParams->hasPostMaxSizeBeenExceeded();
 
-        if ($form->isRoot() && $form->getConfig()->getOption('compound')) {
+        if ($form->isRoot() && $form->getConfig()->getOption('compound') && !$postRequestSizeExceeded) {
             $data = $event->getData();
 
             if (!isset($data[$this->fieldName]) || !$this->tokenManager->isTokenValid(new CsrfToken($this->tokenId, $data[$this->fieldName]))) {
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Csrf/Type/FormTypeCsrfExtension.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Csrf/Type/FormTypeCsrfExtension.php
index 35d864821585..2a34ef0e9e20 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Csrf/Type/FormTypeCsrfExtension.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Csrf/Type/FormTypeCsrfExtension.php
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 use Symfony\Component\Form\FormBuilderInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\FormView;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\FormInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\Util\ServerParams;
 use Symfony\Component\OptionsResolver\Options;
 use Symfony\Component\OptionsResolver\OptionsResolver;
 use Symfony\Component\Security\Csrf\CsrfTokenManagerInterface;
@@ -55,7 +56,12 @@ class FormTypeCsrfExtension extends AbstractTypeExtension
      */
     private $translationDomain;
 
-    public function __construct($defaultTokenManager, $defaultEnabled = true, $defaultFieldName = '_token', TranslatorInterface $translator = null, $translationDomain = null)
+    /**
+     * @var ServerParams
+     */
+    private $serverParams;
+
+    public function __construct($defaultTokenManager, $defaultEnabled = true, $defaultFieldName = '_token', TranslatorInterface $translator = null, $translationDomain = null, ServerParams $serverParams = null)
     {
         if ($defaultTokenManager instanceof CsrfProviderInterface) {
             $defaultTokenManager = new CsrfProviderAdapter($defaultTokenManager);
@@ -68,6 +74,7 @@ public function __construct($defaultTokenManager, $defaultEnabled = true, $defau
         $this->defaultFieldName = $defaultFieldName;
         $this->translator = $translator;
         $this->translationDomain = $translationDomain;
+        $this->serverParams = $serverParams;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -89,7 +96,8 @@ public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options)
                 $options['csrf_token_id'] ?: ($builder->getName() ?: get_class($builder->getType()->getInnerType())),
                 $options['csrf_message'],
                 $this->translator,
-                $this->translationDomain
+                $this->translationDomain,
+                $this->serverParams
             ))
         ;
     }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/HttpFoundation/HttpFoundationRequestHandler.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/HttpFoundation/HttpFoundationRequestHandler.php
index 98bbd4b9ce50..d1e5eece7b5a 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/HttpFoundation/HttpFoundationRequestHandler.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/HttpFoundation/HttpFoundationRequestHandler.php
@@ -73,10 +73,7 @@ public function handleRequest(FormInterface $form, $request = null)
             // Mark the form with an error if the uploaded size was too large
             // This is done here and not in FormValidator because $_POST is
             // empty when that error occurs. Hence the form is never submitted.
-            $contentLength = $this->serverParams->getContentLength();
-            $maxContentLength = $this->serverParams->getPostMaxSize();
-
-            if (!empty($maxContentLength) && $contentLength > $maxContentLength) {
+            if ($this->serverParams->hasPostMaxSizeBeenExceeded()) {
                 // Submit the form, but don't clear the default values
                 $form->submit(null, false);
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/NativeRequestHandler.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/NativeRequestHandler.php
index 36a7d7cff292..5541e96ad5df 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/NativeRequestHandler.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/NativeRequestHandler.php
@@ -81,10 +81,7 @@ public function handleRequest(FormInterface $form, $request = null)
             // Mark the form with an error if the uploaded size was too large
             // This is done here and not in FormValidator because $_POST is
             // empty when that error occurs. Hence the form is never submitted.
-            $contentLength = $this->serverParams->getContentLength();
-            $maxContentLength = $this->serverParams->getPostMaxSize();
-
-            if (!empty($maxContentLength) && $contentLength > $maxContentLength) {
+            if ($this->serverParams->hasPostMaxSizeBeenExceeded()) {
                 // Submit the form, but don't clear the default values
                 $form->submit(null, false);
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Csrf/EventListener/CsrfValidationListenerTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Csrf/EventListener/CsrfValidationListenerTest.php
index 7206ceede78a..4904b679dda9 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Csrf/EventListener/CsrfValidationListenerTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Csrf/EventListener/CsrfValidationListenerTest.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 namespace Symfony\Component\Form\Tests\Extension\Csrf\EventListener;
 
+use Symfony\Component\Form\Form;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\FormBuilder;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\FormEvent;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Csrf\EventListener\CsrfValidationListener;
@@ -72,4 +73,25 @@ public function testStringFormData()
         // Validate accordingly
         $this->assertSame($data, $event->getData());
     }
+
+    public function testMaxPostSizeExceeded()
+    {
+        $serverParams = $this
+            ->getMockBuilder('\Symfony\Component\Form\Util\ServerParams')
+            ->disableOriginalConstructor()
+            ->getMock()
+        ;
+
+        $serverParams
+            ->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('hasPostMaxSizeBeenExceeded')
+            ->willReturn(true)
+        ;
+
+        $event = new FormEvent($this->form, array('csrf' => 'token'));
+        $validation = new CsrfValidationListener('csrf', $this->tokenManager, 'unknown', 'Error message', null, null, $serverParams);
+
+        $validation->preSubmit($event);
+        $this->assertEmpty($this->form->getErrors());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Util/ServerParams.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Util/ServerParams.php
index c4da49db842f..b9f5aaff557d 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Util/ServerParams.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Util/ServerParams.php
@@ -25,6 +25,19 @@ public function __construct(RequestStack $requestStack = null)
         $this->requestStack = $requestStack;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the POST max size has been exceeded in the request.
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function hasPostMaxSizeBeenExceeded()
+    {
+        $contentLength = $this->getContentLength();
+        $maxContentLength = $this->getPostMaxSize();
+
+        return $maxContentLength && $contentLength > $maxContentLength;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns maximum post size in bytes.
      *