diff --git a/src/Symfony/Components/Form/Field.php b/src/Symfony/Components/Form/Field.php
index 5da5d0e9f85d..0876e0f45b3e 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Components/Form/Field.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Components/Form/Field.php
@@ -42,9 +42,12 @@ public function __construct($key, array $options = array())
         $this->addOption('property_path', (string)$key);
 
         $this->key = (string)$key;
-        $this->locale = class_exists('\Locale', false) ? \Locale::getDefault() : 'en';
         $this->generator = new HtmlGenerator();
 
+        if ($this->locale === null) {
+            $this->locale = class_exists('\Locale', false) ? \Locale::getDefault() : 'en';
+        }
+
         parent::__construct($options);
 
         $this->transformedData = $this->transform($this->data);
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Components/Form/Form.php b/src/Symfony/Components/Form/Form.php
index 8d7a9dd017da..35c61a7794c8 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Components/Form/Form.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Components/Form/Form.php
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ public function __construct($name, $object, ValidatorInterface $validator, array
         $this->generator = new HtmlGenerator();
         $this->validator = $validator;
 
-        parent::__construct($name, $options);
-
         $this->setData($object);
         $this->setCsrfFieldName(self::$defaultCsrfFieldName);
 
@@ -80,6 +78,8 @@ public function __construct($name, $object, ValidatorInterface $validator, array
         if (self::$defaultTranslator !== null) {
             $this->setTranslator(self::$defaultTranslator);
         }
+
+        parent::__construct($name, $options);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Symfony/Tests/Components/Form/FormTest.php b/tests/Symfony/Tests/Components/Form/FormTest.php
index 801c4d078053..da1bcc310135 100644
--- a/tests/Symfony/Tests/Components/Form/FormTest.php
+++ b/tests/Symfony/Tests/Components/Form/FormTest.php
@@ -25,6 +25,25 @@ protected function configure()
     }
 }
 
+class TestSetDataBeforeConfigureForm extends Form
+{
+    protected $testCase;
+    protected $object;
+
+    public function __construct($testCase, $name, $object, $validator)
+    {
+        $this->testCase = $testCase;
+        $this->object = $object;
+
+        parent::__construct($name, $object, $validator);
+    }
+
+    protected function configure()
+    {
+        $this->testCase->assertEquals($this->object, $this->getData());
+    }
+}
+
 class FormTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 {
     protected $validator;
@@ -43,6 +62,11 @@ public function testConstructInitializesObject()
         $this->assertEquals(new Author(), $this->form->getData());
     }
 
+    public function testSetDataBeforeConfigure()
+    {
+        new TestSetDataBeforeConfigureForm($this, 'author', new Author(), $this->validator);
+    }
+
     public function testIsCsrfProtected()
     {
         $this->assertFalse($this->form->isCsrfProtected());