diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/Controller.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/Controller.php
index b3c7f42c2ce2..aff91dbbb34b 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/Controller.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/Controller.php
@@ -272,6 +272,8 @@ public function createFormBuilder($data = null, array $options = array())
      */
     public function getRequest()
     {
+        trigger_error('The "getRequest" method of the base "Controller" class has been deprecated since Symfony 2.4 and will be removed in 3.0. The only reliable way to get the "Request" object is to inject it in the action method.', E_USER_DEPRECATED);
+
         return $this->container->get('request_stack')->getCurrentRequest();
     }