diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Response.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Response.php
index 9ef9a7cd5caf..f5fe9f1dd4e4 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Response.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Response.php
@@ -535,15 +535,15 @@ public function setEtag($etag = null, $weak = false)
     }
 
     /**
-     * Sets Response cache headers.
+     * Sets Response cache headers (validation and/or expiration).
      *
-     * Available options are: etag, last_modified, private, and public.
+     * Available options are: etag, last_modified, max_age, s_maxage, private, and public.
      *
      * @param array $options An array of cache options
      */
     public function setCache(array $options)
     {
-        if ($diff = array_diff_key($options, array('etag', 'last_modified', 'private', 'public'))) {
+        if ($diff = array_diff_key($options, array('etag', 'last_modified', 'max_age', 's_maxage', 'private', 'public'))) {
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('Response does not support the following options: "%s".', implode('", "', array_keys($diff))));
         }
 
@@ -555,6 +555,14 @@ public function setCache(array $options)
             $this->setLastModified($options['last_modified']);
         }
 
+        if (isset($options['max_age'])) {
+            $this->setMaxAge($options['max_age']);
+        }
+
+        if (isset($options['s_maxage'])) {
+            $this->setSharedMaxAge($options['s_maxage']);
+        }
+
         if (isset($options['public'])) {
             if ($options['public']) {
                 $this->setPublic();