diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/ContainerBuilder.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/ContainerBuilder.php
index 7f5a1143c764..3f945d157fdb 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/ContainerBuilder.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/ContainerBuilder.php
@@ -1075,6 +1075,14 @@ public function addExpressionLanguageProvider(ExpressionFunctionProviderInterfac
         $this->expressionLanguageProviders[] = $provider;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return ExpressionFunctionProviderInterface[]
+     */
+    public function getExpressionLanguageProviders()
+    {
+        return $this->expressionLanguageProviders;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the Service Conditionals.
      *
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Dumper/PhpDumper.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Dumper/PhpDumper.php
index 3c318a656b58..9bc622503543 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Dumper/PhpDumper.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Dumper/PhpDumper.php
@@ -1399,6 +1399,11 @@ public function dumpParameter($name)
         return sprintf("\$this->getParameter('%s')", strtolower($name));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @deprecated Deprecated since 2.6.2, to be removed in 3.0. Use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder::addExpressionLanguageProvider instead.
+     *
+     * @param ExpressionFunctionProviderInterface $provider
+     */
     public function addExpressionLanguageProvider(ExpressionFunctionProviderInterface $provider)
     {
         $this->expressionLanguageProviders[] = $provider;
@@ -1493,7 +1498,8 @@ private function getExpressionLanguage()
             if (!class_exists('Symfony\Component\ExpressionLanguage\ExpressionLanguage')) {
                 throw new RuntimeException('Unable to use expressions as the Symfony ExpressionLanguage component is not installed.');
             }
-            $this->expressionLanguage = new ExpressionLanguage(null, $this->expressionLanguageProviders);
+            $providers = array_merge($this->container->getExpressionLanguageProviders(), $this->expressionLanguageProviders);
+            $this->expressionLanguage = new ExpressionLanguage(null, $providers);
         }
 
         return $this->expressionLanguage;