diff --git a/src/Symfony/Framework/WebBundle/Controller.php b/src/Symfony/Framework/WebBundle/Controller.php
index 1d8698c1a118..75fe3384f7fb 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Framework/WebBundle/Controller.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Framework/WebBundle/Controller.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Symfony\Framework\WebBundle;
 
 use Symfony\Components\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
+use Symfony\Components\RequestHandler\Response;
 
 /*
  * This file is part of the Symfony framework.
@@ -96,14 +97,19 @@ public function renderView($view, array $parameters = array())
   /**
    * Renders a view.
    *
-   * @param string $view       The view name
-   * @param array  $parameters An array of parameters to pass to the view
+   * @param string   $view       The view name
+   * @param array    $parameters An array of parameters to pass to the view
+   * @param Response $response   A response instance
    *
    * @return Response A Response instance
    */
-  public function render($view, array $parameters = array())
+  public function render($view, array $parameters = array(), Response $response = null)
   {
-    $response = $this->container->getResponseService();
+    if (null === $response)
+    {
+      $response = $this->container->getResponseService();
+    }
+
     $response->setContent($this->container->getTemplatingService()->render($view, $parameters));
 
     return $response;