diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/ContainerBuilder.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/ContainerBuilder.php
index e244bf185782..1d091a097f2b 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/ContainerBuilder.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/ContainerBuilder.php
@@ -941,7 +941,19 @@ public function createService(Definition $definition, $id, $tryProxy = true)
 
         $arguments = $this->resolveServices($parameterBag->unescapeValue($parameterBag->resolveValue($definition->getArguments())));
 
-        if (null !== $definition->getFactoryMethod()) {
+        if (null !== $definition->getFactory()) {
+            $factory = $definition->getFactory();
+
+            if (is_string($factory)) {
+                $callable = $definition->getFactory();
+            } elseif (is_array($factory)) {
+                $callable = array($this->resolveServices($factory[0]), $factory[1]);
+            } else {
+                throw new RuntimeException(sprintf('Cannot create service "%s" because of invalid factory', $id));
+            }
+
+            $service = call_user_func_array($callable, $arguments);
+        } elseif (null !== $definition->getFactoryMethod()) {
             if (null !== $definition->getFactoryClass()) {
                 $factory = $parameterBag->resolveValue($definition->getFactoryClass());
             } elseif (null !== $definition->getFactoryService()) {
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Definition.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Definition.php
index 920fd3bd5766..b77a13737a5b 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Definition.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Definition.php
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ public function __construct($class = null, array $arguments = array())
      */
     public function setFactory($factory)
     {
+        if (is_string($factory) && strpos($factory, '::') !== false) {
+            $factory = explode('::', $factory, 2);
+        }
+
         $this->factory = $factory;
 
         return $this;
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Dumper/PhpDumper.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Dumper/PhpDumper.php
index 71732b12bfec..ba90bf514e86 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Dumper/PhpDumper.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Dumper/PhpDumper.php
@@ -730,13 +730,13 @@ private function addNewInstance($id, Definition $definition, $return, $instantia
                 $class = $this->dumpValue($callable[0]);
                 // If the class is a string we can optimize call_user_func away
                 if (strpos($class, "'") === 0) {
-                    return sprintf("        $return{$instantiation}\%s::%s(%s);\n", substr($class, 1, -1), $callable[1], $arguments ? implode(', ', $arguments) : '');
+                    return sprintf("        $return{$instantiation}%s::%s(%s);\n", $this->dumpLiteralClass($class), $callable[1], $arguments ? implode(', ', $arguments) : '');
                 }
 
-                return sprintf("        $return{$instantiation}call_user_func(array(%s, '%s'), %s);\n", $this->dumpValue($callable[0]), $callable[1], $arguments ? ', '.implode(', ', $arguments) : '');
+                return sprintf("        $return{$instantiation}call_user_func(array(%s, '%s')%s);\n", $this->dumpValue($callable[0]), $callable[1], $arguments ? ', '.implode(', ', $arguments) : '');
             }
 
-            return sprintf("        $return{$instantiation}%s(%s);\n", $callable, $arguments ? implode(', ', $arguments) : '');
+            return sprintf("        $return{$instantiation}\\%s(%s);\n", $callable, $arguments ? implode(', ', $arguments) : '');
         } elseif (null !== $definition->getFactoryMethod()) {
             if (null !== $definition->getFactoryClass()) {
                 $class = $this->dumpValue($definition->getFactoryClass());
@@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@ private function hasReference($id, array $arguments, $deep = false, array $visit
     /**
      * Dumps values.
      *
-     * @param array   $value
+     * @param mixed   $value
      * @param bool    $interpolate
      *
      * @return string
@@ -1249,6 +1249,30 @@ private function dumpValue($value, $interpolate = true)
                 throw new RuntimeException('Cannot dump definitions which have a variable class name.');
             }
 
+            if (null !== $value->getFactory()) {
+                $factory = $value->getFactory();
+
+                if (is_string($factory)) {
+                    return sprintf('\\%s(%s)', $factory, implode(', ', $arguments));
+                }
+
+                if (is_array($factory)) {
+                    if (is_string($factory[0])) {
+                        return sprintf('\\%s::%s(%s)', $factory[0], $factory[1], implode(', ', $arguments));
+                    }
+
+                    if ($factory[0] instanceof Definition) {
+                        return sprintf("call_user_func(array(%s, '%s')%s)", $this->dumpValue($factory[0]), $factory[1], count($arguments) > 0 ? ', '.implode(', ', $arguments) : '');
+                    }
+
+                    if ($factory[0] instanceof Reference) {
+                        return sprintf('%s->%s(%s)', $this->dumpValue($factory[0]), $factory[1], implode(', ', $arguments));
+                    }
+                }
+
+                throw new RuntimeException('Cannot dump definition because of invalid factory');
+            }
+
             if (null !== $value->getFactoryMethod()) {
                 if (null !== $value->getFactoryClass()) {
                     return sprintf("call_user_func(array(%s, '%s')%s)", $this->dumpValue($value->getFactoryClass()), $value->getFactoryMethod(), count($arguments) > 0 ? ', '.implode(', ', $arguments) : '');
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Loader/YamlFileLoader.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Loader/YamlFileLoader.php
index 202ac138edf3..bb53f8be1387 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Loader/YamlFileLoader.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Loader/YamlFileLoader.php
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ private function parseDefinition($id, $service, $file)
 
         if (isset($service['factory'])) {
             if (is_string($service['factory'])) {
-                if (strpos($service['factory'], ':')) {
+                if (strpos($service['factory'], ':') !== false && strpos($service['factory'], '::') === false) {
                     $parts = explode(':', $service['factory']);
                     $definition->setFactory(array($this->resolveServices('@'.$parts[0]), $parts[1]));
                 } else {
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/ContainerBuilderTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/ContainerBuilderTest.php
index 714a07b76818..6e839653aa02 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/ContainerBuilderTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/ContainerBuilderTest.php
@@ -341,6 +341,23 @@ public function testCreateServiceFactoryService()
         $this->assertInstanceOf('BazClass', $builder->get('baz_service'));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @covers Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder::createService
+     */
+    public function testCreateServiceFactory()
+    {
+        $builder = new ContainerBuilder();
+        $builder->register('foo', 'Bar\FooClass')->setFactory('Bar\FooClass::getInstance');
+        $builder->register('qux', 'Bar\FooClass')->setFactory(array('Bar\FooClass', 'getInstance'));
+        $builder->register('bar', 'Bar\FooClass')->setFactory(array(new Definition('Bar\FooClass'), 'getInstance'));
+        $builder->register('baz', 'Bar\FooClass')->setFactory(array(new Reference('bar'), 'getInstance'));
+
+        $this->assertTrue($builder->get('foo')->called, '->createService() calls the factory method to create the service instance');
+        $this->assertTrue($builder->get('qux')->called, '->createService() calls the factory method to create the service instance');
+        $this->assertTrue($builder->get('bar')->called, '->createService() uses anonymous service as factory');
+        $this->assertTrue($builder->get('baz')->called, '->createService() uses another service as factory');
+    }
+
     /**
      * @covers Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder::createService
      */
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/DefinitionTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/DefinitionTest.php
index dfe8a03bf6aa..cfcb5f486f0c 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/DefinitionTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/DefinitionTest.php
@@ -34,8 +34,12 @@ public function testConstructor()
     public function testSetGetFactory()
     {
         $def = new Definition('stdClass');
+
         $this->assertSame($def, $def->setFactory('foo'), '->setFactory() implements a fluent interface');
         $this->assertEquals('foo', $def->getFactory(), '->getFactory() returns the factory');
+
+        $def->setFactory('Foo::bar');
+        $this->assertEquals(array('Foo', 'bar'), $def->getFactory(), '->setFactory() converts string static method call to the array');
     }
 
     public function testSetGetFactoryClass()
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Dumper/PhpDumperTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Dumper/PhpDumperTest.php
index 231ab773460a..6cb04446e093 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Dumper/PhpDumperTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Dumper/PhpDumperTest.php
@@ -120,6 +120,14 @@ public function testAddService()
         }
     }
 
+    public function testServicesWithAnonymousFactories()
+    {
+        $container = include self::$fixturesPath.'/containers/container19.php';
+        $dumper = new PhpDumper($container);
+
+        $this->assertStringEqualsFile(self::$fixturesPath.'/php/services19.php', $dumper->dump(), '->dump() dumps services with anonymous factories');
+    }
+
     /**
      * @expectedException \InvalidArgumentException
      * @expectedExceptionMessage Service id "bar$" cannot be converted to a valid PHP method name.
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/containers/container19.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/containers/container19.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..64b8f066dca1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/containers/container19.php
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?php
+
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Definition;
+
+require_once __DIR__.'/../includes/classes.php';
+
+$container = new ContainerBuilder();
+
+$container
+    ->register('service_from_anonymous_factory', 'Bar\FooClass')
+    ->setFactory(array(new Definition('Bar\FooClass'), 'getInstance'))
+;
+
+$anonymousServiceWithFactory = new Definition('Bar\FooClass');
+$anonymousServiceWithFactory->setFactory('Bar\FooClass::getInstance');
+$container
+    ->register('service_with_method_call_and_factory', 'Bar\FooClass')
+    ->addMethodCall('setBar', array($anonymousServiceWithFactory))
+;
+
+return $container;
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/containers/container9.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/containers/container9.php
index aca2d012056a..49262e86326e 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/containers/container9.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/containers/container9.php
@@ -114,5 +114,9 @@
     ->setProperty('foo', 'bar')
     ->setFactory(array(new Reference('new_factory'), 'getInstance'))
 ;
+$container
+    ->register('service_from_static_method', 'Bar\FooClass')
+    ->setFactory(array('Bar\FooClass', 'getInstance'))
+;
 
 return $container;
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/graphviz/services9.dot b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/graphviz/services9.dot
index f4f498df2ada..e233d62594d0 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/graphviz/services9.dot
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/graphviz/services9.dot
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ digraph sc {
   node_decorator_service_with_name [label="decorator_service_with_name\nstdClass\n", shape=record, fillcolor="#eeeeee", style="filled"];
   node_new_factory [label="new_factory\nFactoryClass\n", shape=record, fillcolor="#eeeeee", style="filled"];
   node_new_factory_service [label="new_factory_service\nFooBarBaz\n", shape=record, fillcolor="#eeeeee", style="filled"];
+  node_service_from_static_method [label="service_from_static_method\nBar\\FooClass\n", shape=record, fillcolor="#eeeeee", style="filled"];
   node_service_container [label="service_container\nSymfony\\Component\\DependencyInjection\\ContainerBuilder\n", shape=record, fillcolor="#9999ff", style="filled"];
   node_foo2 [label="foo2\n\n", shape=record, fillcolor="#ff9999", style="filled"];
   node_foo3 [label="foo3\n\n", shape=record, fillcolor="#ff9999", style="filled"];
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/php/services19.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/php/services19.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..746b3fa7765f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/php/services19.php
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+<?php
+
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Container;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Exception\InactiveScopeException;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Exception\InvalidArgumentException;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Exception\LogicException;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Exception\RuntimeException;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ParameterBag\ParameterBag;
+
+/**
+ * ProjectServiceContainer
+ *
+ * This class has been auto-generated
+ * by the Symfony Dependency Injection Component.
+ */
+class ProjectServiceContainer extends Container
+{
+    private static $parameters = array(
+
+        );
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor.
+     */
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        parent::__construct(new ParameterBag(self::$parameters));
+        $this->methodMap = array(
+            'service_from_anonymous_factory' => 'getServiceFromAnonymousFactoryService',
+            'service_with_method_call_and_factory' => 'getServiceWithMethodCallAndFactoryService',
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the 'service_from_anonymous_factory' service.
+     *
+     * This service is shared.
+     * This method always returns the same instance of the service.
+     *
+     * @return \Bar\FooClass A Bar\FooClass instance.
+     */
+    protected function getServiceFromAnonymousFactoryService()
+    {
+        return $this->services['service_from_anonymous_factory'] = call_user_func(array(new \Bar\FooClass(), 'getInstance'));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the 'service_with_method_call_and_factory' service.
+     *
+     * This service is shared.
+     * This method always returns the same instance of the service.
+     *
+     * @return \Bar\FooClass A Bar\FooClass instance.
+     */
+    protected function getServiceWithMethodCallAndFactoryService()
+    {
+        $this->services['service_with_method_call_and_factory'] = $instance = new \Bar\FooClass();
+
+        $instance->setBar(\Bar\FooClass::getInstance());
+
+        return $instance;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/php/services9.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/php/services9.php
index 78eb1d8ee8ef..3cc3aac8b845 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/php/services9.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/php/services9.php
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public function __construct()
             'new_factory' => 'getNewFactoryService',
             'new_factory_service' => 'getNewFactoryServiceService',
             'request' => 'getRequestService',
+            'service_from_static_method' => 'getServiceFromStaticMethodService',
         );
         $this->aliases = array(
             'alias_for_alias' => 'foo',
@@ -303,6 +304,19 @@ protected function getRequestService()
         throw new RuntimeException('You have requested a synthetic service ("request"). The DIC does not know how to construct this service.');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the 'service_from_static_method' service.
+     *
+     * This service is shared.
+     * This method always returns the same instance of the service.
+     *
+     * @return \Bar\FooClass A Bar\FooClass instance.
+     */
+    protected function getServiceFromStaticMethodService()
+    {
+        return $this->services['service_from_static_method'] = \Bar\FooClass::getInstance();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Updates the 'request' service.
      */
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/php/services9_compiled.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/php/services9_compiled.php
index 9f25dc289b32..5e8103bdd0cc 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/php/services9_compiled.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/php/services9_compiled.php
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public function __construct()
             'method_call1' => 'getMethodCall1Service',
             'new_factory_service' => 'getNewFactoryServiceService',
             'request' => 'getRequestService',
+            'service_from_static_method' => 'getServiceFromStaticMethodService',
         );
         $this->aliases = array(
             'alias_for_alias' => 'foo',
@@ -305,6 +306,19 @@ protected function getRequestService()
         throw new RuntimeException('You have requested a synthetic service ("request"). The DIC does not know how to construct this service.');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the 'service_from_static_method' service.
+     *
+     * This service is shared.
+     * This method always returns the same instance of the service.
+     *
+     * @return \Bar\FooClass A Bar\FooClass instance.
+     */
+    protected function getServiceFromStaticMethodService()
+    {
+        return $this->services['service_from_static_method'] = \Bar\FooClass::getInstance();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Updates the 'request' service.
      */
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/xml/services9.xml b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/xml/services9.xml
index 459563bb0e1e..7234a82cdc4f 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/xml/services9.xml
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/xml/services9.xml
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@
       <property name="foo">bar</property>
       <factory service="new_factory" method="getInstance"/>
     </service>
+    <service id="service_from_static_method" class="Bar\FooClass">
+      <factory class="Bar\FooClass" method="getInstance"/>
+    </service>
     <service id="alias_for_foo" alias="foo"/>
     <service id="alias_for_alias" alias="foo"/>
   </services>
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/yaml/services14.yml b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/yaml/services14.yml
index a6f825e42e31..4c188c5fbc7b 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/yaml/services14.yml
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/yaml/services14.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 services:
     factory: { class: FooBarClass, factory: baz:getClass}
+    factory_with_static_call: { class: FooBarClass, factory: FooBacFactory::createFooBar}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/yaml/services9.yml b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/yaml/services9.yml
index e782ca5165ef..0b8da4396878 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/yaml/services9.yml
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/yaml/services9.yml
@@ -96,5 +96,8 @@ services:
         class: FooBarBaz
         properties: { foo: bar }
         factory: ['@new_factory', getInstance]
+    service_from_static_method:
+        class: Bar\FooClass
+        factory: [Bar\FooClass, getInstance]
     alias_for_foo: @foo
     alias_for_alias: @foo
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Loader/YamlFileLoaderTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Loader/YamlFileLoaderTest.php
index 1bba6a1ac830..3de0843dfbdf 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Loader/YamlFileLoaderTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Loader/YamlFileLoaderTest.php
@@ -169,7 +169,8 @@ public function testLoadFactoryShortSyntax()
         $loader->load('services14.yml');
         $services = $container->getDefinitions();
 
-        $this->assertEquals(array(new Reference('baz'), 'getClass'), $services['factory']->getFactory(), '->load() parses the factory tag');
+        $this->assertEquals(array(new Reference('baz'), 'getClass'), $services['factory']->getFactory(), '->load() parses the factory tag with service:method');
+        $this->assertEquals(array('FooBacFactory', 'createFooBar'), $services['factory_with_static_call']->getFactory(), '->load() parses the factory tag with Class::method');
     }
 
     public function testExtensions()