diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/TwigBundle/Node/TransNode.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/TwigBundle/Node/TransNode.php
index a9a8d2bddf5d..da43ea8c35e1 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/TwigBundle/Node/TransNode.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/TwigBundle/Node/TransNode.php
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
  */
 class TransNode extends \Twig_Node
 {
-    public function __construct(\Twig_NodeInterface $body, \Twig_NodeInterface $domain, \Twig_Node_Expression $count = null, $lineno, $tag = null)
+    public function __construct(\Twig_NodeInterface $body, \Twig_NodeInterface $domain, \Twig_Node_Expression $count = null, \Twig_Node_Expression $vars = null, $lineno, $tag = null)
     {
-        parent::__construct(array('count' => $count, 'body' => $body, 'domain' => $domain), array(), $lineno, $tag);
+        parent::__construct(array('count' => $count, 'body' => $body, 'domain' => $domain, 'vars' => $vars), array(), $lineno, $tag);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -32,7 +32,12 @@ public function compile($compiler)
     {
         $compiler->addDebugInfo($this);
 
-        list($msg, $vars) = $this->compileString($this->body);
+        if ($this->isSimpleString($this->body)) {
+            list($msg, $vars) = $this->compileString($this->body);
+        } else {
+            $msg = $this->body;
+            $vars = $this->vars;
+        }
 
         $method = null === $this->count ? 'trans' : 'transChoice';
 
@@ -52,13 +57,19 @@ public function compile($compiler)
 
         $compiler->raw('array(');
 
-        foreach ($vars as $var) {
-            $compiler
-                ->string('{{ '.$var['name'].' }}')
-                ->raw(' => ')
-                ->subcompile($var)
-                ->raw(', ')
-            ;
+        if (is_array($vars)) {
+            foreach ($vars as $var) {
+                $compiler
+                    ->string('{{ '.$var['name'].' }}')
+                    ->raw(' => ')
+                    ->subcompile($var)
+                    ->raw(', ')
+                ;
+            }
+        } elseif (null !== $vars) {
+            $compiler->subcompile($vars);
+        } else {
+            $compiler->raw('array()');
         }
 
         $compiler
@@ -91,4 +102,21 @@ protected function compileString(\Twig_NodeInterface $body)
 
         return array(new \Twig_Node(array(new \Twig_Node_Expression_Constant(trim($msg), $node->getLine()))), $vars);
     }
+
+    protected function isSimpleString(\Twig_NodeInterface $body)
+    {
+        foreach ($body as $i => $node) {
+            if (
+                $node instanceof \Twig_Node_Text
+                ||
+                ($node instanceof \Twig_Node_Print && $node->expr instanceof \Twig_Node_Expression_Name)
+            ) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/TwigBundle/TokenParser/TransChoiceTokenParser.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/TwigBundle/TokenParser/TransChoiceTokenParser.php
index c740432f1a5a..3fc1f83d9efb 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/TwigBundle/TokenParser/TransChoiceTokenParser.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/TwigBundle/TokenParser/TransChoiceTokenParser.php
@@ -32,10 +32,20 @@ public function parse(\Twig_Token $token)
         $lineno = $token->getLine();
         $stream = $this->parser->getStream();
 
+        $vars = null;
+
         $count = $this->parser->getExpressionParser()->parseExpression();
 
         $domain = new \Twig_Node_Expression_Constant('messages', $lineno);
-        if (!$stream->test(\Twig_Token::BLOCK_END_TYPE) && $stream->test('from')) {
+
+        if ($stream->test('with')) {
+            // {% transchoice count with vars %}
+            $stream->next();
+            $vars = $this->parser->getExpressionParser()->parseExpression();
+        }
+
+        if ($stream->test('from')) {
+            // {% transchoice count from "messages" %}
             $stream->next();
             $domain = $this->parser->getExpressionParser()->parseExpression();
         }
@@ -46,9 +56,7 @@ public function parse(\Twig_Token $token)
 
         $stream->expect(\Twig_Token::BLOCK_END_TYPE);
 
-        $this->checkTransString($body, $lineno);
-
-        return new TransNode($body, $domain, $count, $lineno, $this->getTag());
+        return new TransNode($body, $domain, $count, $vars, $lineno, $this->getTag());
     }
 
     public function decideTransChoiceFork($token)
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/TwigBundle/TokenParser/TransTokenParser.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/TwigBundle/TokenParser/TransTokenParser.php
index ce7f17e53034..d32176133cea 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/TwigBundle/TokenParser/TransTokenParser.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/TwigBundle/TokenParser/TransTokenParser.php
@@ -32,14 +32,22 @@ public function parse(\Twig_Token $token)
         $lineno = $token->getLine();
         $stream = $this->parser->getStream();
 
+        $vars = null;
         $domain = new \Twig_Node_Expression_Constant('messages', $lineno);
         if (!$stream->test(\Twig_Token::BLOCK_END_TYPE)) {
             $body = null;
             if (!$stream->test('from')) {
                 // {% trans "message" %}
+                // {% trans message %}
                 $body = $this->parser->getExpressionParser()->parseExpression();
             }
 
+            if ($stream->test('with')) {
+                // {% trans "message" with vars %}
+                $stream->next();
+                $vars = $this->parser->getExpressionParser()->parseExpression();
+            }
+
             if ($stream->test('from')) {
                 // {% trans "message" from "messages" %}
                 $stream->next();
@@ -61,9 +69,7 @@ public function parse(\Twig_Token $token)
 
         $stream->expect(\Twig_Token::BLOCK_END_TYPE);
 
-        $this->checkTransString($body, $lineno);
-
-        return new TransNode($body, $domain, null, $lineno, $this->getTag());
+        return new TransNode($body, $domain, null, $vars, $lineno, $this->getTag());
     }
 
     public function decideTransFork($token)
@@ -80,19 +86,4 @@ public function getTag()
     {
         return 'trans';
     }
-
-    protected function checkTransString(\Twig_NodeInterface $body, $lineno)
-    {
-        foreach ($body as $i => $node) {
-            if (
-                $node instanceof \Twig_Node_Text
-                ||
-                ($node instanceof \Twig_Node_Print && $node->expr instanceof \Twig_Node_Expression_Name)
-            ) {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            throw new \Twig_SyntaxError(sprintf('The text to be translated with "trans" can only contain references to simple variables'), $lineno);
-        }
-    }
 }