diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/schema/symfony-1.0.xsd b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/schema/symfony-1.0.xsd
index 07c0dc20c58d8..7a2bc7ec041d4 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/schema/symfony-1.0.xsd
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/schema/symfony-1.0.xsd
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
         <xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
             <xsd:enumeration value="false" />
             <xsd:enumeration value="full" />
+            <xsd:enumeration value="force" />
             <xsd:enumeration value="true" />
         </xsd:restriction>
     </xsd:simpleType>
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
index 86b7ebbe9dc24..fd00d52b9b672 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ protected function initializeContainer()
         $this->container = new $class();
         $this->container->set('kernel', $this);
 
-        if ($fresh && 'cli' !== php_sapi_name()) {
+        if ($fresh && ('cli' !== php_sapi_name() || $container->getParameter('kernel.cache_warmup') === 'force')) {
             $this->container->get('cache_warmer')->warmUp($this->container->getParameter('kernel.cache_dir'));
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/bootstrap.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/bootstrap.php
index 699e1f11a057d..047c05e9ec0e0 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/bootstrap.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/bootstrap.php
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ protected function initializeContainer()
         require_once $location.'.php';
         $this->container = new $class();
         $this->container->set('kernel', $this);
-        if ($fresh && 'cli' !== php_sapi_name()) {
+        if ($fresh && ('cli' !== php_sapi_name() || $container->getParameter('kernel.cache_warmup') === 'force')) {
             $this->container->get('cache_warmer')->warmUp($this->container->getParameter('kernel.cache_dir'));
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/bootstrap_cache.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/bootstrap_cache.php
index e1bbfc66aa100..a50ea5e9fcc24 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/bootstrap_cache.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/bootstrap_cache.php
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ protected function initializeContainer()
         require_once $location.'.php';
         $this->container = new $class();
         $this->container->set('kernel', $this);
-        if ($fresh && 'cli' !== php_sapi_name()) {
+        if ($fresh && ('cli' !== php_sapi_name() || $container->getParameter('kernel.cache_warmup') === 'force')) {
             $this->container->get('cache_warmer')->warmUp($this->container->getParameter('kernel.cache_dir'));
         }
     }