diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/services.xml b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/services.xml
index 31ca2075e4a98..da0e5b55edaf8 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/services.xml
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/services.xml
@@ -75,10 +75,6 @@
             <tag name="config_cache.resource_checker" priority="-990" />
         </service>
 
-        <service id="Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\EventListener\ServiceResetListener">
-            <argument /> <!-- ResettableServicePass will inject an iterator of initialized services here ($serviceId => $serviceInstance) -->
-            <argument type="collection" /> <!-- ResettableServicePass will inject an array of reset methods here ($serviceId => $method) -->
-            <tag name="kernel.event_subscriber" />
-        </service>
+        <service id="services_resetter" class="Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\DependencyInjection\ServicesResetter" public="true" />
     </services>
 </container>
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/DependencyInjection/ResettableServicePass.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/DependencyInjection/ResettableServicePass.php
index 56cd059284afe..52cc3a4a8383f 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/DependencyInjection/ResettableServicePass.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/DependencyInjection/ResettableServicePass.php
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Exception\RuntimeException;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Reference;
-use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\EventListener\ServiceResetListener;
 
 /**
  * @author Alexander M. Turek <me@derrabus.de>
@@ -26,9 +25,6 @@ class ResettableServicePass implements CompilerPassInterface
 {
     private $tagName;
 
-    /**
-     * @param string $tagName
-     */
     public function __construct($tagName = 'kernel.reset')
     {
         $this->tagName = $tagName;
@@ -39,7 +35,7 @@ public function __construct($tagName = 'kernel.reset')
      */
     public function process(ContainerBuilder $container)
     {
-        if (!$container->has(ServiceResetListener::class)) {
+        if (!$container->has('services_resetter')) {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -57,13 +53,13 @@ public function process(ContainerBuilder $container)
         }
 
         if (empty($services)) {
-            $container->removeDefinition(ServiceResetListener::class);
+            $container->removeDefinition('services_resetter');
 
             return;
         }
 
-        $container->findDefinition(ServiceResetListener::class)
-            ->replaceArgument(0, new IteratorArgument($services))
-            ->replaceArgument(1, $methods);
+        $container->findDefinition('services_resetter')
+            ->setArgument(0, new IteratorArgument($services))
+            ->setArgument(1, $methods);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/DependencyInjection/ServicesResetter.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/DependencyInjection/ServicesResetter.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b82d2fef3c056
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/DependencyInjection/ServicesResetter.php
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\DependencyInjection;
+
+/**
+ * Resets provided services.
+ *
+ * @author Alexander M. Turek <me@derrabus.de>
+ * @author Nicolas Grekas <p@tchwork.com>
+ *
+ * @internal
+ */
+class ServicesResetter
+{
+    private $resettableServices;
+    private $resetMethods;
+
+    public function __construct(\Traversable $resettableServices, array $resetMethods)
+    {
+        $this->resettableServices = $resettableServices;
+        $this->resetMethods = $resetMethods;
+    }
+
+    public function reset()
+    {
+        foreach ($this->resettableServices as $id => $service) {
+            $service->{$this->resetMethods[$id]}();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/EventListener/ServiceResetListener.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/EventListener/ServiceResetListener.php
deleted file mode 100644
index cf6d15930315f..0000000000000
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/EventListener/ServiceResetListener.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/*
- * This file is part of the Symfony package.
- *
- * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
- *
- * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
- * file that was distributed with this source code.
- */
-
-namespace Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\EventListener;
-
-use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventSubscriberInterface;
-use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\KernelEvents;
-
-/**
- * Clean up services between requests.
- *
- * @author Alexander M. Turek <me@derrabus.de>
- */
-class ServiceResetListener implements EventSubscriberInterface
-{
-    private $services;
-    private $resetMethods;
-
-    public function __construct(\Traversable $services, array $resetMethods)
-    {
-        $this->services = $services;
-        $this->resetMethods = $resetMethods;
-    }
-
-    public function onKernelTerminate()
-    {
-        foreach ($this->services as $id => $service) {
-            $method = $this->resetMethods[$id];
-            $service->$method();
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * {@inheritdoc}
-     */
-    public static function getSubscribedEvents()
-    {
-        return array(
-            KernelEvents::TERMINATE => array('onKernelTerminate', -2048),
-        );
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
index cb143d327cb07..f4e4fb7a5171b 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ abstract class Kernel implements KernelInterface, RebootableInterface, Terminabl
 
     private $projectDir;
     private $warmupDir;
+    private $requestStackSize = 0;
+    private $resetServices = false;
 
     const VERSION = '3.4.0-DEV';
     const VERSION_ID = 30400;
@@ -99,6 +101,8 @@ public function __clone()
 
         $this->booted = false;
         $this->container = null;
+        $this->requestStackSize = 0;
+        $this->resetServices = false;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -107,8 +111,20 @@ public function __clone()
     public function boot()
     {
         if (true === $this->booted) {
+            if (!$this->requestStackSize && $this->resetServices) {
+                if ($this->container->has('services_resetter')) {
+                    $this->container->get('services_resetter')->reset();
+                }
+                $this->resetServices = false;
+            }
+
             return;
         }
+        if ($this->debug && !isset($_SERVER['SHELL_VERBOSITY'])) {
+            putenv('SHELL_VERBOSITY=3');
+            $_ENV['SHELL_VERBOSITY'] = 3;
+            $_SERVER['SHELL_VERBOSITY'] = 3;
+        }
 
         if ($this->loadClassCache) {
             $this->doLoadClassCache($this->loadClassCache[0], $this->loadClassCache[1]);
@@ -169,6 +185,8 @@ public function shutdown()
         }
 
         $this->container = null;
+        $this->requestStackSize = 0;
+        $this->resetServices = false;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -176,17 +194,15 @@ public function shutdown()
      */
     public function handle(Request $request, $type = HttpKernelInterface::MASTER_REQUEST, $catch = true)
     {
-        if (false === $this->booted) {
-            if ($this->debug && !isset($_SERVER['SHELL_VERBOSITY'])) {
-                putenv('SHELL_VERBOSITY=3');
-                $_ENV['SHELL_VERBOSITY'] = 3;
-                $_SERVER['SHELL_VERBOSITY'] = 3;
-            }
+        $this->boot();
+        ++$this->requestStackSize;
+        $this->resetServices = true;
 
-            $this->boot();
+        try {
+            return $this->getHttpKernel()->handle($request, $type, $catch);
+        } finally {
+            --$this->requestStackSize;
         }
-
-        return $this->getHttpKernel()->handle($request, $type, $catch);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/DependencyInjection/ResettableServicePassTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/DependencyInjection/ResettableServicePassTest.php
index c998ef2eaf086..f7ea16dbfb036 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/DependencyInjection/ResettableServicePassTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/DependencyInjection/ResettableServicePassTest.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Reference;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\DependencyInjection\ResettableServicePass;
-use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\EventListener\ServiceResetListener;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\DependencyInjection\ServicesResetter;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Tests\Fixtures\ClearableService;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Tests\Fixtures\ResettableService;
 
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ public function testCompilerPass()
             ->setPublic(true)
             ->addTag('kernel.reset', array('method' => 'clear'));
 
-        $container->register(ServiceResetListener::class)
+        $container->register('services_resetter', ServicesResetter::class)
             ->setPublic(true)
             ->setArguments(array(null, array()));
-        $container->addCompilerPass(new ResettableServicePass('kernel.reset'));
+        $container->addCompilerPass(new ResettableServicePass());
 
         $container->compile();
 
-        $definition = $container->getDefinition(ServiceResetListener::class);
+        $definition = $container->getDefinition('services_resetter');
 
         $this->assertEquals(
             array(
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ public function testMissingMethod()
         $container = new ContainerBuilder();
         $container->register(ResettableService::class)
             ->addTag('kernel.reset');
-        $container->register(ServiceResetListener::class)
+        $container->register('services_resetter', ServicesResetter::class)
             ->setArguments(array(null, array()));
-        $container->addCompilerPass(new ResettableServicePass('kernel.reset'));
+        $container->addCompilerPass(new ResettableServicePass());
 
         $container->compile();
     }
@@ -67,22 +67,12 @@ public function testMissingMethod()
     public function testCompilerPassWithoutResetters()
     {
         $container = new ContainerBuilder();
-        $container->register(ServiceResetListener::class)
+        $container->register('services_resetter', ServicesResetter::class)
             ->setArguments(array(null, array()));
         $container->addCompilerPass(new ResettableServicePass());
 
         $container->compile();
 
-        $this->assertFalse($container->has(ServiceResetListener::class));
-    }
-
-    public function testCompilerPassWithoutListener()
-    {
-        $container = new ContainerBuilder();
-        $container->addCompilerPass(new ResettableServicePass());
-
-        $container->compile();
-
-        $this->assertFalse($container->has(ServiceResetListener::class));
+        $this->assertFalse($container->has('services_resetter'));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/DependencyInjection/ServicesResetterTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/DependencyInjection/ServicesResetterTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..47c62abd0d998
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/DependencyInjection/ServicesResetterTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Tests\DependencyInjection;
+
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\DependencyInjection\ServicesResetter;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Tests\Fixtures\ClearableService;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Tests\Fixtures\ResettableService;
+
+class ServicesResetterTest extends TestCase
+{
+    protected function setUp()
+    {
+        ResettableService::$counter = 0;
+        ClearableService::$counter = 0;
+    }
+
+    public function testResetServices()
+    {
+        $resetter = new ServicesResetter(new \ArrayIterator(array(
+            'id1' => new ResettableService(),
+            'id2' => new ClearableService(),
+        )), array(
+            'id1' => 'reset',
+            'id2' => 'clear',
+        ));
+
+        $resetter->reset();
+
+        $this->assertEquals(1, ResettableService::$counter);
+        $this->assertEquals(1, ClearableService::$counter);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/EventListener/ServiceResetListenerTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/EventListener/ServiceResetListenerTest.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 603d11b2bf412..0000000000000
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/EventListener/ServiceResetListenerTest.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Tests\EventListener;
-
-use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
-use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Argument\IteratorArgument;
-use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder;
-use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
-use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Reference;
-use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\EventListener\ServiceResetListener;
-use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Tests\Fixtures\ClearableService;
-use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Tests\Fixtures\ResettableService;
-
-class ServiceResetListenerTest extends TestCase
-{
-    protected function setUp()
-    {
-        ResettableService::$counter = 0;
-        ClearableService::$counter = 0;
-    }
-
-    public function testResetServicesNoOp()
-    {
-        $container = $this->buildContainer();
-        $container->get('reset_subscriber')->onKernelTerminate();
-
-        $this->assertEquals(0, ResettableService::$counter);
-        $this->assertEquals(0, ClearableService::$counter);
-    }
-
-    public function testResetServicesPartially()
-    {
-        $container = $this->buildContainer();
-        $container->get('one');
-        $container->get('reset_subscriber')->onKernelTerminate();
-
-        $this->assertEquals(1, ResettableService::$counter);
-        $this->assertEquals(0, ClearableService::$counter);
-    }
-
-    public function testResetServicesTwice()
-    {
-        $container = $this->buildContainer();
-        $container->get('one');
-        $container->get('reset_subscriber')->onKernelTerminate();
-        $container->get('two');
-        $container->get('reset_subscriber')->onKernelTerminate();
-
-        $this->assertEquals(2, ResettableService::$counter);
-        $this->assertEquals(1, ClearableService::$counter);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @return ContainerBuilder
-     */
-    private function buildContainer()
-    {
-        $container = new ContainerBuilder();
-        $container->register('one', ResettableService::class)->setPublic(true);
-        $container->register('two', ClearableService::class)->setPublic(true);
-
-        $container->register('reset_subscriber', ServiceResetListener::class)
-            ->setPublic(true)
-            ->addArgument(new IteratorArgument(array(
-                'one' => new Reference('one', ContainerInterface::IGNORE_ON_UNINITIALIZED_REFERENCE),
-                'two' => new Reference('two', ContainerInterface::IGNORE_ON_UNINITIALIZED_REFERENCE),
-            )))
-            ->addArgument(array(
-                'one' => 'reset',
-                'two' => 'clear',
-            ));
-
-        $container->compile();
-
-        return $container;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/KernelTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/KernelTest.php
index fd7f6f09da13d..21342f026e4d7 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/KernelTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/KernelTest.php
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 use Symfony\Component\Filesystem\Filesystem;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Bundle\BundleInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Config\EnvParametersResource;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\DependencyInjection\ResettableServicePass;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\DependencyInjection\ServicesResetter;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Kernel;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\HttpKernelInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Tests\Fixtures\KernelForTest;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Tests\Fixtures\KernelForOverrideName;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Tests\Fixtures\KernelWithoutBundles;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Tests\Fixtures\ResettableService;
 
 class KernelTest extends TestCase
 {
@@ -840,6 +843,38 @@ public function testKernelPass()
         $this->assertTrue($kernel->getContainer()->getParameter('test.processed'));
     }
 
+    public function testServicesResetter()
+    {
+        $httpKernelMock = $this->getMockBuilder(HttpKernelInterface::class)
+            ->disableOriginalConstructor()
+            ->getMock();
+        $httpKernelMock
+            ->expects($this->exactly(2))
+            ->method('handle');
+
+        $kernel = new CustomProjectDirKernel(function ($container) {
+            $container->addCompilerPass(new ResettableServicePass());
+            $container->register('one', ResettableService::class)
+                ->setPublic(true)
+                ->addTag('kernel.reset', array('method' => 'reset'));
+            $container->register('services_resetter', ServicesResetter::class)->setPublic(true);
+        }, $httpKernelMock, 'resetting');
+
+        ResettableService::$counter = 0;
+
+        $request = new Request();
+
+        $kernel->handle($request);
+        $kernel->getContainer()->get('one');
+
+        $this->assertEquals(0, ResettableService::$counter);
+        $this->assertFalse($kernel->getContainer()->initialized('services_resetter'));
+
+        $kernel->handle($request);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(1, ResettableService::$counter);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns a mock for the BundleInterface.
      *
@@ -941,13 +976,15 @@ class CustomProjectDirKernel extends Kernel
 {
     private $baseDir;
     private $buildContainer;
+    private $httpKernel;
 
-    public function __construct(\Closure $buildContainer = null)
+    public function __construct(\Closure $buildContainer = null, HttpKernelInterface $httpKernel = null, $name = 'custom')
     {
-        parent::__construct('custom', true);
+        parent::__construct($name, true);
 
         $this->baseDir = 'foo';
         $this->buildContainer = $buildContainer;
+        $this->httpKernel = $httpKernel;
     }
 
     public function registerBundles()
@@ -975,6 +1012,11 @@ protected function build(ContainerBuilder $container)
             $build($container);
         }
     }
+
+    protected function getHttpKernel()
+    {
+        return $this->httpKernel;
+    }
 }
 
 class PassKernel extends CustomProjectDirKernel implements CompilerPassInterface