diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Loader/Configurator/CollectionConfigurator.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Loader/Configurator/CollectionConfigurator.php
index 38d86cb895cb4..8baefdd592745 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Loader/Configurator/CollectionConfigurator.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Loader/Configurator/CollectionConfigurator.php
@@ -23,13 +23,15 @@ class CollectionConfigurator
     use Traits\RouteTrait;
 
     private $parent;
+    private $parentConfigurator;
 
-    public function __construct(RouteCollection $parent, $name)
+    public function __construct(RouteCollection $parent, $name, self $parentConfigurator = null)
     {
         $this->parent = $parent;
         $this->name = $name;
         $this->collection = new RouteCollection();
         $this->route = new Route('');
+        $this->parentConfigurator = $parentConfigurator; // for GC control
     }
 
     public function __destruct()
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ final public function add($name, $path)
     {
         $this->collection->add($this->name.$name, $route = clone $this->route);
 
-        return new RouteConfigurator($this->collection, $route->setPath($path), $this->name);
+        return new RouteConfigurator($this->collection, $route->setPath($path), $this->name, $this);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ final public function add($name, $path)
      */
     final public function collection($name = '')
     {
-        return new self($this->collection, $this->name.$name);
+        return new self($this->collection, $this->name.$name, $this);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Loader/Configurator/RouteConfigurator.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Loader/Configurator/RouteConfigurator.php
index b8d87025435e0..6422bbf6768f3 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Loader/Configurator/RouteConfigurator.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Loader/Configurator/RouteConfigurator.php
@@ -22,10 +22,13 @@ class RouteConfigurator
     use Traits\AddTrait;
     use Traits\RouteTrait;
 
-    public function __construct(RouteCollection $collection, Route $route, $name = '')
+    private $parentConfigurator;
+
+    public function __construct(RouteCollection $collection, Route $route, $name = '', CollectionConfigurator $parentConfigurator = null)
     {
         $this->collection = $collection;
         $this->route = $route;
         $this->name = $name;
+        $this->parentConfigurator = $parentConfigurator; // for GC control
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Loader/Configurator/Traits/AddTrait.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Loader/Configurator/Traits/AddTrait.php
index 7171fd241f6d0..01a082aed3220 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Loader/Configurator/Traits/AddTrait.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Loader/Configurator/Traits/AddTrait.php
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@ trait AddTrait
      */
     final public function add($name, $path)
     {
+        $parentConfigurator = $this instanceof RouteConfigurator ? $this->parentConfigurator : null;
         $this->collection->add($this->name.$name, $route = new Route($path));
 
-        return new RouteConfigurator($this->collection, $route);
+        return new RouteConfigurator($this->collection, $route, $parentConfigurator);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/php_dsl.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/php_dsl.php
index 04f6d7ed6eab2..0780c9fa80f1d 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/php_dsl.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/php_dsl.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 return function (RoutingConfigurator $routes) {
     $routes
+        ->collection()
         ->add('foo', '/foo')
             ->condition('abc')
             ->options(array('utf8' => true))