diff --git a/library/Zend/ServiceManager/Di/DiAbstractServiceFactory.php b/library/Zend/ServiceManager/Di/DiAbstractServiceFactory.php
index 616ed25670c..50b57077b6d 100644
--- a/library/Zend/ServiceManager/Di/DiAbstractServiceFactory.php
+++ b/library/Zend/ServiceManager/Di/DiAbstractServiceFactory.php
@@ -51,10 +51,18 @@ public function createServiceWithName(ServiceLocatorInterface $serviceLocator, $
      */
     public function canCreateServiceWithName(ServiceLocatorInterface $serviceLocator, $name, $requestedName)
     {
-        return $this->instanceManager->hasSharedInstance($requestedName)
+        if ($this->instanceManager->hasSharedInstance($requestedName)
             || $this->instanceManager->hasAlias($requestedName)
             || $this->instanceManager->hasConfig($requestedName)
             || $this->instanceManager->hasTypePreferences($requestedName)
-            || $this->definitions->hasClass($requestedName);
+        ) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if (! $this->definitions->hasClass($requestedName) || interface_exists($requestedName)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/ZendTest/Mvc/Service/TranslatorServiceFactoryTest.php b/tests/ZendTest/Mvc/Service/TranslatorServiceFactoryTest.php
index 33cfda945a5..329862d3108 100644
--- a/tests/ZendTest/Mvc/Service/TranslatorServiceFactoryTest.php
+++ b/tests/ZendTest/Mvc/Service/TranslatorServiceFactoryTest.php
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 namespace ZendTest\Mvc\Service;
 
 use PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase as TestCase;
+use Zend\Mvc\Service\RoutePluginManagerFactory;
+use Zend\Mvc\Service\ServiceManagerConfig;
 use Zend\Mvc\Service\TranslatorServiceFactory;
 use Zend\ServiceManager\ServiceManager;
 
@@ -74,6 +76,48 @@ public function testReturnsTranslatorBasedOnConfigurationWhenNoTranslatorInterfa
         );
     }
 
+    public function testReturnsTranslatorBasedOnConfigurationWhenNoTranslatorInterfaceServicePresentWithMinimumBootstrap()
+    {
+        if (!extension_loaded('intl')) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('This test will only run if ext/intl is present');
+        }
+
+        //minimum bootstrap
+        $applicationConfig = array(
+            'module_listener_options' => array(),
+            'modules' => array(),
+        );
+        $serviceLocator = new ServiceManager(new ServiceManagerConfig());
+        $serviceLocator->setService('ApplicationConfig', $applicationConfig);
+        $serviceLocator->get('ModuleManager')->loadModules();
+        $serviceLocator->get('Application')->bootstrap();
+
+        //enable to re-write Config
+        $ref = new \ReflectionObject($serviceLocator);
+        $prop = $ref->getProperty('allowOverride');
+        $prop->setAccessible(true);
+        $prop->setValue($serviceLocator, true);
+
+        $config = array(
+            'di' => array(),
+            'translator' => array(
+                'locale' => 'en_US',
+            ),
+        );
+
+        $serviceLocator->setService('Config', $config);
+
+        //#5959
+        //get any plugins with AbstractPluginManagerFactory
+        $routePluginManagerFactory = new RoutePluginManagerFactory;
+        $routePluginManager = $routePluginManagerFactory->createService($serviceLocator);
+
+        $translator = $this->factory->createService($serviceLocator);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Zend\Mvc\I18n\Translator', $translator);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Zend\I18n\Translator\Translator', $translator->getTranslator());
+
+    }
+
     /**
      * @depends testReturnsTranslatorBasedOnConfigurationWhenNoTranslatorInterfaceServicePresent
      */