diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Core/Authorization/AccessDecisionManager.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Core/Authorization/AccessDecisionManager.php
index b8b6a776e9b8e..abd6cb802787a 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Core/Authorization/AccessDecisionManager.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Core/Authorization/AccessDecisionManager.php
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class AccessDecisionManager implements AccessDecisionManagerInterface
     private $strategy;
     private $allowIfAllAbstainDecisions;
     private $allowIfEqualGrantedDeniedDecisions;
+    private $areVotersPrepared = false;
 
     /**
      * Constructor.
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ public function supportsClass($class)
      */
     private function decideAffirmative(TokenInterface $token, array $attributes, $object = null)
     {
+        $this->prepareVoters();
         $deny = 0;
         foreach ($this->voters as $voter) {
             $result = $voter->vote($token, $object, $attributes);
@@ -142,6 +144,7 @@ private function decideAffirmative(TokenInterface $token, array $attributes, $ob
      */
     private function decideConsensus(TokenInterface $token, array $attributes, $object = null)
     {
+        $this->prepareVoters();
         $grant = 0;
         $deny = 0;
         $abstain = 0;
@@ -189,6 +192,7 @@ private function decideConsensus(TokenInterface $token, array $attributes, $obje
      */
     private function decideUnanimous(TokenInterface $token, array $attributes, $object = null)
     {
+        $this->prepareVoters();
         $grant = 0;
         foreach ($attributes as $attribute) {
             foreach ($this->voters as $voter) {
@@ -216,4 +220,23 @@ private function decideUnanimous(TokenInterface $token, array $attributes, $obje
 
         return $this->allowIfAllAbstainDecisions;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Guarantees that AccessDecisionManagerAwareInterface voters have
+     * been prepared properly.
+     */
+    private function prepareVoters()
+    {
+        if ($this->areVotersPrepared) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // inject this AccessDecisionManager into any voters that want it
+        foreach ($this->voters as $voter) {
+            if ($voter instanceof AccessDecisionManagerAwareInterface) {
+                $voter->setAccessDecisionManager($this);
+            }
+        }
+        $this->areVotersPrepared = true;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Core/Authorization/AccessDecisionManagerAwareInterface.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Core/Authorization/AccessDecisionManagerAwareInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e4c74f0ec2b0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Core/Authorization/AccessDecisionManagerAwareInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authorization;
+
+/**
+ * If a Voter implements this interface, AccessDecisionManager will call
+ * setAccessDecisionManager on the voter before calling vote().
+ *
+ * This allows Voters to get access to the AccessDecisionManager so that
+ * they can check the result of other voters internally.
+ */
+interface AccessDecisionManagerAwareInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * This method is called on a voter that implements this interface
+     * before calling vote().
+     *
+     * @param AccessDecisionManagerInterface $decisionManager
+     */
+    public function setAccessDecisionManager(AccessDecisionManagerInterface $decisionManager);
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Core/Tests/Authorization/AccessDecisionManagerTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Core/Tests/Authorization/AccessDecisionManagerTest.php
index 126bfe8e74154..7e8f4e3f06a0d 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Core/Tests/Authorization/AccessDecisionManagerTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Core/Tests/Authorization/AccessDecisionManagerTest.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 namespace Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Tests\Authorization;
 
 use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authorization\AccessDecisionManager;
+use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authorization\AccessDecisionManagerAwareInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authorization\Voter\VoterInterface;
 
 class AccessDecisionManagerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
@@ -62,6 +63,25 @@ public function testSetUnsupportedStrategy()
         new AccessDecisionManager(array($this->getVoter(VoterInterface::ACCESS_GRANTED)), 'fooBar');
     }
 
+    public function testAccessDecisionManagerInterfaceSetting()
+    {
+        $strategies = array('affirmative', 'consensus', 'unanimous');
+
+        $token = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authentication\Token\TokenInterface');
+        foreach ($strategies as $strategy) {
+            // mock our stub voter that implements the AccessDecisionManagerAwareInterface
+            $voter = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Tests\Authorization\VoterWithAccessDecisionManagerAwareInterfaceStub');
+
+            $manager = new AccessDecisionManager(array($voter), $strategy);
+
+            $voter->expects($this->once())
+                  ->method('setAccessDecisionManager')
+                  ->with($manager);
+
+            $manager->decide($token, array('ROLE_DOES_NOT_MATTER'));
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * @dataProvider getStrategyTests
      */
@@ -196,3 +216,8 @@ protected function getVoterSupportsAttribute($ret)
         return $voter;
     }
 }
+
+// stub class that implements AccessDecisionManagerAwareInterface
+abstract class VoterWithAccessDecisionManagerAwareInterfaceStub implements VoterInterface, AccessDecisionManagerAwareInterface
+{
+}