diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
index 7d8bf5f0a03e1..406ed376b4ad0 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ private function addSerializerSection(ArrayNodeDefinition $rootNode)
                     ->canBeEnabled()
                     ->children()
                         ->booleanNode('enable_annotations')->defaultFalse()->end()
-                        ->scalarNode('cache')->end()
+                        ->scalarNode('cache')->defaultValue('serializer.mapping.cache.symfony')->end()
                         ->scalarNode('name_converter')->end()
                     ->end()
                 ->end()
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtension.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtension.php
index 16e8fce463358..bc12894339b94 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtension.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtension.php
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ private function registerSerializerConfiguration(array $config, ContainerBuilder
 
         $chainLoader->replaceArgument(0, $serializerLoaders);
 
-        if (isset($config['cache']) && $config['cache']) {
+        if (!$container->getParameter('kernel.debug')) {
             $container->setParameter(
                 'serializer.mapping.cache.prefix',
                 'serializer_'.$this->getKernelRootHash($container)
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/cache_pools.xml b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/cache_pools.xml
index 7a567896a0dde..b79d9c0d39ff7 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/cache_pools.xml
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/cache_pools.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
             <tag name="cache.pool" clearer="cache.default_pools_clearer" />
         </service>
 
+        <service id="cache.pool.serializer" parent="cache.adapter.local" public="false">
+            <tag name="cache.pool" clearer="cache.default_pools_clearer" />
+        </service>
+
         <service id="cache.adapter.apcu" class="Symfony\Component\Cache\Adapter\ApcuAdapter" abstract="true">
             <argument /> <!-- namespace -->
             <argument /> <!-- default lifetime -->
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/serializer.xml b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/serializer.xml
index 752588c37e7eb..e2ff4d7760a77 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/serializer.xml
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/serializer.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
         </service>
 
         <!-- Cache -->
+        <service id="serializer.mapping.cache.symfony" class="Symfony\Component\Cache\DoctrineProvider" public="false">
+            <argument type="service" id="cache.pool.serializer" />
+        </service>
+
         <service id="serializer.mapping.cache.apc" class="Doctrine\Common\Cache\ApcCache" public="false">
             <call method="setNamespace">
                 <argument>%serializer.mapping.cache.prefix%</argument>
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/ConfigurationTest.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/ConfigurationTest.php
index b41d568c64fba..9ecc2df51dff5 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/ConfigurationTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/ConfigurationTest.php
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ protected static function getBundleDefaultConfig()
             'serializer' => array(
                 'enabled' => false,
                 'enable_annotations' => false,
+                'cache' => 'serializer.mapping.cache.symfony',
             ),
             'property_access' => array(
                 'magic_call' => false,