diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/Controller.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/Controller.php
index 42a43fcd2c015..186c55326c879 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/Controller.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/Controller.php
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerAware;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\NotFoundHttpException;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\HttpKernelInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Exception\AccessDeniedException;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\FormTypeInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Form;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\FormBuilder;
@@ -139,8 +140,8 @@ public function stream($view, array $parameters = array(), StreamedResponse $res
      *
      *     throw $this->createNotFoundException('Page not found!');
      *
-     * @param string    $message  A message
-     * @param \Exception $previous The previous exception
+     * @param string          $message  A message
+     * @param \Exception|null $previous The previous exception
      *
      * @return NotFoundHttpException
      */
@@ -149,6 +150,23 @@ public function createNotFoundException($message = 'Not Found', \Exception $prev
         return new NotFoundHttpException($message, $previous);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns an AccessDeniedException.
+     *
+     * This will result in a 403 response code. Usage example:
+     *
+     *     throw $this->createAccessDeniedException('Unable to access this page!');
+     *
+     * @param string          $message  A message
+     * @param \Exception|null $previous The previous exception
+     *
+     * @return AccessDeniedException
+     */
+    public function createAccessDeniedException($message = 'Access Denied', \Exception $previous = null)
+    {
+        return new AccessDeniedException($message, $previous);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates and returns a Form instance from the type of the form.
      *