diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/HttpKernel.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/HttpKernel.php
index 8a46326c82adb..2f0ca70c88a03 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/HttpKernel.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/HttpKernel.php
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public function render($controller, array $options = array())
 
         // controller or URI?
         if (0 === strpos($controller, '/')) {
-            $subRequest = Request::create($controller, 'get', array(), $request->cookies->all(), array(), $request->server->all());
+            $subRequest = Request::create($request->getUriForPath($controller), 'get', array(), $request->cookies->all(), array(), $request->server->all());
             $subRequest->setSession($request->getSession());
         } else {
             $options['attributes']['_controller'] = $controller;
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Http/HttpUtils.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Http/HttpUtils.php
index a293538d22e09..a26b1bd0a4cdd 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Http/HttpUtils.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Http/HttpUtils.php
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ public function createRequest(Request $request, $path)
             $this->resetLocale($request);
             $path = $this->generateUrl($path, true);
         }
+        if (0 !== strpos($path, 'http')) {
+            $path = $request->getUriForPath($path);
+        }
 
         $newRequest = Request::create($path, 'get', array(), $request->cookies->all(), array(), $request->server->all());
         if ($session = $request->getSession()) {