diff --git a/book/templating.rst b/book/templating.rst
index 6e1090f7d71..e9cfdfaf086 100644
--- a/book/templating.rst
+++ b/book/templating.rst
@@ -991,6 +991,22 @@ assets won't be cached when deployed. For example, ``/images/logo.png`` might
look like ``/images/logo.png?v2``. For more information, see the :ref:`ref-framework-assets-version`
configuration option.
+.. versionadded:: 2.5
+ Absolute URLs for assets were introduced in Symfony 2.5.
+
+If you need absolute URLs for assets, you can set the third argument (or the
+``absolute`` argument) to ``true``:
+
+.. configuration-block::
+
+ .. code-block:: html+jinja
+
+
+
+ .. code-block:: html+php
+
+
+
.. index::
single: Templating; Including stylesheets and JavaScripts
single: Stylesheets; Including stylesheets
diff --git a/components/templating/helpers/assetshelper.rst b/components/templating/helpers/assetshelper.rst
index 57ef49f0802..6151d2b4784 100644
--- a/components/templating/helpers/assetshelper.rst
+++ b/components/templating/helpers/assetshelper.rst
@@ -47,6 +47,23 @@ You can also specify a URL to use in the second parameter of the constructor::
Now URLs are rendered like ``http://cdn.example.com/images/logo.png``.
+.. versionadded:: 2.5
+ Absolute URLs for assets were introduced in Symfony 2.5.
+
+You can also use the third argument of the helper to force an absolute URL:
+
+.. code-block:: html+php
+
+
+
+
+.. note::
+
+ If you already set a URL in the constructor, using the third argument of
+ ``getUrl`` will not affect the generated URL.
+
Versioning
----------
diff --git a/reference/twig_reference.rst b/reference/twig_reference.rst
index a791f8c8d21..02e48fb8bfa 100644
--- a/reference/twig_reference.rst
+++ b/reference/twig_reference.rst
@@ -20,77 +20,77 @@ Functions
.. versionadded:: 2.4
The ``expression`` function was introduced in Symfony 2.4.
-+----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| Function Syntax | Usage |
-+====================================================+============================================================================================+
-| ``render(uri, options = {})`` | This will render the fragment for the given controller or URL |
-| ``render(controller('B:C:a', {params}))`` | For more information, see :ref:`templating-embedding-controller`. |
-| ``render(path('route', {params}))`` | |
-| ``render(url('route', {params}))`` | |
-+----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``render_esi(controller('B:C:a', {params}))`` | This will generate an ESI tag when possible or fallback to the ``render`` |
-| ``render_esi(url('route', {params}))`` | behavior otherwise. For more information, see :ref:`templating-embedding-controller`. |
-| ``render_esi(path('route', {params}))`` | |
-+----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``render_hinclude(controller(...))`` | This will generates an Hinclude tag for the given controller or URL. |
-| ``render_hinclude(url('route', {params}))`` | For more information, see :ref:`templating-embedding-controller`. |
-| ``render_hinclude(path('route', {params}))`` | |
-+----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``controller(attributes = {}, query = {})`` | Used along with the ``render`` tag to refer to the controller that you want to render. |
-+----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``asset(path, packageName = null)`` | Get the public path of the asset, more information in |
-| | ":ref:`book-templating-assets`". |
-+----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``asset_version(packageName = null)`` | Get the current version of the package, more information in |
-| | ":ref:`book-templating-assets`". |
-+----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``form(view, variables = {})`` | This will render the HTML of a complete form, more information in |
-| | in :ref:`the Twig Form reference`. |
-+----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``form_start(view, variables = {})`` | This will render the HTML start tag of a form, more information in |
-| | in :ref:`the Twig Form reference`. |
-+----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``form_end(view, variables = {})`` | This will render the HTML end tag of a form together with all fields that |
-| | have not been rendered yet, more information |
-| | in :ref:`the Twig Form reference`. |
-+----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``form_enctype(view)`` | This will render the required ``enctype="multipart/form-data"`` attribute |
-| | if the form contains at least one file upload field, more information in |
-| | in :ref:`the Twig Form reference `. |
-+----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``form_widget(view, variables = {})`` | This will render a complete form or a specific HTML widget of a field, |
-| | more information in :ref:`the Twig Form reference `. |
-+----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``form_errors(view)`` | This will render any errors for the given field or the "global" errors, |
-| | more information in :ref:`the Twig Form reference `. |
-+----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``form_label(view, label = null, variables = {})`` | This will render the label for the given field, more information in |
-| | :ref:`the Twig Form reference `. |
-+----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``form_row(view, variables = {})`` | This will render the row (the field's label, errors and widget) of the given |
-| | field, more information in :ref:`the Twig Form reference `. |
-+----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``form_rest(view, variables = {})`` | This will render all fields that have not yet been rendered, more |
-| | information in :ref:`the Twig Form reference `. |
-+----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``csrf_token(intention)`` | This will render a CSRF token. Use this function if you want CSRF protection without |
-| | creating a form |
-+----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``is_granted(role, object = null, field = null)`` | This will return ``true`` if the current user has the required role, more |
-| | information in ":ref:`book-security-template`" |
-+----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``logout_path(key)`` | This will generate the relative logout URL for the given firewall |
-+----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``logout_url(key)`` | Equal to ``logout_path(...)`` but this will generate an absolute URL |
-+----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``path(name, parameters = {})`` | Get a relative URL for the given route, more information in |
-| | ":ref:`book-templating-pages`". |
-+----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``url(name, parameters = {})`` | Equal to ``path(...)`` but it generates an absolute URL |
-+----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| ``expression(expression)`` | Creates an :class:`Symfony\\Component\\ExpressionLanguage\\Expression` in Twig. See |
-| | ":ref:`Template Expressions `". |
-+----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
++-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| Function Syntax | Usage |
++=======================================================+============================================================================================+
+| ``render(uri, options = {})`` | This will render the fragment for the given controller or URL |
+| ``render(controller('B:C:a', {params}))`` | For more information, see :ref:`templating-embedding-controller`. |
+| ``render(path('route', {params}))`` | |
+| ``render(url('route', {params}))`` | |
++-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| ``render_esi(controller('B:C:a', {params}))`` | This will generate an ESI tag when possible or fallback to the ``render`` |
+| ``render_esi(url('route', {params}))`` | behavior otherwise. For more information, see :ref:`templating-embedding-controller`. |
+| ``render_esi(path('route', {params}))`` | |
++-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| ``render_hinclude(controller(...))`` | This will generates an Hinclude tag for the given controller or URL. |
+| ``render_hinclude(url('route', {params}))`` | For more information, see :ref:`templating-embedding-controller`. |
+| ``render_hinclude(path('route', {params}))`` | |
++-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| ``controller(attributes = {}, query = {})`` | Used along with the ``render`` tag to refer to the controller that you want to render. |
++-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| ``asset(path, packageName = null, absolute = false)`` | Get the public path of the asset, more information in |
+| | ":ref:`book-templating-assets`". |
++-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| ``asset_version(packageName = null)`` | Get the current version of the package, more information in |
+| | ":ref:`book-templating-assets`". |
++-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| ``form(view, variables = {})`` | This will render the HTML of a complete form, more information in |
+| | in :ref:`the Twig Form reference`. |
++-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| ``form_start(view, variables = {})`` | This will render the HTML start tag of a form, more information in |
+| | in :ref:`the Twig Form reference`. |
++-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| ``form_end(view, variables = {})`` | This will render the HTML end tag of a form together with all fields that |
+| | have not been rendered yet, more information |
+| | in :ref:`the Twig Form reference`. |
++-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| ``form_enctype(view)`` | This will render the required ``enctype="multipart/form-data"`` attribute |
+| | if the form contains at least one file upload field, more information in |
+| | in :ref:`the Twig Form reference `. |
++-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| ``form_widget(view, variables = {})`` | This will render a complete form or a specific HTML widget of a field, |
+| | more information in :ref:`the Twig Form reference `. |
++-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| ``form_errors(view)`` | This will render any errors for the given field or the "global" errors, |
+| | more information in :ref:`the Twig Form reference `. |
++-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| ``form_label(view, label = null, variables = {})`` | This will render the label for the given field, more information in |
+| | :ref:`the Twig Form reference `. |
++-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| ``form_row(view, variables = {})`` | This will render the row (the field's label, errors and widget) of the given |
+| | field, more information in :ref:`the Twig Form reference `. |
++-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| ``form_rest(view, variables = {})`` | This will render all fields that have not yet been rendered, more |
+| | information in :ref:`the Twig Form reference `. |
++-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| ``csrf_token(intention)`` | This will render a CSRF token. Use this function if you want CSRF protection without |
+| | creating a form |
++-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| ``is_granted(role, object = null, field = null)`` | This will return ``true`` if the current user has the required role, more |
+| | information in ":ref:`book-security-template`" |
++-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| ``logout_path(key)`` | This will generate the relative logout URL for the given firewall |
++-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| ``logout_url(key)`` | Equal to ``logout_path(...)`` but this will generate an absolute URL |
++-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| ``path(name, parameters = {})`` | Get a relative URL for the given route, more information in |
+| | ":ref:`book-templating-pages`". |
++-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| ``url(name, parameters = {})`` | Equal to ``path(...)`` but it generates an absolute URL |
++-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| ``expression(expression)`` | Creates an :class:`Symfony\\Component\\ExpressionLanguage\\Expression` in Twig. See |
+| | ":ref:`Template Expressions `". |
++-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Filters
-------