diff --git a/src/app/autoload.php b/src/app/autoload.php
index 2fc72e419e..34133fae28 100644
--- a/src/app/autoload.php
+++ b/src/app/autoload.php
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
+use Doctrine\Common\Annotations\AnnotationReader;
 use Doctrine\Common\Annotations\AnnotationRegistry;
 use Composer\Autoload\ClassLoader;
 
@@ -14,5 +15,6 @@
 }
 
 AnnotationRegistry::registerLoader(array($loader, 'loadClass'));
+AnnotationReader::addGlobalIgnoredName('type');
 
 return $loader;
diff --git a/src/app/config/routing_dev.yml b/src/app/config/routing_dev.yml
index 172205b9ea..b39ee9ca7b 100644
--- a/src/app/config/routing_dev.yml
+++ b/src/app/config/routing_dev.yml
@@ -6,5 +6,12 @@ _profiler:
     resource: "@WebProfilerBundle/Resources/config/routing/profiler.xml"
     prefix:   /_profiler
 
+# This would need the JMSDiExtraBundle
+# http://jmsyst.com/bundles/JMSTranslationBundle/master/webinterface#installation
+#JMSTranslationBundle_ui:
+#    resource: @JMSTranslationBundle/Controller/
+#    type:     annotation
+#    prefix:   /_trans
+
 _main:
     resource: routing.yml
diff --git a/src/lib/Zikula/Bundle/CoreBundle/CoreBundle.php b/src/lib/Zikula/Bundle/CoreBundle/CoreBundle.php
index 5ef934eda0..f2382b7f32 100644
--- a/src/lib/Zikula/Bundle/CoreBundle/CoreBundle.php
+++ b/src/lib/Zikula/Bundle/CoreBundle/CoreBundle.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Zikula\Bundle\CoreBundle;
 
+use Zikula\Bundle\CoreBundle\DependencyInjection\Compiler\DoctrinePass;
 use Zikula\Bundle\CoreBundle\DependencyInjection\Compiler\RegisterCoreListenersPass;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Compiler\PassConfig;
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@ class CoreBundle extends Bundle
     public function build(ContainerBuilder $container)
     {
         parent::build($container);
+        $container->addCompilerPass(new DoctrinePass(), PassConfig::TYPE_OPTIMIZE);
+
         $container->addCompilerPass(new RegisterCoreListenersPass(), PassConfig::TYPE_AFTER_REMOVING);
 
         // todo - see if we can do this only on module install/upgrade - drak
diff --git a/src/lib/Zikula/Bundle/CoreBundle/DependencyInjection/Compiler/DoctrinePass.php b/src/lib/Zikula/Bundle/CoreBundle/DependencyInjection/Compiler/DoctrinePass.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f15147524
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/Zikula/Bundle/CoreBundle/DependencyInjection/Compiler/DoctrinePass.php
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Zikula\Bundle\CoreBundle\DependencyInjection\Compiler;
+
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Compiler\CompilerPassInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventSubscriberInterface;
+
+class DoctrinePass implements CompilerPassInterface
+{
+    public function process(ContainerBuilder $container)
+    {
+        $container->setAlias('doctrine.entitymanager', 'doctrine.orm.default_entity_manager');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/Zikula/Bundle/CoreBundle/EventListener/DoctrineListener.php b/src/lib/Zikula/Bundle/CoreBundle/EventListener/DoctrineListener.php
index 17601e8c79..6064611cdc 100644
--- a/src/lib/Zikula/Bundle/CoreBundle/EventListener/DoctrineListener.php
+++ b/src/lib/Zikula/Bundle/CoreBundle/EventListener/DoctrineListener.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public function __construct(ContainerBuilder $container)
 
     public function initDoctrine(GenericEvent $event)
     {
-        if ($this->container->has('doctrine.entitymanager')) {
+        if ($this->container->has('doctrine.event_manager')) {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ public function initDoctrine(GenericEvent $event)
             $mysqlStorageEvent = new MySqlGenerateSchemaListener($eventManager);
         }
 
-        $this->container->setAlias('doctrine.entitymanager', 'doctrine.orm.default_entity_manager');
         $this->container->setAlias('doctrine.eventmanager', 'doctrine.event_manager');
     }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/util/ServiceUtil.php b/src/lib/util/ServiceUtil.php
index 5f20a194e9..36ddc61a6b 100644
--- a/src/lib/util/ServiceUtil.php
+++ b/src/lib/util/ServiceUtil.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
  * Please see the NOTICE file distributed with this source code for further
  * information regarding copyright and licensing.
  */
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
 
 /**
  * ServiceUtil
@@ -57,6 +58,16 @@ public static function getManager(Zikula_Core $core = null)
         return self::$serviceManager;
     }
 
+    public static function hasContainer()
+    {
+        return self::$serviceManager !== null;
+    }
+
+    public static function setContainer(ContainerInterface $container)
+    {
+        self::$serviceManager = $container;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Convenience shortcut to get a service.
      *
@@ -138,7 +149,7 @@ public static function loadPersistentServices()
         }
 
         foreach ($handlers as $id => $handler) {
-            self::$serviceManager->registerService(new Zikula_ServiceManager_Service($id, $handler['definition'], $handler['shared']));
+            self::$serviceManager->registerService($id, $handler['definition'], $handler['shared']);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/system/ZikulaRoutesModule/Entity/RouteEntity.php b/src/system/ZikulaRoutesModule/Entity/RouteEntity.php
index d8a5158e2b..d4aec91f03 100644
--- a/src/system/ZikulaRoutesModule/Entity/RouteEntity.php
+++ b/src/system/ZikulaRoutesModule/Entity/RouteEntity.php
@@ -71,10 +71,22 @@ public function prepareItemActions()
         }
     }
 
-    public function getPathWithBundlePrefix()
+    /**
+     * Returns the route's path prepended with the bundle prefix.
+     *
+     * @param null $container Can be used to set the container for \ServiceUtil in case it is not already set.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getPathWithBundlePrefix($container = null)
     {
         if (!isset($this->options['zkNoBundlePrefix']) || !$this->options['zkNoBundlePrefix']) {
             $bundle = $this->getBundle();
+
+            if (!\ServiceUtil::hasContainer()) {
+                \ServiceUtil::setContainer($container);
+            }
+
             $modinfo = \ModUtil::getInfoFromName($bundle);
 
             return "/" . $modinfo["url"] . $this->path;
diff --git a/src/system/ZikulaRoutesModule/Resources/config/custom_services.xml b/src/system/ZikulaRoutesModule/Resources/config/custom_services.xml
index a6956eb176..b47cb4ccea 100644
--- a/src/system/ZikulaRoutesModule/Resources/config/custom_services.xml
+++ b/src/system/ZikulaRoutesModule/Resources/config/custom_services.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
     xsi:schemaLocation="http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services/services-1.0.xsd">
     <parameters>
         <parameter key="zikularoutesmodule.routing_installer_listener.class">Zikula\RoutesModule\Routing\InstallerListener</parameter>
+        <parameter key="zikularoutesmodule.console_command_listener.class">Zikula\RoutesModule\Translation\ConsoleCommandListener</parameter>
+        <parameter key="jms_i18n_routing.route_exclusion_strategy.class">Zikula\RoutesModule\Translation\DefaultRouteExclusionStrategy</parameter>
     </parameters>
     <services>
         <service id="zikularoutesmodule.routing_installer_listener" class="%zikularoutesmodule.routing_installer_listener.class%">
@@ -19,9 +21,14 @@
             <argument type="service" id="logger" />
         </service>
 
+        <service id="zikularoutesmodule.console_command_listener" class="%zikularoutesmodule.console_command_listener.class%">
+            <tag name="kernel.event_subscriber" />
+        </service>
+
         <service id="zikularoutesmodule.routing_loader" class="Zikula\RoutesModule\Routing\RouteLoader">
             <tag name="routing.loader" />
-            <argument type="service" id="doctrine.orm.entity_manager">em</argument>
+            <argument type="service" id="doctrine.orm.entity_manager" />
+            <argument type="service" id="service_container" />
         </service>
     </services>
 </container>
diff --git a/src/system/ZikulaRoutesModule/Routing/RouteLoader.php b/src/system/ZikulaRoutesModule/Routing/RouteLoader.php
index 3d21022d47..71fe440325 100644
--- a/src/system/ZikulaRoutesModule/Routing/RouteLoader.php
+++ b/src/system/ZikulaRoutesModule/Routing/RouteLoader.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Config\Loader\LoaderInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Config\Loader\LoaderResolverInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Routing\Route;
 use Symfony\Component\Routing\RouteCollection;
 use Zikula\RoutesModule\Routing\Util as RoutingUtil;
@@ -21,9 +22,12 @@ class RouteLoader implements LoaderInterface
 
     private $em;
 
-    public function __construct(EntityManagerInterface $em)
+    private $container;
+
+    public function __construct(EntityManagerInterface $em, ContainerInterface $container)
     {
         $this->em = $em;
+        $this->container = $container;
     }
 
     public function load($resource, $type = null)
@@ -34,6 +38,7 @@ public function load($resource, $type = null)
         unset($type);
 
         $routeCollection = new RouteCollection();
+
         try {
             $routes = $this->em->getRepository('ZikulaRoutesModule:RouteEntity')->findBy(array('workflowState' => 'approved'), array('group' => 'ASC', 'sort' => 'ASC'));
         } catch (DBALException $e) {
@@ -56,7 +61,7 @@ public function load($resource, $type = null)
                 $defaults['_zkFunc'] = $func;
 
                 $route = new Route(
-                    $dbRoute->getPathWithBundlePrefix(),
+                    !isset($GLOBALS['translation_extract_routes']) ? $dbRoute->getPathWithBundlePrefix($this->container) : $dbRoute->getPath(),
                     $defaults,
                     $dbRoute->getRequirements(),
                     $dbRoute->getOptions(),
diff --git a/src/system/ZikulaRoutesModule/Translation/ConsoleCommandListener.php b/src/system/ZikulaRoutesModule/Translation/ConsoleCommandListener.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..97050a615e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/system/ZikulaRoutesModule/Translation/ConsoleCommandListener.php
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Copyright Zikula Foundation 2014 - Zikula Application Framework
+ *
+ * This work is contributed to the Zikula Foundation under one or more
+ * Contributor Agreements and licensed to You under the following license:
+ *
+ * @license GNU/LGPv3 (or at your option any later version).
+ * @package Zikula
+ *
+ * Please see the NOTICE file distributed with this source code for further
+ * information regarding copyright and licensing.
+ */
+
+namespace Zikula\RoutesModule\Translation;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Console\ConsoleEvents;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Event\ConsoleCommandEvent;
+use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventSubscriberInterface;
+
+
+/**
+ * Class ConsoleCommandListener.
+ */
+class ConsoleCommandListener implements EventSubscriberInterface
+{
+    public static function getSubscribedEvents()
+    {
+        return array (
+            ConsoleEvents::COMMAND => array('checkBundleForTranslatingRoutes')
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This function saves the bundle whose routes shall be translated in a global variable to be used in
+     * Zikula\RoutesModule\Translation\DefaultRouteExclusionStrategy later on.
+     *
+     * @param ConsoleCommandEvent $event
+     */
+    public function checkBundleForTranslatingRoutes(ConsoleCommandEvent $event)
+    {
+        if ($event->getCommand()->getName() !== 'translation:extract') {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $GLOBALS['translation_extract_routes'] = true;
+
+        if ($event->getInput()->hasParameterOption('--bundle')) {
+            $bundle = $event->getInput()->getParameterOption('--bundle');
+            if ('@' === $bundle[0]) {
+                $bundle = substr($bundle, 1);
+            }
+
+            $GLOBALS['translation_extract_routes_bundle'] = $bundle;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/system/ZikulaRoutesModule/Translation/DefaultRouteExclusionStrategy.php b/src/system/ZikulaRoutesModule/Translation/DefaultRouteExclusionStrategy.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0481c5819f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/system/ZikulaRoutesModule/Translation/DefaultRouteExclusionStrategy.php
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Copyright Zikula Foundation 2014 - Zikula Application Framework
+ *
+ * This work is contributed to the Zikula Foundation under one or more
+ * Contributor Agreements and licensed to You under the following license:
+ *
+ * @license GNU/LGPv3 (or at your option any later version).
+ * @package Zikula
+ *
+ * Please see the NOTICE file distributed with this source code for further
+ * information regarding copyright and licensing.
+ */
+
+namespace Zikula\RoutesModule\Translation;
+
+use JMS\I18nRoutingBundle\Router\DefaultRouteExclusionStrategy as BaseDefaultRouteExclusionStrategy;
+use Symfony\Component\Routing\Route;
+
+
+/**
+ * Class DefaultRouteExclusionStrategy.
+ */
+class DefaultRouteExclusionStrategy extends BaseDefaultRouteExclusionStrategy
+{
+    public function shouldExcludeRoute($routeName, Route $route)
+    {
+        $exclude = parent::shouldExcludeRoute($routeName, $route);
+
+        if (!$exclude && isset($GLOBALS['translation_extract_routes_bundle'])) {
+            return $route->getDefault('_zkModule') !== $GLOBALS['translation_extract_routes_bundle'];
+        }
+
+        return $exclude;
+    }
+}