diff --git a/ext/dispatcher.c b/ext/dispatcher.c
index 246a1c72962..070563c8951 100644
--- a/ext/dispatcher.c
+++ b/ext/dispatcher.c
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ PHALCON_INIT_CLASS(Phalcon_Dispatcher){
 	zend_declare_property_string(phalcon_dispatcher_ce, SL("_defaultAction"), "", ZEND_ACC_PROTECTED TSRMLS_CC);
 	zend_declare_property_string(phalcon_dispatcher_ce, SL("_handlerSuffix"), "", ZEND_ACC_PROTECTED TSRMLS_CC);
 	zend_declare_property_string(phalcon_dispatcher_ce, SL("_actionSuffix"), "Action", ZEND_ACC_PROTECTED TSRMLS_CC);
+	zend_declare_property_null(phalcon_dispatcher_ce, SL("_previousHandlerName"), ZEND_ACC_PROTECTED TSRMLS_CC);
+	zend_declare_property_null(phalcon_dispatcher_ce, SL("_previousActionName"), ZEND_ACC_PROTECTED TSRMLS_CC);
 
 	zend_declare_class_constant_long(phalcon_dispatcher_ce, SL("EXCEPTION_NO_DI"), 0 TSRMLS_CC);
 	zend_declare_class_constant_long(phalcon_dispatcher_ce, SL("EXCEPTION_CYCLIC_ROUTING"), 1 TSRMLS_CC);
@@ -982,7 +984,7 @@ PHP_METHOD(Phalcon_Dispatcher, dispatch){
 PHP_METHOD(Phalcon_Dispatcher, forward){
 
 	zval *forward, *exception_message;
-	zval *namespace_name, *controller_name, *task_name, *action_name, *params;
+	zval *namespace_name, *controller_name, *task_name, *action_name, *params, *previous_controller_name, *previous_action_name;
 
 	phalcon_fetch_params(0, 1, 0, &forward);
 	
@@ -993,6 +995,12 @@ PHP_METHOD(Phalcon_Dispatcher, forward){
 		phalcon_call_method_p1_noret(this_ptr, "_throwdispatchexception", exception_message);
 		RETURN_MM_NULL();
 	}
+
+	previous_controller_name = phalcon_fetch_nproperty_this(this_ptr, SL("_handlerName"), PH_NOISY_CC);
+	phalcon_update_property_this(this_ptr, SL("_previousHandlerName"), previous_controller_name TSRMLS_CC);
+
+	previous_action_name = phalcon_fetch_nproperty_this(this_ptr, SL("_actionName"), PH_NOISY_CC);
+	phalcon_update_property_this(this_ptr, SL("_previousActionName"), previous_action_name TSRMLS_CC);
 	
 	/** 
 	 * Check if we need to forward to another namespace
diff --git a/ext/mvc/dispatcher.c b/ext/mvc/dispatcher.c
index eba9246e59c..5458ddb2b1b 100644
--- a/ext/mvc/dispatcher.c
+++ b/ext/mvc/dispatcher.c
@@ -287,3 +287,25 @@ PHP_METHOD(Phalcon_Mvc_Dispatcher, getActiveController){
 	RETURN_MEMBER(this_ptr, "_activeHandler");
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns the previous controller in the dispatcher
+ *
+ * @return string
+ */
+PHP_METHOD(Phalcon_Mvc_Dispatcher, getPreviousControllerName){
+
+
+	RETURN_MEMBER(this_ptr, "_previousHandlerName");
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the previous action in the dispatcher
+ *
+ * @return string
+ */
+PHP_METHOD(Phalcon_Mvc_Dispatcher, getPreviousActionName){
+
+
+	RETURN_MEMBER(this_ptr, "_previousActionName");
+}
+
diff --git a/ext/mvc/dispatcher.h b/ext/mvc/dispatcher.h
index d5e36a45cde..86c35dc6f08 100644
--- a/ext/mvc/dispatcher.h
+++ b/ext/mvc/dispatcher.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ PHP_METHOD(Phalcon_Mvc_Dispatcher, _handleException);
 PHP_METHOD(Phalcon_Mvc_Dispatcher, getControllerClass);
 PHP_METHOD(Phalcon_Mvc_Dispatcher, getLastController);
 PHP_METHOD(Phalcon_Mvc_Dispatcher, getActiveController);
+PHP_METHOD(Phalcon_Mvc_Dispatcher, getPreviousControllerName);
+PHP_METHOD(Phalcon_Mvc_Dispatcher, getPreviousActionName);
 
 ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_phalcon_mvc_dispatcher_setcontrollersuffix, 0, 0, 1)
 	ZEND_ARG_INFO(0, controllerSuffix)
@@ -53,6 +55,8 @@ PHALCON_INIT_FUNCS(phalcon_mvc_dispatcher_method_entry){
 	PHP_ME(Phalcon_Mvc_Dispatcher, getControllerClass, NULL, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC) 
 	PHP_ME(Phalcon_Mvc_Dispatcher, getLastController, NULL, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC) 
 	PHP_ME(Phalcon_Mvc_Dispatcher, getActiveController, NULL, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC) 
+	PHP_ME(Phalcon_Mvc_Dispatcher, getPreviousControllerName, NULL, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC) 
+	PHP_ME(Phalcon_Mvc_Dispatcher, getPreviousActionName, NULL, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC) 
 	PHP_FE_END
 };
 
diff --git a/unit-tests/DispatcherMvcTest.php b/unit-tests/DispatcherMvcTest.php
index 057d6533a63..468c528b5c1 100644
--- a/unit-tests/DispatcherMvcTest.php
+++ b/unit-tests/DispatcherMvcTest.php
@@ -164,7 +164,38 @@ public function testDispatcher()
 		$dispatcher->dispatch();
 		$value = $dispatcher->getReturnedValue();
 		$this->assertEquals($value, "hello");
+	}
+
+	public function testDispatcherForward()
+	{
+		Phalcon\DI::reset();
+
+		$di = new Phalcon\DI();
+
+		//$di->set('response', new \Phalcon\Http\Response());
+
+		$dispatcher = new Phalcon\Mvc\Dispatcher();
+		$dispatcher->setDI($di);
+
+		$di->set('dispatcher', $dispatcher);
+
+		$dispatcher->setControllerName('test2');
+		$dispatcher->setActionName('index');
+		$dispatcher->setParams(array());
+
+		$dispatcher->forward(array('controller' => 'test3', 'action' => 'other'));
+
+		$value = $dispatcher->getControllerName();
+		$this->assertEquals($value, 'test3');
+
+		$value = $dispatcher->getActionName();
+		$this->assertEquals($value, 'other');
+
+		$value = $dispatcher->getPreviousControllerName();
+		$this->assertEquals($value, 'test2');
 
+		$value = $dispatcher->getPreviousActionName();
+		$this->assertEquals($value, 'index');
 	}
 
 }