diff --git a/DependencyInjection/Compiler/AddDependencyCallsCompilerPass.php b/DependencyInjection/Compiler/AddDependencyCallsCompilerPass.php
index 89e65e387c..675df5bcfd 100644
--- a/DependencyInjection/Compiler/AddDependencyCallsCompilerPass.php
+++ b/DependencyInjection/Compiler/AddDependencyCallsCompilerPass.php
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ public function applyDefaults(ContainerBuilder $container, $serviceId, array $at
             'menu_factory' => 'knp_menu.factory',
             'route_builder' => 'sonata.admin.route.path_info'.
                 (($manager_type == 'doctrine_phpcr') ? '_slashes' : ''),
-            'label_translator_strategy' => 'sonata.admin.label.strategy.native',
+            'label_translator_strategy' => null !== $settings['label_translator_strategy'] ? $settings['label_translator_strategy'] : 'sonata.admin.label.strategy.native',
         );
 
         $definition->addMethodCall('setManagerType', array($manager_type));
diff --git a/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php b/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
index 472dc97f5b..229da852e5 100644
--- a/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
+++ b/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
@@ -245,36 +245,35 @@ public function getConfigTreeBuilder()
                     ->end()
                 ->end()
                 ->arrayNode('admin_services')
-                    ->prototype('array')
-                        ->children()
-                            ->scalarNode('model_manager')->defaultNull()->end()
-                            ->scalarNode('form_contractor')->defaultNull()->end()
-                            ->scalarNode('show_builder')->defaultNull()->end()
-                            ->scalarNode('list_builder')->defaultNull()->end()
-                            ->scalarNode('datagrid_builder')->defaultNull()->end()
-                            ->scalarNode('translator')->defaultNull()->end()
-                            ->scalarNode('configuration_pool')->defaultNull()->end()
-                            ->scalarNode('route_generator')->defaultNull()->end()
-                            ->scalarNode('validator')->defaultNull()->end()
-                            ->scalarNode('security_handler')->defaultNull()->end()
-                            ->scalarNode('label')->defaultNull()->end()
-                            ->scalarNode('menu_factory')->defaultNull()->end()
-                            ->scalarNode('route_builder')->defaultNull()->end()
-                            ->scalarNode('label_translator_strategy')->defaultNull()->end()
-                            ->scalarNode('pager_type')->defaultNull()->end()
-                            ->arrayNode('templates')
-                                ->addDefaultsIfNotSet()
-                                ->children()
-                                    ->arrayNode('form')
-                                        ->prototype('scalar')->end()
-                                    ->end()
-                                    ->arrayNode('filter')
-                                        ->prototype('scalar')->end()
-                                    ->end()
-                                    ->arrayNode('view')
-                                        ->useAttributeAsKey('id')
-                                        ->prototype('scalar')->end()
-                                    ->end()
+                    ->addDefaultsIfNotSet()
+                    ->children()
+                        ->scalarNode('model_manager')->defaultNull()->end()
+                        ->scalarNode('form_contractor')->defaultNull()->end()
+                        ->scalarNode('show_builder')->defaultNull()->end()
+                        ->scalarNode('list_builder')->defaultNull()->end()
+                        ->scalarNode('datagrid_builder')->defaultNull()->end()
+                        ->scalarNode('translator')->defaultNull()->end()
+                        ->scalarNode('configuration_pool')->defaultNull()->end()
+                        ->scalarNode('route_generator')->defaultNull()->end()
+                        ->scalarNode('validator')->defaultNull()->end()
+                        ->scalarNode('security_handler')->defaultNull()->end()
+                        ->scalarNode('label')->defaultNull()->end()
+                        ->scalarNode('menu_factory')->defaultNull()->end()
+                        ->scalarNode('route_builder')->defaultNull()->end()
+                        ->scalarNode('label_translator_strategy')->defaultNull()->end()
+                        ->scalarNode('pager_type')->defaultNull()->end()
+                        ->arrayNode('templates')
+                            ->addDefaultsIfNotSet()
+                            ->children()
+                                ->arrayNode('form')
+                                    ->prototype('scalar')->end()
+                                ->end()
+                                ->arrayNode('filter')
+                                    ->prototype('scalar')->end()
+                                ->end()
+                                ->arrayNode('view')
+                                    ->useAttributeAsKey('id')
+                                    ->prototype('scalar')->end()
                                 ->end()
                             ->end()
                         ->end()
diff --git a/Tests/DependencyInjection/Compiler/AddDependencyCallsCompilerPassTest.php b/Tests/DependencyInjection/Compiler/AddDependencyCallsCompilerPassTest.php
index b5bfe10dee..e7f4fc812e 100644
--- a/Tests/DependencyInjection/Compiler/AddDependencyCallsCompilerPassTest.php
+++ b/Tests/DependencyInjection/Compiler/AddDependencyCallsCompilerPassTest.php
@@ -521,6 +521,50 @@ public function testProcessAbstractAdminServiceInServiceDefinition()
         $this->assertSame('extra_argument_2', $definition->getArgument(3));
     }
 
+
+    /**
+     *  By default label translation policy is 'sonata.admin.label.strategy.native'.
+     */
+    public function testLabelTranslationStrategyDefaultConfig()
+    {
+        $container = $this->getContainer();
+
+        $this->extension->load(array(), $container);
+
+        $compilerPass = new AddDependencyCallsCompilerPass();
+        $compilerPass->process($container);
+
+        $container->compile();
+
+        $this->assertContains('sonata.admin.label.strategy.native', $container->getServiceIds());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Overwritten default label translation policy service should be available in a services pool.
+     *
+     * @depends  testLabelTranslationStrategyDefaultConfig
+     */
+    public function testLabelTranslationStrategyOverwrittenConfig()
+    {
+        $config = array(
+            'sonata_admin' => array(
+                'admin_services' => array(
+                    'label_translator_strategy' => 'sonata.admin.label.strategy.underscore'
+                )
+            )
+        );
+        $container = $this->getContainer();
+
+        $this->extension->load($config, $container);
+
+        $compilerPass = new AddDependencyCallsCompilerPass();
+        $compilerPass->process($container);
+
+        $container->compile();
+
+        $this->assertContains('sonata.admin.label.strategy.underscore', $container->getServiceIds());
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return array
      */