diff --git a/build.properties b/build.properties
index ed97144..128b0e7 100644
--- a/build.properties
+++ b/build.properties
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ composer.path = ${basedir}/composer.phar
 
 #PHP Code Sniffer
 phpcs.standard = PEAR
+phpcs.symfony_standard = Symfony
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 87fd9bb..34b0bd4 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
         <istrue value="${env.TRAVIS}" />
     </condition>
 
-    <target name="test" depends="vendor,lint,phpunit,phpcs" />
+    <target name="test" depends="vendor,lint,phpunit,phpcs,phpcs_symfony" />
 
     <target name="prepare" depends="clean" description="Prepare for build">
         <mkdir dir="${basedir}/build/coverage" />
@@ -46,8 +46,15 @@
         <exec executable="./vendor/bin/phpcs" failonerror="true">
             <arg value="--standard=${phpcs.standard}" />
             <arg value="--extensions=php" />
-            <arg value="--ignore=vendor/*" />
+            <arg value="--ignore=vendor/*,test/*" />
             <arg path="${basedir}" />
         </exec>
     </target>
+
+    <target name="phpcs_symfony" description="Test Symfony CS against example file from docs">
+        <exec executable="./vendor/bin/phpcs" failonerror="true">
+            <arg value="--standard=${phpcs.symfony_standard}" />
+            <arg path="${basedir}/test/FooBar.php" />
+        </exec>
+    </target>
 </project>
diff --git a/test/FooBar.php b/test/FooBar.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b41fc5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/FooBar.php
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Acme;
+
+use Other\Qux;
+
+/**
+ * Coding standards demonstration.
+ */
+class FooBar
+{
+    const SOME_CONST = 42;
+
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    private $fooBar;
+
+    private $qux;
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $dummy Some argument description
+     * @param Qux    $qux   This line is not in the example
+     */
+    public function __construct($dummy, Qux $qux)
+    {
+        $this->fooBar = $this->transformText($dummy);
+        $this->qux = $qux;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return string
+     *
+     * @deprecated
+     */
+    public function someDeprecatedMethod()
+    {
+        trigger_deprecation('symfony/package-name', '5.1', 'The %s() method is deprecated, use Acme\Baz::someMethod() instead.', __METHOD__);
+
+        return Baz::someMethod();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Transforms the input given as first argument.
+     *
+     * @param bool|string $dummy   Some argument description
+     * @param array       $options An options collection to be used within the transformation
+     *
+     * @return string|null The transformed input
+     *
+     * @throws \RuntimeException When an invalid option is provided
+     */
+    private function transformText($dummy, array $options = [])
+    {
+        $defaultOptions = [
+            'some_default' => 'values',
+            'another_default' => 'more values',
+        ];
+
+        foreach ($options as $name => $value) {
+            if (!array_key_exists($name, $defaultOptions)) {
+                throw new \RuntimeException(sprintf('Unrecognized option "%s"', $name));
+            }
+        }
+
+        $mergedOptions = array_merge(
+            $defaultOptions,
+            $options
+        );
+
+        if (true === $dummy) {
+            return 'something';
+        }
+
+        if (is_string($dummy)) {
+            if ('values' === $mergedOptions['some_default']) {
+                return substr($dummy, 0, 5);
+            }
+
+            return ucwords($dummy);
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Performs some basic operations for a given value.
+     *
+     * @param mixed $value     Some value to operate against
+     * @param bool  $theSwitch Some switch to control the method's flow
+     */
+    private function performOperations($value = null, $theSwitch = false)
+    {
+        if (!$theSwitch) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $this->qux->doFoo($value);
+        $this->qux->doBar($value);
+    }
+}