diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb
index 07cc62a52717ef8b3dab5ce406011b6e0c0f1b38..5933be25759f6e10e50384ad2b59c59a11c3642d 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def end_form_tag
       # Options:
       # * <tt>:multiple</tt> - If set to true the selection will allow multiple choices.
       def select_tag(name, option_tags = nil, options = {})
-        content_tag("select", option_tags, { "name" => name, "id" => name }.update(options))
+        content_tag("select", option_tags, { "name" => name, "id" => name }.update(options.stringify_keys))
       end
 
       # Creates a standard text field.
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def select_tag(name, option_tags = nil, options = {})
       # 
       # A hash of standard HTML options for the tag.
       def text_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
-        tag("input", { "type" => "text", "name" => name, "id" => name, "value" => value }.update(options))
+        tag("input", { "type" => "text", "name" => name, "id" => name, "value" => value }.update(options.stringify_keys))
       end
 
       # Creates a hidden field.
@@ -103,33 +103,33 @@ def text_area_tag(name, content = nil, options = {})
           options.delete("size")
         end
 
-        content_tag("textarea", content, { "name" => name, "id" => name }.update(options))
+        content_tag("textarea", content, { "name" => name, "id" => name }.update(options.stringify_keys))
       end
 
       # Creates a check box.
       def check_box_tag(name, value = "1", checked = false, options = {})
-        html_options = { "type" => "checkbox", "name" => name, "id" => name, "value" => value }.update(options)
+        html_options = { "type" => "checkbox", "name" => name, "id" => name, "value" => value }.update(options.stringify_keys)
         html_options["checked"] = "checked" if checked
         tag("input", html_options)
       end
 
       # Creates a radio button.
       def radio_button_tag(name, value, checked = false, options = {})
-        html_options = { "type" => "radio", "name" => name, "id" => name, "value" => value }.update(options)
+        html_options = { "type" => "radio", "name" => name, "id" => name, "value" => value }.update(options.stringify_keys)
         html_options["checked"] = "checked" if checked
         tag("input", html_options)
       end
 
       # Creates a submit button with the text <tt>value</tt> as the caption.
       def submit_tag(value = "Save changes", options = {})
-        tag("input", { "type" => "submit", "name" => "commit", "value" => value }.update(options))
+        tag("input", { "type" => "submit", "name" => "commit", "value" => value }.update(options.stringify_keys))
       end
       
       # Displays an image which when clicked will submit the form.
       #
       # <tt>source</tt> is passed to AssetTagHelper#image_path
       def image_submit_tag(source, options = {})
-        tag("input", { "type" => "image", "src" => image_path(source) }.update(options))
+        tag("input", { "type" => "image", "src" => image_path(source) }.update(options.stringify_keys))
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/actionpack/test/template/form_tag_helper_test.rb b/actionpack/test/template/form_tag_helper_test.rb
index 1fc84744e820c0070ecdcc0f4a0a3cd2a3e3543b..546d3e6772e522440ecafec1204ba766817d940d 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/template/form_tag_helper_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/template/form_tag_helper_test.rb
@@ -87,5 +87,11 @@ def test_boolean_optios
     assert_dom_equal %(<select id="people" multiple="multiple" name="people"><option>david</option></select>), select_tag("people", "<option>david</option>", :multiple => true)
     assert_dom_equal %(<select id="people" name="people"><option>david</option></select>), select_tag("people", "<option>david</option>", :multiple => nil)
   end
+
+  def test_stringify_symbol_keys
+    actual = text_field_tag "title", "Hello!", :id => "admin"
+    expected = %(<input id="admin" name="title" type="text" value="Hello!" />)
+    assert_dom_equal expected, actual
+  end
 end