diff --git a/src/Knp/Menu/Renderer/BreadcrumbRenderer.php b/src/Knp/Menu/Renderer/BreadcrumbRenderer.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace Knp\Menu\Renderer;
+
+use Knp\Menu\ItemInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Renders MenuItem tree as a breadcrumb
+ */
+class BreadcrumbRenderer extends Renderer implements RendererInterface
+{
+    private $defaultOptions;
+
+    /**
+     * @param array $defaultOptions
+     * @param string $charset
+     */
+    public function __construct(array $defaultOptions = array(), $charset = null)
+    {
+        $this->defaultOptions = array_merge(array(
+            'current_as_link' => true,
+            'current_class' => 'current',
+            'additional_path' => null,
+            'compressed' => false,
+            'allow_safe_labels' => false,
+            'root_attributes' => array(),
+        ), $defaultOptions);
+
+        parent::__construct($charset);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Renders a menu with the specified renderer.
+     *
+     * @param \Knp\Menu\ItemInterface $item
+     * @param array $options
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function render(ItemInterface $item, array $options = array())
+    {
+        $options = array_merge($this->defaultOptions, $options);
+
+        $breadcrumb = $item->getBreadcrumbsArray($options['additional_path']);
+
+        if (empty($breadcrumb)) {
+            return '';
+        }
+
+        return $this->renderBreadcrumb($breadcrumb, $options);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Renders the breadcrumb
+     *
+     * @param array $breadcrumb
+     * @param array $options
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function renderBreadcrumb(array $breadcrumb, array $options)
+    {
+        $html = $this->format('<ul'.$this->renderHtmlAttributes($options['root_attributes']).'>', 'ul', 0, $options);
+        $html .= $this->renderList($breadcrumb, $options);
+        $html .= $this->format('</ul>', 'ul', 0, $options);
+
+        return $html;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Renders the breadcrumb list
+     *
+     * @param array $breadcrumb
+     * @param array $options
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function renderList(array $breadcrumb, array $options)
+    {
+        $html = '';
+        foreach ($breadcrumb as $element) {
+            $element = array_replace(array('label' => null, 'uri' => null, 'item' => null), $element);
+            $html .= $this->renderItem($element['label'], $element['uri'], $options, $element['item']);
+        }
+
+        return $html;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $label
+     * @param string $uri
+     * @param array $options
+     * @param \Knp\Menu\ItemInterface|null $item
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function renderItem($label, $uri, array $options, ItemInterface $item = null)
+    {
+        $isCurrent = null !== $item && $item->isCurrent();
+        $attributes = $isCurrent ? array('class' => $options['current_class']) : array();
+
+        // opening li tag
+        $html = $this->format('<li'.$this->renderHtmlAttributes($attributes).'>', 'li', 1, $options);
+
+        // render the text/link inside the li tag
+        if (null === $uri || ($isCurrent && !$options['current_as_link'])) {
+            $content = $this->renderLabel($label, $options, $item);
+        } else {
+            $content = sprintf('<a href="%s">%s</a>', $this->escape($uri), $this->renderLabel($label, $options, $item));
+        }
+        $html .= $this->format($content, 'link', 1, $options);
+
+        // closing li tag
+        $html .= $this->format('</li>', 'li', 1, $options);
+
+        return $html;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $label
+     * @param array $options
+     * @param \Knp\Menu\ItemInterface|null $item
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function renderLabel($label, array $options, ItemInterface $item = null)
+    {
+        if ($options['allow_safe_labels'] && null !== $item && $item->getExtra('safe_label', false)) {
+            return $item->getLabel();
+        }
+
+        return $this->escape($label);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * If $this->renderCompressed is on, this will apply the necessary
+     * spacing and line-breaking so that the particular thing being rendered
+     * makes up its part in a fully-rendered and spaced menu.
+     *
+     * @param  string $html The html to render in an (un)formatted way
+     * @param  string $type The type [ul,link,li] of thing being rendered
+     * @param integer $level
+     * @param array $options
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function format($html, $type, $level, array $options)
+    {
+        if ($options['compressed']) {
+            return $html;
+        }
+
+        switch ($type) {
+            case 'ul':
+            case 'link':
+                $spacing = $level * 4;
+                break;
+
+            case 'li':
+                $spacing = $level * 4 - 2;
+                break;
+        }
+
+        return str_repeat(' ', $spacing).$html."\n";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Knp/Menu/Tests/Renderer/BreadcrumbRendererTest.php b/tests/Knp/Menu/Tests/Renderer/BreadcrumbRendererTest.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace Knp\Menu\Tests\Renderer;
+
+use Knp\Menu\Renderer\BreadcrumbRenderer;
+use Knp\Menu\Tests\TestCase;
+
+class BreadcrumbRendererTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function testBreadcrumbRendering()
+    {
+        $renderer = new BreadcrumbRenderer(array('compressed' => true));
+
+        $expected = '<ul><li>Root li</li><li>Parent 1</li><li>Child 1</li></ul>';
+
+        $this->assertEquals($expected, $renderer->render($this->ch1));
+    }
+
+    public function testAdditionalPath()
+    {
+        $renderer = new BreadcrumbRenderer(array('compressed' => true));
+
+        $expected = '<ul><li>Root li</li><li>Parent 1</li><li>Child 1</li><li><a href="http://example.com">Foo</a></li></ul>';
+
+        $this->assertEquals($expected, $renderer->render($this->ch1, array('additional_path' => array('Foo' => 'http://example.com'))));
+    }
+
+    public function testCurrentLink()
+    {
+        $this->pt1->setUri('foobar')->setCurrent(true);
+
+        $renderer = new BreadcrumbRenderer(array('compressed' => true));
+
+        $expected = '<ul><li>Root li</li><li class="current"><a href="foobar">Parent 1</a></li><li>Child 1</li></ul>';
+
+        $this->assertEquals($expected, $renderer->render($this->ch1));
+    }
+
+    public function testCurrentNoLink()
+    {
+        $this->pt1->setUri('foobar')->setCurrent(true);
+
+        $renderer = new BreadcrumbRenderer(array('compressed' => true, 'current_as_link' => false));
+
+        $expected = '<ul><li>Root li</li><li class="current">Parent 1</li><li>Child 1</li></ul>';
+
+        $this->assertEquals($expected, $renderer->render($this->ch1));
+    }
+
+    public function testCurrentCustomClass()
+    {
+        $this->pt1->setCurrent(true);
+
+        $renderer = new BreadcrumbRenderer(array('compressed' => true, 'current_class' => 'foo'));
+
+        $expected = '<ul><li>Root li</li><li class="foo">Parent 1</li><li>Child 1</li></ul>';
+
+        $this->assertEquals($expected, $renderer->render($this->ch1));
+    }
+
+    public function testEscapedLabel()
+    {
+        $this->pt1->setExtra('safe_label', true)->setLabel('<strong>Foo</strong>');
+
+        $renderer = new BreadcrumbRenderer(array('compressed' => true));
+
+        $expected = '<ul><li>Root li</li><li>&lt;strong&gt;Foo&lt;/strong&gt;</li><li>Child 1</li></ul>';
+
+        $this->assertEquals($expected, $renderer->render($this->ch1));
+    }
+
+    public function testUnsafeLabel()
+    {
+        $this->pt1->setLabel('<strong>Foo</strong>');
+
+        $renderer = new BreadcrumbRenderer(array('compressed' => true, 'allow_safe_labels' => true));
+
+        $expected = '<ul><li>Root li</li><li>&lt;strong&gt;Foo&lt;/strong&gt;</li><li>Child 1</li></ul>';
+
+        $this->assertEquals($expected, $renderer->render($this->ch1));
+    }
+
+    public function testSafeLabel()
+    {
+        $this->pt1->setExtra('safe_label', true)->setLabel('<strong>Foo</strong>');
+
+        $renderer = new BreadcrumbRenderer(array('compressed' => true, 'allow_safe_labels' => true));
+
+        $expected = '<ul><li>Root li</li><li><strong>Foo</strong></li><li>Child 1</li></ul>';
+
+        $this->assertEquals($expected, $renderer->render($this->ch1));
+    }
+
+    public function testPrettyRendering()
+    {
+        $renderer = new BreadcrumbRenderer();
+
+        $rendered = <<<HTML
+<ul>
+  <li>
+    Root li
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    Parent 1
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    Child 1
+  </li>
+</ul>
+
+HTML;
+
+        $this->assertEquals($rendered, $renderer->render($this->ch1));
+    }
+}