Normally bindings aren't used in Seam. If you give your use case someone might be able to suggest an alternative design. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3965998#3965998 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=3965998