Execute the query asynchronously, and use an a:poll component to check periodically for a result. No example of this :( View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4109783#4109783 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4109783