BTW- I'm using the workaround of looking up the components myself via the FacesContext ViewRoot in the methods that require it. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4061808#4061808 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4061808