Have you tried the new extended EL in Seam 2? I'd be quite surprised if you couldn't call the method you want. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4068328#4068328 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4068328