Why couldn't you use @Role to define 2 known context names for the same component? There is an example in the Seam Docs. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4052094#4052094 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4052094