Thank you for the replies. So, I understand that when <f:actionListener type="com.nortel.emp.listener.AddRoleListener" /> is called, a new instance of the listener gets created, that is not intercepted by Seam. Is that correct? If so, my question still stands: how can I use seam injection in a JSF ActionListener? How can I tell Seam via the <f:actionListener /> tag to use an existing instance of my listener, (annotated as a seam component ) and not create a new one? Thx, Cristi View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3975571#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...