Stupid editing error on my part when entering this question. The xhtml really is: <s:decorate id="titleDecorator" template="/decorateField.xhtml"> | <ui:define name="label">#{messages.Title}</ui:define> | <h:inputText id="title" value="#{jobTicket.title}" size="80" required="true" autocomplete="off"/> | </s:decorate> So the problem still exists... View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4092791#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...