Javadoc of @Transactional: /** * Specifies that the transaction propagation for a JavaBean * component or method of a JavaBean component. JavaBean * components have @Transactional(SUPPORTS) behavior * is no @Transactional annotation is specified. * * @author Gavin King */ SUPPORTS means that they will happily join whatever transaction is going on already, someone else started it. Which is the job of the TransactionalPhaseListener. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4039899#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...