rich message and messages components should not have passed state by default. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Key: RF-536 URL: http://jira.jboss.com/jira/browse/RF-536 Project: RichFaces Issue Type: Bug Affects Versions: 3.0.2 Reporter: Ilya Shaikovsky Assigned To: Viktor Volkov Fix For: 3.1.0 because of compatibility with standard h:message/s components rich ones should not have "passedLabel" defined bu default. <h:inputText value="" required="true" id="test"></h:inputText> <rich:message for="test"/> <h:commandButton ></h:commandButton> Using this code after submititng non empty field - I'm able to see "passed" line after the input.