Could it be that (Seam) FacesMessages can be injected whilst (JSF) FacesMessage cannot? View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3965354#3965354 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=3965354