As mentioned in the manual, @Redirect and @Render don't work for certain phases of the JSF lifecycle. WHich are you using? View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4006276#4006276 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4006276