Take a look at http://wiki.jboss.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=SeamResourceLoader for how to do this from an action method. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4030885#4030885 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4030885