It's probably because you did set the input field's required attribute to true. You need required="true" in your jsf view component too. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4043506#4043506 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4043506