Are you using a s:validate or s:validateAll on that h:inputText? If so, I'm fairly certain you can't do that. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4048880#4048880 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4048880