Seems it will be corrected in Seam 2.1 See JBSEAM-2427 in JIRA View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4129455#4129455 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4129455