diff --git a/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/AbstractPropertyAccessor.java b/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/AbstractPropertyAccessor.java
index d20a8ededa..4a2f380d81 100644
--- a/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/AbstractPropertyAccessor.java
+++ b/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/AbstractPropertyAccessor.java
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-import org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService;
-
 /**
  * Abstract implementation of the {@link PropertyAccessor} interface.
  * Provides base implementations of all convenience methods, with the
diff --git a/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/BeanWrapperImpl.java b/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/BeanWrapperImpl.java
index 2be03355db..356dc09f25 100644
--- a/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/BeanWrapperImpl.java
+++ b/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/BeanWrapperImpl.java
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
-
 import org.springframework.core.CollectionFactory;
 import org.springframework.core.GenericCollectionTypeResolver;
 import org.springframework.core.MethodParameter;
@@ -179,6 +178,9 @@ public class BeanWrapperImpl extends AbstractPropertyAccessor implements BeanWra
 	private BeanWrapperImpl(Object object, String nestedPath, BeanWrapperImpl superBw) {
 		setWrappedInstance(object, nestedPath, superBw.getWrappedInstance());
 		setExtractOldValueForEditor(superBw.isExtractOldValueForEditor());
+		setAutoGrowNestedPaths(superBw.isAutoGrowNestedPaths());
+		setConversionService(superBw.getConversionService());
+		setSecurityContext(superBw.acc);
 	}
 
 
@@ -253,10 +255,19 @@ public class BeanWrapperImpl extends AbstractPropertyAccessor implements BeanWra
 		return (this.rootObject != null ? this.rootObject.getClass() : null);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * If this BeanWrapper should "auto grow" nested paths.
+	 * When true, auto growth is triggered on nested paths when null values are encountered.
+	 * When true, auto growth is triggered on collection properties when out of bounds indexes are accessed.
+	 * Default is false.
+	 */
 	public void setAutoGrowNestedPaths(boolean autoGrowNestedPaths) {
 		this.autoGrowNestedPaths = autoGrowNestedPaths;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * If this BeanWrapper should "auto grow" nested paths.
+	 */
 	public boolean isAutoGrowNestedPaths() {
 		return this.autoGrowNestedPaths;
 	}
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/format/support/GenericFormatterRegistry.java b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/format/support/GenericFormatterRegistry.java
index cfe961216a..5d7fefdc0e 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/format/support/GenericFormatterRegistry.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/format/support/GenericFormatterRegistry.java
@@ -273,10 +273,10 @@ public class GenericFormatterRegistry implements FormatterRegistry, ApplicationC
 		if (factory != null) {
 			return factory.getFormatterHolder(annotation);
 		} else {
-			Formatted formattedAnnotation = annotationType.getAnnotation(Formatted.class);
-			if (formattedAnnotation != null) {
+			Formatted formatted = annotationType.getAnnotation(Formatted.class);
+			if (formatted != null) {
 				// property annotation has @Formatted meta-annotation
-				Formatter<?> formatter = createFormatter(formattedAnnotation.value());
+				Formatter<?> formatter = createFormatter(formatted.value());
 				addFormatterByAnnotation(annotationType, formatter);
 				return findFormatterHolderForAnnotation(annotation);
 			} else {