diff --git a/src/Spring/Spring.Web/Web/UI/Page.cs b/src/Spring/Spring.Web/Web/UI/Page.cs
index fc43efbf..d4887ed1 100644
--- a/src/Spring/Spring.Web/Web/UI/Page.cs
+++ b/src/Spring/Spring.Web/Web/UI/Page.cs
@@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@ namespace Spring.Web.UI
         ///Instructs any validation controls included on the page to validate their assigned information.
         ///</summary>
         ///
-        public override void Validate()
+        public new virtual void Validate()
         {
             base.Validate();
         }
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ namespace Spring.Web.UI
         ///</summary>
         ///
         ///<param name="validationGroup">The validation group name of the controls to validate.</param>
-        public override void Validate(string validationGroup)
+        public new virtual void Validate(string validationGroup)
         {
             base.Validate(validationGroup);
         }
diff --git a/test/Spring/Spring.Web.Tests/Web/UI/PageTests.cs b/test/Spring/Spring.Web.Tests/Web/UI/PageTests.cs
index 455b374b..68847894 100644
--- a/test/Spring/Spring.Web.Tests/Web/UI/PageTests.cs
+++ b/test/Spring/Spring.Web.Tests/Web/UI/PageTests.cs
@@ -46,6 +46,22 @@ namespace Spring.Web.UI
     [TestFixture]
     public class PageTests : TestWebContextTests
     {
+        class MockValidator : System.Web.UI.WebControls.BaseValidator
+        {
+            public bool WasCalled = false;
+
+            protected override bool ControlPropertiesValid()
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            protected override bool EvaluateIsValid()
+            {
+                WasCalled = true;
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void NoSharedStateAtConstruction()
         {
@@ -53,6 +69,26 @@ namespace Spring.Web.UI
             Assert.IsNull(page.SharedState);
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void CallsBaseValidateMethod()
+        {
+            Page child = new Page();
+            MockValidator mockValidator = new MockValidator();
+            mockValidator.ValidationGroup = "theValidationGroup";
+            child.Validators.Add( mockValidator );
+
+            child.Validate(mockValidator.ValidationGroup);
+            Assert.IsTrue(mockValidator.WasCalled);
+
+            child = new Page();
+            mockValidator = new MockValidator();
+            mockValidator.ValidationGroup = "theValidationGroup";
+            child.Validators.Add( mockValidator );
+
+            child.Validate();
+            Assert.IsTrue(mockValidator.WasCalled);
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void Validate()
         {