diff --git a/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/mvc/JsfView.java b/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/mvc/JsfView.java
index d2d46f34..5da24033 100644
--- a/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/mvc/JsfView.java
+++ b/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/mvc/JsfView.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class JsfView extends AbstractUrlBasedView {
 
 		ViewHandler viewHandler = facesContext.getApplication().getViewHandler();
 
-		if (JsfUtils.isAtLeastJsf12()) {
+		if (JsfUtils.isAtLeastJsf12() && !JsfUtils.isPortlet(facesContext)) {
 			viewHandler.initView(facesContext);
 		}
 
diff --git a/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/webflow/JsfUtils.java b/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/webflow/JsfUtils.java
index dad820b0..c65e4770 100644
--- a/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/webflow/JsfUtils.java
+++ b/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/webflow/JsfUtils.java
@@ -82,4 +82,8 @@ public class JsfUtils {
 	public static boolean isAtLeastJsf12() {
 		return JSF_12;
 	}
+
+	public static boolean isPortlet(FacesContext context) {
+		return context.getExternalContext().getContext().getClass().getName().contains("Portlet");
+	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/webflow/JsfViewFactory.java b/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/webflow/JsfViewFactory.java
index 66f83028..306570a2 100644
--- a/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/webflow/JsfViewFactory.java
+++ b/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/webflow/JsfViewFactory.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class JsfViewFactory implements ViewFactory {
 			String viewName = resolveViewName(context);
 			ViewHandler viewHandler = facesContext.getApplication().getViewHandler();
 
-			if (JsfUtils.isAtLeastJsf12()) {
+			if (JsfUtils.isAtLeastJsf12() && !JsfUtils.isPortlet(facesContext)) {
 				viewHandler.initView(facesContext);
 			}