diff --git a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/builder/xml/XmlFlowBuilder.java b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/builder/xml/XmlFlowBuilder.java
index b4fe433d..d988bfc6 100644
--- a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/builder/xml/XmlFlowBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/builder/xml/XmlFlowBuilder.java
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ public class XmlFlowBuilder extends AbstractFlowBuilder implements ResourceHolde
 
 	private static final String EVALUATION_RESULT_ELEMENT = "evaluation-result";
 
+	private static final String RESULT_ATTRIBUTE = "result";
+
 	private static final String DEFAULT_VALUE = "default";
 
 	private static final String VIEW_STATE_ELEMENT = "view-state";
@@ -835,6 +837,11 @@ public class XmlFlowBuilder extends AbstractFlowBuilder implements ResourceHolde
 		Element resultElement = DomUtils.getChildElementByTagName(element, EVALUATION_RESULT_ELEMENT);
 		if (resultElement != null) {
 			return parseActionResultExposer(resultElement);
+		} else if (element.hasAttribute(RESULT_ATTRIBUTE)) {
+			String resultExpressionString = element.getAttribute(RESULT_ATTRIBUTE);
+			Expression resultExpression = getExpressionParser().parseExpression(resultExpressionString,
+					new ParserContextImpl().eval(RequestContext.class));
+			return new ActionResultExposer(resultExpression, null, parseResultType(element));
 		} else {
 			return null;
 		}
diff --git a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/builder/xml/spring-webflow-2.0.xsd b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/builder/xml/spring-webflow-2.0.xsd
index cae581b3..8ea7c86d 100644
--- a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/builder/xml/spring-webflow-2.0.xsd
+++ b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/builder/xml/spring-webflow-2.0.xsd
@@ -1065,7 +1065,8 @@ An attribute describing this bean action.
 					<xsd:annotation>
 						<xsd:documentation>
 							<![CDATA[
-The rule for how the evaluated expression result should be exposed to the flow.
+The rule for how the evaluated expression result should be exposed to the flow. Use of this sub-element is deprecated in 
+favor of the newer "result" and "type" attributes and will be removed in a future release.
 ]]>
 						</xsd:documentation>
 					</xsd:annotation>
@@ -1079,6 +1080,25 @@ The expression to evaluate when this action is invoked.
 ]]>
 					</xsd:documentation>
 				</xsd:annotation>
+			</xsd:attribute>
+			<xsd:attribute name="result" type="xsd:string" use="optional">
+				<xsd:annotation>
+					<xsd:documentation>
+						<![CDATA[
+A fully resolvable expression such as #{flowScope.foo} or #{bean.bar} for exposing the result of the evaluation.
+]]>
+					</xsd:documentation>
+				</xsd:annotation>
+			</xsd:attribute>
+			<xsd:attribute name="type" type="xsd:string" use="optional">
+				<xsd:annotation>
+					<xsd:documentation>
+						<![CDATA[
+The desired evaluation result type.  Optional.  If specified and the method return value is not of the 
+desired result type, a type conversion will be attempted.
+]]>
+					</xsd:documentation>
+				</xsd:annotation>
 			</xsd:attribute>
 			<xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string">
 				<xsd:annotation>
@@ -1109,7 +1129,15 @@ An action with a name is often referred to as a "named action".
 		</xsd:complexType>
 	</xsd:element>
 
-	<xsd:element name="evaluation-result">
+	<xsd:element name="evaluation-result">
+		<xsd:annotation>
+			<xsd:documentation>
+				<![CDATA[
+This element is deprecated in favor of the newer "result" and "type" attributes on the <evaluate-action> and will
+be removed in a future release.
+]]>
+			</xsd:documentation>
+		</xsd:annotation>
 		<xsd:complexType>
 			<xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" use="required">
 				<xsd:annotation>