diff --git a/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/webflow/FlowViewHandler.java b/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/webflow/FlowViewHandler.java
index 5beb93e4..08266db2 100644
--- a/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/webflow/FlowViewHandler.java
+++ b/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/webflow/FlowViewHandler.java
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ public class FlowViewHandler extends ViewHandler {
 		String resourcePath = viewId;
 		if (JsfUtils.isFlowRequest()) {
 			resourcePath = resolveResourcePath(RequestContextHolder.getRequestContext(), viewId);
+			if (JsfUtils.isPortlet(context)) {
+				return restoreFlowPortletView(context, resourcePath);
+			}
 		}
 		return delegate.restoreView(context, resourcePath);
 	}
@@ -117,4 +120,14 @@ public class FlowViewHandler extends ViewHandler {
 		}
 	}
 
+	private UIViewRoot restoreFlowPortletView(FacesContext facesContext, String resourcePath) {
+		RequestContext context = RequestContextHolder.getRequestContext();
+		ViewRootHolder holder = (ViewRootHolder) context.getFlashScope().get(ViewRootHolder.VIEW_ROOT_HOLDER_KEY);
+		if (holder != null && holder.getViewRoot().getViewId().equals(resourcePath)) {
+			return holder.getViewRoot();
+		} else {
+			return delegate.restoreView(facesContext, resourcePath);
+		}
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/webflow/JsfView.java b/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/webflow/JsfView.java
index e889b078..547174a7 100644
--- a/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/webflow/JsfView.java
+++ b/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/webflow/JsfView.java
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ public class JsfView implements View {
 
 	private boolean restored;
 
-	private boolean viewErrors;
-
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new JSF view.
 	 * @param viewRoot the view root
@@ -72,6 +70,10 @@ public class JsfView implements View {
 		return this.viewRoot;
 	}
 
+	public void setViewRoot(UIViewRoot viewRoot) {
+		this.viewRoot = viewRoot;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Sets whether or not the view root for this view was restored from storage or is new.
 	 * @param restored true or false
@@ -109,13 +111,17 @@ public class JsfView implements View {
 			if (restored && !facesContext.getRenderResponse() && !facesContext.getResponseComplete()) {
 				facesLifecycle.execute(facesContext);
 			}
+			if (JsfUtils.isPortlet(facesContext)) {
+				requestContext.getFlashScope().put(ViewRootHolder.VIEW_ROOT_HOLDER_KEY,
+						new ViewRootHolder(getViewRoot()));
+			}
 		} finally {
 			facesContext.release();
 		}
 	}
 
 	public boolean hasFlowEvent() {
-		return requestContext.getExternalContext().getRequestMap().contains(EVENT_KEY) && !viewErrors;
+		return requestContext.getExternalContext().getRequestMap().contains(EVENT_KEY);
 	}
 
 	public Event getFlowEvent() {
@@ -131,4 +137,5 @@ public class JsfView implements View {
 	private String getEventId() {
 		return (String) requestContext.getExternalContext().getRequestMap().get(EVENT_KEY);
 	}
+
 }
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diff --git a/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/webflow/ViewRootHolder.java b/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/webflow/ViewRootHolder.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec3fc1aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/webflow/ViewRootHolder.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2004-2008 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.faces.webflow;
+
+import javax.faces.component.UIViewRoot;
+
+/**
+ * Holder for the JSF UIViewRoot
+ * 
+ * @author Scott Andrews
+ */
+class ViewRootHolder {
+
+	static final String VIEW_ROOT_HOLDER_KEY = "org.springframework.faces.webflow.VIEW_ROOT_HOLDER";
+
+	private UIViewRoot viewRoot;
+
+	public ViewRootHolder(UIViewRoot viewRoot) {
+		this.viewRoot = viewRoot;
+	}
+
+	public UIViewRoot getViewRoot() {
+		return viewRoot;
+	}
+
+	public void setViewRoot(UIViewRoot viewRoot) {
+		this.viewRoot = viewRoot;
+	}
+
+}
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