diff --git a/spring-webflow-reference/src/flow-inheritance.xml b/spring-webflow-reference/src/flow-inheritance.xml
index 60af3e48..7d469792 100644
--- a/spring-webflow-reference/src/flow-inheritance.xml
+++ b/spring-webflow-reference/src/flow-inheritance.xml
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
 						<para>subflow-state: id</para>
 					</listitem>
 					<listitem>
-						<para>transition: on</para>
+						<para>transition: on and on-exception</para>
 					</listitem>
 					<listitem>
 						<para>view-state: id</para>
diff --git a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/model/TransitionModel.java b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/model/TransitionModel.java
index 6b6c0c7c..ee15ba9d 100644
--- a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/model/TransitionModel.java
+++ b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/model/TransitionModel.java
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ public class TransitionModel extends AbstractModel {
 			return false;
 		}
 		TransitionModel transition = (TransitionModel) model;
-		return ObjectUtils.nullSafeEquals(getOn(), transition.getOn());
+		return ObjectUtils.nullSafeEquals(getOn(), transition.getOn())
+				&& ObjectUtils.nullSafeEquals(getOnException(), transition.getOnException());
 	}
 
 	public void merge(Model model) {
diff --git a/spring-webflow/src/test/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/model/TransitionModelTests.java b/spring-webflow/src/test/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/model/TransitionModelTests.java
index aee44c52..0e1cd5a9 100644
--- a/spring-webflow/src/test/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/model/TransitionModelTests.java
+++ b/spring-webflow/src/test/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/model/TransitionModelTests.java
@@ -24,7 +24,17 @@ public class TransitionModelTests extends TestCase {
 
 	public void testMergeable() {
 		TransitionModel child = new TransitionModel();
-		child.setOn("child");
+		child.setOn("event");
+		TransitionModel parent = new TransitionModel();
+		parent.setOn("event");
+		assertTrue(child.isMergeableWith(parent));
+	}
+
+	public void testMergeableOnException() {
+		TransitionModel child = new TransitionModel();
+		child.setOnException("expception");
+		TransitionModel parent = new TransitionModel();
+		parent.setOnException("exception");
 		assertTrue(child.isMergeableWith(child));
 	}
 
@@ -36,6 +46,14 @@ public class TransitionModelTests extends TestCase {
 		assertFalse(child.isMergeableWith(parent));
 	}
 
+	public void testNotMergeableOnException() {
+		TransitionModel child = new TransitionModel();
+		child.setOnException("child");
+		TransitionModel parent = new TransitionModel();
+		parent.setOnException("parent");
+		assertFalse(child.isMergeableWith(parent));
+	}
+
 	public void testNotMergeableWithNull() {
 		TransitionModel child = new TransitionModel();
 		assertFalse(child.isMergeableWith(null));