diff --git a/spring-faces/src/main/java/META-INF/faces-config.xml b/spring-faces/src/main/java/META-INF/faces-config.xml
index e279da38..1f0c9515 100644
--- a/spring-faces/src/main/java/META-INF/faces-config.xml
+++ b/spring-faces/src/main/java/META-INF/faces-config.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 		<action-listener>org.springframework.faces.webflow.FlowActionListener</action-listener>
 		<action-listener>org.springframework.faces.model.SelectionTrackingActionListener</action-listener>
 		<variable-resolver>org.springframework.faces.webflow.FlowVariableResolver</variable-resolver>
+		<variable-resolver>org.springframework.faces.webflow.SpringBeanWebFlowVariableResolver</variable-resolver>
 		<property-resolver>org.springframework.faces.webflow.FlowPropertyResolver</property-resolver>
 		<view-handler>org.springframework.faces.webflow.FlowViewHandler</view-handler>
 	</application>
diff --git a/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/webflow/FlowVariableResolver.java b/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/webflow/FlowVariableResolver.java
index 59cb406e..1b0aed22 100644
--- a/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/webflow/FlowVariableResolver.java
+++ b/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/webflow/FlowVariableResolver.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 import org.springframework.webflow.expression.el.ImplicitFlowVariableELResolver;
 import org.springframework.webflow.expression.el.RequestContextELResolver;
 import org.springframework.webflow.expression.el.ScopeSearchingELResolver;
-import org.springframework.webflow.expression.el.SpringBeanWebFlowELResolver;
 import org.springframework.webflow.expression.el.SpringSecurityELResolver;
 
 /**
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ public class FlowVariableResolver extends ELDelegatingVariableResolver {
 		if (ClassUtils.isPresent("org.springframework.security.context.SecurityContextHolder")) {
 			composite.add(new SpringSecurityELResolver());
 		}
-		composite.add(new SpringBeanWebFlowELResolver());
 	}
 
 	public FlowVariableResolver(VariableResolver nextResolver) {
diff --git a/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/webflow/SpringBeanWebFlowVariableResolver.java b/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/webflow/SpringBeanWebFlowVariableResolver.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4880c760
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/webflow/SpringBeanWebFlowVariableResolver.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package org.springframework.faces.webflow;
+
+import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
+import javax.faces.el.VariableResolver;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.StaticListableBeanFactory;
+import org.springframework.web.jsf.SpringBeanVariableResolver;
+import org.springframework.webflow.execution.RequestContext;
+import org.springframework.webflow.execution.RequestContextHolder;
+
+/**
+ * JSF 1.1 variable resolver for Spring Beans accessible to the flow's local bean factory.
+ * @author Jeremy Grelle
+ */
+public class SpringBeanWebFlowVariableResolver extends SpringBeanVariableResolver {
+
+	private static final BeanFactory EMPTY_BEAN_FACTORY = new StaticListableBeanFactory();
+
+	public SpringBeanWebFlowVariableResolver(VariableResolver originalVariableResolver) {
+		super(originalVariableResolver);
+	}
+
+	protected BeanFactory getBeanFactory(FacesContext facesContext) {
+		RequestContext requestContext = RequestContextHolder.getRequestContext();
+		if (requestContext != null && requestContext.getActiveFlow().getBeanFactory() != null) {
+			BeanFactory factory = requestContext.getActiveFlow().getBeanFactory();
+			return factory;
+		} else {
+			return EMPTY_BEAN_FACTORY;
+		}
+	}
+
+}