diff --git a/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/convert/support/FormatterBackedConversionExecutor.java b/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/convert/support/FormatterBackedConversionExecutor.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e109213f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/convert/support/FormatterBackedConversionExecutor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package org.springframework.binding.convert.support;
+
+import org.springframework.binding.convert.ConversionContext;
+import org.springframework.binding.convert.ConversionException;
+import org.springframework.binding.convert.ConversionExecutor;
+import org.springframework.binding.format.Formatter;
+
+public class FormatterBackedConversionExecutor implements ConversionExecutor {
+
+	private Formatter formatter;
+
+	private Class targetClass;
+
+	public FormatterBackedConversionExecutor(Formatter formatter, Class targetClass) {
+		this.formatter = formatter;
+		this.targetClass = targetClass;
+	}
+
+	public Object execute(Object source) throws ConversionException {
+		return execute(source, null);
+	}
+
+	public Object execute(Object source, ConversionContext context) throws ConversionException {
+		return formatter.parseValue((String) source);
+	}
+
+	public Class getSourceClass() {
+		return String.class;
+	}
+
+	public Class getTargetClass() {
+		return targetClass;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/definition/TransitionableStateDefinition.java b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/definition/TransitionableStateDefinition.java
index c5075fc6..082effba 100644
--- a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/definition/TransitionableStateDefinition.java
+++ b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/definition/TransitionableStateDefinition.java
@@ -28,4 +28,11 @@ public interface TransitionableStateDefinition extends StateDefinition {
 	 * @return the available state transitions
 	 */
 	public TransitionDefinition[] getTransitions();
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the transition that matches the event with the provided id.
+	 * @param eventId the event id
+	 * @return the transition that matches, or null if no match is found.
+	 */
+	public TransitionDefinition getTransition(String eventId);
 }
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diff --git a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/TransitionableState.java b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/TransitionableState.java
index 6e5553c1..0b8b9fd9 100644
--- a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/TransitionableState.java
+++ b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/TransitionableState.java
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ public abstract class TransitionableState extends State implements Transitionabl
 		return getTransitionSet().toArray();
 	}
 
+	public TransitionDefinition getTransition(String eventId) {
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	// impl
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns the set of transitions. The returned set is mutable.
 	 */
diff --git a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/mvc/MvcView.java b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/mvc/MvcView.java
index 6c6a711c..75379456 100644
--- a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/mvc/MvcView.java
+++ b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/mvc/MvcView.java
@@ -24,9 +24,11 @@ import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
 import org.springframework.binding.collection.MapAdaptable;
+import org.springframework.binding.convert.support.FormatterBackedConversionExecutor;
 import org.springframework.binding.expression.Expression;
 import org.springframework.binding.expression.ExpressionParser;
 import org.springframework.binding.expression.support.ParserContextImpl;
+import org.springframework.binding.format.Formatter;
 import org.springframework.binding.format.FormatterRegistry;
 import org.springframework.binding.format.factories.DateFormatterFactory;
 import org.springframework.binding.format.factories.NumberFormatterFactory;
@@ -39,6 +41,8 @@ import org.springframework.binding.mapping.impl.DefaultMapping;
 import org.springframework.binding.mapping.results.TargetAccessError;
 import org.springframework.validation.BindingResult;
 import org.springframework.webflow.core.collection.ParameterMap;
+import org.springframework.webflow.definition.TransitionDefinition;
+import org.springframework.webflow.definition.TransitionableStateDefinition;
 import org.springframework.webflow.execution.Event;
 import org.springframework.webflow.execution.RequestContext;
 import org.springframework.webflow.execution.View;
@@ -159,15 +163,13 @@ class MvcView implements View {
 	}
 
 	private boolean shouldBind(Object model) {
-		// this downcast is not ideal
-		// TransitionableState currentState = (TransitionableState) context.getCurrentState();
-		// TODO this won't work because last event isn't set yet...
-		// Transition transition = currentState.getRequiredTransition(context);
-		// if (transition.getAttributes().contains("bind")) {
-		// return transition.getAttributes().getBoolean("bind").booleanValue();
-		// } else {
-		// return false;
-		// }
+		TransitionableStateDefinition currentState = (TransitionableStateDefinition) context.getCurrentState();
+		TransitionDefinition transition = currentState.getTransition(eventId);
+		if (transition != null) {
+			if (transition.getAttributes().contains("bind")) {
+				return transition.getAttributes().getBoolean("bind").booleanValue();
+			}
+		}
 		return false;
 	}
 
@@ -183,7 +185,11 @@ class MvcView implements View {
 			Expression source = expressionParser
 					.parseExpression(name, new ParserContextImpl().eval(MapAdaptable.class));
 			Expression target = expressionParser.parseExpression(name, new ParserContextImpl().eval(model.getClass()));
-			mapper.addMapping(new DefaultMapping(source, target));
+			DefaultMapping mapping = new DefaultMapping(source, target);
+			Class targetClass = target.getValueType(model);
+			Formatter formatter = formatterRegistry.getFormatter(target.getExpressionString(), targetClass);
+			mapping.setTypeConverter(new FormatterBackedConversionExecutor(formatter, targetClass));
+			mapper.addMapping(mapping);
 		}
 	}