diff --git a/spring-webflow/changelog.txt b/spring-webflow/changelog.txt
index 5394aad6..dd57bd03 100644
--- a/spring-webflow/changelog.txt
+++ b/spring-webflow/changelog.txt
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Package org.springframework.webflow.engine
 * Added BeanFactoryFlowVariable(String, BeanFactory, ScopeType) convenience constructor to the
   BeanFactoryFlowVariable.
 * Added settableExpression() method to AbstractFlowBuilder.
-* Added new exposeException() hook method to TransitionExecutingStateExceptionHandler.
+* Added new exposeException() hook method to TransitionExecutingStateExceptionHandler (SWF-280).
 
 Package org.springframework.webflow.execution
 * Added FlowExecutionListener.sessionCreated(RequestContext, FlowSession) callback, useful for
diff --git a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/support/TransitionExecutingStateExceptionHandler.java b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/support/TransitionExecutingStateExceptionHandler.java
index ba9a23a6..27733e10 100644
--- a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/support/TransitionExecutingStateExceptionHandler.java
+++ b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/support/TransitionExecutingStateExceptionHandler.java
@@ -125,13 +125,15 @@ public class TransitionExecutingStateExceptionHandler implements FlowExecutionEx
 	/**
 	 * Exposes the given flow exception and root cause in flash scope to make
 	 * them available for response rendering. Subclasses can override this
-	 * if they way to expose the exceptions in a different way or do special
+	 * if they want to expose the exceptions in a different way or do special
 	 * processing before the exceptions are exposed.
 	 * @param context the request control context
 	 * @param exception the exception being handled
 	 * @param rootCause root cause of the exception being handled (could be null) 
 	 */
 	protected void exposeException(RequestContext context, FlowExecutionException exception, Throwable rootCause) {
+		// note that all Throwables are Serializable so putting them in flash
+		// scope should not be a problem
 		context.getFlashScope().put(STATE_EXCEPTION_ATTRIBUTE, exception);
 		if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
 			logger.debug("Exposing state exception root cause " + rootCause + " under attribute '"