Index: src/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/util/OgnlValueStack.java
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--- src/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/util/OgnlValueStack.java	(revision 1615)
+++ src/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/util/OgnlValueStack.java	(working copy)
@@ -4,14 +4,17 @@
  */
 package com.opensymphony.xwork2.util;
 
+import com.opensymphony.xwork2.ActionSupport;
 import com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultTextProvider;
 import com.opensymphony.xwork2.XWorkException;
 import com.opensymphony.xwork2.inject.Inject;
-
+import ognl.*;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
-import ognl.*;
+
+import java.beans.PropertyDescriptor;
 import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.util.*;
 
 /**
@@ -239,9 +242,43 @@
             if (value != null) {
                 return value;
             } else {
+                if (expr.contains("(") && expr.contains(")")) {
+                    LOG.warn("Could not find method [" + expr + "]");
+                } else {
+                    // find objects with Action in them and inspect matching getters
+                    Set availableProperties = new LinkedHashSet();
+                    for (Object o : root) {
+                        if (o instanceof ActionSupport || o.getClass().getSimpleName().endsWith("Action")) {
+                            PropertyDescriptor[] descriptors = OgnlUtil.getPropertyDescriptors(o);
+                            for (PropertyDescriptor pd : descriptors) {
+                                String name = pd.getDisplayName();
+                                if (expr.startsWith(name)) {
+                                    availableProperties.add(name);
+                                    if (expr.indexOf(".") > -1) {
+                                        Method[] methods = pd.getPropertyType().getDeclaredMethods();
+                                        for (Method method : methods) {
+                                            if (method.getName().startsWith("get")) {
+                                                String propertyName = method.getName().substring(3);
+                                                if (propertyName.length() > 0)  {
+                                                    propertyName = propertyName.substring(0, 1).toLowerCase() + propertyName.substring(1);
+                                                    availableProperties.add(pd.getDisplayName() + "." + propertyName);
+                                                    // todo: look for another "." and traverse recursively
+                                                }
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if (!availableProperties.contains(expr)) {
+                        LOG.warn("Could not find property [" + expr + "]");    
+                    }
+                }
                 return findInContext(expr);
             }
         } catch (OgnlException e) {
+            LOG.warn("Could not find property [" + expr + "]");
             return findInContext(expr);
         } catch (Exception e) {
             logLookupFailure(expr, e);