diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/components/Component.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/components/Component.java
index d291f99d7..2612ea005 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/components/Component.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/components/Component.java
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ public class Component {
      * expression otherwise.
      */
 	protected String completeExpressionIfAltSyntax(String expr) {
-		if (altSyntax()) {
+		if (altSyntax() && !ComponentUtils.containsExpression(expr)) {
 			return "%{" + expr + "}";
 		}
 		return expr;
@@ -382,6 +382,15 @@ public class Component {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Detects if altSyntax is enabled and then checks if expression contains %{...}
+     * @param expr a string to examined
+     * @return true if altSyntax is enabled and expr contains %{...}
+     */
+    protected boolean recursion(String expr) {
+        return ComponentUtils.altSyntax(stack) && ComponentUtils.containsExpression(expr);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Renders an action URL by consulting the {@link org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.mapper.ActionMapper}.
      * @param action      the action
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/components/UIBean.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/components/UIBean.java
index b7c4432e4..528809e5d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/components/UIBean.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/components/UIBean.java
@@ -795,8 +795,11 @@ public abstract class UIBean extends Component {
                         addParameter("nameValue", findValue(value, valueClazz));
                     } else if (name != null) {
                         String expr = completeExpressionIfAltSyntax(name);
-
-                        addParameter("nameValue", findValue(expr, valueClazz));
+                        if (recursion(name)) {
+                            addParameter("nameValue", expr);
+                        } else {
+                            addParameter("nameValue", findValue(expr, valueClazz));
+                        }
                     }
                 } else {
                     if (value != null) {
@@ -1021,9 +1024,7 @@ public abstract class UIBean extends Component {
 
     @StrutsTagAttribute(description="HTML id attribute")
     public void setId(String id) {
-        if (id != null) {
-            this.id = findString(id);
-        }
+        this.id = id;
     }
 
     @StrutsTagAttribute(description="The template directory.")
@@ -1241,8 +1242,8 @@ public abstract class UIBean extends Component {
         this.tooltipIconPath = tooltipIconPath;
     }
 
-    public void setDynamicAttributes(Map<String, Object> tagDynamicAttributes) {
-        for (Map.Entry<String, Object> entry : tagDynamicAttributes.entrySet()) {
+    public void setDynamicAttributes(Map<String, String> tagDynamicAttributes) {
+        for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry : tagDynamicAttributes.entrySet()) {
             String key = entry.getKey();
 
             if (!isValidTagAttribute(key)) {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/AbstractUITag.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/AbstractUITag.java
index 3e4b8db42..677892efe 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/AbstractUITag.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/AbstractUITag.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractUITag extends ComponentTagSupport implements Dynam
     protected String tooltipIconPath;
 
     // dynamic attributes.
-    protected Map<String, Object> dynamicAttributes = new HashMap<>();
+    protected Map<String, String> dynamicAttributes = new HashMap<>();
 
     protected void populateParams() {
         super.populateParams();
@@ -302,11 +302,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractUITag extends ComponentTagSupport implements Dynam
     }
 
     public void setDynamicAttribute(String uri, String localName, Object value) throws JspException {
-        if (ComponentUtils.altSyntax(getStack()) && ComponentUtils.isExpression(value.toString())) {
-            dynamicAttributes.put(localName, String.valueOf(ObjectUtils.defaultIfNull(findValue(value.toString()), value)));
-        } else {
-            dynamicAttributes.put(localName, value);
-        }
+        dynamicAttributes.put(localName, String.valueOf(value));
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/components/UIBeanTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/components/UIBeanTest.java
index 9317397d2..ca2ffa28a 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/components/UIBeanTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/components/UIBeanTest.java
@@ -280,6 +280,27 @@ public class UIBeanTest extends StrutsInternalTestCase {
         assertEquals(value, txtFld.getParameters().get("nameValue"));
     }
 
+    public void testValueParameterRecursion() {
+        ValueStack stack = ActionContext.getContext().getValueStack();
+        MockHttpServletRequest req = new MockHttpServletRequest();
+        MockHttpServletResponse res = new MockHttpServletResponse();
+
+        stack.push(new Object() {
+            public String getMyValue() {
+                return "%{myBad}";
+            }
+            public String getMyBad() {
+                throw new IllegalStateException("Recursion detected!");
+            }
+        });
+
+        TextField txtFld = new TextField(stack, req, res);
+        txtFld.setName("%{myValue}");
+        txtFld.evaluateParams();
+
+        assertEquals("%{myBad}", txtFld.getParameters().get("nameValue"));
+    }
+
     public void testSetClass() {
         String cssClass = "insertCssClassHere";
         ValueStack stack = ActionContext.getContext().getValueStack();
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/util/StrutsUtilTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/util/StrutsUtilTest.java
index 28c4b3406..02be0f287 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/util/StrutsUtilTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/util/StrutsUtilTest.java
@@ -189,6 +189,21 @@ public class StrutsUtilTest extends StrutsInternalTestCase {
         assertEquals(obj1, "try: bar");
     }
 
+    public void testTranslateVariablesRecursion() throws Exception {
+        stack.push(new Object() {
+            public String getFoo() {
+                return "%{bar}";
+            }
+            public String getBar() {
+                return "bar";
+            }
+        });
+        String obj1 = strutsUtil.translateVariables("try: %{foo}");
+
+        assertNotNull(obj1);
+        assertEquals("try: %{bar}", obj1);
+    }
+
     // === Junit Hook
 
     protected void setUp() throws Exception {
diff --git a/plugins/javatemplates/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/views/java/simple/AbstractTest.java b/plugins/javatemplates/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/views/java/simple/AbstractTest.java
index 7dd36c9c0..69847eb23 100644
--- a/plugins/javatemplates/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/views/java/simple/AbstractTest.java
+++ b/plugins/javatemplates/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/views/java/simple/AbstractTest.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ import java.util.Stack;
 public abstract class AbstractTest extends TestCase {
     private Map<String, String> scriptingAttrs = new HashMap<String, String>();
     private Map<String, String> commonAttrs = new HashMap<String, String>();
-    private Map<String, Object> dynamicAttrs = new HashMap<String, Object>();
+    private Map<String, String> dynamicAttrs = new HashMap<String, String>();
 
     protected SimpleTheme theme;
 
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractTest extends TestCase {
     }
 
     protected void assertDynamicAttrs(String str) {
-        for (Map.Entry<String, Object> entry : dynamicAttrs.entrySet()) {
+        for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry : dynamicAttrs.entrySet()) {
             String substr = entry.getKey() + "=\"" + entry.getValue() + "\"";
             assertTrue("String [" + substr + "] was not found in [" + str + "]", str.indexOf(substr) >= 0);
         }