diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/config/providers/XmlConfigurationProvider.java b/core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/config/providers/XmlConfigurationProvider.java
index b04cffb36..c27f95b58 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/config/providers/XmlConfigurationProvider.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/config/providers/XmlConfigurationProvider.java
@@ -862,7 +862,6 @@ public class XmlConfigurationProvider implements ConfigurationProvider {
             allowedMethods = packageContext.getGlobalAllowedMethods();
 
             if (allowedMethodsEls.getLength() > 0) {
-                allowedMethods = new HashSet<>();
                 Node n = allowedMethodsEls.item(0).getFirstChild();
                 if (n != null) {
                     String s = n.getNodeValue().trim();
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/config/providers/XmlConfigurationProviderAllowedMethodsTest.java b/core/src/test/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/config/providers/XmlConfigurationProviderAllowedMethodsTest.java
index 4b4460ae7..e5f397f94 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/config/providers/XmlConfigurationProviderAllowedMethodsTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/config/providers/XmlConfigurationProviderAllowedMethodsTest.java
@@ -29,38 +29,48 @@ public class XmlConfigurationProviderAllowedMethodsTest extends ConfigurationTes
         ActionConfig action = (ActionConfig) actionConfigs.get("Default");
         assertEquals(1, action.getAllowedMethods().size());
         assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("execute"));
+        assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("input"));
+        assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("cancel"));
         assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("foo"));
         assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("bar"));
         assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("baz"));
         assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("xyz"));
 
         action = (ActionConfig) actionConfigs.get("Boring");
-        assertEquals(0, action.getAllowedMethods().size());
+        assertEquals(2, action.getAllowedMethods().size());
         assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("execute"));
+        assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("input"));
+        assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("cancel"));
         assertFalse(action.isAllowedMethod("foo"));
         assertFalse(action.isAllowedMethod("bar"));
         assertFalse(action.isAllowedMethod("baz"));
         assertFalse(action.isAllowedMethod("xyz"));
 
         action = (ActionConfig) actionConfigs.get("Foo");
-        assertEquals(1, action.getAllowedMethods().size());
+        assertEquals(3, action.getAllowedMethods().size());
         assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("execute"));
+        assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("input"));
+        assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("cancel"));
         assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("foo"));
         assertFalse(action.isAllowedMethod("bar"));
         assertFalse(action.isAllowedMethod("baz"));
         assertFalse(action.isAllowedMethod("xyz"));
 
         action = (ActionConfig) actionConfigs.get("Bar");
-        assertEquals(2, action.getAllowedMethods().size());
+        assertEquals(4, action.getAllowedMethods().size());
         assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("execute"));
+        assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("input"));
+        assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("cancel"));
         assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("foo"));
         assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("bar"));
         assertFalse(action.isAllowedMethod("baz"));
         assertFalse(action.isAllowedMethod("xyz"));
 
         action = (ActionConfig) actionConfigs.get("Baz");
-        assertEquals(3, action.getAllowedMethods().size());
+        assertEquals(5, action.getAllowedMethods().size());
         assertFalse(action.isAllowedMethod("execute"));
+        assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("input"));
+        assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("cancel"));
         assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("foo"));
         assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("bar"));
         assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("baz"));
@@ -82,40 +92,50 @@ public class XmlConfigurationProviderAllowedMethodsTest extends ConfigurationTes
         assertEquals(5, actionConfigs.size());
 
         ActionConfig action = (ActionConfig) actionConfigs.get("Default");
-        assertEquals(0, action.getAllowedMethods().size());
+        assertEquals(2, action.getAllowedMethods().size());
         assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("execute"));
+        assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("input"));
+        assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("cancel"));
         assertFalse(action.isAllowedMethod("foo"));
         assertFalse(action.isAllowedMethod("bar"));
         assertFalse(action.isAllowedMethod("baz"));
         assertFalse(action.isAllowedMethod("xyz"));
 
         action = (ActionConfig) actionConfigs.get("Boring");
-        assertEquals(0, action.getAllowedMethods().size());
+        assertEquals(2, action.getAllowedMethods().size());
         assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("execute"));
+        assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("input"));
+        assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("cancel"));
         assertFalse(action.isAllowedMethod("foo"));
         assertFalse(action.isAllowedMethod("bar"));
         assertFalse(action.isAllowedMethod("baz"));
         assertFalse(action.isAllowedMethod("xyz"));
 
         action = (ActionConfig) actionConfigs.get("Foo");
-        assertEquals(1, action.getAllowedMethods().size());
+        assertEquals(3, action.getAllowedMethods().size());
         assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("execute"));
+        assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("input"));
+        assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("cancel"));
         assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("foo"));
         assertFalse(action.isAllowedMethod("bar"));
         assertFalse(action.isAllowedMethod("baz"));
         assertFalse(action.isAllowedMethod("xyz"));
 
         action = (ActionConfig) actionConfigs.get("Bar");
-        assertEquals(2, action.getAllowedMethods().size());
+        assertEquals(4, action.getAllowedMethods().size());
         assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("execute"));
+        assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("input"));
+        assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("cancel"));
         assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("foo"));
         assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("bar"));
         assertFalse(action.isAllowedMethod("baz"));
         assertFalse(action.isAllowedMethod("xyz"));
 
         action = (ActionConfig) actionConfigs.get("Baz");
-        assertEquals(3, action.getAllowedMethods().size());
+        assertEquals(5, action.getAllowedMethods().size());
         assertFalse(action.isAllowedMethod("execute"));
+        assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("input"));
+        assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("cancel"));
         assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("foo"));
         assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("bar"));
         assertTrue(action.isAllowedMethod("baz"));
diff --git a/core/src/test/resources/com/opensymphony/xwork2/config/providers/xwork-test-allowed-methods.xml b/core/src/test/resources/com/opensymphony/xwork2/config/providers/xwork-test-allowed-methods.xml
index 6741e668c..c19ef525b 100644
--- a/core/src/test/resources/com/opensymphony/xwork2/config/providers/xwork-test-allowed-methods.xml
+++ b/core/src/test/resources/com/opensymphony/xwork2/config/providers/xwork-test-allowed-methods.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 <!DOCTYPE xwork PUBLIC
-    "-//Apache Struts//XWork 2.3//EN"
-    "http://struts.apache.org/dtds/xwork-2.3.dtd"
+    "-//Apache Struts//XWork 2.5//EN"
+    "http://struts.apache.org/dtds/xwork-2.5.dtd"
  >
 
 <xwork>
     <package name="default" strict-method-invocation="false">
+        <global-allowed-methods>input,cancel</global-allowed-methods>
         <action name="Default">
         </action>
 
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@
     </package>
 
     <package name="strict" strict-method-invocation="true">
+        <global-allowed-methods>input,cancel</global-allowed-methods>
         <action name="Default">
         </action>