diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/components/Form.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/components/Form.java
index c6dbd3fa9..a935c0e95 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/components/Form.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/components/Form.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.Validator;
 import org.apache.struts2.StrutsConstants;
 import org.apache.struts2.views.annotations.StrutsTag;
 import org.apache.struts2.views.annotations.StrutsTagAttribute;
+import org.apache.commons.lang.xwork.StringUtils;
 
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
@@ -153,28 +154,18 @@ public class Form extends ClosingUIBean {
     */
     protected void evaluateExtraParams() {
         super.evaluateExtraParams();
-
-        //boolean isAjax = "ajax".equalsIgnoreCase(this.theme);
-
         if (validate != null) {
             addParameter("validate", findValue(validate, Boolean.class));
         }
 
-        // calculate the action and namespace
-        /*String action = null;
-        if (this.action != null) {
-            // if it isn't specified, we'll make somethig up
-            action = findString(this.action);
+        if (name == null) {
+            //make the name the same as the id
+            String id = (String) getParameters().get("id");
+             if (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(id)) {
+                addParameter("name", id);
+             }
         }
 
-        if (Dispatcher.getInstance().isPortletSupportActive() && PortletActionContext.isPortletRequest()) {
-            evaluateExtraParamsPortletRequest(namespace, action);
-        } else {
-            String namespace = determineNamespace(this.namespace, getStack(),
-                    request);
-            evaluateExtraParamsServletRequest(action, namespace, isAjax);
-        }*/
-
         if (onsubmit != null) {
             addParameter("onsubmit", findString(onsubmit));
         }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/FormTagTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/FormTagTest.java
index ad27a1622..70b050692 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/FormTagTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/FormTagTest.java
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ public class FormTagTest extends AbstractUITagTest {
         tag.setEnctype("myEncType");
         tag.setTitle("mytitle");
         tag.setOnsubmit("submitMe()");
+        tag.setId("myid");
 
         tag.doStartTag();
         tag.doEndTag();
@@ -137,6 +138,28 @@ public class FormTagTest extends AbstractUITagTest {
         verify(FormTag.class.getResource("Formtag-1.txt"));
     }
 
+     public void testFormNoNameOrId() throws Exception {
+
+        request.setupGetServletPath("/testAction");
+
+        TestAction testAction = (TestAction) action;
+        testAction.setFoo("bar");
+
+        FormTag tag = new FormTag();
+        tag.setPageContext(pageContext);
+        tag.setMethod("post");
+        tag.setAcceptcharset("UTF-8");
+        tag.setAction("myAction");
+        tag.setEnctype("myEncType");
+        tag.setTitle("mytitle");
+        tag.setOnsubmit("submitMe()");
+
+        tag.doStartTag();
+        tag.doEndTag();
+
+        verify(FormTag.class.getResource("Formtag-25.txt"));
+    }
+
     /**
      * This test with form tag validation enabled. Js validation script will appear
      * cause action submited by the form is intercepted by validation interceptor which
diff --git a/core/src/test/resources/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/Formtag-1.txt b/core/src/test/resources/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/Formtag-1.txt
index ea63acc52..8bd3a47df 100644
--- a/core/src/test/resources/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/Formtag-1.txt
+++ b/core/src/test/resources/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/Formtag-1.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<form id="myAction" name="myForm" onsubmit="submitMe()" action="myAction" method="post" enctype="myEncType" title="mytitle" accept-charset="UTF-8">
+<form id="myid" name="myForm" onsubmit="submitMe()" action="myAction" method="post" enctype="myEncType" title="mytitle" accept-charset="UTF-8">
 <table class="wwFormTable">
 </table>
 </form>
diff --git a/core/src/test/resources/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/Formtag-25.txt b/core/src/test/resources/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/Formtag-25.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..26a827664
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/test/resources/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/Formtag-25.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<form id="myAction" name="myAction" onsubmit="submitMe()" action="myAction" method="post" enctype="myEncType" title="mytitle" accept-charset="UTF-8">
+<table class="wwFormTable">
+</table>
+</form>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/src/test/resources/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/Formtag-4.txt b/core/src/test/resources/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/Formtag-4.txt
index e50067486..35c1895d7 100644
--- a/core/src/test/resources/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/Formtag-4.txt
+++ b/core/src/test/resources/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/Formtag-4.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<form id="foo" action="/foo.jsp" method="post">
+<form id="foo" name="foo" action="/foo.jsp" method="post">
 <table class="wwFormTable">
 </table>
 </form>
diff --git a/core/src/test/resources/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/Formtag-7.txt b/core/src/test/resources/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/Formtag-7.txt
index 205207851..0fb96c875 100644
--- a/core/src/test/resources/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/Formtag-7.txt
+++ b/core/src/test/resources/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/Formtag-7.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<form id="test" action="test.html" method="post">
+<form id="test" name="test" action="test.html" method="post">
 <table class="wwFormTable">
 </table>
 </form>