diff --git a/plugins/dojo/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/dojo/components/Bind.java b/plugins/dojo/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/dojo/components/Bind.java
index 869c11600..6283aef2e 100644
--- a/plugins/dojo/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/dojo/components/Bind.java
+++ b/plugins/dojo/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/dojo/components/Bind.java
@@ -137,12 +137,12 @@ public class Bind extends AbstractValidateBean {
             addParameter("events", findString(events));
     }
     
-    @StrutsTagAttribute(description="Comma delimited list of event names to attach to", required=true)
+    @StrutsTagAttribute(description="Comma delimited list of event names to attach to")
     public void setEvents(String events) {
         this.events = events;
     }
 
-    @StrutsTagAttribute(description="Comma delimited list of ids of the elements to attach to", required=true)
+    @StrutsTagAttribute(description="Comma delimited list of ids of the elements to attach to")
     public void setSources(String sources) {
         this.sources = sources;
     }
diff --git a/plugins/dojo/src/main/resources/org/apache/struts2/static/dojo/struts/widget/Bind.js b/plugins/dojo/src/main/resources/org/apache/struts2/static/dojo/struts/widget/Bind.js
index 29f40c04a..ee9c59190 100644
--- a/plugins/dojo/src/main/resources/org/apache/struts2/static/dojo/struts/widget/Bind.js
+++ b/plugins/dojo/src/main/resources/org/apache/struts2/static/dojo/struts/widget/Bind.js
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ dojo.widget.defineWidget(
     if(topicsArray) {
       dojo.lang.forEach(topicsArray, function(topic) {
       try {
-        if(data) {
+        if(data != null) {
           dojo.event.topic.publish(topic, data, e, self);
         } else {
           dojo.event.topic.publish(topic, e, self);
diff --git a/plugins/dojo/src/main/resources/org/apache/struts2/static/dojo/struts/widget/BindDiv.js b/plugins/dojo/src/main/resources/org/apache/struts2/static/dojo/struts/widget/BindDiv.js
index 99c83b1d4..4bac37afc 100644
--- a/plugins/dojo/src/main/resources/org/apache/struts2/static/dojo/struts/widget/BindDiv.js
+++ b/plugins/dojo/src/main/resources/org/apache/struts2/static/dojo/struts/widget/BindDiv.js
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ dojo.widget.defineWidget(
       if(topicsArray) {
         dojo.lang.forEach(topicsArray, function(topic) {
         try {
-          if(data) {
+          if(data != null) {
             dojo.event.topic.publish(topic, data, e, self);
           } else {
             dojo.event.topic.publish(topic, e, self);
diff --git a/plugins/dojo/src/main/resources/template/ajax/bind.ftl b/plugins/dojo/src/main/resources/template/ajax/bind.ftl
index 114d2fe5c..369b205f2 100644
--- a/plugins/dojo/src/main/resources/template/ajax/bind.ftl
+++ b/plugins/dojo/src/main/resources/template/ajax/bind.ftl
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
 	dojo.addOnLoad(function() {
 		dojo.widget.createWidget("struts:BindEvent", {
-			"sources": "${parameters.sources?html}",<#rt/>
-			"events": "${parameters.events?html}",<#rt/>
+		    <#if parameters.sources?if_exists != "">
+                "sources": "${parameters.sources?html}",<#rt/>
+            </#if>
+            <#if parameters.events?if_exists != "">
+                "events": "${parameters.events?html}",<#rt/>
+            </#if>
 			<#if parameters.id?if_exists != "">
 			  	"id": "${parameters.id?html}",<#rt/>
 		    </#if>