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 57b802aa2..076b6c584 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/components/Component.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/components/Component.java
@@ -341,8 +341,9 @@ public class Component {
                                         boolean includeContext, boolean encodeResult, boolean forceAddSchemeHostAndPort,
                                         boolean escapeAmp) {
         String finalAction = findString(action);
+	String finalMethod = method != null ? findString(method) : method;
         String finalNamespace = determineNamespace(namespace, getStack(), req);
-        ActionMapping mapping = new ActionMapping(finalAction, finalNamespace, method, parameters);
+        ActionMapping mapping = new ActionMapping(finalAction, finalNamespace, finalMethod, parameters);
         String uri = actionMapper.getUriFromActionMapping(mapping);
         return UrlHelper.buildUrl(uri, req, res, parameters, scheme, includeContext, encodeResult, forceAddSchemeHostAndPort, escapeAmp);
     }