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 fb1741cdd..6668cda94 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/components/UIBean.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/components/UIBean.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package org.apache.struts2.components;
 
 import com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.ConfigurationException;
 import com.opensymphony.xwork2.inject.Inject;
+import com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.TextParseUtil;
 import com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.ValueStack;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.ObjectUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
@@ -1265,7 +1266,8 @@ public abstract class UIBean extends Component {
 
             if (!isValidTagAttribute(attrName)) {
                 if (ComponentUtils.altSyntax(getStack()) && ComponentUtils.containsExpression(attrValue) && !lazyEvaluation()) {
-                    dynamicAttributes.put(attrName, ObjectUtils.defaultIfNull(findString(attrValue), attrValue));
+                    String translated = TextParseUtil.translateVariables('%', attrValue, stack);
+                    dynamicAttributes.put(attrName, ObjectUtils.defaultIfNull(translated, attrValue));
                 } else {
                     dynamicAttributes.put(attrName, attrValue);
                 }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/TextfieldTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/TextfieldTest.java
index bd52b8ad9..ec110a8f0 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/TextfieldTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/TextfieldTest.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public class TextfieldTest extends AbstractUITagTest {
 
         verify(TextFieldTag.class.getResource("Textfield-3.txt"));
     }
-    
+
     public void testLabelSeparatorJsp() throws Exception {
         TestAction testAction = (TestAction) action;
         testAction.setFoo("bar");
@@ -172,13 +172,14 @@ public class TextfieldTest extends AbstractUITagTest {
         tag.setName("myname");
         tag.setValue("%{foo}");
         tag.setSize("10");
+        tag.setDynamicAttribute(null, "anotherAttr", "another_%{foo}");
 
         tag.doStartTag();
         tag.doEndTag();
 
         verify(TextFieldTag.class.getResource("Textfield-5.txt"));
     }
-    
+
     public void testSimple_recursionTestNoValue() throws Exception {
         TestAction testAction = (TestAction) action;
         testAction.setFoo("%{1+1}");
diff --git a/core/src/test/resources/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/Textfield-5.txt b/core/src/test/resources/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/Textfield-5.txt
index 08326c776..6dcdedba5 100644
--- a/core/src/test/resources/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/Textfield-5.txt
+++ b/core/src/test/resources/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/Textfield-5.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <tr>
     <td class="tdLabel"><label for="myname" class="label">mylabel:</label></td>
-    <td class="tdInput"><input type="text" name="myname" size="10" value="%{1+1}" id="myname"/></td>
+    <td class="tdInput"><input type="text" name="myname" size="10" value="%{1+1}" id="myname" anotherAttr="another_%{1+1}"/></td>
 </tr>