diff --git a/apps/showcase/src/main/webapp/ajax/autocompleter/index.jsp b/apps/showcase/src/main/webapp/ajax/autocompleter/index.jsp
index c9d3732b8..71b990afa 100644
--- a/apps/showcase/src/main/webapp/ajax/autocompleter/index.jsp
+++ b/apps/showcase/src/main/webapp/ajax/autocompleter/index.jsp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Disabled combobox (disabled="true")
 Link two autocompleter elements. When the selected value in 'Autocompleter 1' changes, the available values in 'Autocompleter 2' will change also.
 <br/>
 <form id="selectForm">
-  <p>Autocompleter 1 <sx:autocompleter  name="select" list="{'fruits','colors'}"  value="colors" notifyTopics="/Changed" forceValidOption="true" id="sel"/></p>
+  <p>Autocompleter 1 <sx:autocompleter  name="select" list="{'fruits','colors'}"  value="colors" valueNotifyTopics="/Changed" forceValidOption="true" id="sel"/></p>
 </form>
 Autocompleter 2 <sx:autocompleter  href="%{#autoex}" autoComplete="false" formId="selectForm" listenTopics="/Changed" forceValidOption="true" id="ops"/>
 
diff --git a/plugins/dojo/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/dojo/components/Autocompleter.java b/plugins/dojo/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/dojo/components/Autocompleter.java
index f5006d7d0..76a081aa2 100644
--- a/plugins/dojo/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/dojo/components/Autocompleter.java
+++ b/plugins/dojo/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/dojo/components/Autocompleter.java
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ public class Autocompleter extends ComboBox {
     protected String iconPath;
     protected String keyName;
     protected String dataFieldName;
+    protected String beforeNotifyTopics;
+    protected String afterNotifyTopics;
+    protected String errorNotifyTopics;
+    protected String valueNotifyTopics;
     
     public Autocompleter(ValueStack stack, HttpServletRequest request,
             HttpServletResponse response) {
@@ -144,6 +148,15 @@ public class Autocompleter extends ComboBox {
         
         String keyNameExpr = "%{" + keyName + "}";
         addParameter("key", findString(keyNameExpr));
+        
+        if (beforeNotifyTopics != null)
+            addParameter("beforeNotifyTopics", findString(beforeNotifyTopics));
+        if (afterNotifyTopics != null)
+            addParameter("afterNotifyTopics", findString(afterNotifyTopics));
+        if (errorNotifyTopics != null)
+            addParameter("errorNotifyTopics", findString(errorNotifyTopics));
+        if (valueNotifyTopics != null)
+            addParameter("valueNotifyTopics", findString(valueNotifyTopics));
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -292,4 +305,24 @@ public class Autocompleter extends ComboBox {
     public void setValue(String arg0) {
         super.setValue(arg0);
     }
+    
+    @StrutsTagAttribute(description="Comma delimmited list of topics that will published after the request(if the request succeeds)")
+    public void setAfterNotifyTopics(String afterNotifyTopics) {
+        this.afterNotifyTopics = afterNotifyTopics;
+    }
+
+    @StrutsTagAttribute(description="Comma delimmited list of topics that will published before the request")
+    public void setBeforeNotifyTopics(String beforeNotifyTopics) {
+        this.beforeNotifyTopics = beforeNotifyTopics;
+    }
+
+    @StrutsTagAttribute(description="Comma delimmited list of topics that will published after the request(if the request fails)")
+    public void setErrorNotifyTopics(String errorNotifyTopics) {
+        this.errorNotifyTopics = errorNotifyTopics;
+    }
+
+    @StrutsTagAttribute(description="Comma delimmited list of topics that will published when a value is selected")
+    public void setValueNotifyTopics(String valueNotifyTopics) {
+        this.valueNotifyTopics = valueNotifyTopics;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/dojo/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/dojo/views/jsp/ui/AutocompleterTag.java b/plugins/dojo/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/dojo/views/jsp/ui/AutocompleterTag.java
index 95890cc0d..144055308 100644
--- a/plugins/dojo/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/dojo/views/jsp/ui/AutocompleterTag.java
+++ b/plugins/dojo/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/dojo/views/jsp/ui/AutocompleterTag.java
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ public class AutocompleterTag extends ComboBoxTag {
     protected String iconPath;
     protected String keyName;
     protected String dataFieldName;
+    protected String beforeNotifyTopics;
+    protected String afterNotifyTopics;
+    protected String errorNotifyTopics;
+    protected String valueNotifyTopics;
     
     public Component getBean(ValueStack stack, HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) {
         return new Autocompleter(stack, req, res);
@@ -84,6 +88,10 @@ public class AutocompleterTag extends ComboBoxTag {
         autocompleter.setIconPath(iconPath);
         autocompleter.setKeyName(keyName);
         autocompleter.setDataFieldName(dataFieldName);
+        autocompleter.setAfterNotifyTopics(afterNotifyTopics);
+        autocompleter.setBeforeNotifyTopics(beforeNotifyTopics);
+        autocompleter.setErrorNotifyTopics(errorNotifyTopics);
+        autocompleter.setValueNotifyTopics(valueNotifyTopics);
     }
 
     public void setAutoComplete(String autoComplete) {
@@ -169,4 +177,20 @@ public class AutocompleterTag extends ComboBoxTag {
     public void setDataFieldName(String dataFieldName) {
         this.dataFieldName = dataFieldName;
     }
+    
+    public void setAfterNotifyTopics(String afterNotifyTopics) {
+        this.afterNotifyTopics = afterNotifyTopics;
+    }
+
+    public void setBeforeNotifyTopics(String beforeNotifyTopics) {
+        this.beforeNotifyTopics = beforeNotifyTopics;
+    }
+
+    public void setErrorNotifyTopics(String errorNotifyTopics) {
+        this.errorNotifyTopics = errorNotifyTopics;
+    }
+
+    public void setValueNotifyTopics(String valueNotifyTopics) {
+        this.valueNotifyTopics = valueNotifyTopics;
+    }
 }
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 8923a6df2..e947089c2 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
@@ -183,12 +183,12 @@ dojo.widget.defineWidget(
     this.notifyTo(topicsArray, data, type, e);
   },
   
-  notifyTo : function(topicsArray, data, e) {
+  notifyTo : function(topicsArray, data, type, e) {
     var self = this;
     if(topicsArray) {
       dojo.lang.forEach(topicsArray, function(topic) {
         try {
-          dojo.event.topic.publish(topic, data, e);
+          dojo.event.topic.publish(topic, data, type, e);
         } catch(ex){
           self.log(ex);
         }
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 2749b0e86..0dda0f5d3 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
@@ -117,12 +117,12 @@ dojo.widget.defineWidget(
       this.notifyTo(topicsArray, data, type, e);
     },
     
-    notifyTo : function(topicsArray, data, e) {
+    notifyTo : function(topicsArray, data, type, e) {
       var self = this;
       if(topicsArray) {
         dojo.lang.forEach(topicsArray, function(topic) {
           try {
-            dojo.event.topic.publish(topic, data, e);
+            dojo.event.topic.publish(topic, data, type, e);
           } catch(ex){
             self.log(ex);
           }
diff --git a/plugins/dojo/src/main/resources/org/apache/struts2/static/dojo/struts/widget/ComboBox.js b/plugins/dojo/src/main/resources/org/apache/struts2/static/dojo/struts/widget/ComboBox.js
index 5674a9994..ee861e556 100644
--- a/plugins/dojo/src/main/resources/org/apache/struts2/static/dojo/struts/widget/ComboBox.js
+++ b/plugins/dojo/src/main/resources/org/apache/struts2/static/dojo/struts/widget/ComboBox.js
@@ -59,8 +59,9 @@ struts.widget.ComboBoxDataProvider = function(/*Array*/ dataPairs, /*Number*/ li
       url: url,
       formNode: dojo.byId(this.formId),
       formFilter: window[this.formFilter],
-      load: dojo.lang.hitch(this, function(type, data, evt) {
-        //show indicator
+      handler: dojo.lang.hitch(this, function(type, data, evt) {
+        this.firstRequest = false;
+        //hide indicator
         dojo.html.hide(this.cbox.indicator);
 
         //if notifyTopics is published on the first request (onload)
@@ -92,7 +93,6 @@ struts.widget.ComboBoxDataProvider = function(/*Array*/ dataPairs, /*Number*/ li
            data = arrData;
         }
         this.setData(data);
-        this.firstRequest = false;
       }),
       mimetype: "text/json"
     });
@@ -215,7 +215,14 @@ dojo.widget.defineWidget(
   listenTopics : "",
   notifyTopics : "",
   notifyTopicsArray : null,
-
+  beforeNotifyTopics : "",
+  beforeNotifyTopicsArray : null,
+  afterNotifyTopics : "",
+  afterNotifyTopicsArray : null,
+  errorNotifyTopics : "",
+  errorNotifyTopicsArray : null,
+  valueNotifyTopics : "",
+  valueNotifyTopicsArray : null,
   indicator : "",
 
   formId : "",
@@ -234,7 +241,7 @@ dojo.widget.defineWidget(
   //dojo has "stringstart" which is invalid
   searchType: "STARTSTRING",
 
-  dataFieldName : ""  ,
+  dataFieldName : "",
   keyName: "",
   templateCssPath: dojo.uri.dojoUri("struts/ComboBox.css"),
   //from Dojo's  ComboBox
@@ -341,9 +348,30 @@ dojo.widget.defineWidget(
       }
     }
 
+    //notify topics
     if(!dojo.string.isBlank(this.notifyTopics)) {
       this.notifyTopicsArray = this.notifyTopics.split(",");
     }
+    
+    //before topics
+    if(!dojo.string.isBlank(this.beforeNotifyTopics)) {
+      this.beforeNotifyTopicsArray = this.beforeNotifyTopics.split(",");
+    }
+    
+    //after topics
+    if(!dojo.string.isBlank(this.afterNotifyTopics)) {
+      this.afterNotifyTopicsArray = this.afterNotifyTopics.split(",");
+    }
+    
+    //error topics
+    if(!dojo.string.isBlank(this.errorNotifyTopics)) {
+      this.errorNotifyTopicsArray = this.errorNotifyTopics.split(",");
+    }
+    
+    //value topics
+    if(!dojo.string.isBlank(this.valueNotifyTopics)) {
+      this.valueNotifyTopicsArray = this.valueNotifyTopics.split(",");
+    }
 
     //better name
     this.comboBoxSelectionValue.name = dojo.string.isBlank(this.keyName) ? this.name + "Key" : this.keyName;
@@ -376,11 +404,44 @@ dojo.widget.defineWidget(
 
   notify : function(data, type, e) {
     if(this.notifyTopicsArray) {
+      var self = this;
       dojo.lang.forEach(this.notifyTopicsArray, function(topic) {
         try {
           dojo.event.topic.publish(topic, data, type, e);
         } catch(ex) {
-          dojo.debug(ex);
+          self.log(ex);
+        }
+      });
+    }
+    
+    //before, after and error topics
+    var topicsArray = null;
+    switch(type) {
+      case "before":
+        topicsArray = this.beforeNotifyTopicsArray;
+        break;
+      case "load":
+        topicsArray = this.afterNotifyTopicsArray;
+        break;
+      case "error":
+        topicsArray = this.errorNotifyTopicsArray;
+        break;
+      case "valuechanged":
+        topicsArray = this.valueNotifyTopicsArray;
+        break;
+    }
+  
+    this.notifyTo(topicsArray, data, type, e);
+  },
+  
+  notifyTo : function(topicsArray, data, type, e) {
+    var self = this;
+    if(topicsArray) {
+      dojo.lang.forEach(topicsArray, function(topic) {
+        try {
+          dojo.event.topic.publish(topic, data, type, e);
+        } catch(ex){
+          self.log(ex);
         }
       });
     }
diff --git a/plugins/dojo/src/main/resources/template/ajax/autocompleter.ftl b/plugins/dojo/src/main/resources/template/ajax/autocompleter.ftl
index 62a6d16ed..ac74c1629 100644
--- a/plugins/dojo/src/main/resources/template/ajax/autocompleter.ftl
+++ b/plugins/dojo/src/main/resources/template/ajax/autocompleter.ftl
@@ -71,6 +71,18 @@
 <#if parameters.notifyTopics?if_exists != "">
  notifyTopics="${parameters.notifyTopics?html}"<#rt/>
 </#if>
+<#if parameters.beforeNotifyTopics?if_exists != "">
+  beforeNotifyTopics="${parameters.beforeNotifyTopics?html}"<#rt/>
+</#if>
+<#if parameters.afterNotifyTopics?if_exists != "">
+  afterNotifyTopics="${parameters.afterNotifyTopics?html}"<#rt/>
+</#if>
+<#if parameters.errorNotifyTopics?if_exists != "">
+  errorNotifyTopics="${parameters.errorNotifyTopics?html}"<#rt/>
+</#if>
+<#if parameters.valueNotifyTopics?if_exists != "">
+  valueNotifyTopics="${parameters.valueNotifyTopics?html}"<#rt/>
+</#if>
 <#if parameters.indicator?if_exists != "">
  indicator="${parameters.indicator?html}"<#rt/>
 </#if>
diff --git a/plugins/dojo/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/dojo/views/jsp/ui/AutocompleterTest.java b/plugins/dojo/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/dojo/views/jsp/ui/AutocompleterTest.java
index ec3e438f5..f5e24e346 100644
--- a/plugins/dojo/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/dojo/views/jsp/ui/AutocompleterTest.java
+++ b/plugins/dojo/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/dojo/views/jsp/ui/AutocompleterTest.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public class AutocompleterTest extends AbstractUITagTest {
         tag.setIconPath("i");
         tag.setTemplateCssPath("j");
         tag.setDataFieldName("k");
+        tag.setValueNotifyTopics("l");
         tag.doStartTag();
         tag.doEndTag();
 
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ public class AutocompleterTest extends AbstractUITagTest {
         tag.setName("f");
         tag.setIconPath("i");
         tag.setTemplateCssPath("j");
+        tag.setValueNotifyTopics("k");
         tag.doStartTag();
         tag.doEndTag();
 
diff --git a/plugins/dojo/src/test/resources/org/apache/struts2/dojo/views/jsp/ui/Autocompleter-1.txt b/plugins/dojo/src/test/resources/org/apache/struts2/dojo/views/jsp/ui/Autocompleter-1.txt
index 125235b24..0a44ccfc6 100644
--- a/plugins/dojo/src/test/resources/org/apache/struts2/dojo/views/jsp/ui/Autocompleter-1.txt
+++ b/plugins/dojo/src/test/resources/org/apache/struts2/dojo/views/jsp/ui/Autocompleter-1.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
  name="f"
  keyName="i"
  initialValue="g"
+ valueNotifyTopics="l"
  indicator="h"
  loadOnType="true"
  loadMinimum="3"
diff --git a/plugins/dojo/src/test/resources/org/apache/struts2/dojo/views/jsp/ui/Autocompleter-2.txt b/plugins/dojo/src/test/resources/org/apache/struts2/dojo/views/jsp/ui/Autocompleter-2.txt
index b6bbb7e95..c780b4e4c 100644
--- a/plugins/dojo/src/test/resources/org/apache/struts2/dojo/views/jsp/ui/Autocompleter-2.txt
+++ b/plugins/dojo/src/test/resources/org/apache/struts2/dojo/views/jsp/ui/Autocompleter-2.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  dropdownHeight="10"
  name="f"
  keyName="fKey"
+ valueNotifyTopics="k"
  visibleDownArrow="true"
  buttonSrc="i"
  templateCssPath="j"