diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/validator/AnnotationActionValidatorManager.java b/core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/validator/AnnotationActionValidatorManager.java
index d4b9cc665..641bc438e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/validator/AnnotationActionValidatorManager.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/validator/AnnotationActionValidatorManager.java
@@ -231,8 +231,12 @@ public class AnnotationActionValidatorManager implements ActionValidatorManager
         // wild card actions to keep the flexibility provided
         // by the original design (such as mapping different contexts
         // to the same action and method if desired)
+
+        // UPDATE:
+        // WW-4536 Using NameVariablePatternMatcher allows defines actions
+        // with patterns enclosed with '{}', it's similar case to WW-3753
         String configName = config.getName();
-        if (configName.contains(ActionConfig.WILDCARD)) {
+        if (configName.contains(ActionConfig.WILDCARD) || (configName.contains("{") && configName.contains("}"))) {
             sb.append(configName);
             sb.append("|");
             sb.append(proxy.getMethod());