diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1f68605..06e6a6a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,4 +3,9 @@ plugin.xml
 target
 unzipped
 .settings/
-*.log
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+*.log
+/*.iml
+/*.ipr
+/*.iws
+/out
+/web-app
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diff --git a/src/groovy/org/codehaus/groovy/grails/webflow/engine/builder/ClosureInvokingAction.groovy b/src/groovy/org/codehaus/groovy/grails/webflow/engine/builder/ClosureInvokingAction.groovy
index 10f8623..47c5a1a 100644
--- a/src/groovy/org/codehaus/groovy/grails/webflow/engine/builder/ClosureInvokingAction.groovy
+++ b/src/groovy/org/codehaus/groovy/grails/webflow/engine/builder/ClosureInvokingAction.groovy
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ package org.codehaus.groovy.grails.webflow.engine.builder
 import grails.util.GrailsNameUtils
 
 import org.codehaus.groovy.grails.commons.GrailsDomainConfigurationUtil
-import org.codehaus.groovy.grails.web.binding.GrailsDataBinder
+import org.codehaus.groovy.grails.web.binding.DataBindingUtils
 import org.codehaus.groovy.grails.web.servlet.GrailsApplicationAttributes
 import org.slf4j.Logger
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
@@ -106,8 +106,7 @@ class ClosureInvokingAction extends AbstractAction {
 
                     def params = noOfParams > 1 ? actionDelegate.params[GrailsNameUtils.getPropertyName(instance.class)] : actionDelegate.params
                     if (params) {
-                        def binder = GrailsDataBinder.createBinder(instance, instance.class.name, actionDelegate.request)
-                        binder.bind(params)
+                        DataBindingUtils.bindObjectToInstance(instance, params)
                     }
                     instance.validate()
                     commandInstances << instance
diff --git a/test/unit/org/codehaus/groovy/grails/webflow/FlowCommandObjectsTests.groovy b/test/unit/org/codehaus/groovy/grails/webflow/FlowCommandObjectsTests.groovy
index 8cb3bbe..140349c 100644
--- a/test/unit/org/codehaus/groovy/grails/webflow/FlowCommandObjectsTests.groovy
+++ b/test/unit/org/codehaus/groovy/grails/webflow/FlowCommandObjectsTests.groovy
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 package org.codehaus.groovy.grails.webflow
 
 import org.codehaus.groovy.grails.webflow.support.AbstractGrailsTagAwareFlowExecutionTests
-import org.springframework.webflow.definition.FlowDefinition
-import org.codehaus.groovy.grails.webflow.engine.builder.FlowBuilder
-import org.springframework.webflow.context.servlet.ServletExternalContext
 
 /**
  * Tests the functionality of command objects in web flows.
@@ -65,6 +62,29 @@ class FlowCommandObjectsTests extends AbstractGrailsTagAwareFlowExecutionTests {
         assertFlowExecutionOutcomeEquals "end"
     }
 
+    void testNestedCommandInFlowTransition() {
+        request.addParameter("one1", "yes1")
+        request.addParameter("one2", "yes2")
+        request.addParameter("nested.nested1", "YES1")
+        request.addParameter("nested.nested2", "YES2")
+
+        startFlow()
+        assertCurrentStateEquals("two")
+
+        signalEvent("complex")
+        assertCurrentStateEquals("four")
+
+        signalEvent("go")
+        assertCurrentStateEquals("stopHere")
+
+        def model = getFlowScope()
+        def complex = model.complex
+        assert complex instanceof Command1
+        assert complex.nested instanceof NestedCommand
+        assert complex.nested.nested1 == "YES1"
+        assert complex.nested.nested2 == "YES2"
+    }
+
     void testCommandObjectAutowiringInFlow() {
         startFlow()
 
@@ -97,6 +117,7 @@ class FlowCommandObjectsTests extends AbstractGrailsTagAwareFlowExecutionTests {
                     flow.put('stuff',[one2:c1])
                 }.to "stopHere"
                 on("else").to "three"
+                on("complex").to "four"
             }
             three {
                on("go") { AutoWireCommand1 c1 ->
@@ -104,6 +125,11 @@ class FlowCommandObjectsTests extends AbstractGrailsTagAwareFlowExecutionTests {
                }.to "stopHere"
 
             }
+            four {
+                on("go") { Command1 c1 ->
+                    flow.put('complex', c1)
+                }.to "stopHere"
+            }
             stopHere {
                 on("end").to "end"
             }
@@ -119,6 +145,7 @@ class AutoWireCommand1 {
 class Command1 {
     String one1
     String one2
+    NestedCommand nested
 
     static constraints = {
         one2(blank:false, nullable:false)
@@ -133,3 +160,13 @@ class Command2 {
         two2(blank:false, nullable:false)
     }
 }
+
+
+class NestedCommand {
+    String nested1
+    String nested2
+
+    static constraints = {
+        nested2(blank:false, nullable:false)
+    }
+}
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