diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/mvc/validation/JavaBean.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/mvc/validation/JavaBean.java
index 91bdcab81..a31b56c29 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/mvc/validation/JavaBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/mvc/validation/JavaBean.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import javax.validation.constraints.Future;
 import javax.validation.constraints.Max;
 import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;
+import javax.validation.constraints.Pattern;
 
 import org.springframework.format.annotation.DateTimeFormat;
 import org.springframework.format.annotation.DateTimeFormat.ISO;
@@ -19,6 +20,17 @@ public class JavaBean {
 	@Future
 	@DateTimeFormat(iso=ISO.DATE)
 	private Date date;
+	
+	@Pattern(regexp="/([A-Za-z-0-9])+/g")
+	private String alphaNumericHyphen;
+
+	public String getAlphaNumericHyphen() {
+		return alphaNumericHyphen;
+	}
+
+	public void setAlphaNumericHyphen(String alphaNumericHyphen) {
+		this.alphaNumericHyphen = alphaNumericHyphen;
+	}
 
 	public Integer getNumber() {
 		return number;
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/views/home.jsp b/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/views/home.jsp
index 8e0fe94f2..b054423fb 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/views/home.jsp
+++ b/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/views/home.jsp
@@ -364,10 +364,10 @@
 		</p>
 		<ul>
 			<li>
-				<a id="validateNoErrors" class="textLink" href="<c:url value="/validate?number=3&date=2029-07-04" />">Validate, no errors</a>
+				<a id="validateNoErrors" class="textLink" href="<c:url value="/validate?number=3&date=2029-07-04&alphaNumericHyphen=fd-rd01" />">Validate, no errors</a>
 			</li>
 			<li>
-				<a id="validateErrors" class="textLink" href="<c:url value="/validate?number=3&date=2010-07-01" />">Validate, errors</a>
+				<a id="validateErrors" class="textLink" href="<c:url value="/validate?number=3&date=2010-07-01&alphaNumericHyphen=$%^" />">Validate, errors</a>
 			</li>
 		</ul>	
 	</div>