Index: java/org/apache/jasper/runtime/JspContextWrapper.java
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--- java/org/apache/jasper/runtime/JspContextWrapper.java	(revision 729765)
+++ java/org/apache/jasper/runtime/JspContextWrapper.java	(working copy)
@@ -377,9 +377,9 @@
 			Object obj = getAttribute(varName);
 			varName = findAlias(varName);
 			if (obj != null) {
-				invokingJspCtxt.setAttribute(varName, obj);
+			    getOuterInvokingJspCtxt().setAttribute(varName, obj);
 			} else {
-				invokingJspCtxt.removeAttribute(varName, PAGE_SCOPE);
+			    getOuterInvokingJspCtxt().removeAttribute(varName, PAGE_SCOPE);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@
 			while (iter.hasNext()) {
 				String varName = iter.next();
 				varName = findAlias(varName);
-				Object obj = invokingJspCtxt.getAttribute(varName);
+				Object obj = getOuterInvokingJspCtxt().getAttribute(varName);
 				if (obj != null) {
 					originalNestedVars.put(varName, obj);
 				}
@@ -413,15 +413,37 @@
 				varName = findAlias(varName);
 				Object obj = originalNestedVars.get(varName);
 				if (obj != null) {
-					invokingJspCtxt.setAttribute(varName, obj);
+				    getOuterInvokingJspCtxt().setAttribute(varName, obj);
 				} else {
-					invokingJspCtxt.removeAttribute(varName, PAGE_SCOPE);
+				    getOuterInvokingJspCtxt().removeAttribute(
+				            varName, PAGE_SCOPE);
 				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
+    /**
+     * Obtain the page context for the invoking tag/page.
+     * 
+     * @return The page context for the invoking tag/page
+     */
+    protected PageContext getInvokingJspCtxt() {
+        return invokingJspCtxt;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Obtain the page context for the invoking JSP page. Where iterative tags
+     * are in use this will eb idfferent to {@link #getInvokingJspCtxt()}.
+     */
+    private PageContext getOuterInvokingJspCtxt() {
+        PageContext pc = invokingJspCtxt;
+        while (pc instanceof JspContextWrapper) {
+            pc = ((JspContextWrapper) pc).getInvokingJspCtxt();
+        }
+        return pc;
+    }
+
+    /**
 	 * Checks to see if the given variable name is used as an alias, and if so,
 	 * returns the variable name for which it is used as an alias.
 	 *