I am trying to do simple Hibernate validation of a rich:inplaceInput element, with the support of a template, using the following code:

       <s:decorate id="phone" template="layout/edit.xhtml">
            <ui:define name="label">Phone</ui:define>
            <rich:inplaceInput value="#{selectedContact.phone}">
                 <a:support event="onblur" reRender="phonePanel"
                           ajaxSingle="true" bypassUpdates="true"/>
            </rich:inplaceInput>
        </s:decorate>

The inplaceInput detects the invalid format, and flags the error.  However, if I enter a correctly formatted phone number, the new value is immediately replaced by the previous value, and the validation error remains.

If I replace the rich:inplaceInput with a h:inputText, the code works fine.  I'm new to Seam and RichFaces, so I'm sure it's something simple I'm missing.  Ideas?  Thanks!

I've also tried surrounding the s:decorate with an a:outputPanel, but it doesn't help.

     <a:outputPanel id="phonePanel">
        <s:decorate id="phone" template="layout/edit.xhtml">
            <ui:define name="label">Phone</ui:define>
            <h:inputText value="#{selectedContact.phone}">
                 <a:support event="onblur" reRender="phonePanel"
                           ajaxSingle="true" bypassUpdates="true"/>
            </h:inputText>
        </s:decorate>
        </a:outputPanel>