diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.jst.jsp.core/src/org/eclipse/jst/jsp/core/internal/java/JSPTranslator.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.jst.jsp.core/src/org/eclipse/jst/jsp/core/internal/java/JSPTranslator.java
index d496b52..07dad84 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.jst.jsp.core/src/org/eclipse/jst/jsp/core/internal/java/JSPTranslator.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.jst.jsp.core/src/org/eclipse/jst/jsp/core/internal/java/JSPTranslator.java
@@ -2359,7 +2359,7 @@
 				//-- Escaped value. Add the run, then unescape
 				int runLength = i-runStart;
 				if (runLength > 0) {
-					appendToBuffer(newText.substring(runStart, i), fUserCode, true, embeddedContainer, jspPositionStart, runLength, true, true);
+					appendToBuffer(newText.substring(runStart, i), fUserCode, true, embeddedContainer, jspPositionStart, runLength, false, true);
 					jspPositionStart += runLength + 1;
 					jspPositionLength -= runLength + 1;
 				}
@@ -2374,7 +2374,7 @@
 		//-- Copy last-run
 		int runLength = i - runStart;
 		if (runLength > 0)
-			appendToBuffer(newText.substring(runStart, i), fUserCode, true, embeddedContainer, jspPositionStart, runLength, true, false);
+			appendToBuffer(newText.substring(runStart, i), fUserCode, true, embeddedContainer, jspPositionStart, runLength, false, false);
 		appendToBuffer(EXPRESSION_SUFFIX, fUserCode, false, embeddedContainer);
 	}
 
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.jst.jsp.core/src/org/eclipse/jst/jsp/core/internal/text/StructuredTextPartitionerForJSP.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.jst.jsp.core/src/org/eclipse/jst/jsp/core/internal/text/StructuredTextPartitionerForJSP.java
index 836557c..f40997a 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.jst.jsp.core/src/org/eclipse/jst/jsp/core/internal/text/StructuredTextPartitionerForJSP.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.jst.jsp.core/src/org/eclipse/jst/jsp/core/internal/text/StructuredTextPartitionerForJSP.java
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@
 			}
 			
 			//if is a JSP custom tag but not a JSP_EL region
-			if (fEnableJSPActionPartitions && !isELRegion(containedChildRegion) && isAction(sdRegion, offset) && !(containedChildRegion instanceof ITextRegionContainer) ) {
+			if (fEnableJSPActionPartitions && !isELRegion(containedChildRegion) && !isScriptletRegion(containedChildRegion) && isAction(sdRegion, offset) && !(containedChildRegion instanceof ITextRegionContainer) ) {
 				setInternalPartition(offset, containedChildRegion.getLength(), IJSPPartitions.JSP_DIRECTIVE);
 				return true;
 			}
@@ -440,6 +440,11 @@
 			type == DOMJSPRegionContexts.JSP_VBL_SQUOTE;
 	}
 
+	private boolean isScriptletRegion(ITextRegion region) {
+		final String type = region.getType();
+		return type == DOMJSPRegionContexts.JSP_SCRIPTLET_OPEN || type == DOMJSPRegionContexts.JSP_CLOSE || type == DOMJSPRegionContexts.JSP_EXPRESSION_OPEN || type == DOMJSPRegionContexts.JSP_DECLARATION_OPEN || type == DOMJSPRegionContexts.JSP_CONTENT;
+	}
+
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.eclipse.wst.sse.core.internal.text.rules.StructuredTextPartitioner#doParserSpecificCheck(int, boolean, org.eclipse.wst.sse.core.internal.provisional.text.IStructuredDocumentRegion, org.eclipse.wst.sse.core.internal.provisional.text.IStructuredDocumentRegion, org.eclipse.wst.sse.core.internal.provisional.text.ITextRegion, org.eclipse.wst.sse.core.internal.provisional.text.ITextRegion)
 	 */