diff --git a/config/alfresco/web-client-application-context.xml b/config/alfresco/web-client-application-context.xml
index be9061cf12..fa5317f912 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/web-client-application-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/web-client-application-context.xml
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@
             <value>classpath:alfresco/messages/webclient</value>
        </list>
       </property>
+      <property name="formatCaption">
+         <value>${xforms.formatCaption}</value>
+      </property>
    </bean>
    
     <!-- ===================================== -->
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/forms/xforms/Schema2XForms.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/forms/xforms/Schema2XForms.java
index 4f3e0fe13d..3056a7326e 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/forms/xforms/Schema2XForms.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/forms/xforms/Schema2XForms.java
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ public class Schema2XForms implements Serializable
    private final String action;
    private final SubmitMethod submitMethod;
    private final String base;
+   private final boolean formatCaption;
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    private final Stack parentStack = new Stack();
 
@@ -145,13 +146,15 @@ public class Schema2XForms implements Serializable
     *
     * @param action         _UNDOCUMENTED_
     * @param submitMethod   _UNDOCUMENTED_
+    * @param formatCaption 
     */
    public Schema2XForms(final String action,
                         final SubmitMethod submitMethod,
-                        final String base)
+                        final String base, final boolean formatCaption)
    {
       reset();
 
+      this.formatCaption = formatCaption;
       this.action = action;
       this.submitMethod = submitMethod;
       this.base = base;
@@ -2389,6 +2392,10 @@ public class Schema2XForms implements Serializable
     */
    public String createCaption(String text)
    {
+      if (formatCaption == false)
+      {
+         return text;
+      }
       // if the word is all upper case, then set to lower case and continue
       if (text.equals(text.toUpperCase()))
       {
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/forms/xforms/Schema2XFormsProperties.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/forms/xforms/Schema2XFormsProperties.java
index 3e0b6dca3f..850871f887 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/forms/xforms/Schema2XFormsProperties.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/forms/xforms/Schema2XFormsProperties.java
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ public class Schema2XFormsProperties
    private final NamespaceService namespaceService;
    private final NodeService nodeService;
    private final SearchService searchService;
+   private boolean formatCaption = true;
    private String[] locations;
 
    public Schema2XFormsProperties(final ContentService contentService,
@@ -197,6 +198,17 @@ public class Schema2XFormsProperties
       this.locations = locations;
    }
 
+
+   public boolean isFormatCaption() 
+   {
+      return formatCaption;
+   }
+
+   public void setFormatCaption(boolean formatCaption) 
+   {
+      this.formatCaption = formatCaption;
+   }
+
    public String toString()
    {
       return (this.getClass().getName() + "{" +
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/forms/xforms/Schema2XFormsTest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/forms/xforms/Schema2XFormsTest.java
index 6bc6d322e1..bea4e69286 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/forms/xforms/Schema2XFormsTest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/forms/xforms/Schema2XFormsTest.java
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ public class Schema2XFormsTest
    {
       final Schema2XForms s2xf = new Schema2XForms("/test_action",
                                                    Schema2XForms.SubmitMethod.POST,
-                                                   "echo://fake.base.url");
+                                                   "echo://fake.base.url", true);
       return s2xf.buildXForm(instanceDocument, 
                              schemaDocument, 
                              rootElementName, 
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/forms/xforms/XFormsBean.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/forms/xforms/XFormsBean.java
index 2f3db3d389..74acc0ca56 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/forms/xforms/XFormsBean.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/forms/xforms/XFormsBean.java
@@ -129,14 +129,15 @@ public class XFormsBean implements Serializable
       public XFormsSession(final Document formInstanceData,
                            final String formInstanceDataName,
                            final Form form,
-                           final String baseUrl)
+                           final String baseUrl, 
+                           final boolean formatCaption)
       {
          this.formInstanceData = formInstanceData;
          this.formInstanceDataName = formInstanceDataName;
          this.form = form;
          this.schema2XForms = new Schema2XForms(/* "/ajax/invoke/XFormsBean.handleAction" */ null,
                                                 Schema2XForms.SubmitMethod.POST,
-                                                /* baseUrl */ "alfresco:" + XFormsBean.class.getName());
+                                                /* baseUrl */ "alfresco:" + XFormsBean.class.getName(), formatCaption);
       }
 
       public void destroy()
@@ -314,7 +315,7 @@ public class XFormsBean implements Serializable
                               request.getServerName() + ':' + 
                               request.getServerPort() + 
                               request.getContextPath());
-      return this.new XFormsSession(formInstanceData, formInstanceDataName, form, baseUrl);
+      return this.new XFormsSession(formInstanceData, formInstanceDataName, form, baseUrl, getSchema2XFormsProperties().isFormatCaption());
    }
 
    /**