Index: Classes/ViewHelpers/Form/AbstractFormFieldViewHelper.php
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--- Classes/ViewHelpers/Form/AbstractFormFieldViewHelper.php	(revision 2598)
+++ Classes/ViewHelpers/Form/AbstractFormFieldViewHelper.php	(working copy)
@@ -202,20 +202,34 @@
 		$errors = $this->controllerContext->getRequest()->getErrors();
 		$formObjectName = $this->viewHelperVariableContainer->get('Tx_Fluid_ViewHelpers_FormViewHelper', 'formObjectName');
 		$propertyName = $this->arguments['property'];
+		$propertyPath = explode('.', $propertyName);
+
 		$formErrors = array();
 		foreach ($errors as $error) {
 			if ($error instanceof Tx_Extbase_Validation_PropertyError && $error->getPropertyName() === $formObjectName) {
 				$formErrors = $error->getErrors();
-				foreach ($formErrors as $formError) {
-					if ($formError instanceof Tx_Extbase_Validation_PropertyError && $formError->getPropertyName() === $propertyName) {
-						return $formError->getErrors();
+				$level = 0;
+				foreach($propertyPath as $pathSegment) {
+					$subErrors = array();
+					foreach ($formErrors as $formError) {
+						if ($formError instanceof Tx_Extbase_Validation_PropertyError && $formError->getPropertyName() == $pathSegment) {
+							$level++;
+							$subErrors = $formError->getErrors();
+							continue;
+						}
 					}
+					$formErrors = $subErrors;
 				}
+				if($level == count($propertyPath)) {
+					return $formErrors;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		return array();
 	}
 
+
+
 	/**
 	 * Renders a hidden field with the same name as the element, to make sure the empty value is submitted
 	 * in case nothing is selected. This is needed for checkbox and multiple select fields