diff --git a/pmd-visualforce/etc/grammar/VfParser.jjt b/pmd-visualforce/etc/grammar/VfParser.jjt
index a13b913e0b..49c7dd7988 100644
--- a/pmd-visualforce/etc/grammar/VfParser.jjt
+++ b/pmd-visualforce/etc/grammar/VfParser.jjt
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ PARSER_END(VfParser)
 	| <GE: ">=" >
 	| <LT: "<" >
 	| <GT: ">" >
-	| <EXCL: ("!"|"~") >
+	| <EXCL: ("!"|"~"|"NOT") >
 	| <PIPE_PIPE: "||" >
 	| <STRING_LITERAL: <QUOTED_STRING> >
 	| <DIGITS: (<NUM_CHAR>)+ >
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ void Bom() #void :
 /**
  * Everything between a start-tag and the corresponding end-tag of an element (if an end tag exists).
  */
-void Content() #void :
+void Content() :
 {}
 {
 	( ElOrText() | ContentElement()	)*
diff --git a/pmd-visualforce/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vf/ast/ASTContent.java b/pmd-visualforce/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vf/ast/ASTContent.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2aa397b0ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pmd-visualforce/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vf/ast/ASTContent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/**
+ * BSD-style license; for more info see http://pmd.sourceforge.net/license.html
+ */
+
+package net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.vf.ast;
+
+public class ASTContent extends AbstractVFNode {
+    public ASTContent(int id) {
+        super(id);
+    }
+
+    public ASTContent(VfParser p, int id) {
+        super(p, id);
+    }
+
+    /** Accept the visitor. **/
+    public Object jjtAccept(VfParserVisitor visitor, Object data) {
+
+        return visitor.visit(this, data);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/pmd-visualforce/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vf/ast/VfParserVisitorAdapter.java b/pmd-visualforce/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vf/ast/VfParserVisitorAdapter.java
index fb23bbffc5..d71d2744ef 100644
--- a/pmd-visualforce/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vf/ast/VfParserVisitorAdapter.java
+++ b/pmd-visualforce/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vf/ast/VfParserVisitorAdapter.java
@@ -83,10 +83,14 @@ public class VfParserVisitorAdapter implements VfParserVisitor {
     public Object visit(ASTArguments node, Object data) {
         return visit((VfNode) node, data);
     }
-
     
     @Override
     public Object visit(ASTDotExpression node, Object data) {
         return visit((VfNode) node, data);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object visit(ASTContent node, Object data) {
+        return visit((VfNode) node, data);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/pmd-visualforce/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vf/rule/AbstractVfRule.java b/pmd-visualforce/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vf/rule/AbstractVfRule.java
index a592072299..c446626e12 100644
--- a/pmd-visualforce/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vf/rule/AbstractVfRule.java
+++ b/pmd-visualforce/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vf/rule/AbstractVfRule.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.vf.ast.ASTAttributeValue;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.vf.ast.ASTCData;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.vf.ast.ASTCommentTag;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.vf.ast.ASTCompilationUnit;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.vf.ast.ASTContent;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.vf.ast.ASTDeclaration;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.vf.ast.ASTDoctypeDeclaration;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.vf.ast.ASTDoctypeExternalId;
@@ -71,7 +72,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractVfRule extends AbstractRule implements VfParserVis
     public Object visit(ASTAttributeValue node, Object data) {
         return visit((VfNode) node, data);
     }
-
     
     public Object visit(ASTElExpression node, Object data) {
         return visit((VfNode) node, data);
@@ -132,4 +132,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractVfRule extends AbstractRule implements VfParserVis
     public Object visit(ASTDotExpression node, Object data) {
         return visit((VfNode) node, data);
     }
+
+    public Object visit(ASTContent node, Object data) {
+        return visit((VfNode) node, data);
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/pmd-visualforce/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vf/rule/security/VfUnescapeElRule.java b/pmd-visualforce/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vf/rule/security/VfUnescapeElRule.java
index 64d8d14b30..217ecb8db9 100644
--- a/pmd-visualforce/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vf/rule/security/VfUnescapeElRule.java
+++ b/pmd-visualforce/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vf/rule/security/VfUnescapeElRule.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.vf.ast.ASTAttribute;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.vf.ast.ASTContent;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.vf.ast.ASTElExpression;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.vf.ast.ASTElement;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.vf.ast.ASTIdentifier;
@@ -136,14 +137,20 @@ public class VfUnescapeElRule extends AbstractVfRule {
     }
 
     private boolean hasAnyEL(final ASTElement node) {
-        final List<ASTElement> innerElements = node.findChildrenOfType(ASTElement.class);
-        for (ASTElement element : innerElements) {
-            if (element.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(APEX_PARAM)) {
-                final List<ASTAttribute> innerAttributes = element.findChildrenOfType(ASTAttribute.class);
-                for (ASTAttribute attrib : innerAttributes) {
-                    final ASTElExpression elInVal = attrib.getFirstDescendantOfType(ASTElExpression.class);
-                    if (elInVal != null) {
-                        return true;
+        final ASTContent content = node.getFirstChildOfType(ASTContent.class);
+        if (content != null) {
+            List<ASTElement> innerElements = content.findChildrenOfType(ASTElement.class);
+            for (ASTElement element : innerElements) {
+                if (element.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(APEX_PARAM)) {
+                    final List<ASTAttribute> innerAttributes = element.findChildrenOfType(ASTAttribute.class);
+                    for (ASTAttribute attrib : innerAttributes) {
+                        final List<ASTElExpression> elsInVal = attrib.findDescendantsOfType(ASTElExpression.class);
+                        for (final ASTElExpression el : elsInVal) {
+                            if (doesElContainAnyUnescapedIdentifiers(el)) {
+                                return true;
+                            }
+
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/pmd-visualforce/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vf/rule/security/xml/VfUnescapeEl.xml b/pmd-visualforce/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vf/rule/security/xml/VfUnescapeEl.xml
index 9d9771df85..eb24e08cfe 100644
--- a/pmd-visualforce/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vf/rule/security/xml/VfUnescapeEl.xml
+++ b/pmd-visualforce/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vf/rule/security/xml/VfUnescapeEl.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <test-data>
-
 	<test-code>
 		<description><![CDATA[
 Default escaped EL - no XSS 
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ XSS via EL literal and no escaping
 		<source-type>vf</source-type>
 	</test-code>
 
-<test-code>
+	<test-code>
 		<description><![CDATA[
 XSS via EL boolean and no escaping
      ]]></description>
@@ -81,6 +80,23 @@ XSS via EL via param binding
     </apex:outputText>
 </apex:page>
     
+]]></code>
+		<source-type>vf</source-type>
+	</test-code>
+
+
+	<test-code>
+		<description><![CDATA[
+Escaped EL via param binding
+     ]]></description>
+		<expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
+		<code><![CDATA[
+<apex:page>
+	<apex:outputText value='{0}' escape="false">
+		<apex:param value='{! HTMLENCODE(here) }' />
+    </apex:outputText>
+</apex:page>
+    
 ]]></code>
 		<source-type>vf</source-type>
 	</test-code>
@@ -118,7 +134,7 @@ No XSS via EL via param binding
 ]]></code>
 		<source-type>vf</source-type>
 	</test-code>
-	
+
 	<test-code>
 		<description><![CDATA[
 No XSS with escaped EL 
@@ -131,6 +147,5 @@ No XSS with escaped EL
 ]]></code>
 		<source-type>vf</source-type>
 	</test-code>
-	
-	
+
 </test-data>