diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/view/AbstractTemplateView.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/view/AbstractTemplateView.java
index 7a1a24cd756..c6050a5d2fe 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/view/AbstractTemplateView.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/view/AbstractTemplateView.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2016 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractTemplateView extends AbstractUrlBasedView {
 	/**
 	 * Set whether all request attributes should be added to the
 	 * model prior to merging with the template. Default is "false".
+	 * <p>Note that some templates may make request attributes visible
+	 * on their own, e.g. FreeMarker, without exposure in the MVC model.
 	 */
 	public void setExposeRequestAttributes(boolean exposeRequestAttributes) {
 		this.exposeRequestAttributes = exposeRequestAttributes;
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractTemplateView extends AbstractUrlBasedView {
 
 	/**
 	 * Set whether HttpServletRequest attributes are allowed to override (hide)
-	 * controller generated model attributes of the same name. Default is "false",
+	 * controller generated model attributes of the same name. Default is "false"
 	 * which causes an exception to be thrown if request attributes of the same
 	 * name as model attributes are found.
 	 */
@@ -122,11 +124,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractTemplateView extends AbstractUrlBasedView {
 				String attribute = en.nextElement();
 				if (model.containsKey(attribute) && !this.allowRequestOverride) {
 					throw new ServletException("Cannot expose request attribute '" + attribute +
-						"' because of an existing model object of the same name");
+							"' because of an existing model object of the same name");
 				}
 				Object attributeValue = request.getAttribute(attribute);
 				if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-					exposed = exposed != null ? exposed : new LinkedHashMap<>();
+					exposed = (exposed != null ? exposed : new LinkedHashMap<>());
 					exposed.put(attribute, attributeValue);
 				}
 				model.put(attribute, attributeValue);
@@ -144,11 +146,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractTemplateView extends AbstractUrlBasedView {
 					String attribute = en.nextElement();
 					if (model.containsKey(attribute) && !this.allowSessionOverride) {
 						throw new ServletException("Cannot expose session attribute '" + attribute +
-							"' because of an existing model object of the same name");
+								"' because of an existing model object of the same name");
 					}
 					Object attributeValue = session.getAttribute(attribute);
 					if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-						exposed = exposed != null ? exposed : new LinkedHashMap<>();
+						exposed = (exposed != null ? exposed : new LinkedHashMap<>());
 						exposed.put(attribute, attributeValue);
 					}
 					model.put(attribute, attributeValue);
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/view/freemarker/FreeMarkerViewTests.java b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/view/freemarker/FreeMarkerViewTests.java
index d9fd65dce96..a7a79aa1659 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/view/freemarker/FreeMarkerViewTests.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/view/freemarker/FreeMarkerViewTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -145,6 +145,34 @@ public class FreeMarkerViewTests {
 		assertThat(response.getContentType()).isEqualTo("myContentType");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void requestAttributeVisible() throws Exception {
+		FreeMarkerView fv = new FreeMarkerView();
+
+		WebApplicationContext wac = mock(WebApplicationContext.class);
+		MockServletContext sc = new MockServletContext();
+
+		Map<String, FreeMarkerConfig> configs = new HashMap<>();
+		FreeMarkerConfigurer configurer = new FreeMarkerConfigurer();
+		configurer.setConfiguration(new TestConfiguration());
+		configurer.setServletContext(sc);
+		configs.put("configurer", configurer);
+		given(wac.getBeansOfType(FreeMarkerConfig.class, true, false)).willReturn(configs);
+		given(wac.getServletContext()).willReturn(sc);
+
+		fv.setUrl("templateName");
+		fv.setApplicationContext(wac);
+
+		MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest();
+		request.addPreferredLocale(Locale.US);
+		request.setAttribute(DispatcherServlet.WEB_APPLICATION_CONTEXT_ATTRIBUTE, wac);
+		request.setAttribute(DispatcherServlet.LOCALE_RESOLVER_ATTRIBUTE, new AcceptHeaderLocaleResolver());
+		HttpServletResponse response = new MockHttpServletResponse();
+
+		request.setAttribute("myattr", "myvalue");
+		fv.render(null, request, response);
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void freeMarkerViewResolver() throws Exception {
 		MockServletContext sc = new MockServletContext();
@@ -191,10 +219,9 @@ public class FreeMarkerViewTests {
 					@Override
 					public void process(Object model, Writer writer) throws TemplateException, IOException {
 						assertThat(locale).isEqualTo(Locale.US);
-						boolean condition = model instanceof AllHttpScopesHashModel;
-						assertThat(condition).isTrue();
+						assertThat(model instanceof AllHttpScopesHashModel).isTrue();
 						AllHttpScopesHashModel fmModel = (AllHttpScopesHashModel) model;
-						assertThat(fmModel.get("myattr").toString()).isEqualTo("myvalue");
+						assertThat(String.valueOf(fmModel.get("myattr"))).isEqualTo("myvalue");
 					}
 				};
 			}