diff --git a/spring-freemarker/src/main/java/com/baeldung/freemarker/controller/SpringController.java b/spring-freemarker/src/main/java/com/baeldung/freemarker/controller/SpringController.java
index 18b42f06ea..6f6b5994f3 100644
--- a/spring-freemarker/src/main/java/com/baeldung/freemarker/controller/SpringController.java
+++ b/spring-freemarker/src/main/java/com/baeldung/freemarker/controller/SpringController.java
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 package com.baeldung.freemarker.controller;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.*;
 
+import com.baeldung.freemarker.method.LastCharMethod;
+import freemarker.template.DefaultObjectWrapperBuilder;
+import freemarker.template.Version;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
 import org.springframework.ui.Model;
 import org.springframework.ui.ModelMap;
@@ -43,4 +44,12 @@ public class SpringController {
         return "redirect:/cars";
     }
 
-}
+    @RequestMapping(value = "/commons", method = RequestMethod.GET)
+    public String showCommonsPage(Model model) {
+        model.addAttribute("statuses", Arrays.asList("200 OK", "404 Not Found", "500 Internal Server Error"));
+        model.addAttribute("lastChar", new LastCharMethod());
+        model.addAttribute("random", new Random());
+        model.addAttribute("statics", new DefaultObjectWrapperBuilder(new Version("2.3.28")).build().getStaticModels());
+        return "commons";
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/spring-freemarker/src/main/java/com/baeldung/freemarker/method/LastCharMethod.java b/spring-freemarker/src/main/java/com/baeldung/freemarker/method/LastCharMethod.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..956a512f56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-freemarker/src/main/java/com/baeldung/freemarker/method/LastCharMethod.java
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package com.baeldung.freemarker.method;
+
+import freemarker.template.TemplateMethodModelEx;
+import freemarker.template.TemplateModelException;
+import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class LastCharMethod implements TemplateMethodModelEx {
+    public Object exec(List arguments) throws TemplateModelException {
+        if (arguments.size() != 1 || StringUtils.isEmpty(arguments.get(0)))
+            throw new TemplateModelException("Wrong arguments!");
+        String argument = arguments.get(0).toString();
+        return argument.charAt(argument.length() - 1);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spring-freemarker/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/views/ftl/commons.ftl b/spring-freemarker/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/views/ftl/commons.ftl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eea1e6f683
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-freemarker/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/views/ftl/commons.ftl
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<p>Testing is a property exists: ${student???c}</p>
+<#if status??>
+    <p>Property value: ${status.reason}</p>
+<#else>
+    <p>Missing property</p>
+</#if>
+
+<p>Iterating a sequence:</p>
+<#list statuses>
+    <ul>
+        <#items as status>
+        <li>${status}</li>
+    </#items>
+    </ul>
+    <#else>
+    <p>No statuses available</p>
+</#list>
+
+<p>Using static methods</p>
+<#assign MathUtils=statics['java.lang.Math']>
+<p>PI value: ${MathUtils.PI}</p>
+<p>2*10 is: ${MathUtils.pow(2, 10)}</p>
+
+<p>Using bean method</p>
+<p>Random value: ${random.nextInt()}</p>
+
+<p>Use custom method</p>
+<p>Last char example: ${lastChar('mystring')}</p>
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