diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/SortedMultiResourceItemReader.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/SortedMultiResourceItemReader.java
index a39c648c7..7bac521e2 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/SortedMultiResourceItemReader.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/SortedMultiResourceItemReader.java
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ public class SortedMultiResourceItemReader extends MultiResourceItemReader {
 		}
 
 	};
+	
+	public SortedMultiResourceItemReader() {
+		setName(SortedMultiResourceItemReader.class.getSimpleName());
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * @param comparator used to order the injected resources, by default