diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/PagingQueryProvider.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/PagingQueryProvider.java
index 00bffc2d7..91861c1ef 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/PagingQueryProvider.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/PagingQueryProvider.java
@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@
 
 package org.springframework.batch.item.database;
 
-import java.util.Map;
-
 import javax.sql.DataSource;
+import java.util.Map;
 
 
 /**
@@ -95,4 +94,11 @@ public interface PagingQueryProvider {
 	 * @return The string to be used for a parameterized query.
 	 */
 	String getSortKeyPlaceHolder(String keyName);
+
+	/**
+	 * The sort key (unique single column name) without alias.
+	 *
+	 * @return the sort key used to order the query (without alias)
+	 */
+	Map<String, Order> getSortKeysWithoutAliases();
 }
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/AbstractSqlPagingQueryProvider.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/AbstractSqlPagingQueryProvider.java
index c195cd993..d71d6e030 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/AbstractSqlPagingQueryProvider.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/AbstractSqlPagingQueryProvider.java
@@ -248,4 +248,27 @@ public abstract class AbstractSqlPagingQueryProvider implements PagingQueryProvi
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 *
+	 * @return sortKey key to use to sort and limit page content (without alias)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public Map<String, Order> getSortKeysWithoutAliases() {
+		Map<String, Order> sortKeysWithoutAliases = new LinkedHashMap<String, Order>();
+
+		for (Map.Entry<String, Order> sortKeyEntry : sortKeys.entrySet()) {
+			String key = sortKeyEntry.getKey();
+			int separator = key.indexOf('.');
+			if (separator > 0) {
+				int columnIndex = separator + 1;
+				if (columnIndex < key.length()) {
+					sortKeysWithoutAliases.put(key.substring(columnIndex), sortKeyEntry.getValue());
+				}
+			} else {
+				sortKeysWithoutAliases.put(sortKeyEntry.getKey(), sortKeyEntry.getValue());
+			}
+		}
+
+		return sortKeysWithoutAliases;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/SqlPagingQueryUtils.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/SqlPagingQueryUtils.java
index 761a01f29..42b14148a 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/SqlPagingQueryUtils.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/SqlPagingQueryUtils.java
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@
 
 package org.springframework.batch.item.database.support;
 
+import org.springframework.batch.item.database.Order;
+import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
+
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.item.database.Order;
-import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
-
 /**
  * Utility class that generates the actual SQL statements used by query
  * providers.
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ public class SqlPagingQueryUtils {
 	 * @return a String that can be appended to an ORDER BY clause.
 	 */
 	public static String buildSortClause(AbstractSqlPagingQueryProvider provider) {
-		return buildSortClause(provider.getSortKeys());
+		return buildSortClause(provider.getSortKeysWithoutAliases());
 	}
 	
 	/**
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ public class SqlPagingQueryUtils {
 	 */
 	public static void buildSortConditions(
 			AbstractSqlPagingQueryProvider provider, StringBuilder sql) {
-		List<Map.Entry<String, Order>> keys = new ArrayList<Map.Entry<String,Order>>(provider.getSortKeys().entrySet());
+		List<Map.Entry<String, Order>> keys = new ArrayList<Map.Entry<String,Order>>(provider.getSortKeysWithoutAliases().entrySet());
 		List<String> clauses = new ArrayList<String>();
 		
 		for(int i = 0; i < keys.size(); i++) {
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ public class SqlPagingQueryUtils {
 		
 		String prefix = "";
 		
-		for (Map.Entry<String, Order> sortKey : provider.getSortKeys().entrySet()) {
+		for (Map.Entry<String, Order> sortKey : provider.getSortKeysWithoutAliases().entrySet()) {
 			select.append(prefix);
 			
 			prefix = ", ";
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/SqlWindowingPagingQueryProviderTests.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/SqlWindowingPagingQueryProviderTests.java
index 054a8c143..e5ee28678 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/SqlWindowingPagingQueryProviderTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/SqlWindowingPagingQueryProviderTests.java
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.batch.item.database.support;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.batch.item.database.Order;
 
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-import org.junit.Assert;
-import org.junit.Test;
-import org.springframework.batch.item.database.Order;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 
 /**
  * @author Thomas Risberg
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public class SqlWindowingPagingQueryProviderTests extends AbstractSqlPagingQuery
 		sortKeys.put("E.id", Order.DESCENDING);		
 		pagingQueryProvider.setSortKeys(sortKeys);
 		
-		String sql="SELECT TMP_SUB.id FROM ( SELECT E.id, ROW_NUMBER() OVER ( ORDER BY E.id DESC) AS ROW_NUMBER FROM foo_e E, foo_i I WHERE E.id=I.id) AS TMP_SUB WHERE TMP_SUB.ROW_NUMBER = 1 ORDER BY TMP_SUB.id DESC";
+		String sql="SELECT TMP_SUB.id FROM ( SELECT E.id, ROW_NUMBER() OVER ( ORDER BY id DESC) AS ROW_NUMBER FROM foo_e E, foo_i I WHERE E.id=I.id) AS TMP_SUB WHERE TMP_SUB.ROW_NUMBER = 1 ORDER BY TMP_SUB.id DESC";
 		String s = pagingQueryProvider.generateJumpToItemQuery(45, pageSize);
 		assertEquals(sql, s);
 	}