diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/JdbcCursorItemReader.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/JdbcCursorItemReader.java
index 954223387..f1dc1d7a6 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/JdbcCursorItemReader.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/JdbcCursorItemReader.java
@@ -325,12 +325,13 @@ public class JdbcCursorItemReader extends ExecutionContextUserSupport implements
 		Assert.notNull(context, "ExecutionContext must not be null");
 		executeQuery();
 		initialized = true;
+		long processedRowCount = 0;
 
 		if (context.containsKey(getKey(CURRENT_PROCESSED_ROW))) {
 			try {
-				long currentProcessedRow = context.getLong(getKey(CURRENT_PROCESSED_ROW));
+				processedRowCount = context.getLong(getKey(CURRENT_PROCESSED_ROW));
 				while(rs.next()){
-					if(rs.getRow() == currentProcessedRow){
+					if(rs.getRow() == processedRowCount){
 						break;
 					}
 				}
@@ -339,7 +340,7 @@ public class JdbcCursorItemReader extends ExecutionContextUserSupport implements
 			}
 		}
 		
-		bufferredReader = new BufferredResultSetReader(rs, mapper);
+		bufferredReader = new BufferredResultSetReader(rs, mapper, processedRowCount);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -447,14 +448,18 @@ public class JdbcCursorItemReader extends ExecutionContextUserSupport implements
 		private long processedRowCount;
 		private int INITIAL_POSITION = -1;
 		
-		public BufferredResultSetReader(ResultSet rs, RowMapper rowMapper) {
+		public BufferredResultSetReader(ResultSet rs, RowMapper rowMapper, long processedRowCount) {
 			Assert.notNull(rs, "The ResultSet must not be null");
 			Assert.notNull(rowMapper, "The RowMapper must not be null");
 			this.rs = rs;
 			this.rowMapper = rowMapper;
 			buffer = new ArrayList();
 			currentIndex = INITIAL_POSITION;
-			processedRowCount = 0;
+			this.processedRowCount = processedRowCount;
+		}
+		
+		public BufferredResultSetReader(ResultSet rs, RowMapper rowMapper){
+			this(rs, rowMapper, 0);
 		}
 
 		public Object read() throws Exception, UnexpectedInputException,
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/AbstractDataSourceItemReaderIntegrationTests.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/AbstractDataSourceItemReaderIntegrationTests.java
index e5d38ca42..60c61eea8 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/AbstractDataSourceItemReaderIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/AbstractDataSourceItemReaderIntegrationTests.java
@@ -191,6 +191,47 @@ public abstract class AbstractDataSourceItemReaderIntegrationTests extends
 		assertEquals(foo2, reader.read());
 		assertEquals(foo3, reader.read());
 	}
+	
+	public void testMultipleRestarts() throws Exception {
+		
+		getAsItemStream(reader).open(executionContext);
+		
+		Foo foo1 = (Foo) reader.read();
+
+		commit();
+
+		Foo foo2 = (Foo) reader.read();
+		Assert.state(!foo2.equals(foo1));
+
+		Foo foo3 = (Foo) reader.read();
+		Assert.state(!foo2.equals(foo3));
+
+		rollback();
+
+		getAsItemStream(reader).update(executionContext);
+
+		// create new input source
+		reader = createItemReader();
+
+		getAsItemStream(reader).open(executionContext);
+
+		assertEquals(foo2, reader.read());
+		assertEquals(foo3, reader.read());
+		
+		getAsItemStream(reader).update(executionContext);
+		
+		commit();
+		
+		// create new input source
+		reader = createItemReader();
+
+		getAsItemStream(reader).open(executionContext);
+		
+		Foo foo4 = (Foo)reader.read();
+		Foo foo5 = (Foo)reader.read();
+		assertEquals(4, foo4.getValue());
+		assertEquals(5, foo5.getValue());
+	}
 
 	private void commit() {
 		reader.mark();
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/JdbcCursorItemReaderIntegrationTests.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/JdbcCursorItemReaderIntegrationTests.java
index 14e166bc4..33ac8be6f 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/JdbcCursorItemReaderIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/JdbcCursorItemReaderIntegrationTests.java
@@ -25,5 +25,6 @@ public class JdbcCursorItemReaderIntegrationTests extends AbstractDataSourceItem
 		return result;
 	}
 
-
+	
+	
 }