diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/Db2PagingQueryProvider.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/Db2PagingQueryProvider.java
index 7add56f06..9da4484cb 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/Db2PagingQueryProvider.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/Db2PagingQueryProvider.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2006-2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2006-2021 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.
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  *
  * @author Thomas Risberg
  * @author Michael Minella
+ * @author Mahmoud Ben Hassine
  * @since 2.0
  */
 public class Db2PagingQueryProvider extends SqlWindowingPagingQueryProvider {
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ public class Db2PagingQueryProvider extends SqlWindowingPagingQueryProvider {
 	@Override
 	public String generateRemainingPagesQuery(int pageSize) {
 		if(StringUtils.hasText(getGroupClause())) {
-			return SqlPagingQueryUtils.generateLimitGroupedSqlQuery(this, true, buildLimitClause(pageSize));
+			return SqlPagingQueryUtils.generateLimitGroupedSqlQuery(this, buildLimitClause(pageSize));
 		}
 		else {
 			return SqlPagingQueryUtils.generateLimitSqlQuery(this, true, buildLimitClause(pageSize));
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/MySqlPagingQueryProvider.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/MySqlPagingQueryProvider.java
index 7fee3c1e7..a94728684 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/MySqlPagingQueryProvider.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/MySqlPagingQueryProvider.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2006-2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2006-2021 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.
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  *
  * @author Thomas Risberg
  * @author Michael Minella
+ * @author Mahmoud Ben Hassine
  * @since 2.0
  */
 public class MySqlPagingQueryProvider extends AbstractSqlPagingQueryProvider {
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ public class MySqlPagingQueryProvider extends AbstractSqlPagingQueryProvider {
 	@Override
 	public String generateRemainingPagesQuery(int pageSize) {
 		if(StringUtils.hasText(getGroupClause())) {
-			return SqlPagingQueryUtils.generateLimitGroupedSqlQuery(this, true, buildLimitClause(pageSize));
+			return SqlPagingQueryUtils.generateLimitGroupedSqlQuery(this, buildLimitClause(pageSize));
 		}
 		else {
 			return SqlPagingQueryUtils.generateLimitSqlQuery(this, true, buildLimitClause(pageSize));
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/PostgresPagingQueryProvider.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/PostgresPagingQueryProvider.java
index 5449b1f1a..11932e9d3 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/PostgresPagingQueryProvider.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/PostgresPagingQueryProvider.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2006-2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2006-2021 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.
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  *
  * @author Thomas Risberg
  * @author Michael Minella
+ * @author Mahmoud Ben Hassine
  * @since 2.0
  */
 public class PostgresPagingQueryProvider extends AbstractSqlPagingQueryProvider {
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ public class PostgresPagingQueryProvider extends AbstractSqlPagingQueryProvider
 	@Override
 	public String generateRemainingPagesQuery(int pageSize) {
 		if(StringUtils.hasText(getGroupClause())) {
-			return SqlPagingQueryUtils.generateLimitGroupedSqlQuery(this, true, buildLimitClause(pageSize));
+			return SqlPagingQueryUtils.generateLimitGroupedSqlQuery(this, buildLimitClause(pageSize));
 		}
 		else {
 			return SqlPagingQueryUtils.generateLimitSqlQuery(this, true, buildLimitClause(pageSize));
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 a180cdf7e..10ec44dd3 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
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * @author Thomas Risberg
  * @author Dave Syer
  * @author Michael Minella
+ * @author Mahmoud Ben Hassine
  * @since 2.0
  */
 public class SqlPagingQueryUtils {
@@ -67,7 +68,9 @@ public class SqlPagingQueryUtils {
 	 * opposed to the first page (false)
 	 * @param limitClause the implementation specific limit clause to be used
 	 * @return the generated query
+	 * @deprecated in favor of {@link #generateLimitGroupedSqlQuery(AbstractSqlPagingQueryProvider, java.lang.String)}
 	 */
+	@Deprecated
 	public static String generateLimitGroupedSqlQuery(AbstractSqlPagingQueryProvider provider, boolean remainingPageQuery,
 			String limitClause) {
 		StringBuilder sql = new StringBuilder();
@@ -86,6 +89,31 @@ public class SqlPagingQueryUtils {
 		return sql.toString();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Generate SQL query string using a LIMIT clause
+	 *
+	 * @param provider {@link AbstractSqlPagingQueryProvider} providing the
+	 * implementation specifics
+	 * @param limitClause the implementation specific limit clause to be used
+	 * @return the generated query
+	 */
+	public static String generateLimitGroupedSqlQuery(AbstractSqlPagingQueryProvider provider, String limitClause) {
+		StringBuilder sql = new StringBuilder();
+		sql.append("SELECT * ");
+		sql.append(" FROM (");
+		sql.append("SELECT ").append(provider.getSelectClause());
+		sql.append(" FROM ").append(provider.getFromClause());
+		sql.append(provider.getWhereClause() == null ? "" : " WHERE " + provider.getWhereClause());
+		buildGroupByClause(provider, sql);
+		sql.append(") AS MAIN_QRY ");
+		sql.append("WHERE ");
+		buildSortConditions(provider, sql);
+		sql.append(" ORDER BY ").append(buildSortClause(provider));
+		sql.append(" " + limitClause);
+
+		return sql.toString();
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Generate SQL query string using a TOP clause
 	 * 
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/SqlitePagingQueryProvider.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/SqlitePagingQueryProvider.java
index 0ffc58d64..3d0e534f8 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/SqlitePagingQueryProvider.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/SqlitePagingQueryProvider.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2014 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2014-2021 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.
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * features.
  *
  * @author Luke Taylor
+ * @author Mahmoud Ben Hassine
  * @since 3.0.0
  */
 public class SqlitePagingQueryProvider extends AbstractSqlPagingQueryProvider {
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ public class SqlitePagingQueryProvider extends AbstractSqlPagingQueryProvider {
 	@Override
 	public String generateRemainingPagesQuery(int pageSize) {
 		if(StringUtils.hasText(getGroupClause())) {
-			return SqlPagingQueryUtils.generateLimitGroupedSqlQuery(this, true, buildLimitClause(pageSize));
+			return SqlPagingQueryUtils.generateLimitGroupedSqlQuery(this, buildLimitClause(pageSize));
 		}
 		else {
 			return SqlPagingQueryUtils.generateLimitSqlQuery(this, true, buildLimitClause(pageSize));