diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/scope/util/PlaceholderTargetSourceTests.java b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/scope/util/PlaceholderTargetSourceTests.java
index bc3d595bb..b4e253440 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/scope/util/PlaceholderTargetSourceTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/scope/util/PlaceholderTargetSourceTests.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -35,6 +36,10 @@ public class PlaceholderTargetSourceTests extends ContextFactorySupport {
 	@Qualifier("withInteger")
 	private PlaceholderTargetSource withInteger;
 
+	@Autowired
+	@Qualifier("withList")
+	private PlaceholderTargetSource withList;
+
 	@Autowired
 	@Qualifier("withMultiple")
 	private PlaceholderTargetSource withMultiple;
@@ -153,6 +158,13 @@ public class PlaceholderTargetSourceTests extends ContextFactorySupport {
 		assertEquals("bar-4321", target.getName());
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testGetList() {
+		Node target = (Node) withList.getTarget();
+		assertEquals(3, target.getList().size());
+		assertEquals("[bar, foo-4321, bar-4321]", target.getList().toString());
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void testGetMultiple() {
 		Node target = (Node) withMultiple.getTarget();
@@ -186,6 +198,8 @@ public class PlaceholderTargetSourceTests extends ContextFactorySupport {
 		Date getDate();
 
 		Node getParent();
+		
+		List<String> getList();
 	}
 
 	public static class Foo implements Node {
@@ -195,6 +209,8 @@ public class PlaceholderTargetSourceTests extends ContextFactorySupport {
 		private Date date;
 
 		private Node parent;
+		
+		private List<String> list;
 
 		public Foo() {
 		}
@@ -227,6 +243,14 @@ public class PlaceholderTargetSourceTests extends ContextFactorySupport {
 			this.parent = parent;
 		}
 
+		public void setList(List<String> list) {
+			this.list = list;
+		}
+
+		public List<String> getList() {
+			return list;
+		}
+
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/resources/org/springframework/batch/core/scope/util/PlaceholderTargetSourceTests-context.xml b/spring-batch-core/src/test/resources/org/springframework/batch/core/scope/util/PlaceholderTargetSourceTests-context.xml
index a2e6dd458..7e39f486e 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/test/resources/org/springframework/batch/core/scope/util/PlaceholderTargetSourceTests-context.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/test/resources/org/springframework/batch/core/scope/util/PlaceholderTargetSourceTests-context.xml
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@
 		<property name="targetBeanName" value="withIntegerTarget" />
 	</bean>
 
+	<bean id="withList"
+		class="org.springframework.batch.core.scope.util.PlaceholderTargetSource">
+		<property name="contextFactory" ref="context" />
+		<property name="targetBeanName" value="withListTarget" />
+	</bean>
+
 	<bean id="withMultiple"
 		class="org.springframework.batch.core.scope.util.PlaceholderTargetSource">
 		<property name="contextFactory" ref="context" />
@@ -117,6 +123,18 @@
 		<property name="name" value="bar-#{integer}" />
 	</bean>
 
+	<bean id="withListTarget"
+		class="org.springframework.batch.core.scope.util.PlaceholderTargetSourceTests$Foo"
+		lazy-init="true">
+		<property name="list">
+			<list>
+				<value>#{foo}</value>
+				<value>foo-#{integer}</value>
+				<value>bar-#{integer}</value>
+			</list>
+		</property>
+	</bean>
+
 	<bean id="withMultipleTarget"
 		class="org.springframework.batch.core.scope.util.PlaceholderTargetSourceTests$Foo"
 		lazy-init="true">
@@ -151,7 +169,7 @@
 								<constructor-arg value="yyyy/MM/dd" />
 							</bean>
 						</constructor-arg>
-						<constructor-arg value="false"/>
+						<constructor-arg value="false" />
 					</bean>
 				</entry>
 			</map>