diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/AbstractJdbcBatchMetadataDao.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/AbstractJdbcBatchMetadataDao.java
index 5f5fcfcc5..881c54492 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/AbstractJdbcBatchMetadataDao.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/AbstractJdbcBatchMetadataDao.java
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractJdbcBatchMetadataDao implements InitializingBean {
 	protected String getQuery(String base) {
 		return StringUtils.replace(base, "%PREFIX%", tablePrefix);
 	}
+	
+	protected String getTablePrefix() {
+		return tablePrefix;
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Public setter for the table prefix property. This will be prefixed to all
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcJobExecutionDao.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcJobExecutionDao.java
index edd639abd..afbf70378 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcJobExecutionDao.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcJobExecutionDao.java
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ public class JdbcJobExecutionDao extends AbstractJdbcBatchMetadataDao implements
 		Assert.notNull(jobExecutionIncrementer);
 		ecDao.setJdbcTemplate(getJdbcTemplate());
 		ecDao.setLobHandler(lobHandler);
+		ecDao.setTablePrefix(getTablePrefix());
 		ecDao.afterPropertiesSet();
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcStepExecutionDao.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcStepExecutionDao.java
index e1c24dffa..c870a22a0 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcStepExecutionDao.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcStepExecutionDao.java
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ public class JdbcStepExecutionDao extends AbstractJdbcBatchMetadataDao implement
 		Assert.notNull(stepExecutionIncrementer, "StepExecutionIncrementer cannot be null.");
 		ecDao.setJdbcTemplate(getJdbcTemplate());
 		ecDao.setLobHandler(lobHandler);
+		ecDao.setTablePrefix(getTablePrefix());
 		ecDao.afterPropertiesSet();
 	}