diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/JpaCursorItemReader.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/JpaCursorItemReader.java
index 89324c5c5..aafdc63ee 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/JpaCursorItemReader.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/JpaCursorItemReader.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2020-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2020-2024 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.
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * The implementation is <b>not</b> thread-safe.
  *
  * @author Mahmoud Ben Hassine
+ * @author Jinwoo Bae
  * @param <T> type of items to read
  * @since 4.3
  */
@@ -58,6 +59,8 @@ public class JpaCursorItemReader<T> extends AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemRe
 
 	private Map<String, Object> parameterValues;
 
+	private Map<String, Object> hintValues;
+
 	private Iterator<T> iterator;
 
 	/**
@@ -100,6 +103,17 @@ public class JpaCursorItemReader<T> extends AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemRe
 		this.parameterValues = parameterValues;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Set the query hint values for the JPA query. Query hints can be used to give
+	 * instructions to the JPA provider.
+	 * @param hintValues a map where each key is the name of the hint, and the
+	 * corresponding value is the hint's value.
+	 * @since 5.2
+	 */
+	public void setHintValues(Map<String, Object> hintValues) {
+		this.hintValues = hintValues;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void afterPropertiesSet() throws Exception {
 		Assert.state(this.entityManagerFactory != null, "EntityManagerFactory is required");
@@ -123,6 +137,10 @@ public class JpaCursorItemReader<T> extends AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemRe
 		if (this.parameterValues != null) {
 			this.parameterValues.forEach(query::setParameter);
 		}
+		if (this.hintValues != null) {
+			this.hintValues.forEach(query::setHint);
+		}
+
 		this.iterator = query.getResultStream().iterator();
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/JpaPagingItemReader.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/JpaPagingItemReader.java
index 1d33e9a6f..d99d3c924 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/JpaPagingItemReader.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/JpaPagingItemReader.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2006-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2006-2024 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.
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * @author Dave Syer
  * @author Will Schipp
  * @author Mahmoud Ben Hassine
+ * @author Jinwoo Bae
  * @since 2.0
  */
 public class JpaPagingItemReader<T> extends AbstractPagingItemReader<T> {
@@ -96,6 +97,8 @@ public class JpaPagingItemReader<T> extends AbstractPagingItemReader<T> {
 
 	private Map<String, Object> parameterValues;
 
+	private Map<String, Object> hintValues;
+
 	private boolean transacted = true;// default value
 
 	public JpaPagingItemReader() {
@@ -128,6 +131,17 @@ public class JpaPagingItemReader<T> extends AbstractPagingItemReader<T> {
 		this.parameterValues = parameterValues;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Set the query hint values for the JPA query. Query hints can be used to give
+	 * instructions to the JPA provider.
+	 * @param hintValues a map where each key is the name of the hint, and the
+	 * corresponding value is the hint's value.
+	 * @since 5.2
+	 */
+	public void setHintValues(Map<String, Object> hintValues) {
+		this.hintValues = hintValues;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * By default (true) the EntityTransaction will be started and committed around the
 	 * read. Can be overridden (false) in cases where the JPA implementation doesn't
@@ -202,6 +216,10 @@ public class JpaPagingItemReader<T> extends AbstractPagingItemReader<T> {
 			}
 		}
 
+		if (this.hintValues != null) {
+			this.hintValues.forEach(query::setHint);
+		}
+
 		if (results == null) {
 			results = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<>();
 		}
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/JpaCursorItemReaderBuilder.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/JpaCursorItemReaderBuilder.java
index 5a1c874fb..571a5b0a4 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/JpaCursorItemReaderBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/JpaCursorItemReaderBuilder.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2020-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2020-2024 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.
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * Builder for {@link JpaCursorItemReader}.
  *
  * @author Mahmoud Ben Hassine
+ * @author Jinwoo Bae
  * @since 4.3
  */
 public class JpaCursorItemReaderBuilder<T> {
@@ -42,6 +43,8 @@ public class JpaCursorItemReaderBuilder<T> {
 
 	private Map<String, Object> parameterValues;
 
+	private Map<String, Object> hintValues;
+
 	private boolean saveState = true;
 
 	private String name;
@@ -112,6 +115,19 @@ public class JpaCursorItemReaderBuilder<T> {
 		return this;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * A map of hint values to be set on the query. The key of the map is the name of the
+	 * hint to be applied, with the value being the specific setting for that hint.
+	 * @param hintValues map of query hints
+	 * @return this instance for method chaining
+	 * @see JpaCursorItemReader#setHintValues(Map)
+	 * @since 5.2
+	 */
+	public JpaCursorItemReaderBuilder<T> hintValues(Map<String, Object> hintValues) {
+		this.hintValues = hintValues;
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * A query provider. This should be set only if {@link #queryString(String)} have not
 	 * been set.
@@ -169,10 +185,12 @@ public class JpaCursorItemReaderBuilder<T> {
 		reader.setQueryProvider(this.queryProvider);
 		reader.setQueryString(this.queryString);
 		reader.setParameterValues(this.parameterValues);
+		reader.setHintValues(this.hintValues);
 		reader.setCurrentItemCount(this.currentItemCount);
 		reader.setMaxItemCount(this.maxItemCount);
 		reader.setSaveState(this.saveState);
 		reader.setName(this.name);
+
 		return reader;
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/JpaPagingItemReaderBuilder.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/JpaPagingItemReaderBuilder.java
index adf62a5d8..0bb2a85c4 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/JpaPagingItemReaderBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/JpaPagingItemReaderBuilder.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2017-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2017-2024 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.
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  *
  * @author Michael Minella
  * @author Glenn Renfro
+ * @author Jinwoo Bae
  * @since 4.0
  */
 
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ public class JpaPagingItemReaderBuilder<T> {
 
 	private Map<String, Object> parameterValues;
 
+	private Map<String, Object> hintValues;
+
 	private boolean transacted = true;
 
 	private String queryString;
@@ -129,6 +132,19 @@ public class JpaPagingItemReaderBuilder<T> {
 		return this;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * A map of hint values to be set on the query. The key of the map is the name of the
+	 * hint to be applied, with the value being the specific setting for that hint.
+	 * @param hintValues map of query hints
+	 * @return this instance for method chaining
+	 * @see JpaPagingItemReader#setHintValues(Map)
+	 * @since 5.2
+	 */
+	public JpaPagingItemReaderBuilder<T> hintValues(Map<String, Object> hintValues) {
+		this.hintValues = hintValues;
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * A query provider. This should be set only if {@link #queryString(String)} have not
 	 * been set.
@@ -204,6 +220,7 @@ public class JpaPagingItemReaderBuilder<T> {
 		reader.setQueryString(this.queryString);
 		reader.setPageSize(this.pageSize);
 		reader.setParameterValues(this.parameterValues);
+		reader.setHintValues(this.hintValues);
 		reader.setEntityManagerFactory(this.entityManagerFactory);
 		reader.setQueryProvider(this.queryProvider);
 		reader.setTransacted(this.transacted);