diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/data/Neo4jItemReader.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/data/Neo4jItemReader.java
index 5f6ed7342..3f79bd501 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/data/Neo4jItemReader.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/data/Neo4jItemReader.java
@@ -85,6 +85,15 @@ InitializingBean {
 		setName(ClassUtils.getShortName(Neo4jItemReader.class));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Optional parameters to be used in the cypher query.
+	 *
+	 * @param parameterValues the parameter values to be used in the cypher query
+	 */
+	public void setParameterValues(Map<String, Object> parameterValues) {
+		this.parameterValues = parameterValues;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * The start segment of the cypher query.  START is prepended
 	 * to the statement provided and should <em>not</em> be
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/data/Neo4jItemReaderTests.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/data/Neo4jItemReaderTests.java
index bfb92f803..8c28ff727 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/data/Neo4jItemReaderTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/data/Neo4jItemReaderTests.java
@@ -15,19 +15,6 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.batch.item.data;
 
-import org.junit.Before;
-import org.junit.Test;
-import org.mockito.ArgumentCaptor;
-import org.mockito.Mock;
-import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
-import org.springframework.data.neo4j.conversion.DefaultConverter;
-import org.springframework.data.neo4j.conversion.Result;
-import org.springframework.data.neo4j.conversion.ResultConverter;
-import org.springframework.data.neo4j.template.Neo4jOperations;
-
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Map;
-
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
@@ -35,6 +22,21 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 import static org.mockito.Matchers.isNull;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.mockito.ArgumentCaptor;
+import org.mockito.Mock;
+import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
+
+import org.springframework.data.neo4j.conversion.DefaultConverter;
+import org.springframework.data.neo4j.conversion.Result;
+import org.springframework.data.neo4j.conversion.ResultConverter;
+import org.springframework.data.neo4j.template.Neo4jOperations;
+
 public class Neo4jItemReaderTests {
 
 	private Neo4jItemReader<String> reader;
@@ -173,6 +175,25 @@ public class Neo4jItemReaderTests {
 		reader.afterPropertiesSet();
 		when(template.query("START n=node(*) MATCH n -- m WHERE has(n.name) RETURN m ORDER BY n.age SKIP 0 LIMIT 50", null)).thenReturn(result);
 		when(result.to(String.class)).thenReturn(endResult);
+		when(endResult.iterator()).thenReturn(new ArrayList<String>() {{
+			add(new String());
+		}}.iterator());
+
+		assertTrue(reader.doPageRead().hasNext());
+	}
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("serial")
+	@Test
+	public void testResultsWithMatchAndWhereWithParameters() throws Exception {
+		Map<String, Object> params = new HashMap<String, Object>();
+		params.put("foo", "bar");
+		reader.setParameterValues(params);
+		reader.setMatchStatement("n -- m");
+		reader.setWhereStatement("has(n.name)");
+		reader.setReturnStatement("m");
+		reader.afterPropertiesSet();
+		when(template.query("START n=node(*) MATCH n -- m WHERE has(n.name) RETURN m ORDER BY n.age SKIP 0 LIMIT 50", params)).thenReturn(result);
+		when(result.to(String.class)).thenReturn(endResult);
 		when(endResult.iterator()).thenReturn(new ArrayList<String>(){{
 			add(new String());
 		}}.iterator());