diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/StoredprocedureItemReaderConfigTests.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/StoredprocedureItemReaderConfigTests.java
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+package org.springframework.batch.item.database;
+
+import static org.easymock.EasyMock.createMock;
+import static org.easymock.EasyMock.createNiceMock;
+import static org.easymock.EasyMock.expect;
+import static org.easymock.EasyMock.replay;
+import static org.easymock.EasyMock.verify;
+
+import java.sql.CallableStatement;
+import java.sql.Connection;
+import java.sql.DatabaseMetaData;
+import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
+import java.sql.ResultSet;
+
+import javax.sql.DataSource;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.internal.runners.JUnit4ClassRunner;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.springframework.batch.item.ExecutionContext;
+import org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.DataSourceTransactionManager;
+import org.springframework.transaction.PlatformTransactionManager;
+import org.springframework.transaction.TransactionStatus;
+import org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionCallback;
+import org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionTemplate;
+
+@RunWith(JUnit4ClassRunner.class)
+public class StoredprocedureItemReaderConfigTests {
+
+	/*
+	 * Should fail if trying to call getConnection() twice
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void testUsesCurrentTransaction() throws Exception {
+		DataSource ds = createMock(DataSource.class);
+		DatabaseMetaData dmd = createNiceMock(DatabaseMetaData.class);
+		expect(dmd.getDatabaseProductName()).andReturn("Oracle").times(2);
+		Connection con = createMock(Connection.class);
+		expect(con.getMetaData()).andReturn(dmd);
+		expect(con.getMetaData()).andReturn(dmd);
+		expect(con.getAutoCommit()).andReturn(false);
+		CallableStatement cs = createNiceMock(CallableStatement.class);
+		expect(con.prepareCall("{call foo_bar()}", ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY, ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY,
+				ResultSet.HOLD_CURSORS_OVER_COMMIT)).andReturn(cs);
+		expect(ds.getConnection()).andReturn(con);
+		expect(ds.getConnection()).andReturn(con);
+		con.commit();
+		replay(con,dmd, ds, cs);
+		PlatformTransactionManager tm = new DataSourceTransactionManager(ds);
+		TransactionTemplate tt = new TransactionTemplate(tm);
+		final StoredProcedureItemReader<String> reader = new StoredProcedureItemReader<String>();
+		reader.setDataSource(new ExtendedConnectionDataSourceProxy(ds));
+		reader.setUseSharedExtendedConnection(true);
+		reader.setProcedureName("foo_bar");
+		final ExecutionContext ec = new ExecutionContext();
+		tt.execute(
+				new TransactionCallback() {
+					public Object doInTransaction(TransactionStatus status) {
+						reader.open(ec);
+						reader.close();
+						return null;
+					}
+				});
+		verify(ds);
+	}
+	
+	/*
+	 * Should fail if trying to call getConnection() twice
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void testUsesItsOwnTransaction() throws Exception {
+		
+		DataSource ds = createMock(DataSource.class);
+		DatabaseMetaData dmd = createNiceMock(DatabaseMetaData.class);
+		expect(dmd.getDatabaseProductName()).andReturn("Oracle").times(2);
+		Connection con = createMock(Connection.class);
+		expect(con.getMetaData()).andReturn(dmd);
+		expect(con.getMetaData()).andReturn(dmd);
+		expect(con.getAutoCommit()).andReturn(false);
+		CallableStatement cs = createNiceMock(CallableStatement.class);
+		expect(con.prepareCall("{call foo_bar()}", ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY, ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY)).andReturn(cs);
+		expect(ds.getConnection()).andReturn(con);
+		expect(ds.getConnection()).andReturn(con);
+		con.commit();
+		replay(con,dmd, ds, cs);
+		PlatformTransactionManager tm = new DataSourceTransactionManager(ds);
+		TransactionTemplate tt = new TransactionTemplate(tm);
+		final StoredProcedureItemReader<String> reader = new StoredProcedureItemReader<String>();
+		reader.setDataSource(ds);
+		reader.setProcedureName("foo_bar");
+		final ExecutionContext ec = new ExecutionContext();
+		tt.execute(
+				new TransactionCallback() {
+					public Object doInTransaction(TransactionStatus status) {
+						reader.open(ec);
+						reader.close();
+						return null;
+					}
+				});
+		verify(ds);
+	}
+
+}