diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/ItemWriteListener.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/ItemWriteListener.java
index 5ba6fdd13..54c542f32 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/ItemWriteListener.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/ItemWriteListener.java
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ public interface ItemWriteListener extends BatchListener {
 	 * Called after {@link ItemWriter#write(Object)  If  the item is last in a
 	 * chunk, this will be called before any transaction is committed, and
 	 * before {@link ChunkListener#afterChunk()}
+	 * @param item TODO
 	 */
-	void afterWrite();
+	void afterWrite(Object item);
 
 	/**
 	 * Called if an error occurs while trying to write.
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/listener/BatchListenerSupport.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/listener/BatchListenerSupport.java
index d4ea6d11f..7c9f0840d 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/listener/BatchListenerSupport.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/listener/BatchListenerSupport.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public class BatchListenerSupport implements StepListener, ChunkListener,
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.batch.core.domain.ItemWriteListener#afterWrite()
 	 */
-	public void afterWrite() {
+	public void afterWrite(Object item) {
 	}
 
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/listener/CompositeItemWriteListener.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/listener/CompositeItemWriteListener.java
index 83a23823a..07a30111a 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/listener/CompositeItemWriteListener.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/listener/CompositeItemWriteListener.java
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ public class CompositeItemWriteListener implements ItemWriteListener {
 		}
 	}
 
-	public void afterWrite() {
+	public void afterWrite(Object item) {
 		for (Iterator iterator = listeners.iterator(); iterator.hasNext();) {
 			ItemWriteListener listener = (ItemWriteListener) iterator.next();
-			listener.afterWrite();
+			listener.afterWrite(item);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/listener/ItemListenerSupport.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/listener/ItemListenerSupport.java
index a173403c7..725e60fd2 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/listener/ItemListenerSupport.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/listener/ItemListenerSupport.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class ItemListenerSupport implements ItemWriteListener, ItemReadListener
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.batch.core.domain.ItemWriteListener#afterWrite()
 	 */
-	public void afterWrite() {
+	public void afterWrite(Object item) {
 	}
 
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/listener/MulticasterBatchListener.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/listener/MulticasterBatchListener.java
index 8af539826..5cbe9ef67 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/listener/MulticasterBatchListener.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/listener/MulticasterBatchListener.java
@@ -146,10 +146,10 @@ public class MulticasterBatchListener implements StepListener, ChunkListener, It
 
 	/**
 	 * 
-	 * @see org.springframework.batch.core.listener.CompositeItemWriteListener#afterWrite()
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.core.listener.CompositeItemWriteListener#afterWrite(Object)
 	 */
-	public void afterWrite() {
-		itemWriteListener.afterWrite();
+	public void afterWrite(Object item) {
+		itemWriteListener.afterWrite(item);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/BatchListenerFactoryHelper.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/BatchListenerFactoryHelper.java
index 138f45881..907de5b14 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/BatchListenerFactoryHelper.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/BatchListenerFactoryHelper.java
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class BatchListenerFactoryHelper {
 				try {
 					multicaster.beforeWrite(item);
 					super.write(item);
-					multicaster.afterWrite();
+					multicaster.afterWrite(item);
 				}
 				catch (Exception e) {
 					multicaster.onWriteError(e, item);
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/listener/CompositeItemWriteListenerTests.java b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/listener/CompositeItemWriteListenerTests.java
index 54d536e5f..0df8faf40 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/listener/CompositeItemWriteListenerTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/listener/CompositeItemWriteListenerTests.java
@@ -49,9 +49,10 @@ public class CompositeItemWriteListenerTests extends TestCase {
 	}
 	
 	public void testAfterWrite(){
-		listener.afterWrite();
+		Object item = new Object();
+		listener.afterWrite(item);
 		listenerControl.replay();
-		compositeListener.afterWrite();
+		compositeListener.afterWrite(item);
 		listenerControl.verify();
 	}