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 012145c85..32c457a58 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
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import javax.persistence.EntityManager;
 import javax.persistence.EntityManagerFactory;
 import javax.persistence.Query;
+import javax.persistence.EntityTransaction;
 
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
@@ -51,8 +52,8 @@ import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
  * after each page is read.  This cuases any entities read to be detached. If you make changes to the
  * entities and want the changes persisted then you must explicitly merge the entities.
  *
- * The reader must be configured with an {@link javax.persistence.EntityManagerFactory} that is capable
- * of participating in Spring managed transactions.
+ * The reader must be configured with an {@link javax.persistence.EntityManagerFactory}.  All entity access
+ * is performed within a new transaction, independent of any existing Spring managed transactions.
  *
  * The implementation is *not* thread-safe.
  *
@@ -122,11 +123,14 @@ public class JpaPagingItemReader<T> extends AbstractBufferedItemReaderItemStream
 
 		if (entities == null || current >= pageSize) {
 			EntityManager entityManager =
-					EntityManagerFactoryUtils.getTransactionalEntityManager(entityManagerFactory, jpaPropertyMap);
+					entityManagerFactory.createEntityManager(jpaPropertyMap);
 			if (entityManager == null) {
-				throw new DataAccessResourceFailureException("Unable to obtain a transactional EntityManager");
+				throw new DataAccessResourceFailureException("Unable to obtain an EntityManager");
 			}
 
+			EntityTransaction tx = entityManager.getTransaction();
+			tx.begin();
+			
 			Query query = entityManager.createQuery(queryString)
 					.setFirstResult(page * pageSize)
 					.setMaxResults(pageSize);
@@ -136,6 +140,8 @@ public class JpaPagingItemReader<T> extends AbstractBufferedItemReaderItemStream
 			entityManager.flush();
 			entityManager.clear();
 
+			tx.commit();
+			
 			if (current >= pageSize) {
 				current = 0;
 			}
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/JpaPagingItemReaderCommonTests.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/JpaPagingItemReaderCommonTests.java
index 865316cf3..63350624e 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/JpaPagingItemReaderCommonTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/JpaPagingItemReaderCommonTests.java
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import org.springframework.batch.item.CommonItemStreamItemReaderTests;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
@@ -43,32 +42,32 @@ public class JpaPagingItemReaderCommonTests extends CommonItemStreamItemReaderTe
 	}
 
 
-	@Transactional @Test
+	@Test
 	public void testRestart() throws Exception {
 		super.testRestart();
 	}
 
-	@Transactional @Test
+	@Test
 	public void testResetAndRestart() throws Exception {
 		super.testResetAndRestart();
 	}
 
-	@Transactional @Test
+	@Test
 	public void testReopen() throws Exception {
 		super.testReopen();
 	}
 
-	@Transactional @Test
+	@Test
 	public void testRead() throws Exception {
 		super.testRead();
 	}
 
-	@Transactional @Test
+	@Test
 	public void testReset() throws Exception {
 		super.testReset();
 	}
 
-	@Transactional @Test
+	@Test
 	public void testEmptyInput() throws Exception {
 		super.testEmptyInput();
 	}
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/JpaPagingItemReaderIntegrationTests.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/JpaPagingItemReaderIntegrationTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d4740848
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/JpaPagingItemReaderIntegrationTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package org.springframework.batch.item.database;
+
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.batch.item.sample.Foo;
+import org.springframework.batch.item.ItemReader;
+import org.springframework.orm.jpa.LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean;
+import org.springframework.orm.jpa.vendor.HibernateJpaVendorAdapter;
+
+import javax.persistence.EntityManagerFactory;
+
+/**
+ * Tests for {@link org.springframework.batch.item.database.JpaPagingItemReader}.
+ *
+ * @author Thomas Risberg
+ */
+@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
+@ContextConfiguration(locations = "data-source-context.xml")
+public class JpaPagingItemReaderIntegrationTests extends AbstractDataSourceItemReaderIntegrationTests {
+
+	protected ItemReader<Foo> createItemReader() throws Exception {
+		LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean factoryBean = new LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean();
+		factoryBean.setDataSource(dataSource);
+		factoryBean.setJpaVendorAdapter(new HibernateJpaVendorAdapter());
+		factoryBean.setPersistenceUnitName("bar");
+		factoryBean.afterPropertiesSet();
+
+		EntityManagerFactory entityManagerFactory = factoryBean.getObject();
+
+		String jpqlQuery = "select f from Foo f";
+
+		JpaPagingItemReader<Foo> inputSource = new JpaPagingItemReader<Foo>();
+		inputSource.setQueryString(jpqlQuery);
+		inputSource.setEntityManagerFactory(entityManagerFactory);
+		inputSource.afterPropertiesSet();
+		inputSource.setSaveState(true);
+
+		return inputSource;
+	}
+
+}