diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/file/transform/PassThroughFieldExtractor.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/file/transform/PassThroughFieldExtractor.java
index d20dcc6de..773699609 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/file/transform/PassThroughFieldExtractor.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/file/transform/PassThroughFieldExtractor.java
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ public class PassThroughFieldExtractor<T> implements FieldExtractor<T> {
 			}
 			return args;
 		}
+		
+		if (item instanceof FieldSet) {
+			return ((FieldSet) item).getValues();
+		}
 
 		return new Object[] { item };
 
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/file/transform/PassThroughFieldExtractorTests.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/file/transform/PassThroughFieldExtractorTests.java
index 6ec1e2be7..2ce00fec2 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/file/transform/PassThroughFieldExtractorTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/file/transform/PassThroughFieldExtractorTests.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.batch.item.file.transform;
 
-import static junit.framework.Assert.*;
+import static junit.framework.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -29,21 +29,28 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 public class PassThroughFieldExtractorTests {
 
 	@Test
-	public void testExtract_string() {
+	public void testExtractString() {
 		PassThroughFieldExtractor<String> extractor = new PassThroughFieldExtractor<String>();
 		Object[] result = extractor.extract("abc");
 		assertTrue(Arrays.equals(new Object[] { "abc" }, result));
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void testExtract_array() {
+	public void testExtractArray() {
 		PassThroughFieldExtractor<String[]> extractor = new PassThroughFieldExtractor<String[]>();
 		Object[] result = extractor.extract(new String[] { "a", "b", null, "d" });
 		assertTrue(Arrays.equals(new Object[] { "a", "b", "", "d" }, result));
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void testExtract_collection() {
+	public void testExtractFieldSet() {
+		PassThroughFieldExtractor<FieldSet> extractor = new PassThroughFieldExtractor<FieldSet>();
+		Object[] result = extractor.extract(new DefaultFieldSet(new String[] { "a", "b", "", "d" }));
+		assertTrue(Arrays.equals(new Object[] { "a", "b", "", "d" }, result));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testExtractCollection() {
 		PassThroughFieldExtractor<List<String>> extractor = new PassThroughFieldExtractor<List<String>>();
 		Object[] result = extractor.extract(Arrays.asList("a", "b", null, "d"));
 		assertTrue(Arrays.equals(new Object[] { "a", "b", "", "d" }, result));