diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/domain/JobExecution.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/domain/JobExecution.java
index bf6b50bdb..75049ff0d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/domain/JobExecution.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/domain/JobExecution.java
@@ -227,4 +227,11 @@ public class JobExecution extends Entity {
 	public void registerStepExecution(StepExecution stepExecution) {
 		this.stepExecutions.add(stepExecution);
 	}
+	
+	/* (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Entity#toString()
+	 */
+	public String toString() {
+		return super.toString()+", job=["+job+"]";
+	}
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/domain/JobInstance.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/domain/JobInstance.java
index 55f6dceb7..cea38fe75 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/domain/JobInstance.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/domain/JobInstance.java
@@ -100,5 +100,12 @@ public class JobInstance extends Entity {
 	public String getName() {
 		return identifier==null ? null : identifier.getName();
 	}
+	
+	/* (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.core.domain.Entity#toString()
+	 */
+	public String toString() {
+		return super.toString()+", identifier=["+identifier+"]";
+	}
 
 }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/domain/JobExecutionTests.java b/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/domain/JobExecutionTests.java
index f4d05afc1..2a488b0f1 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/domain/JobExecutionTests.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/domain/JobExecutionTests.java
@@ -138,4 +138,13 @@ public class JobExecutionTests extends TestCase {
 		assertEquals(0, context.getChunkContexts().size());
 	}
 	
+	public void testToString() throws Exception {
+		assertTrue("JobExecution string does not contain id", context.toString().indexOf("id=")>=0);
+		assertTrue("JobExecution string does not contain name: "+context, context.toString().indexOf("foo")>=0);
+	}
+	
+	public void testToStringWithNullJob() throws Exception {
+		context = new JobExecution();
+		assertTrue("JobExecution string does not contain id", context.toString().indexOf("id=")>=0);
+	}
 }