diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/xml/JobParserJobFactoryBean.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/xml/JobParserJobFactoryBean.java
index ef3248453..e853fbcaa 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/xml/JobParserJobFactoryBean.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/xml/JobParserJobFactoryBean.java
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class JobParserJobFactoryBean implements FactoryBean {
 	}
 
 	public boolean isSingleton() {
-		return false;
+		return true;
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/xml/StepParserStepFactoryBean.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/xml/StepParserStepFactoryBean.java
index 1137a8ffa..b96f375ca 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/xml/StepParserStepFactoryBean.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/xml/StepParserStepFactoryBean.java
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ class StepParserStepFactoryBean<I, O> implements FactoryBean, BeanNameAware {
 	}
 
 	public boolean isSingleton() {
-		return false;
+		return true;
 	}
 
 	// =========================================================
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/listener/AbstractListenerFactoryBean.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/listener/AbstractListenerFactoryBean.java
index 4ec41ab9a..86095900d 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/listener/AbstractListenerFactoryBean.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/listener/AbstractListenerFactoryBean.java
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractListenerFactoryBean implements FactoryBean, Initia
 	}
 
 	public boolean isSingleton() {
-		return false;
+		return true;
 	}
 
 	public void setDelegate(Object delegate) {
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/xml/JobParserJobFactoryBeanTests.java b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/xml/JobParserJobFactoryBeanTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03b780d69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/xml/JobParserJobFactoryBeanTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.xml;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+
+public class JobParserJobFactoryBeanTests {
+	
+	private JobParserJobFactoryBean factory = new JobParserJobFactoryBean("jobFactory");
+	
+	@Test
+	public void testSingleton() throws Exception {
+		assertTrue("Expected singleton", factory.isSingleton());
+	}
+
+}