diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/builder/FaultTolerantStepBuilder.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/builder/FaultTolerantStepBuilder.java
index be7fad738..f14d47f76 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/builder/FaultTolerantStepBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/builder/FaultTolerantStepBuilder.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2006-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2006-2021 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -432,6 +432,14 @@ public class FaultTolerantStepBuilder<I, O> extends SimpleStepBuilder<I, O> {
 		}
 		return this;
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Override parent method to prevent creation of a new FaultTolerantStepBuilder
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public FaultTolerantStepBuilder<I, O> faultTolerant() {
+		return this;
+	}
 
 	protected ChunkProvider<I> createChunkProvider() {
 
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/builder/FaultTolerantStepBuilderTests.java b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/builder/FaultTolerantStepBuilderTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b9f5bf331
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/builder/FaultTolerantStepBuilderTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.batch.core.step.builder;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+public class FaultTolerantStepBuilderTests {
+
+    @Test
+    public void faultTolerantReturnsSameInstance() {
+        FaultTolerantStepBuilder<Object, Object> builder = new FaultTolerantStepBuilder<>(new StepBuilder("test"));
+        assertEquals(builder, builder.faultTolerant());
+    }
+}