diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/JobExecution.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/JobExecution.java
index cbc9e8a9c..f38d891e6 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/JobExecution.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/JobExecution.java
@@ -64,6 +64,23 @@ public class JobExecution extends Entity {
 
 	private final String jobConfigurationName;
 
+	public JobExecution(JobExecution original) {
+		this.jobParameters = original.getJobParameters();
+		this.jobInstance = original.getJobInstance();
+		this.stepExecutions = original.getStepExecutions();
+		this.status = original.getStatus();
+		this.startTime = original.getStartTime();
+		this.createTime = original.getCreateTime();
+		this.endTime = original.getEndTime();
+		this.lastUpdated = original.getLastUpdated();
+		this.exitStatus = original.getExitStatus();
+		this.executionContext = original.getExecutionContext();
+		this.failureExceptions = original.getFailureExceptions();
+		this.jobConfigurationName = original.getJobConfigurationName();
+		this.setId(original.getId());
+		this.setVersion(original.getVersion());
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Because a JobExecution isn't valid unless the job is set, this
 	 * constructor is the only valid one from a modeling point of view.
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/partition/JsrStepExecutionSplitter.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/partition/JsrStepExecutionSplitter.java
index 1c756bed2..6b50a9323 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/partition/JsrStepExecutionSplitter.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/partition/JsrStepExecutionSplitter.java
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ public class JsrStepExecutionSplitter implements StepExecutionSplitter {
 
 		for(int i = 0; i < gridSize; i++) {
 			String stepName = this.stepName + ":partition" + i;
-			StepExecution curStepExecution = jobExecution.createStepExecution(stepName);
+			JobExecution curJobExecution = new JobExecution(jobExecution);
+			StepExecution curStepExecution = new StepExecution(stepName, curJobExecution);
 			executions.add(curStepExecution);
 		}
 
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/configuration/xml/PartitionParserTests.java b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/configuration/xml/PartitionParserTests.java
index 455165300..672346635 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/configuration/xml/PartitionParserTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/configuration/xml/PartitionParserTests.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import javax.batch.api.partition.PartitionPlanImpl;
 import javax.batch.runtime.BatchStatus;
 import javax.batch.runtime.JobExecution;
 import javax.batch.runtime.context.JobContext;
+import javax.batch.runtime.context.StepContext;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 
 import org.junit.Before;
@@ -300,12 +301,21 @@ public class PartitionParserTests {
 		@BatchProperty
 		String artifactName;
 
+		@Inject
+		StepContext stepContext;
+
+		@Inject
+		JobContext jobContext;
+
 		@Override
 		public String process() throws Exception {
 			artifactNames.add(artifactName);
 			threadNames.add(Thread.currentThread().getName());
 			processed++;
 
+			stepContext.setExitStatus("bad step exit status");
+			jobContext.setExitStatus("bad job exit status");
+
 			return null;
 		}
 
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/scope/context/JobContextTests.java b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/scope/context/JobContextTests.java
index a1efdcb6e..febe38cc7 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/scope/context/JobContextTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/scope/context/JobContextTests.java
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ public class JobContextTests {
 
 	@Test(expected = IllegalStateException.class)
 	public void testIllegalContextId() throws Exception {
-		context = new JobContext(new JobExecution(null));
+		context = new JobContext(new JobExecution((Long) null));
 		context.getId();
 	}