diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/launch/JsrJobOperator.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/launch/JsrJobOperator.java
index d23a0263b..5dd75f059 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/launch/JsrJobOperator.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/launch/JsrJobOperator.java
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ import org.springframework.batch.core.step.StepLocator;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.step.tasklet.StoppableTasklet;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.step.tasklet.Tasklet;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.step.tasklet.TaskletStep;
+import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.access.BeanFactoryLocator;
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionBuilder;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextAware;
 import org.springframework.context.access.ContextSingletonBeanFactoryLocator;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter;
 import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
@@ -140,7 +142,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * @author Chris Schaefer
  * @since 3.0
  */
-public class JsrJobOperator implements JobOperator, InitializingBean {
+public class JsrJobOperator implements JobOperator, ApplicationContextAware, InitializingBean {
 	private static final String JSR_JOB_CONTEXT_BEAN_NAME = "jsr_jobContext";
 	private final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(getClass());
 
@@ -765,6 +767,11 @@ public class JsrJobOperator implements JobOperator, InitializingBean {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public void setApplicationContext(ApplicationContext applicationContext) throws BeansException {
+		baseContext = applicationContext;
+	}
+
 	private static class ExecutingJobRegistry {
 
 		private Map<Long, Job> registry = new ConcurrentHashMap<Long, Job>();
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/launch/JsrJobOperatorTests.java b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/launch/JsrJobOperatorTests.java
index 47af692b9..c0ac82d24 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/launch/JsrJobOperatorTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/launch/JsrJobOperatorTests.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import javax.batch.operations.NoSuchJobExecutionException;
 import javax.batch.operations.NoSuchJobInstanceException;
 import javax.batch.runtime.BatchRuntime;
 import javax.batch.runtime.BatchStatus;
+import javax.sql.DataSource;
 
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -55,6 +56,8 @@ import org.springframework.batch.core.JobExecution;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.JobInstance;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.JobParametersBuilder;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.StepExecution;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.annotation.DataSourceConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.annotation.EnableBatchProcessing;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.converter.JobParametersConverter;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.converter.JobParametersConverterSupport;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.explore.JobExplorer;
@@ -66,9 +69,15 @@ import org.springframework.batch.core.step.JobRepositorySupport;
 import org.springframework.batch.support.transaction.ResourcelessTransactionManager;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException;
 import org.springframework.context.access.ContextSingletonBeanFactoryLocator;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Import;
+import org.springframework.context.support.GenericApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.core.task.AsyncTaskExecutor;
 import org.springframework.core.task.SyncTaskExecutor;
 import org.springframework.test.util.ReflectionTestUtils;
+import org.springframework.transaction.PlatformTransactionManager;
 
 public class JsrJobOperatorTests extends AbstractJsrTestCase {
 
@@ -125,7 +134,7 @@ public class JsrJobOperatorTests extends AbstractJsrTestCase {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void testCustomBaseContext() throws Exception {
+	public void testCustomBaseContextJsrCompliant() throws Exception {
 		System.setProperty("JSR-352-BASE-CONTEXT", "META-INF/alternativeJsrBaseContext.xml");
 
 		JobOperator jobOperator = BatchRuntime.getJobOperator();
@@ -145,6 +154,27 @@ public class JsrJobOperatorTests extends AbstractJsrTestCase {
 		System.getProperties().remove("JSR-352-BASE-CONTEXT");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testCustomBaseContextCustomWired() throws Exception {
+
+		GenericApplicationContext context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(BatchConfgiuration.class);
+
+		JobOperator jobOperator = (JobOperator) context.getBean("jobOperator");
+
+		assertEquals(context, ReflectionTestUtils.getField(jobOperator, "baseContext"));
+
+		long executionId = jobOperator.start("longRunningJob", null);
+		// Give the job a chance to get started
+		Thread.sleep(1000L);
+		jobOperator.stop(executionId);
+		// Give the job the chance to finish stopping
+		Thread.sleep(1000L);
+
+		assertEquals(BatchStatus.STOPPED, jobOperator.getJobExecution(executionId).getBatchStatus());
+
+		System.getProperties().remove("JSR-352-BASE-CONTEXT");
+	}
+
 	private void resetBaseContext() throws NoSuchFieldException, IllegalAccessException {
 		Field instancesField = ContextSingletonBeanFactoryLocator.class.getDeclaredField("instances");
 		instancesField.setAccessible(true);
@@ -647,4 +677,19 @@ public class JsrJobOperatorTests extends AbstractJsrTestCase {
 			return null;
 		}
 	}
+
+	@Configuration
+	@Import(DataSourceConfiguration.class)
+	@EnableBatchProcessing
+	public static class BatchConfgiuration {
+
+		@Bean
+		public JsrJobOperator jobOperator(JobExplorer jobExplorer, JobRepository jobrepository, DataSource dataSource,
+				PlatformTransactionManager transactionManager) throws Exception{
+
+			JsrJobParametersConverter jobParametersConverter = new JsrJobParametersConverter(dataSource);
+			jobParametersConverter.afterPropertiesSet();
+			return new JsrJobOperator(jobExplorer, jobrepository, jobParametersConverter, transactionManager);
+		}
+	}
 }