diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/domain/trade/internal/GeneratingTradeItemReader.java b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/domain/trade/internal/GeneratingTradeItemReader.java
index 0f2d5ef63..6a52c826a 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/domain/trade/internal/GeneratingTradeItemReader.java
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/domain/trade/internal/GeneratingTradeItemReader.java
@@ -60,4 +60,8 @@ public class GeneratingTradeItemReader implements ItemReader<Trade> {
 		return limit;
 	}
 
+	public void resetCounter()
+	{
+		this.counter = 0;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/loopFlow/GeneratingTradeResettingListener.java b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/loopFlow/GeneratingTradeResettingListener.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..58f605026
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/loopFlow/GeneratingTradeResettingListener.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2006-2007 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
+ *
+ *      http://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.sample.loopFlow;
+
+import org.springframework.batch.core.ExitStatus;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.StepExecution;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.listener.StepExecutionListenerSupport;
+import org.springframework.batch.sample.domain.trade.internal.GeneratingTradeItemReader;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+
+/**
+ * This listener resets the count of its GeneratingTradeItemReader after the
+ * step.
+ * 
+ * @author Dan Garrette
+ * @since 2.0
+ */
+public class GeneratingTradeResettingListener extends StepExecutionListenerSupport implements InitializingBean {
+
+	private GeneratingTradeItemReader reader;
+
+	public ExitStatus afterStep(StepExecution stepExecution) {
+		this.reader.resetCounter();
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	public void setReader(GeneratingTradeItemReader reader) {
+		this.reader = reader;
+	}
+
+	public void afterPropertiesSet() throws Exception {
+		Assert.notNull(this.reader, "The 'reader' must be set.");
+	}
+}
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/loopFlow/LimitDecider.java b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/loopFlow/LimitDecider.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3cce4a02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/loopFlow/LimitDecider.java
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2006-2007 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
+ *
+ *      http://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.sample.loopFlow;
+
+import org.springframework.batch.core.JobExecution;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.StepExecution;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.job.flow.support.state.JobExecutionDecider;
+
+/**
+ * This decider will return "CONTINUE" until the limit it reached, at which
+ * point it will return "COMPLETE".
+ * 
+ * @author Dan Garrette
+ * @since 2.0
+ */
+public class LimitDecider implements JobExecutionDecider {
+
+	private int count = 0;
+	private int limit = 1;
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * 
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.core.job.flow.support.state.JobExecutionDecider#decide(org.springframework.batch.core.JobExecution,
+	 *      org.springframework.batch.core.StepExecution)
+	 */
+	public String decide(JobExecution jobExecution, StepExecution stepExecution) {
+		if (++count >= limit) {
+			return "COMPLETE";
+		}
+		else {
+			return "CONTINUE";
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param limit
+	 */
+	public void setLimit(int limit) {
+		this.limit = limit;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/loopFlowSample.xml b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/loopFlowSample.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..48088d620
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/loopFlowSample.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<beans:beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/batch" 
+	xmlns:beans="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans" 
+	xmlns:aop="http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop"
+	xmlns:tx="http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx"
+	xmlns:p="http://www.springframework.org/schema/p"
+	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+	xsi:schemaLocation="
+		http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans-2.0.xsd
+		http://www.springframework.org/schema/batch http://www.springframework.org/schema/batch/spring-batch-2.0.xsd
+		http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop/spring-aop-2.0.xsd
+		http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx/spring-tx-2.0.xsd">
+
+	<job id="loopFlowSample">
+		<step name="step1" next="step2">
+			<tasklet reader="itemGenerator" writer="itemWriter" commit-interval="1"/>
+			<listeners>
+				<listener ref="resettingListener"/>
+			</listeners>
+		</step>
+		<step name="step2" next="limitDecision">
+			<tasklet reader="itemGenerator" writer="itemWriter" 
+			         commit-interval="1" allow-start-if-complete="true"/>
+			<listeners>
+				<listener ref="resettingListener"/>
+			</listeners>
+		</step>
+		<decision id="limitDecision" decider="limitDecider">
+			<next on="CONTINUE" to="step2" />
+			<end on="COMPLETE" status="COMPLETED" />
+		</decision>
+	</job>
+
+	<beans:bean id="itemGenerator" class="org.springframework.batch.sample.domain.trade.internal.GeneratingTradeItemReader">
+		<beans:property name="limit" value="1" />
+	</beans:bean>
+
+	<beans:bean id="itemWriter" class="org.springframework.batch.sample.domain.trade.internal.ItemTrackingTradeItemWriter" />
+	
+	<beans:bean id="limitDecider" class="org.springframework.batch.sample.loopFlow.LimitDecider">
+		<beans:property name="limit" value="9" />
+	</beans:bean>
+	
+	<beans:bean id="resettingListener" class="org.springframework.batch.sample.loopFlow.GeneratingTradeResettingListener">
+		<beans:property name="reader" ref="itemGenerator" />
+	</beans:bean>
+
+</beans:beans>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/LoopFlowSampleFunctionalTests.java b/spring-batch-samples/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/LoopFlowSampleFunctionalTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6fe33cb19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/LoopFlowSampleFunctionalTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2006-2007 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
+ *
+ *      http://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.sample;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.springframework.batch.sample.domain.trade.internal.ItemTrackingTradeItemWriter;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
+
+/**
+ * Checks that expected number of items have been processed.
+ * 
+ * @author Dan Garrette
+ * @since 2.0
+ */
+@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
+@ContextConfiguration(locations = { "/simple-job-launcher-context.xml", "/jobs/loopFlowSample.xml" })
+public class LoopFlowSampleFunctionalTests extends AbstractValidatingBatchLauncherTests {
+
+	@Autowired
+	private ItemTrackingTradeItemWriter itemWriter;
+
+	protected void validatePostConditions() throws Exception {
+		// items processed = items read + 2 exceptions
+		assertEquals(10, itemWriter.getItems().size());
+	}
+
+}