diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/CompositeJobParametersValidator.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/CompositeJobParametersValidator.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2011 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.core.job;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.springframework.batch.core.JobParameters;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.JobParametersInvalidException;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.JobParametersValidator;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+
+/**
+ * Composite {@link JobParametersValidator} that passes the job parameters through a sequence of
+ * injected <code>JobParametersValidator</code>s 
+ * 
+ * @author Morten Andersen-Gott
+ *
+ */
+public class CompositeJobParametersValidator implements JobParametersValidator, InitializingBean {
+
+	private List<JobParametersValidator> validators;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Validates the JobParameters according to the injected JobParameterValidators
+	 * Validation stops and exception is thrown on first validation error
+	 * 
+	 * @param parameters some {@link JobParameters}
+	 * @throws JobParametersInvalidException if the parameters are invalid
+	 */
+	public void validate(JobParameters parameters)	throws JobParametersInvalidException {
+		for (JobParametersValidator validator : validators) {
+			validator.validate(parameters);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Public setter for the validators
+	 * @param validators
+	 */
+	public void setValidators(List<JobParametersValidator> validators) {
+		this.validators = validators;
+	}
+
+	public void afterPropertiesSet() throws Exception {
+		Assert.notNull(validators, "The 'validators' may not be null");
+		Assert.notEmpty(validators, "The 'validators' may not be empty");
+	}
+	
+	
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/CompositeJobParametersValidatorTests.java b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/CompositeJobParametersValidatorTests.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2011 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.core.job;
+
+import static org.easymock.EasyMock.createMock;
+import static org.easymock.EasyMock.replay;
+import static org.easymock.EasyMock.verify;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.JobParameters;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.JobParametersInvalidException;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.JobParametersValidator;
+
+public class CompositeJobParametersValidatorTests {
+
+	private CompositeJobParametersValidator compositeJobParametersValidator;
+	private JobParameters parameters = new JobParameters();
+	
+	@Before
+	public void setUp(){
+		compositeJobParametersValidator = new CompositeJobParametersValidator();
+	}
+	
+	@Test(expected=IllegalArgumentException.class)
+	public void testValidatorsCanNotBeNull() throws Exception{
+		compositeJobParametersValidator.setValidators(null);
+		compositeJobParametersValidator.afterPropertiesSet();
+	}
+	
+	@Test(expected=IllegalArgumentException.class)
+	public void testValidatorsCanNotBeEmpty() throws Exception{
+		compositeJobParametersValidator.setValidators(new ArrayList<JobParametersValidator>());
+		compositeJobParametersValidator.afterPropertiesSet();
+	}
+	
+	@Test
+	public void testDelegateIsInvoked() throws JobParametersInvalidException{
+		JobParametersValidator validator = createMock(JobParametersValidator.class);
+		validator.validate(parameters);
+		compositeJobParametersValidator.setValidators(Arrays.asList(validator));
+		replay(validator);
+		compositeJobParametersValidator.validate(parameters);
+		verify(validator);
+	}
+	
+	@Test
+	public void testDelegatesAreInvoked() throws JobParametersInvalidException{
+		JobParametersValidator validator = createMock(JobParametersValidator.class);
+		validator.validate(parameters);
+		validator.validate(parameters);
+		compositeJobParametersValidator.setValidators(Arrays.asList(validator, validator));
+		replay(validator);
+		compositeJobParametersValidator.validate(parameters);
+		verify(validator);
+	}
+	
+}