diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/builder/AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReaderBuilder.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/builder/AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReaderBuilder.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 744e6efd8..000000000
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/builder/AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReaderBuilder.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2017 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.item.builder;
-
-import org.springframework.batch.item.ExecutionContext;
-import org.springframework.batch.item.support.AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReader;
-
-/**
- * Abstract superclass for builders that create streams that support restart by storing
- * item count in the {@link ExecutionContext} (therefore requires item ordering to be
- * preserved between runs).
- *
- * @author Glenn Renfro
- *
- * @since 4.0
- */
-public abstract class AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReaderBuilder<T> extends AbstractItemStreamSupportBuilder<T> {
-
-	protected int currentItemCount = 0;
-
-	protected int maxItemCount = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
-
-	/**
-	 * Configure the max number of items to be read.
-	 *
-	 * @param maxItemCount the max items to be read
-	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
-	 * @see AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReader#setMaxItemCount(int)
-	 */
-	public T maxItemCount(int maxItemCount) {
-		this.maxItemCount = maxItemCount;
-		return (T) this;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Index for the current item. Used on restarts to indicate where to start from.
-	 *
-	 * @param currentItemCount current index
-	 * @return this instance for method chaining
-	 * @see AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReader#setCurrentItemCount(int)
-	 */
-	public T currentItemCount(int currentItemCount) {
-		this.currentItemCount = currentItemCount;
-
-		return (T) this;
-	}
-
-}
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/builder/AbstractItemStreamSupportBuilder.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/builder/AbstractItemStreamSupportBuilder.java
deleted file mode 100644
index a957aead6..000000000
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/builder/AbstractItemStreamSupportBuilder.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2017 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.item.builder;
-
-import org.springframework.batch.item.ItemStreamSupport;
-
-/*
- * Abstract superclass for builders that create streams that utilize {@link ItemStreamSupport}.
- * @author Glenn Renfro
- *
- * @since 4.0
- */
-public class AbstractItemStreamSupportBuilder<T> {
-	protected String name;
-
-	protected boolean saveState = true;
-
-	/**
-	 * The name used to calculate the key within the
-	 * {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ExecutionContext}. Required if
-	 * {@link AbstractItemStreamSupportBuilder#saveState(boolean)} is set to true.
-	 *
-	 * @param name name of the reader instance
-	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
-	 * @see ItemStreamSupport#setName(String)
-	 */
-	public T name(String name) {
-		this.name = name;
-		return (T) this;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Configure if the state of the {@link ItemStreamSupport} should be persisted within
-	 * the {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ExecutionContext} for restart purposes.
-	 *
-	 * @param saveState defaults to true
-	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
-	 */
-	public T saveState(boolean saveState) {
-		this.saveState = saveState;
-		return (T) this;
-	}
-}
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/data/builder/MongoItemReaderBuilder.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/data/builder/MongoItemReaderBuilder.java
index 68ff79fed..0f6e67c10 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/data/builder/MongoItemReaderBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/data/builder/MongoItemReaderBuilder.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package org.springframework.batch.item.data.builder;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.item.builder.AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReaderBuilder;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.data.MongoItemReader;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.MongoOperations;
@@ -32,8 +31,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * @since 4.0
  * @see MongoItemReader
  */
-public class MongoItemReaderBuilder<T>
-		extends AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReaderBuilder<MongoItemReaderBuilder<T>> {
+public class MongoItemReaderBuilder<T> {
 	private MongoOperations template;
 
 	private String query;
@@ -52,6 +50,69 @@ public class MongoItemReaderBuilder<T>
 
 	protected int pageSize = 10;
 
+	private boolean saveState = true;
+
+	private String name;
+
+	private int maxItemCount = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+
+	private int currentItemCount;
+
+	/**
+	 * Configure if the state of the {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ItemStreamSupport}
+	 * should be persisted within the {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ExecutionContext}
+	 * for restart purposes.
+	 *
+	 * @param saveState defaults to true
+	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
+	 */
+	public MongoItemReaderBuilder<T> saveState(boolean saveState) {
+		this.saveState = saveState;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * The name used to calculate the key within the
+	 * {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ExecutionContext}. Required if
+	 * {@link #saveState(boolean)} is set to true.
+	 *
+	 * @param name name of the reader instance
+	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.ItemStreamSupport#setName(String)
+	 */
+	public MongoItemReaderBuilder<T> name(String name) {
+		this.name = name;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Configure the max number of items to be read.
+	 *
+	 * @param maxItemCount the max items to be read
+	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.support.AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReader#setMaxItemCount(int)
+	 */
+	public MongoItemReaderBuilder<T> maxItemCount(int maxItemCount) {
+		this.maxItemCount = maxItemCount;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Index for the current item. Used on restarts to indicate where to start from.
+	 *
+	 * @param currentItemCount current index
+	 * @return this instance for method chaining
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.support.AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReader#setCurrentItemCount(int)
+	 */
+	public MongoItemReaderBuilder<T> currentItemCount(int currentItemCount) {
+		this.currentItemCount = currentItemCount;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Used to perform operations against the MongoDB instance. Also handles the mapping
 	 * of documents to objects.
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/data/builder/Neo4jItemReaderBuilder.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/data/builder/Neo4jItemReaderBuilder.java
index ea5822d85..47430c7ad 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/data/builder/Neo4jItemReaderBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/data/builder/Neo4jItemReaderBuilder.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.neo4j.ogm.session.SessionFactory;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.item.builder.AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReaderBuilder;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.data.Neo4jItemReader;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
@@ -31,8 +30,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * @since 4.0
  * @see Neo4jItemReader
  */
-public class Neo4jItemReaderBuilder<T>
-		extends AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReaderBuilder<Neo4jItemReaderBuilder<T>> {
+public class Neo4jItemReaderBuilder<T> {
 
 	private SessionFactory sessionFactory;
 
@@ -52,6 +50,69 @@ public class Neo4jItemReaderBuilder<T>
 
 	private int pageSize = 10;
 
+	private boolean saveState = true;
+
+	private String name;
+
+	private int maxItemCount = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+
+	private int currentItemCount;
+
+	/**
+	 * Configure if the state of the {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ItemStreamSupport}
+	 * should be persisted within the {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ExecutionContext}
+	 * for restart purposes.
+	 *
+	 * @param saveState defaults to true
+	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
+	 */
+	public Neo4jItemReaderBuilder<T> saveState(boolean saveState) {
+		this.saveState = saveState;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * The name used to calculate the key within the
+	 * {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ExecutionContext}. Required if
+	 * {@link #saveState(boolean)} is set to true.
+	 *
+	 * @param name name of the reader instance
+	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.ItemStreamSupport#setName(String)
+	 */
+	public Neo4jItemReaderBuilder<T> name(String name) {
+		this.name = name;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Configure the max number of items to be read.
+	 *
+	 * @param maxItemCount the max items to be read
+	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.support.AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReader#setMaxItemCount(int)
+	 */
+	public Neo4jItemReaderBuilder<T> maxItemCount(int maxItemCount) {
+		this.maxItemCount = maxItemCount;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Index for the current item. Used on restarts to indicate where to start from.
+	 *
+	 * @param currentItemCount current index
+	 * @return this instance for method chaining
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.support.AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReader#setCurrentItemCount(int)
+	 */
+	public Neo4jItemReaderBuilder<T> currentItemCount(int currentItemCount) {
+		this.currentItemCount = currentItemCount;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Establish the session factory for the reader.
 	 * @param sessionFactory the factory to use for the reader.
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/data/builder/RepositoryItemReaderBuilder.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/data/builder/RepositoryItemReaderBuilder.java
index 9d426baa6..0aa754c63 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/data/builder/RepositoryItemReaderBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/data/builder/RepositoryItemReaderBuilder.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.item.builder.AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReaderBuilder;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.data.RepositoryItemReader;
 import org.springframework.cglib.proxy.Enhancer;
 import org.springframework.cglib.proxy.MethodInterceptor;
@@ -41,8 +40,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * @see RepositoryItemReader
  */
 
-public class RepositoryItemReaderBuilder<T>
-		extends AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReaderBuilder<RepositoryItemReaderBuilder<T>> {
+public class RepositoryItemReaderBuilder<T> {
 
 	private PagingAndSortingRepository<?, ?> repository;
 
@@ -56,6 +54,69 @@ public class RepositoryItemReaderBuilder<T>
 
 	private RepositoryMethodReference repositoryMethodReference;
 
+	private boolean saveState = true;
+
+	private String name;
+
+	private int maxItemCount = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+
+	private int currentItemCount;
+
+	/**
+	 * Configure if the state of the {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ItemStreamSupport}
+	 * should be persisted within the {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ExecutionContext}
+	 * for restart purposes.
+	 *
+	 * @param saveState defaults to true
+	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
+	 */
+	public RepositoryItemReaderBuilder<T> saveState(boolean saveState) {
+		this.saveState = saveState;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * The name used to calculate the key within the
+	 * {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ExecutionContext}. Required if
+	 * {@link #saveState(boolean)} is set to true.
+	 *
+	 * @param name name of the reader instance
+	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.ItemStreamSupport#setName(String)
+	 */
+	public RepositoryItemReaderBuilder<T> name(String name) {
+		this.name = name;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Configure the max number of items to be read.
+	 *
+	 * @param maxItemCount the max items to be read
+	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.support.AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReader#setMaxItemCount(int)
+	 */
+	public RepositoryItemReaderBuilder<T> maxItemCount(int maxItemCount) {
+		this.maxItemCount = maxItemCount;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Index for the current item. Used on restarts to indicate where to start from.
+	 *
+	 * @param currentItemCount current index
+	 * @return this instance for method chaining
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.support.AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReader#setCurrentItemCount(int)
+	 */
+	public RepositoryItemReaderBuilder<T> currentItemCount(int currentItemCount) {
+		this.currentItemCount = currentItemCount;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Arguments to be passed to the data providing method.
 	 *
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/HibernateCursorItemReaderBuilder.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/HibernateCursorItemReaderBuilder.java
index e3f56d3fc..88e1b4684 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/HibernateCursorItemReaderBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/HibernateCursorItemReaderBuilder.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.hibernate.SessionFactory;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.item.builder.AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReaderBuilder;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.database.HibernateCursorItemReader;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.database.orm.HibernateNativeQueryProvider;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.database.orm.HibernateQueryProvider;
@@ -41,8 +40,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * @since 4.0
  * @see HibernateCursorItemReader
  */
-public class HibernateCursorItemReaderBuilder<T>
-		extends AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReaderBuilder<HibernateCursorItemReaderBuilder<T>> {
+public class HibernateCursorItemReaderBuilder<T> {
 
 	private Map<String, Object> parameterValues;
 
@@ -62,6 +60,69 @@ public class HibernateCursorItemReaderBuilder<T>
 
 	private Class nativeClass;
 
+	private boolean saveState = true;
+
+	private String name;
+
+	private int maxItemCount = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+
+	private int currentItemCount;
+
+	/**
+	 * Configure if the state of the {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ItemStreamSupport}
+	 * should be persisted within the {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ExecutionContext}
+	 * for restart purposes.
+	 *
+	 * @param saveState defaults to true
+	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
+	 */
+	public HibernateCursorItemReaderBuilder<T> saveState(boolean saveState) {
+		this.saveState = saveState;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * The name used to calculate the key within the
+	 * {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ExecutionContext}. Required if
+	 * {@link #saveState(boolean)} is set to true.
+	 *
+	 * @param name name of the reader instance
+	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.ItemStreamSupport#setName(String)
+	 */
+	public HibernateCursorItemReaderBuilder<T> name(String name) {
+		this.name = name;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Configure the max number of items to be read.
+	 *
+	 * @param maxItemCount the max items to be read
+	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.support.AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReader#setMaxItemCount(int)
+	 */
+	public HibernateCursorItemReaderBuilder<T> maxItemCount(int maxItemCount) {
+		this.maxItemCount = maxItemCount;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Index for the current item. Used on restarts to indicate where to start from.
+	 *
+	 * @param currentItemCount current index
+	 * @return this instance for method chaining
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.support.AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReader#setCurrentItemCount(int)
+	 */
+	public HibernateCursorItemReaderBuilder<T> currentItemCount(int currentItemCount) {
+		this.currentItemCount = currentItemCount;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * A map of parameter values to be set on the query.   The key of the map is the name
 	 * of the parameter to be set with the value being the value to be set.
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/HibernatePagingItemReaderBuilder.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/HibernatePagingItemReaderBuilder.java
index 745c187e7..9dffb9975 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/HibernatePagingItemReaderBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/HibernatePagingItemReaderBuilder.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.hibernate.SessionFactory;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.item.builder.AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReaderBuilder;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.database.HibernatePagingItemReader;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.database.orm.HibernateQueryProvider;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
@@ -39,8 +38,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * @since 4.0
  * @see HibernatePagingItemReader
  */
-public class HibernatePagingItemReaderBuilder<T>
-		extends AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReaderBuilder<HibernatePagingItemReaderBuilder<T>> {
+public class HibernatePagingItemReaderBuilder<T> {
 
 	private int pageSize = 10;
 
@@ -58,6 +56,69 @@ public class HibernatePagingItemReaderBuilder<T>
 
 	private boolean statelessSession = true;
 
+	private boolean saveState = true;
+
+	private String name;
+
+	private int maxItemCount = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+
+	private int currentItemCount;
+
+	/**
+	 * Configure if the state of the {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ItemStreamSupport}
+	 * should be persisted within the {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ExecutionContext}
+	 * for restart purposes.
+	 *
+	 * @param saveState defaults to true
+	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
+	 */
+	public HibernatePagingItemReaderBuilder<T> saveState(boolean saveState) {
+		this.saveState = saveState;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * The name used to calculate the key within the
+	 * {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ExecutionContext}. Required if
+	 * {@link #saveState(boolean)} is set to true.
+	 *
+	 * @param name name of the reader instance
+	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.ItemStreamSupport#setName(String)
+	 */
+	public HibernatePagingItemReaderBuilder<T> name(String name) {
+		this.name = name;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Configure the max number of items to be read.
+	 *
+	 * @param maxItemCount the max items to be read
+	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.support.AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReader#setMaxItemCount(int)
+	 */
+	public HibernatePagingItemReaderBuilder<T> maxItemCount(int maxItemCount) {
+		this.maxItemCount = maxItemCount;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Index for the current item. Used on restarts to indicate where to start from.
+	 *
+	 * @param currentItemCount current index
+	 * @return this instance for method chaining
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.support.AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReader#setCurrentItemCount(int)
+	 */
+	public HibernatePagingItemReaderBuilder<T> currentItemCount(int currentItemCount) {
+		this.currentItemCount = currentItemCount;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * The number of records to request per page/query.  Defaults to 10.  Must be greater
 	 * than zero.
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/JdbcCursorItemReaderBuilder.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/JdbcCursorItemReaderBuilder.java
index 4baed5b6b..8ce8d3d2d 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/JdbcCursorItemReaderBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/JdbcCursorItemReaderBuilder.java
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ package org.springframework.batch.item.database.builder;
 import java.util.List;
 import javax.sql.DataSource;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.item.ExecutionContext;
-import org.springframework.batch.item.builder.AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReaderBuilder;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.database.AbstractCursorItemReader;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.database.JdbcCursorItemReader;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.database.support.ListPreparedStatementSetter;
@@ -38,8 +36,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * @author Glenn Renfro
  * @since 4.0
  */
-public class JdbcCursorItemReaderBuilder<T>
-		extends AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReaderBuilder<JdbcCursorItemReaderBuilder<T>> {
+public class JdbcCursorItemReaderBuilder<T> {
 
 	private DataSource dataSource;
 
@@ -63,6 +60,69 @@ public class JdbcCursorItemReaderBuilder<T>
 
 	private RowMapper<T> rowMapper;
 
+	private boolean saveState = true;
+
+	private String name;
+
+	private int maxItemCount = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+
+	private int currentItemCount;
+
+	/**
+	 * Configure if the state of the {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ItemStreamSupport}
+	 * should be persisted within the {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ExecutionContext}
+	 * for restart purposes.
+	 *
+	 * @param saveState defaults to true
+	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
+	 */
+	public JdbcCursorItemReaderBuilder<T> saveState(boolean saveState) {
+		this.saveState = saveState;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * The name used to calculate the key within the
+	 * {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ExecutionContext}. Required if
+	 * {@link #saveState(boolean)} is set to true.
+	 *
+	 * @param name name of the reader instance
+	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.ItemStreamSupport#setName(String)
+	 */
+	public JdbcCursorItemReaderBuilder<T> name(String name) {
+		this.name = name;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Configure the max number of items to be read.
+	 *
+	 * @param maxItemCount the max items to be read
+	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.support.AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReader#setMaxItemCount(int)
+	 */
+	public JdbcCursorItemReaderBuilder<T> maxItemCount(int maxItemCount) {
+		this.maxItemCount = maxItemCount;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Index for the current item. Used on restarts to indicate where to start from.
+	 *
+	 * @param currentItemCount current index
+	 * @return this instance for method chaining
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.support.AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReader#setCurrentItemCount(int)
+	 */
+	public JdbcCursorItemReaderBuilder<T> currentItemCount(int currentItemCount) {
+		this.currentItemCount = currentItemCount;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * The {@link DataSource} to read from
 	 *
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/JdbcPagingItemReaderBuilder.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/JdbcPagingItemReaderBuilder.java
index f669e654e..7c6b4a255 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/JdbcPagingItemReaderBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/JdbcPagingItemReaderBuilder.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package org.springframework.batch.item.database.builder;
 import java.util.Map;
 import javax.sql.DataSource;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.item.builder.AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReaderBuilder;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.database.JdbcPagingItemReader;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.database.Order;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.database.PagingQueryProvider;
@@ -50,8 +49,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * @since 4.0
  * @see JdbcPagingItemReader
  */
-public class JdbcPagingItemReaderBuilder<T>
-		extends AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReaderBuilder<JdbcPagingItemReaderBuilder<T>> {
+public class JdbcPagingItemReaderBuilder<T> {
 
 	private DataSource dataSource;
 
@@ -75,6 +73,69 @@ public class JdbcPagingItemReaderBuilder<T>
 
 	private Map<String, Order> sortKeys;
 
+	private boolean saveState = true;
+
+	private String name;
+
+	private int maxItemCount = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+
+	private int currentItemCount;
+
+	/**
+	 * Configure if the state of the {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ItemStreamSupport}
+	 * should be persisted within the {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ExecutionContext}
+	 * for restart purposes.
+	 *
+	 * @param saveState defaults to true
+	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
+	 */
+	public JdbcPagingItemReaderBuilder<T> saveState(boolean saveState) {
+		this.saveState = saveState;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * The name used to calculate the key within the
+	 * {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ExecutionContext}. Required if
+	 * {@link #saveState(boolean)} is set to true.
+	 *
+	 * @param name name of the reader instance
+	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.ItemStreamSupport#setName(String)
+	 */
+	public JdbcPagingItemReaderBuilder<T> name(String name) {
+		this.name = name;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Configure the max number of items to be read.
+	 *
+	 * @param maxItemCount the max items to be read
+	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.support.AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReader#setMaxItemCount(int)
+	 */
+	public JdbcPagingItemReaderBuilder<T> maxItemCount(int maxItemCount) {
+		this.maxItemCount = maxItemCount;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Index for the current item. Used on restarts to indicate where to start from.
+	 *
+	 * @param currentItemCount current index
+	 * @return this instance for method chaining
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.support.AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReader#setCurrentItemCount(int)
+	 */
+	public JdbcPagingItemReaderBuilder<T> currentItemCount(int currentItemCount) {
+		this.currentItemCount = currentItemCount;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * The {@link DataSource} to query against.  Required.
 	 *
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/JpaPagingItemReaderBuilder.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/JpaPagingItemReaderBuilder.java
index e3dba4904..695656a97 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/JpaPagingItemReaderBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/JpaPagingItemReaderBuilder.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package org.springframework.batch.item.database.builder;
 import java.util.Map;
 import javax.persistence.EntityManagerFactory;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.item.builder.AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReaderBuilder;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.database.JpaPagingItemReader;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.database.orm.JpaQueryProvider;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
@@ -32,8 +31,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * @since 4.0
  */
 
-public class JpaPagingItemReaderBuilder<T>
-		extends AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReaderBuilder<JpaPagingItemReaderBuilder<T>> {
+public class JpaPagingItemReaderBuilder<T> {
 
 	private int pageSize = 10;
 
@@ -47,6 +45,69 @@ public class JpaPagingItemReaderBuilder<T>
 
 	private JpaQueryProvider queryProvider;
 
+	private boolean saveState = true;
+
+	private String name;
+
+	private int maxItemCount = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+
+	private int currentItemCount;
+
+	/**
+	 * Configure if the state of the {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ItemStreamSupport}
+	 * should be persisted within the {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ExecutionContext}
+	 * for restart purposes.
+	 *
+	 * @param saveState defaults to true
+	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
+	 */
+	public JpaPagingItemReaderBuilder<T> saveState(boolean saveState) {
+		this.saveState = saveState;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * The name used to calculate the key within the
+	 * {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ExecutionContext}. Required if
+	 * {@link #saveState(boolean)} is set to true.
+	 *
+	 * @param name name of the reader instance
+	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.ItemStreamSupport#setName(String)
+	 */
+	public JpaPagingItemReaderBuilder<T> name(String name) {
+		this.name = name;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Configure the max number of items to be read.
+	 *
+	 * @param maxItemCount the max items to be read
+	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.support.AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReader#setMaxItemCount(int)
+	 */
+	public JpaPagingItemReaderBuilder<T> maxItemCount(int maxItemCount) {
+		this.maxItemCount = maxItemCount;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Index for the current item. Used on restarts to indicate where to start from.
+	 *
+	 * @param currentItemCount current index
+	 * @return this instance for method chaining
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.support.AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReader#setCurrentItemCount(int)
+	 */
+	public JpaPagingItemReaderBuilder<T> currentItemCount(int currentItemCount) {
+		this.currentItemCount = currentItemCount;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * The number of records to request per page/query.  Defaults to 10.  Must be greater
 	 * than zero.
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/file/builder/FlatFileItemReaderBuilder.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/file/builder/FlatFileItemReaderBuilder.java
index 46dfd1a80..e7763ee21 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/file/builder/FlatFileItemReaderBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/file/builder/FlatFileItemReaderBuilder.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.item.builder.AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReaderBuilder;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.file.FlatFileItemReader;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.file.LineCallbackHandler;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.file.LineMapper;
@@ -57,8 +56,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * @since 4.0
  * @see FlatFileItemReader
  */
-public class FlatFileItemReaderBuilder<T>
-		extends AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReaderBuilder<FlatFileItemReaderBuilder<T>> {
+public class FlatFileItemReaderBuilder<T> {
 
 	protected Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(getClass());
 
@@ -99,6 +97,69 @@ public class FlatFileItemReaderBuilder<T>
 
 	private BigInteger tokenizerValidator = new BigInteger("0");
 
+	private boolean saveState = true;
+
+	private String name;
+
+	private int maxItemCount = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+
+	private int currentItemCount;
+
+	/**
+	 * Configure if the state of the {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ItemStreamSupport}
+	 * should be persisted within the {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ExecutionContext}
+	 * for restart purposes.
+	 *
+	 * @param saveState defaults to true
+	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
+	 */
+	public FlatFileItemReaderBuilder<T> saveState(boolean saveState) {
+		this.saveState = saveState;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * The name used to calculate the key within the
+	 * {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ExecutionContext}. Required if
+	 * {@link #saveState(boolean)} is set to true.
+	 *
+	 * @param name name of the reader instance
+	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.ItemStreamSupport#setName(String)
+	 */
+	public FlatFileItemReaderBuilder<T> name(String name) {
+		this.name = name;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Configure the max number of items to be read.
+	 *
+	 * @param maxItemCount the max items to be read
+	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.support.AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReader#setMaxItemCount(int)
+	 */
+	public FlatFileItemReaderBuilder<T> maxItemCount(int maxItemCount) {
+		this.maxItemCount = maxItemCount;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Index for the current item. Used on restarts to indicate where to start from.
+	 *
+	 * @param currentItemCount current index
+	 * @return this instance for method chaining
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.support.AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReader#setCurrentItemCount(int)
+	 */
+	public FlatFileItemReaderBuilder<T> currentItemCount(int currentItemCount) {
+		this.currentItemCount = currentItemCount;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Add a string to the list of Strings that indicate commented lines.
 	 *
@@ -353,8 +414,6 @@ public class FlatFileItemReaderBuilder<T>
 
 		Assert.notNull(this.recordSeparatorPolicy, "A RecordSeparatorPolicy is required.");
 		int validatorValue = this.tokenizerValidator.intValue();
-		Assert.state(validatorValue == 1 || validatorValue == 2 || validatorValue == 4,
-				"Only one LineTokenizer option may be configured");
 
 		FlatFileItemReader<T> reader = new FlatFileItemReader<>();
 
@@ -368,6 +427,9 @@ public class FlatFileItemReaderBuilder<T>
 			reader.setLineMapper(this.lineMapper);
 		}
 		else {
+			Assert.state(validatorValue == 1 || validatorValue == 2 || validatorValue == 4,
+					"Only one LineTokenizer option may be configured");
+
 			DefaultLineMapper<T> lineMapper = new DefaultLineMapper<>();
 
 			if(this.lineTokenizer != null && this.fieldSetMapper != null) {
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/file/builder/FlatFileItemWriterBuilder.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/file/builder/FlatFileItemWriterBuilder.java
index 538677f19..574fa7b9d 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/file/builder/FlatFileItemWriterBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/file/builder/FlatFileItemWriterBuilder.java
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.batch.item.file.builder;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.item.builder.AbstractItemStreamSupportBuilder;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.file.FlatFileFooterCallback;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.file.FlatFileHeaderCallback;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.file.FlatFileItemWriter;
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * @since 4.0
  * @see FlatFileItemWriter
  */
-public class FlatFileItemWriterBuilder<T> extends AbstractItemStreamSupportBuilder<FlatFileItemWriterBuilder<T>> {
+public class FlatFileItemWriterBuilder<T> {
 
 	private Resource resource;
 
@@ -55,6 +54,39 @@ public class FlatFileItemWriterBuilder<T> extends AbstractItemStreamSupportBuild
 
 	private boolean transactional = FlatFileItemWriter.DEFAULT_TRANSACTIONAL;
 
+	private boolean saveState = true;
+
+	private String name;
+
+	/**
+	 * Configure if the state of the {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ItemStreamSupport}
+	 * should be persisted within the {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ExecutionContext}
+	 * for restart purposes.
+	 *
+	 * @param saveState defaults to true
+	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
+	 */
+	public FlatFileItemWriterBuilder<T> saveState(boolean saveState) {
+		this.saveState = saveState;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * The name used to calculate the key within the
+	 * {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ExecutionContext}. Required if
+	 * {@link #saveState(boolean)} is set to true.
+	 *
+	 * @param name name of the reader instance
+	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.ItemStreamSupport#setName(String)
+	 */
+	public FlatFileItemWriterBuilder<T> name(String name) {
+		this.name = name;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * The {@link Resource} to be used as output.
 	 *
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/file/builder/MultiResourceItemReaderBuilder.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/file/builder/MultiResourceItemReaderBuilder.java
index 4cc9725f7..6eabba652 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/file/builder/MultiResourceItemReaderBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/file/builder/MultiResourceItemReaderBuilder.java
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ package org.springframework.batch.item.file.builder;
 
 import java.util.Comparator;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.item.ExecutionContext;
-import org.springframework.batch.item.ItemStream;
-import org.springframework.batch.item.builder.AbstractItemStreamSupportBuilder;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.file.MultiResourceItemReader;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.file.ResourceAwareItemReaderItemStream;
 import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
@@ -34,8 +31,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * @since 4.0
  * @see MultiResourceItemReader
  */
-public class MultiResourceItemReaderBuilder<T>
-		extends AbstractItemStreamSupportBuilder<MultiResourceItemReaderBuilder<T>> {
+public class MultiResourceItemReaderBuilder<T> {
 
 	private ResourceAwareItemReaderItemStream<? extends T> delegate;
 
@@ -45,6 +41,39 @@ public class MultiResourceItemReaderBuilder<T>
 
 	private Comparator<Resource> comparator;
 
+	private boolean saveState = true;
+
+	private String name;
+
+	/**
+	 * Configure if the state of the {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ItemStreamSupport}
+	 * should be persisted within the {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ExecutionContext}
+	 * for restart purposes.
+	 *
+	 * @param saveState defaults to true
+	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
+	 */
+	public MultiResourceItemReaderBuilder<T> saveState(boolean saveState) {
+		this.saveState = saveState;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * The name used to calculate the key within the
+	 * {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ExecutionContext}. Required if
+	 * {@link #saveState(boolean)} is set to true.
+	 *
+	 * @param name name of the reader instance
+	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.ItemStreamSupport#setName(String)
+	 */
+	public MultiResourceItemReaderBuilder<T> name(String name) {
+		this.name = name;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * The array of resources that the {@link MultiResourceItemReader} will use to
 	 * retrieve items.
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/file/builder/MultiResourceItemWriterBuilder.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/file/builder/MultiResourceItemWriterBuilder.java
index 3beb634b7..0e33eb13f 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/file/builder/MultiResourceItemWriterBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/file/builder/MultiResourceItemWriterBuilder.java
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 
 package org.springframework.batch.item.file.builder;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.item.ExecutionContext;
-import org.springframework.batch.item.builder.AbstractItemStreamSupportBuilder;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.file.MultiResourceItemWriter;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.file.ResourceAwareItemWriterItemStream;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.file.ResourceSuffixCreator;
@@ -32,8 +30,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * @since 4.0
  * @see MultiResourceItemWriter
  */
-public class MultiResourceItemWriterBuilder<T>
-		extends AbstractItemStreamSupportBuilder<MultiResourceItemWriterBuilder<T>> {
+public class MultiResourceItemWriterBuilder<T> {
 
 	private Resource resource;
 
@@ -43,6 +40,39 @@ public class MultiResourceItemWriterBuilder<T>
 
 	private ResourceSuffixCreator suffixCreator;
 
+	private boolean saveState = true;
+
+	private String name;
+
+	/**
+	 * Configure if the state of the {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ItemStreamSupport}
+	 * should be persisted within the {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ExecutionContext}
+	 * for restart purposes.
+	 *
+	 * @param saveState defaults to true
+	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
+	 */
+	public MultiResourceItemWriterBuilder<T> saveState(boolean saveState) {
+		this.saveState = saveState;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * The name used to calculate the key within the
+	 * {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ExecutionContext}. Required if
+	 * {@link #saveState(boolean)} is set to true.
+	 *
+	 * @param name name of the reader instance
+	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.ItemStreamSupport#setName(String)
+	 */
+	public MultiResourceItemWriterBuilder<T> name(String name) {
+		this.name = name;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Allows customization of the suffix of the created resources based on the index.
 	 *
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/xml/builder/StaxEventItemReaderBuilder.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/xml/builder/StaxEventItemReaderBuilder.java
index d6ddb251b..f97798c6a 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/xml/builder/StaxEventItemReaderBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/xml/builder/StaxEventItemReaderBuilder.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import org.springframework.batch.item.builder.AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReaderBuilder;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.xml.StaxEventItemReader;
 import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 import org.springframework.oxm.Unmarshaller;
@@ -33,8 +32,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * @author Glenn Renfro
  * @since 4.0
  */
-public class StaxEventItemReaderBuilder<T>
-		extends AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReaderBuilder<StaxEventItemReaderBuilder<T>> {
+public class StaxEventItemReaderBuilder<T> {
 
 	private boolean strict = true;
 
@@ -44,6 +42,69 @@ public class StaxEventItemReaderBuilder<T>
 
 	private List<String> fragmentRootElements = new ArrayList<>();
 
+	private boolean saveState = true;
+
+	private String name;
+
+	private int maxItemCount = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+
+	private int currentItemCount;
+
+	/**
+	 * Configure if the state of the {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ItemStreamSupport}
+	 * should be persisted within the {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ExecutionContext}
+	 * for restart purposes.
+	 *
+	 * @param saveState defaults to true
+	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
+	 */
+	public StaxEventItemReaderBuilder<T> saveState(boolean saveState) {
+		this.saveState = saveState;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * The name used to calculate the key within the
+	 * {@link org.springframework.batch.item.ExecutionContext}. Required if
+	 * {@link #saveState(boolean)} is set to true.
+	 *
+	 * @param name name of the reader instance
+	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.ItemStreamSupport#setName(String)
+	 */
+	public StaxEventItemReaderBuilder<T> name(String name) {
+		this.name = name;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Configure the max number of items to be read.
+	 *
+	 * @param maxItemCount the max items to be read
+	 * @return The current instance of the builder.
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.support.AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReader#setMaxItemCount(int)
+	 */
+	public StaxEventItemReaderBuilder<T> maxItemCount(int maxItemCount) {
+		this.maxItemCount = maxItemCount;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Index for the current item. Used on restarts to indicate where to start from.
+	 *
+	 * @param currentItemCount current index
+	 * @return this instance for method chaining
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.support.AbstractItemCountingItemStreamItemReader#setCurrentItemCount(int)
+	 */
+	public StaxEventItemReaderBuilder<T> currentItemCount(int currentItemCount) {
+		this.currentItemCount = currentItemCount;
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * The {@link Resource} to be used as input.
 	 *