diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/JdbcPagingQueryIntegrationTests.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/JdbcPagingQueryIntegrationTests.java
index 6b0629f72..b7d1dd8d2 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/JdbcPagingQueryIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/JdbcPagingQueryIntegrationTests.java
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ public class JdbcPagingQueryIntegrationTests {
 		List<Map<String, Object>> list = jdbcTemplate.queryForList(query);
 		logger.debug("Jump to page result: " + list);
 		assertEquals(1, list.size());
-		String expected = "[{value=" + (minId + pageSize - 1);
+		System.err.println(list);
+		String expected = "[{sort_key=" + (minId + pageSize - 1);
 		assertEquals(expected, list.toString().toLowerCase().substring(0, expected.length()));
 		Object startAfterValue = list.get(0).entrySet().iterator().next().getValue();
 		list = jdbcTemplate.queryForList(queryProvider.generateRemainingPagesQuery(pageSize), startAfterValue);
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/OraclePagingQueryProvider.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/OraclePagingQueryProvider.java
index 161c5e558..f82bfdb13 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/OraclePagingQueryProvider.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/OraclePagingQueryProvider.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class OraclePagingQueryProvider extends AbstractSqlPagingQueryProvider {
 		int page = itemIndex / pageSize;
 		int offset = (page * pageSize);
 		offset = offset == 0 ? 1 : offset;
-		return SqlPagingQueryUtils.generateRowNumSqlQueryWithNesting(this, this.getSortKey(), false, "TMP_ROW_NUM = "
+		return SqlPagingQueryUtils.generateRowNumSqlQueryWithNesting(this, this.getSortKey() + " AS SORT_KEY", "SORT_KEY", false, "TMP_ROW_NUM = "
 				+ offset);
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/SqlPagingQueryUtils.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/SqlPagingQueryUtils.java
index 57cade428..7abeaf474 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/SqlPagingQueryUtils.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/SqlPagingQueryUtils.java
@@ -114,10 +114,16 @@ public class SqlPagingQueryUtils {
 
 	public static String generateRowNumSqlQueryWithNesting(AbstractSqlPagingQueryProvider provider,
 			String selectClause, boolean remainingPageQuery, String rowNumClause) {
+		return generateRowNumSqlQueryWithNesting(provider, selectClause, selectClause, remainingPageQuery, rowNumClause);
+	}
+	
+	
+	public static String generateRowNumSqlQueryWithNesting(AbstractSqlPagingQueryProvider provider,
+			String innerSelectClause, String outerSelectClause, boolean remainingPageQuery, String rowNumClause) {
 
 		StringBuilder sql = new StringBuilder();
-		sql.append("SELECT * FROM (SELECT ").append(selectClause).append(", ROWNUM as TMP_ROW_NUM");
-		sql.append(" FROM (SELECT ").append(selectClause).append(" FROM ").append(provider.getFromClause());
+		sql.append("SELECT * FROM (SELECT ").append(outerSelectClause).append(", ROWNUM as TMP_ROW_NUM");
+		sql.append(" FROM (SELECT ").append(innerSelectClause).append(" FROM ").append(provider.getFromClause());
 		buildWhereClause(provider, remainingPageQuery, sql);
 		sql.append(" ORDER BY ").append(provider.getSortKey());
 		buildAscendingClause(provider, sql);
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/OraclePagingQueryProviderTests.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/OraclePagingQueryProviderTests.java
index 4b2dbe66f..61d68f121 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/OraclePagingQueryProviderTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/support/OraclePagingQueryProviderTests.java
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ public class OraclePagingQueryProviderTests extends AbstractSqlPagingQueryProvid
 
 	@Test @Override
 	public void testGenerateJumpToItemQuery() {
-		String sql = "SELECT * FROM (SELECT id, ROWNUM as TMP_ROW_NUM FROM (SELECT id FROM foo WHERE bar = 1 ORDER BY id ASC)) WHERE TMP_ROW_NUM = 100";
+		String sql = "SELECT * FROM (SELECT SORT_KEY, ROWNUM as TMP_ROW_NUM FROM (SELECT id AS SORT_KEY FROM foo WHERE bar = 1 ORDER BY id ASC)) WHERE TMP_ROW_NUM = 100";
 		String s = pagingQueryProvider.generateJumpToItemQuery(145, pageSize);
 		Assert.assertEquals(sql, s);
 	}
 	
 	@Test @Override
 	public void testGenerateJumpToItemQueryForFirstPage() {
-		String sql = "SELECT * FROM (SELECT id, ROWNUM as TMP_ROW_NUM FROM (SELECT id FROM foo WHERE bar = 1 ORDER BY id ASC)) WHERE TMP_ROW_NUM = 1";
+		String sql = "SELECT * FROM (SELECT SORT_KEY, ROWNUM as TMP_ROW_NUM FROM (SELECT id AS SORT_KEY FROM foo WHERE bar = 1 ORDER BY id ASC)) WHERE TMP_ROW_NUM = 1";
 		String s = pagingQueryProvider.generateJumpToItemQuery(45, pageSize);
 		Assert.assertEquals(sql, s);
 	}