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 463da9165..1a7e62dda 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
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2016-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2016-2021 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.
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * @author Drummond Dawson
  * @author Mahmoud Ben Hassine
  * @author Ankur Trapasiya
+ * @author Parikshit Dutta
  * @since 4.0
  */
 public class JdbcCursorItemReaderBuilder<T> {
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ public class JdbcCursorItemReaderBuilder<T> {
 
 	private boolean ignoreWarnings;
 
-	private boolean verifyCursorPosition;
+	private boolean verifyCursorPosition = true;
 
 	private boolean driverSupportsAbsolute;
 
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/JdbcCursorItemReaderBuilderTests.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/JdbcCursorItemReaderBuilderTests.java
index 521ee3849..accedc444 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/JdbcCursorItemReaderBuilderTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/JdbcCursorItemReaderBuilderTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2016-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2016-2021 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.
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
  * @author Michael Minella
  * @author Drummond Dawson
  * @author Ankur Trapasiya
+ * @author Parikshit Dutta
  */
 public class JdbcCursorItemReaderBuilderTests {
 
@@ -314,6 +315,17 @@ public class JdbcCursorItemReaderBuilderTests {
 		assertTrue((boolean) ReflectionTestUtils.getField(reader, "connectionAutoCommit"));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testVerifyCursorPositionDefaultToTrue() {
+		JdbcCursorItemReader<Foo> reader = new JdbcCursorItemReaderBuilder<Foo>()
+				.dataSource(this.dataSource)
+				.name("fooReader")
+				.sql("SELECT * FROM FOO ORDER BY FIRST")
+				.beanRowMapper(Foo.class)
+				.build();
+		assertTrue((boolean) ReflectionTestUtils.getField(reader, "verifyCursorPosition"));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void testValidation() {
 		try {