diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/.springBeans b/spring-batch-samples/.springBeans
index ab8a45ad9..e9febe203 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/.springBeans
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/.springBeans
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 		<config>src/main/resources/jobs/iosample/xml.xml</config>
 		<config>src/main/resources/jobs/iosample/hibernate.xml</config>
 		<config>src/main/resources/jobs/hibernateJob.xml</config>
+		<config>src/main/resources/jobs/iosample/jpa.xml</config>
 	</configs>
 	<configSets>
 		<configSet>
@@ -428,5 +429,18 @@
 				<config>src/main/resources/simple-job-launcher-context.xml</config>
 			</configs>
 		</configSet>
+		<configSet>
+			<name><![CDATA[iosample-jpa]]></name>
+			<allowBeanDefinitionOverriding>true</allowBeanDefinitionOverriding>
+			<incomplete>false</incomplete>
+			<configs>
+				<config>src/main/resources/data-source-context.xml</config>
+				<config>src/main/resources/data-source-context-init.xml</config>
+				<config>src/main/resources/jobs/iosample/jpa.xml</config>
+				<config>src/main/resources/jobs/ioSampleJob.xml</config>
+				<config>src/main/resources/org/springframework/batch/sample/config/common-context.xml</config>
+				<config>src/main/resources/simple-job-launcher-context.xml</config>
+			</configs>
+		</configSet>
 	</configSets>
 </beansProjectDescription>
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml b/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml
index 41f0e5608..b89827dba 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml
@@ -125,6 +125,21 @@
 			<groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
 			<artifactId>com.springsource.org.hibernate</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
+			<artifactId>com.springsource.org.hibernate.ejb</artifactId>
+			<optional>true</optional>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
+			<artifactId>com.springsource.org.hibernate.annotations</artifactId>
+			<optional>true</optional>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>javax.persistence</groupId>
+			<artifactId>com.springsource.javax.persistence</artifactId>
+			<optional>true</optional>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>javax.transaction</groupId>
 			<artifactId>com.springsource.javax.transaction</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/domain/trade/CustomerCredit.java b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/domain/trade/CustomerCredit.java
index 38bd5d166..589ad581b 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/domain/trade/CustomerCredit.java
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/domain/trade/CustomerCredit.java
@@ -18,30 +18,39 @@ package org.springframework.batch.sample.domain.trade;
 
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
 
+import javax.persistence.Entity;
+import javax.persistence.Id;
+import javax.persistence.Table;
 
+@Entity
+@Table(name = "CUSTOMER")
 public class CustomerCredit {
+
+	@Id
 	private int id;
-    private String name;
-    private BigDecimal credit;
-    
-    public CustomerCredit(){
-    }
-    
-    public CustomerCredit(int id, String name, BigDecimal credit){
+
+	private String name;
+
+	private BigDecimal credit;
+
+	public CustomerCredit() {
+	}
+
+	public CustomerCredit(int id, String name, BigDecimal credit) {
 		this.id = id;
 		this.name = name;
 		this.credit = credit;
 	}
 
 	public String toString() {
-        return "CustomerCredit [id=" + id +",name=" + name + ", credit=" + credit + "]";
-    }
+		return "CustomerCredit [id=" + id + ",name=" + name + ", credit=" + credit + "]";
+	}
 
-    public BigDecimal getCredit() {
-        return credit;
-    }
+	public BigDecimal getCredit() {
+		return credit;
+	}
 
-    public int getId() {
+	public int getId() {
 		return id;
 	}
 
@@ -50,31 +59,31 @@ public class CustomerCredit {
 	}
 
 	public void setCredit(BigDecimal credit) {
-        this.credit = credit;
-    }
+		this.credit = credit;
+	}
 
-    public String getName() {
-        return name;
-    }
+	public String getName() {
+		return name;
+	}
 
-    public void setName(String name) {
-        this.name = name;
-    }
-    
-    public CustomerCredit increaseCreditBy(BigDecimal sum) {
-    	CustomerCredit newCredit = new CustomerCredit();
-    	newCredit.credit = this.credit.add(sum);
-    	newCredit.name = this.name;
-    	newCredit.id = this.id;
-    	return newCredit;
-    }
-    
-    public boolean equals(Object o) {
-		return (o instanceof CustomerCredit) && ((CustomerCredit)o).id==id;
+	public void setName(String name) {
+		this.name = name;
+	}
+
+	public CustomerCredit increaseCreditBy(BigDecimal sum) {
+		CustomerCredit newCredit = new CustomerCredit();
+		newCredit.credit = this.credit.add(sum);
+		newCredit.name = this.name;
+		newCredit.id = this.id;
+		return newCredit;
+	}
+
+	public boolean equals(Object o) {
+		return (o instanceof CustomerCredit) && ((CustomerCredit) o).id == id;
 	}
 
 	public int hashCode() {
 		return id;
 	}
-	
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/META-INF/persistence.xml b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/META-INF/persistence.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc3353f67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/META-INF/persistence.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<persistence xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/persistence"
+		xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+		xsi:schemaLocation="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/persistence http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/persistence/persistence_1_0.xsd"
+		version="1.0">
+
+	<persistence-unit name="customerCredit" transaction-type="RESOURCE_LOCAL">
+
+        <class>org.springframework.batch.sample.domain.trade.CustomerCredit</class>
+		<exclude-unlisted-classes>true</exclude-unlisted-classes>
+
+	</persistence-unit>
+
+</persistence>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/iosample/jpa.xml b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/iosample/jpa.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8fb859dac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/iosample/jpa.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
+	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.xsd">
+
+	<bean id="itemReader"
+		class="org.springframework.batch.item.database.JpaPagingItemReader">
+		<property name="entityManagerFactory" ref="entityManagerFactory" />
+		<property name="queryString" value="from CustomerCredit" />
+	</bean>
+
+	<bean id="itemWriter" class="org.springframework.batch.item.database.JpaItemWriter">
+		<property name="entityManagerFactory" ref="entityManagerFactory" />
+	</bean>
+
+	<bean id="transactionManager" class="org.springframework.orm.jpa.JpaTransactionManager">
+		<property name="entityManagerFactory" ref="entityManagerFactory" />
+	</bean>
+
+	<bean id="entityManagerFactory"
+		class="org.springframework.orm.jpa.LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean">
+		<property name="dataSource" ref="dataSource" />
+		<property name="persistenceUnitName" value="customerCredit" />
+		<property name="jpaVendorAdapter">
+			<bean class="org.springframework.orm.jpa.vendor.HibernateJpaVendorAdapter">
+				<property name="showSql" value="false" />
+			</bean>
+		</property>
+		<property name="jpaDialect">
+			<bean class="org.springframework.orm.jpa.vendor.HibernateJpaDialect" />
+		</property>
+	</bean>
+
+	<!--
+		Hibernate JPA dialect does not support custom tx isolation levels =>
+		overwrite with ISOLATION_DEFAULT
+	-->
+	<bean id="jobRepository"
+		class="org.springframework.batch.core.repository.support.JobRepositoryFactoryBean">
+		<property name="isolationLevelForCreate" value="ISOLATION_DEFAULT" />
+		<property name="dataSource" ref="dataSource" />
+		<property name="transactionManager" ref="transactionManager" />
+	</bean>
+</beans>
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/iosample/JpaFunctionalTests.java b/spring-batch-samples/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/iosample/JpaFunctionalTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca97c7b93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/iosample/JpaFunctionalTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package org.springframework.batch.sample.iosample;
+
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.springframework.batch.item.ItemReader;
+import org.springframework.batch.sample.domain.trade.CustomerCredit;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
+
+@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
+@ContextConfiguration(locations = { "/simple-job-launcher-context.xml", "/jobs/ioSampleJob.xml",
+		"/jobs/iosample/jpa.xml" })
+public class JpaFunctionalTests extends AbstractIoSampleTests {
+
+	@Override
+	protected void pointReaderToOutput(ItemReader<CustomerCredit> reader) {
+		// no-op
+	}
+
+}