diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/AbstractJdbcBatchMetadataDao.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/AbstractJdbcBatchMetadataDao.java
index 63f00af0f..15ea5bc4e 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/AbstractJdbcBatchMetadataDao.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/AbstractJdbcBatchMetadataDao.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 package org.springframework.batch.core.repository.dao;
 
+import java.sql.Types;
+
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
 import org.springframework.jdbc.core.simple.SimpleJdbcOperations;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
@@ -37,6 +39,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractJdbcBatchMetadataDao implements InitializingBean {
 	public static final int DEFAULT_EXIT_MESSAGE_LENGTH = 2500;
 
 	private String tablePrefix = DEFAULT_TABLE_PREFIX;
+	
+	private int clobTypeToUse = Types.CLOB;
 
 	private SimpleJdbcOperations jdbcTemplate;
 
@@ -66,6 +70,14 @@ public abstract class AbstractJdbcBatchMetadataDao implements InitializingBean {
 	protected SimpleJdbcOperations getJdbcTemplate() {
 		return jdbcTemplate;
 	}
+	
+	public int getClobTypeToUse() {
+		return clobTypeToUse;
+	}
+
+	public void setClobTypeToUse(int clobTypeToUse) {
+		this.clobTypeToUse = clobTypeToUse;
+	}
 
 	public void afterPropertiesSet() throws Exception {
 		Assert.notNull(jdbcTemplate);
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcExecutionContextDao.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcExecutionContextDao.java
index a460e62fb..8324a26a9 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcExecutionContextDao.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcExecutionContextDao.java
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ public class JdbcExecutionContextDao extends AbstractJdbcBatchMetadataDao implem
 					lobHandler.getLobCreator().setClobAsString(ps, 2, longContext);
 				}
 				else {
-					ps.setNull(2, Types.CLOB);
+					ps.setNull(2, getClobTypeToUse());
 				}
 				ps.setLong(3, executionId);
 			}
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/support/JobRepositoryFactoryBean.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/support/JobRepositoryFactoryBean.java
index 28ca9eb3f..c8de08778 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/support/JobRepositoryFactoryBean.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/support/JobRepositoryFactoryBean.java
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
 
 package org.springframework.batch.core.repository.support;
 
+import static org.springframework.batch.support.DatabaseType.SYBASE;
+
+import java.sql.Types;
+
 import javax.sql.DataSource;
 
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
@@ -144,6 +148,7 @@ public class JobRepositoryFactoryBean extends AbstractJobRepositoryFactoryBean i
 		dao.setJobExecutionIncrementer(incrementerFactory.getIncrementer(databaseType, tablePrefix
 				+ "JOB_EXECUTION_SEQ"));
 		dao.setTablePrefix(tablePrefix);
+		dao.setClobTypeToUse(determineClobTypeToUse(this.databaseType));
 		dao.setExitMessageLength(exitMessageLength);
 		dao.afterPropertiesSet();
 		return dao;
@@ -156,6 +161,7 @@ public class JobRepositoryFactoryBean extends AbstractJobRepositoryFactoryBean i
 		dao.setStepExecutionIncrementer(incrementerFactory.getIncrementer(databaseType, tablePrefix
 				+ "STEP_EXECUTION_SEQ"));
 		dao.setTablePrefix(tablePrefix);
+		dao.setClobTypeToUse(determineClobTypeToUse(this.databaseType));
 		dao.setExitMessageLength(exitMessageLength);
 		dao.afterPropertiesSet();
 		return dao;
@@ -166,8 +172,18 @@ public class JobRepositoryFactoryBean extends AbstractJobRepositoryFactoryBean i
 		JdbcExecutionContextDao dao = new JdbcExecutionContextDao();
 		dao.setJdbcTemplate(jdbcTemplate);
 		dao.setTablePrefix(tablePrefix);
+		dao.setClobTypeToUse(determineClobTypeToUse(this.databaseType));
 		dao.afterPropertiesSet();
 		return dao;
 	}
 
+	private int determineClobTypeToUse(String databaseType) {
+		if (SYBASE == DatabaseType.valueOf(databaseType.toUpperCase())) {
+			return Types.LONGVARCHAR;
+		}
+		else {
+			return Types.CLOB;
+		}
+	}
+
 }