diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/MapExecutionContextDaoTests.java b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/MapExecutionContextDaoTests.java
index f3178f693..af04972ae 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/MapExecutionContextDaoTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/MapExecutionContextDaoTests.java
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 package org.springframework.batch.core.repository.dao;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.internal.runners.JUnit4ClassRunner;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.JobExecution;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.StepExecution;
+import org.springframework.batch.item.ExecutionContext;
 
 /**
  * Tests for {@link MapExecutionContextDao}.
@@ -31,6 +37,25 @@ public class MapExecutionContextDaoTests extends AbstractExecutionContextDaoTest
 	protected ExecutionContextDao getExecutionContextDao() {
 		return new MapExecutionContextDao();
 	}
+	
+	@Test
+	public void testPersistentCopy() throws Exception {
+		MapExecutionContextDao tested = new MapExecutionContextDao();
+		JobExecution jobExecution = new JobExecution((long)1);
+		StepExecution stepExecution = new StepExecution("stepName", jobExecution);
+		assertTrue(stepExecution.getExecutionContext().isEmpty());
+		
+		tested.persistExecutionContext(stepExecution);
+		stepExecution.getExecutionContext().put("key","value");
+		
+		ExecutionContext retrieved = tested.getExecutionContext(stepExecution);
+		assertTrue(retrieved.isEmpty());
+		
+		tested.persistExecutionContext(jobExecution);
+		jobExecution.getExecutionContext().put("key", "value");
+		retrieved = tested.getExecutionContext(jobExecution);
+		assertTrue(retrieved.isEmpty());
+	}
 
 }