diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/SimpleJob.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/SimpleJob.java
index 7285e3e71..6c1630feb 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/SimpleJob.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/SimpleJob.java
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ public class SimpleJob extends AbstractJob {
 			throw (Error) t;
 		}
 		else {
-			throw new UnexpectedJobExecutionException(t);
+			throw new UnexpectedJobExecutionException("Unexpected checked exception in job execution", t);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/AbstractStep.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/AbstractStep.java
index ac52f79d5..345548a35 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/AbstractStep.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/AbstractStep.java
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractStep implements Step, InitializingBean, BeanNameAw
 		else if (e instanceof RuntimeException) {
 			throw (RuntimeException) e;
 		}
-		throw new UnexpectedJobExecutionException(e);
+		throw new UnexpectedJobExecutionException("Unexpected checked exception in step execution", e);
 	}
 
 	/**