diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/repeat/ExitStatus.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/repeat/ExitStatus.java
index ab8f08224..2e85062bb 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/repeat/ExitStatus.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/repeat/ExitStatus.java
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ public class ExitStatus implements Serializable {
 	 * Convenient constant value representing finished processing.
 	 */
 	public static final ExitStatus FINISHED = new ExitStatus(false, "COMPLETED");
+	
+	/**
+	 * Convenient constant value representing interrupted processing.
+	 */
+	public static final ExitStatus INTERRUPTED = new ExitStatus(false, "INTERRUPTED");
 
 	/**
 	 * Convenient constant value representing job that did no processing (e.g.
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/repeat/ExitStatusTests.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/repeat/ExitStatusTests.java
index 551a5663c..e46a12a83 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/repeat/ExitStatusTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/repeat/ExitStatusTests.java
@@ -60,6 +60,15 @@ public class ExitStatusTests extends TestCase {
 	public void testEqualsWithSameProperties() throws Exception {
 		assertEquals(ExitStatus.CONTINUABLE, new ExitStatus(true, "CONTINUABLE"));
 	}
+	
+	public void testEqualsSelf(){
+		ExitStatus status = new ExitStatus(true, "test");
+		assertEquals(status, status);
+	}
+	
+	public void testEquals(){
+		assertEquals(new ExitStatus(true, "test"), new ExitStatus(true, "test"));
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Test equality of exit statuses.