diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/batch/BatchAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/batch/BatchAutoConfiguration.java
index 3ad69bf790..e178a1af53 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/batch/BatchAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/batch/BatchAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -17,17 +17,22 @@
 package org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.batch;
 
 import org.springframework.batch.core.launch.JobLauncher;
-import org.springframework.boot.CommandLineRunner;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.boot.ExitCodeGenerator;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnBean;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnClass;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnExpression;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnMissingBean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
 /**
- * {@link EnableAutoConfiguration Auto-configuration} for Spring Batch.
+ * {@link EnableAutoConfiguration Auto-configuration} for Spring Batch. By default all
+ * jobs in the context will be executed on startup (disable this behaviour with
+ * <code>spring.boot.exec.enabled=false</code>). User can supply a job name to execute on
+ * startup with <code>spring.batch.exec.name=...</code>.
  * 
  * @author Dave Syer
  */
@@ -35,6 +40,9 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 @ConditionalOnClass({ JobLauncher.class })
 public class BatchAutoConfiguration {
 
+	@Value("${spring.batch.job.name:}")
+	private String jobName;
+
 	@Bean
 	@ConditionalOnMissingBean(BatchDatabaseInitializer.class)
 	public BatchDatabaseInitializer batchDatabaseInitializer() {
@@ -42,10 +50,15 @@ public class BatchAutoConfiguration {
 	}
 
 	@Bean
-	@ConditionalOnMissingBean(CommandLineRunner.class)
+	@ConditionalOnMissingBean(JobLauncherCommandLineRunner.class)
 	@ConditionalOnBean(JobLauncher.class)
+	@ConditionalOnExpression("${spring.batch.job.enabled:true}")
 	public JobLauncherCommandLineRunner jobLauncherCommandLineRunner() {
-		return new JobLauncherCommandLineRunner();
+		JobLauncherCommandLineRunner runner = new JobLauncherCommandLineRunner();
+		if (StringUtils.hasText(this.jobName)) {
+			runner.setJobName(this.jobName);
+		}
+		return runner;
 	}
 
 	@Bean
diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/batch/JobLauncherCommandLineRunner.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/batch/JobLauncherCommandLineRunner.java
index 8c5d7e03e3..1ad46f7dc3 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/batch/JobLauncherCommandLineRunner.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/batch/JobLauncherCommandLineRunner.java
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.Job;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.JobExecution;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.JobExecutionException;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.JobParameters;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobRegistry;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.converter.DefaultJobParametersConverter;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.converter.JobParametersConverter;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.launch.JobLauncher;
@@ -34,10 +36,13 @@ import org.springframework.boot.CommandLineRunner;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationEventPublisher;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationEventPublisherAware;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+import org.springframework.util.PatternMatchUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
 /**
- * {@link CommandLineRunner} to {@link JobLauncher launch} Spring Batch jobs.
+ * {@link CommandLineRunner} to {@link JobLauncher launch} Spring Batch jobs. Runs all
+ * jobs in the surrounding context by default. Can also be used to launch a specific job
+ * by providing a jobName
  * 
  * @author Dave Syer
  */
@@ -53,11 +58,20 @@ public class JobLauncherCommandLineRunner implements CommandLineRunner,
 	@Autowired
 	private JobLauncher jobLauncher;
 
+	@Autowired(required = false)
+	private JobRegistry jobRegistry;
+
+	private String jobName;
+
 	@Autowired(required = false)
 	private Collection<Job> jobs = Collections.emptySet();
 
 	private ApplicationEventPublisher publisher;
 
+	public void setJobName(String jobName) {
+		this.jobName = jobName;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void setApplicationEventPublisher(ApplicationEventPublisher publisher) {
 		this.publisher = publisher;
@@ -71,12 +85,36 @@ public class JobLauncherCommandLineRunner implements CommandLineRunner,
 
 	protected void launchJobFromProperties(Properties properties)
 			throws JobExecutionException {
-		for (Job job : this.jobs) {
-			JobExecution execution = this.jobLauncher.run(job,
-					this.converter.getJobParameters(properties));
+		JobParameters jobParameters = this.converter.getJobParameters(properties);
+		executeRegisteredJobs(jobParameters);
+		executeLocalJobs(jobParameters);
+	}
+
+	private void executeRegisteredJobs(JobParameters jobParameters)
+			throws JobExecutionException {
+		if (this.jobRegistry != null && StringUtils.hasText(this.jobName)) {
+			Job job = this.jobRegistry.getJob(this.jobName);
+			JobExecution execution = this.jobLauncher.run(job, jobParameters);
 			if (this.publisher != null) {
 				this.publisher.publishEvent(new JobExecutionEvent(execution));
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	private void executeLocalJobs(JobParameters jobParameters)
+			throws JobExecutionException {
+		for (Job job : this.jobs) {
+			if (StringUtils.hasText(this.jobName)) {
+				if (!PatternMatchUtils.simpleMatch(this.jobName, job.getName())) {
+					logger.debug("Skipped job: " + job.getName());
+					continue;
+				}
+			}
+			JobExecution execution = this.jobLauncher.run(job, jobParameters);
+			if (this.publisher != null) {
+				this.publisher.publishEvent(new JobExecutionEvent(execution));
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/batch/BatchAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/batch/BatchAutoConfigurationTests.java
index b1ef393864..63098e1366 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/batch/BatchAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/batch/BatchAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import org.springframework.batch.core.job.AbstractJob;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.launch.JobLauncher;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.repository.JobRepository;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.boot.CommandLineRunner;
 import org.springframework.boot.TestUtils;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.PropertyPlaceholderAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.jdbc.EmbeddedDataSourceConfiguration;
@@ -91,6 +92,18 @@ public class BatchAutoConfigurationTests {
 				"job", new JobParameters()));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testDisableLaunchesJob() throws Exception {
+		this.context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();
+		TestUtils.addEnviroment(this.context, "spring.batch.job.enabled:false");
+		this.context.register(JobConfiguration.class, BatchAutoConfiguration.class,
+				EmbeddedDataSourceConfiguration.class,
+				PropertyPlaceholderAutoConfiguration.class);
+		this.context.refresh();
+		assertNotNull(this.context.getBean(JobLauncher.class));
+		assertEquals(0, this.context.getBeanNamesForType(CommandLineRunner.class).length);
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void testDisableSchemaLoader() throws Exception {
 		this.context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();