diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/JdbcPagingItemReaderBuilder.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/JdbcPagingItemReaderBuilder.java
index 80ce964661..80817f3f19 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/JdbcPagingItemReaderBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/JdbcPagingItemReaderBuilder.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2017 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2017-2019 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import org.springframework.batch.item.database.support.SqlitePagingQueryProvider;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.database.support.SybasePagingQueryProvider;
 import org.springframework.batch.support.DatabaseType;
+import org.springframework.jdbc.core.BeanPropertyRowMapper;
 import org.springframework.jdbc.core.RowMapper;
 import org.springframework.jdbc.support.MetaDataAccessException;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@
  *
  * @author Michael Minella
  * @author Glenn Renfro
+ * @author Drummond Dawson
  * @since 4.0
  * @see JdbcPagingItemReader
  */
@@ -175,6 +177,20 @@ public JdbcPagingItemReaderBuilder<T> rowMapper(RowMapper<T> rowMapper) {
 		return this;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Creates a {@link BeanPropertyRowMapper} to be used as your
+	 * {@link RowMapper}.
+	 *
+	 * @param mappedClass the class for the row mapper
+	 * @return this instance for method chaining
+	 * @see BeanPropertyRowMapper
+	 */
+	public JdbcPagingItemReaderBuilder<T> beanRowMapper(Class<T> mappedClass) {
+		this.rowMapper = new BeanPropertyRowMapper<>(mappedClass);
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * A {@link Map} of values to set on the SQL's prepared statement.
 	 *
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/JdbcPagingItemReaderBuilderTests.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/JdbcPagingItemReaderBuilderTests.java
index 944dbb1a03..30af5db5dc 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/JdbcPagingItemReaderBuilderTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/builder/JdbcPagingItemReaderBuilderTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2017 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2017-2019 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @author Michael Minella
+ * @author Drummond Dawson
  */
 public class JdbcPagingItemReaderBuilderTests {
 
@@ -254,6 +255,34 @@ public void testParameters() throws Exception {
 		assertEquals("9", item1.getThird());
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testBeanRowMapper() throws Exception {
+		Map<String, Order> sortKeys = new HashMap<>(1);
+		sortKeys.put("ID", Order.DESCENDING);
+
+		JdbcPagingItemReader<Foo> reader = new JdbcPagingItemReaderBuilder<Foo>()
+				.name("fooReader")
+				.currentItemCount(1)
+				.dataSource(this.dataSource)
+				.maxItemCount(2)
+				.selectClause("SELECT ID, FIRST, SECOND, THIRD")
+				.fromClause("FOO")
+				.sortKeys(sortKeys)
+				.beanRowMapper(Foo.class)
+				.build();
+
+		reader.afterPropertiesSet();
+
+		reader.open(new ExecutionContext());
+		Foo item1 = reader.read();
+		assertNull(reader.read());
+
+		assertEquals(3, item1.getId());
+		assertEquals(10, item1.getFirst());
+		assertEquals("11", item1.getSecond());
+		assertEquals("12", item1.getThird());
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void testValidation() {
 
@@ -342,6 +371,8 @@ public static class Foo {
 		private String second;
 		private String third;
 
+		public Foo() {}
+
 		public Foo(int id, int first, String second, String third) {
 			this.id = id;
 			this.first = first;