diff --git a/org.springframework.transaction/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/jta/WebSphereUowTransactionManager.java b/org.springframework.transaction/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/jta/WebSphereUowTransactionManager.java
index c727a07a412..c5fbafa5376 100644
--- a/org.springframework.transaction/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/jta/WebSphereUowTransactionManager.java
+++ b/org.springframework.transaction/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/jta/WebSphereUowTransactionManager.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2009 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2010 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.
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ public class WebSphereUowTransactionManager extends JtaTransactionManager
 			}
 			catch (Throwable ex) {
 				this.exception = ex;
+				uowManager.setRollbackOnly();
 			}
 			finally {
 				if (status.isLocalRollbackOnly()) {
diff --git a/org.springframework.transaction/src/test/java/org/springframework/transaction/jta/WebSphereUowTransactionManagerTests.java b/org.springframework.transaction/src/test/java/org/springframework/transaction/jta/WebSphereUowTransactionManagerTests.java
index 91adf3f4cde..b6dbf51348f 100644
--- a/org.springframework.transaction/src/test/java/org/springframework/transaction/jta/WebSphereUowTransactionManagerTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.transaction/src/test/java/org/springframework/transaction/jta/WebSphereUowTransactionManagerTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2010 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.
@@ -20,9 +20,12 @@ import javax.transaction.RollbackException;
 import javax.transaction.Status;
 import javax.transaction.UserTransaction;
 
+import com.ibm.wsspi.uow.UOWAction;
+import com.ibm.wsspi.uow.UOWException;
+import com.ibm.wsspi.uow.UOWManager;
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
-
 import org.easymock.MockControl;
+
 import org.springframework.dao.OptimisticLockingFailureException;
 import org.springframework.mock.jndi.ExpectedLookupTemplate;
 import org.springframework.transaction.IllegalTransactionStateException;
@@ -34,10 +37,6 @@ import org.springframework.transaction.support.DefaultTransactionDefinition;
 import org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionCallback;
 import org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionSynchronizationManager;
 
-import com.ibm.wsspi.uow.UOWAction;
-import com.ibm.wsspi.uow.UOWException;
-import com.ibm.wsspi.uow.UOWManager;
-
 /**
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  */
@@ -383,7 +382,7 @@ public class WebSphereUowTransactionManagerTests extends TestCase {
 		assertEquals(0, manager.getUOWTimeout());
 		assertEquals(UOWManager.UOW_TYPE_GLOBAL_TRANSACTION, manager.getUOWType());
 		assertFalse(manager.getJoined());
-		assertFalse(manager.getRollbackOnly());
+		assertTrue(manager.getRollbackOnly());
 	}
 
 	public void testNewTransactionWithRollbackOnly() {