diff --git a/org.springframework.jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/object/StoredProcedure.java b/org.springframework.jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/object/StoredProcedure.java
index b070e4baa7e..7dcf06b8a64 100644
--- a/org.springframework.jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/object/StoredProcedure.java
+++ b/org.springframework.jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/object/StoredProcedure.java
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 package org.springframework.jdbc.object;
 
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
 import javax.sql.DataSource;
 
 import org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException;
@@ -98,6 +101,31 @@ public abstract class StoredProcedure extends SqlCall {
 		super.declareParameter(param);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Execute the stored procedure with the provided parameter values. This is
+	 * a convenience method where the order of the passed in parameter values
+	 * must match the order that the parameters where declared in.
+	 * @param inParams variable number of input parameters. Output parameters should
+	 * not be included in this map.
+	 * It is legal for values to be <code>null</code>, and this will produce the
+	 * correct behavior using a NULL argument to the stored procedure.
+	 * @return map of output params, keyed by name as in parameter declarations.
+	 * Output parameters will appear here, with their values after the
+	 * stored procedure has been called.
+	 */
+	public Map<String, Object> execute(Object... inParams) {
+		Map<String, Object> paramsToUse = new HashMap<String, Object>();
+		validateParameters(inParams);
+		int i = 0;
+		for (SqlParameter sqlParameter : getDeclaredParameters()) {
+			if (sqlParameter.isInputValueProvided()) {
+				if (i < inParams.length) {
+					paramsToUse.put(sqlParameter.getName(), inParams[i++]);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return getJdbcTemplate().call(newCallableStatementCreator(paramsToUse), getDeclaredParameters());
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Execute the stored procedure. Subclasses should define a strongly typed
@@ -106,7 +134,7 @@ public abstract class StoredProcedure extends SqlCall {
 	 * execute methods will often take domain objects as arguments and return values.
 	 * Alternatively, they can return void.
 	 * @param inParams map of input parameters, keyed by name as in parameter
-	 * declarations. Output parameters need not (but can be) included in this map.
+	 * declarations. Output parameters need not (but can) be included in this map.
 	 * It is legal for map entries to be <code>null</code>, and this will produce the
 	 * correct behavior using a NULL argument to the stored procedure.
 	 * @return map of output params, keyed by name as in parameter declarations.
@@ -127,7 +155,7 @@ public abstract class StoredProcedure extends SqlCall {
 	 * Subclass execute methods will often take domain objects as arguments and return values.
 	 * Alternatively, they can return void.
 	 * @param inParamMapper map of input parameters, keyed by name as in parameter
-	 * declarations. Output parameters need not (but can be) included in this map.
+	 * declarations. Output parameters need not (but can) be included in this map.
 	 * It is legal for map entries to be <code>null</code>, and this will produce the correct
 	 * behavior using a NULL argument to the stored procedure.
 	 * @return map of output params, keyed by name as in parameter declarations.
diff --git a/org.springframework.jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/jdbc/object/StoredProcedureTests.java b/org.springframework.jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/jdbc/object/StoredProcedureTests.java
index 29d4a751876..ddce92f5a37 100644
--- a/org.springframework.jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/jdbc/object/StoredProcedureTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/jdbc/object/StoredProcedureTests.java
@@ -113,6 +113,13 @@ public class StoredProcedureTests extends AbstractJdbcTests {
 		assertEquals(4, id);
 	}
 
+	private void testAddInvoiceUsingObjectArray(final int amount, final int custid)
+		throws Exception {
+		AddInvoiceUsingObjectArray adder = new AddInvoiceUsingObjectArray(mockDataSource);
+		int id = adder.execute(amount, custid);
+		assertEquals(5, id);
+	}
+
 	public void testAddInvoices() throws Exception {
 		mockCallable.setObject(1, new Integer(1106), Types.INTEGER);
 		ctrlCallable.setVoidCallable();
@@ -137,8 +144,36 @@ public class StoredProcedureTests extends AbstractJdbcTests {
 		ctrlConnection.setReturnValue(mockCallable);
 
 		replay();
-
 		testAddInvoice(1106, 3);
+
+	}
+
+	public void testAddInvoicesUsingObjectArray() throws Exception {
+		mockCallable.setObject(1, new Integer(1106), Types.INTEGER);
+		ctrlCallable.setVoidCallable();
+		mockCallable.setObject(2, new Integer(4), Types.INTEGER);
+		ctrlCallable.setVoidCallable();
+		mockCallable.registerOutParameter(3, Types.INTEGER);
+		ctrlCallable.setVoidCallable();
+		mockCallable.execute();
+		ctrlCallable.setReturnValue(false);
+		mockCallable.getUpdateCount();
+		ctrlCallable.setReturnValue(-1);
+		mockCallable.getObject(3);
+		ctrlCallable.setReturnValue(new Integer(5));
+		if (debugEnabled) {
+			mockCallable.getWarnings();
+			ctrlCallable.setReturnValue(null);
+		}
+		mockCallable.close();
+		ctrlCallable.setVoidCallable();
+
+		mockConnection.prepareCall("{call " + AddInvoice.SQL + "(?, ?, ?)}");
+		ctrlConnection.setReturnValue(mockCallable);
+
+		replay();
+		testAddInvoiceUsingObjectArray(1106, 4);
+
 	}
 
 	public void testAddInvoicesWithinTransaction() throws Exception {
@@ -762,6 +797,27 @@ public class StoredProcedureTests extends AbstractJdbcTests {
 		}
 	}
 
+	private static class AddInvoiceUsingObjectArray extends StoredProcedure {
+
+		public static final String SQL = "add_invoice";
+
+		public AddInvoiceUsingObjectArray(DataSource ds) {
+			setDataSource(ds);
+			setSql(SQL);
+			declareParameter(new SqlParameter("amount", Types.INTEGER));
+			declareParameter(new SqlParameter("custid", Types.INTEGER));
+			declareParameter(new SqlOutParameter("newid", Types.INTEGER));
+			compile();
+		}
+
+		public int execute(int amount, int custid) {
+			Map out = execute(new Object[] {amount, custid});
+			System.out.println("####### " + out);
+			Number id = (Number) out.get("newid");
+			return id.intValue();
+		}
+	}
+
 
 	private static class NullArg extends StoredProcedure {