diff --git a/batch/build.gradle b/batch/build.gradle
index 6cf345a..ebfd361 100644
--- a/batch/build.gradle
+++ b/batch/build.gradle
@@ -35,5 +35,6 @@ dependencies {
 	runtimeOnly 'org.hsqldb:hsqldb'
 
 	testImplementation project(':test-common')
+	testImplementation 'io.micrometer:micrometer-test'
 	testImplementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test'
 }
diff --git a/batch/src/main/java/com/example/micrometer/ManualConfiguration.java b/batch/src/main/java/com/example/micrometer/ManualConfiguration.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26a78b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/batch/src/main/java/com/example/micrometer/ManualConfiguration.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package com.example.micrometer;
+
+import io.micrometer.core.instrument.Metrics;
+import io.micrometer.core.instrument.observation.DefaultMeterObservationHandler;
+import io.micrometer.observation.ObservationRegistry;
+import io.micrometer.tracing.Tracer;
+import io.micrometer.tracing.handler.DefaultTracingObservationHandler;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.annotation.BatchObservabilityBeanPostProcessor;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+
+/**
+ * In this class we'll add all the manual configuration required for Observability to
+ * work.
+ */
+@Configuration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
+public class ManualConfiguration {
+
+    @Bean
+    public ObservationRegistry observationRegistry(Tracer tracer) {
+        ObservationRegistry observationRegistry = ObservationRegistry.create();
+        observationRegistry.observationConfig()
+                .observationHandler(new DefaultMeterObservationHandler(Metrics.globalRegistry))
+                .observationHandler(new DefaultTracingObservationHandler(tracer));
+        return observationRegistry;
+    }
+
+    @Bean
+    public BatchObservabilityBeanPostProcessor batchObservabilityBeanPostProcessor() {
+        return new BatchObservabilityBeanPostProcessor();
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/batch/src/test/java/com/example/micrometer/BatchApplicationTests.java b/batch/src/test/java/com/example/micrometer/BatchApplicationTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6272765
--- /dev/null
+++ b/batch/src/test/java/com/example/micrometer/BatchApplicationTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package com.example.micrometer;
+
+import io.micrometer.core.instrument.MeterRegistry;
+import io.micrometer.core.tck.MeterRegistryAssert;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.actuate.observability.AutoConfigureObservability;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
+
+@AutoConfigureObservability
+@SpringBootTest(webEnvironment = SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment.RANDOM_PORT, properties = "debug=true")
+class BatchApplicationTests {
+
+    @Autowired
+    MeterRegistry meterRegistry;
+
+    @Test
+    void should_record_metrics() {
+        MeterRegistryAssert.then(meterRegistry).hasTimerWithNameAndTagKeys("spring.batch.job", "spring.batch.step");
+    }
+
+}