diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/persist/DefaultPersister.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/persist/DefaultPersister.java
index fea311ad1..2a1651660 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/persist/DefaultPersister.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/persist/DefaultPersister.java
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public final class DefaultPersister implements Persister {
     try {
       return batchControl.execute(sqlUpdate.getSql(), sqlUpdate.isGetGeneratedKeys());
     } catch (SQLException e) {
-      throw new PersistenceException(e);
+      throw transaction.translate(e.getMessage(), e);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/tests/update/TestSqlUpdateExceptions.java b/src/test/java/org/tests/update/TestSqlUpdateExceptions.java
index 20007ce7e..7296811f2 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/tests/update/TestSqlUpdateExceptions.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/tests/update/TestSqlUpdateExceptions.java
@@ -69,4 +69,27 @@ public class TestSqlUpdateExceptions extends BaseTestCase {
       transaction.commit();
     }
   }
+
+  @Test(expected = DuplicateKeyException.class)
+  public void duplicateKey_executeBatch() {
+
+    UUID id = UUID.randomUUID();
+
+    try (Transaction transaction = Ebean.beginTransaction()) {
+
+      SqlUpdate sqlUpdate = Ebean.createSqlUpdate(sql);
+      sqlUpdate.setParameter(1, id);
+      sqlUpdate.setParameter(2, "hi in batch");
+      sqlUpdate.setParameter(3, 1);
+      sqlUpdate.addBatch();
+
+      sqlUpdate.setParameter(1, id);
+      sqlUpdate.setParameter(2, "fail in batch");
+      sqlUpdate.setParameter(3, 1);
+      sqlUpdate.addBatch();
+      int[] ints = sqlUpdate.executeBatch();
+
+      transaction.commit();
+    }
+  }
 }