diff --git a/spring-session-jdbc/src/integration-test/java/org/springframework/session/jdbc/AbstractJdbcOperationsSessionRepositoryITests.java b/spring-session-jdbc/src/integration-test/java/org/springframework/session/jdbc/AbstractJdbcOperationsSessionRepositoryITests.java
index 555ceef2..267862cf 100644
--- a/spring-session-jdbc/src/integration-test/java/org/springframework/session/jdbc/AbstractJdbcOperationsSessionRepositoryITests.java
+++ b/spring-session-jdbc/src/integration-test/java/org/springframework/session/jdbc/AbstractJdbcOperationsSessionRepositoryITests.java
@@ -811,6 +811,21 @@ public abstract class AbstractJdbcOperationsSessionRepositoryITests {
 						.isEqualTo("value2");
 	}
 
+	@Test // gh-1203
+	public void saveWithLargeAttribute() {
+		String attributeName = "largeAttribute";
+		int arraySize = 4000;
+
+		JdbcOperationsSessionRepository.JdbcSession session = this.repository
+				.createSession();
+		session.setAttribute(attributeName, new byte[arraySize]);
+		this.repository.save(session);
+		session = this.repository.findById(session.getId());
+
+		assertThat(session).isNotNull();
+		assertThat((byte[]) session.getAttribute(attributeName)).hasSize(arraySize);
+	}
+
 	private String getSecurityName() {
 		return this.context.getAuthentication().getName();
 	}
diff --git a/spring-session-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/jdbc/config/annotation/web/http/JdbcHttpSessionConfiguration.java b/spring-session-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/jdbc/config/annotation/web/http/JdbcHttpSessionConfiguration.java
index 45f35ee7..cc5d156d 100644
--- a/spring-session-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/jdbc/config/annotation/web/http/JdbcHttpSessionConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-session-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/jdbc/config/annotation/web/http/JdbcHttpSessionConfiguration.java
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ import org.springframework.core.serializer.support.DeserializingConverter;
 import org.springframework.core.serializer.support.SerializingConverter;
 import org.springframework.core.type.AnnotationMetadata;
 import org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate;
+import org.springframework.jdbc.support.JdbcUtils;
+import org.springframework.jdbc.support.MetaDataAccessException;
+import org.springframework.jdbc.support.lob.DefaultLobHandler;
 import org.springframework.jdbc.support.lob.LobHandler;
 import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.EnableScheduling;
 import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.SchedulingConfigurer;
@@ -102,6 +105,11 @@ public class JdbcHttpSessionConfiguration extends SpringHttpSessionConfiguration
 		if (this.lobHandler != null) {
 			sessionRepository.setLobHandler(this.lobHandler);
 		}
+		else if (requiresTemporaryLob(this.dataSource)) {
+			DefaultLobHandler lobHandler = new DefaultLobHandler();
+			lobHandler.setCreateTemporaryLob(true);
+			sessionRepository.setLobHandler(lobHandler);
+		}
 		if (this.springSessionConversionService != null) {
 			sessionRepository.setConversionService(this.springSessionConversionService);
 		}
@@ -115,6 +123,17 @@ public class JdbcHttpSessionConfiguration extends SpringHttpSessionConfiguration
 		return sessionRepository;
 	}
 
+	private static boolean requiresTemporaryLob(DataSource dataSource) {
+		try {
+			String productName = JdbcUtils.extractDatabaseMetaData(dataSource,
+					"getDatabaseProductName");
+			return "Oracle".equalsIgnoreCase(JdbcUtils.commonDatabaseName(productName));
+		}
+		catch (MetaDataAccessException ex) {
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
 	public void setMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds(Integer maxInactiveIntervalInSeconds) {
 		this.maxInactiveIntervalInSeconds = maxInactiveIntervalInSeconds;
 	}