diff --git a/lib/src/bindings/bindings.dart b/lib/src/bindings/bindings.dart
index a748b287..c75d8206 100644
--- a/lib/src/bindings/bindings.dart
+++ b/lib/src/bindings/bindings.dart
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class _ObjectBoxBindings {
   int Function(Pointer<Void> txn) obx_txn_close;
   int Function(Pointer<Void> txn) obx_txn_abort;
   int Function(Pointer<Void> txn) obx_txn_success;
+  int Function(Pointer<Void> txn, int was_successful) obx_txn_mark_success;
 
   // box management
   Pointer<Void> Function(Pointer<Void> store, int entity_id) obx_box;
@@ -185,6 +186,7 @@ class _ObjectBoxBindings {
     obx_txn_close = _fn<obx_txn_close_native_t>("obx_txn_close").asFunction();
     obx_txn_abort = _fn<obx_txn_abort_native_t>("obx_txn_abort").asFunction();
     obx_txn_success = _fn<obx_txn_success_native_t>("obx_txn_success").asFunction();
+    obx_txn_mark_success = _fn<obx_txn_mark_success_native_t>("obx_txn_mark_success").asFunction();
 
     // box management
     obx_box = _fn<obx_box_native_t>("obx_box").asFunction();
diff --git a/lib/src/bindings/signatures.dart b/lib/src/bindings/signatures.dart
index 5284b451..1a0b47aa 100644
--- a/lib/src/bindings/signatures.dart
+++ b/lib/src/bindings/signatures.dart
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ typedef obx_txn_read_native_t = Pointer<Void> Function(Pointer<Void> store);
 typedef obx_txn_close_native_t = Int32 Function(Pointer<Void> txn);
 typedef obx_txn_abort_native_t = Int32 Function(Pointer<Void> txn);
 typedef obx_txn_success_native_t = Int32 Function(Pointer<Void> txn);
+typedef obx_txn_mark_success_native_t = Int32 Function(Pointer<Void> txn, Uint8 wasSuccessful);
 
 // box management
 typedef obx_box_native_t = Pointer<Void> Function(Pointer<Void> store, Uint32 entity_id);
diff --git a/lib/src/store.dart b/lib/src/store.dart
index 6c1aa842..ee579221 100644
--- a/lib/src/store.dart
+++ b/lib/src/store.dart
@@ -54,13 +54,22 @@ class Store {
   }
 
   /// Executes a given function inside a transaction
+  ///
+  /// Returns type of [fn] if [return] is called in [fn]
   R runInTransaction<R>(TxMode mode, R Function() fn) {
-    assert(mode == TxMode.Read, "write transactions are currently not supported"); // TODO implement
-
-    Pointer<Void> txn = bindings.obx_txn_read(_cStore);
-    checkObxPtr(txn, "failed to created transaction");
+    bool wanna_write = mode == TxMode.Write;
+    Pointer<Void> txn = wanna_write ? bindings.obx_txn_write(_cStore) : bindings.obx_txn_read(_cStore);
+    checkObxPtr(txn, "failed to create transaction");
     try {
+      if (wanna_write) {
+        checkObx(bindings.obx_txn_mark_success(txn, 1));
+      }
       return fn();
+    } catch (ex) {
+      if (wanna_write) {
+        checkObx(bindings.obx_txn_mark_success(txn, 0));
+      }
+      rethrow;
     } finally {
       checkObx(bindings.obx_txn_close(txn));
     }
diff --git a/test/box_test.dart b/test/box_test.dart
index 0b2be52b..ef809c9c 100644
--- a/test/box_test.dart
+++ b/test/box_test.dart
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import 'test_env.dart';
 void main() {
   TestEnv env;
   Box box;
+  Store store;
 
   final List<TestEntity> simple_items =
       ["One", "Two", "Three", "Four", "Five", "Six"].map((s) => TestEntity.initText(s)).toList();
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ void main() {
   setUp(() {
     env = TestEnv("box");
     box = env.box;
+    store = env.store;
   });
 
   test(".put() returns a valid id", () {
@@ -168,6 +170,73 @@ void main() {
     expect(removed, equals(3));
   });
 
+  test("simple write in txn works", () {
+    int count;
+    write_func() {
+      box.putMany(simple_items);
+    }
+    store.runInTransaction(TxMode.Write, write_func);
+    count = box.count();
+    expect(count, equals(6));
+  });
+
+  test("failing transactions", () {
+    try {
+      store.runInTransaction(TxMode.Write, () {
+        box.putMany(simple_items);
+        throw Exception("Test exception");
+      });
+    } on Exception {
+      ; //otherwise test fails due to not handling exceptions
+    } finally {
+      expect(box.count(), equals(0));
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("recursive write in write transaction", () {
+    store.runInTransaction(TxMode.Write, () {
+      box.putMany(simple_items);
+      store.runInTransaction(TxMode.Write, () {
+        box.putMany(simple_items);
+      });
+    });
+    expect(box.count(), equals(12));
+  });
+
+  test("recursive read in write transaction", () {
+    int count = store.runInTransaction(TxMode.Write, () {
+      box.putMany(simple_items);
+      return store.runInTransaction(TxMode.Read, () {
+        return box.count();
+      });
+    });
+    expect(count, equals(6));
+  });
+
+  test("recursive write in read -> fails during creation", () {
+    List<int> ids;
+    try {
+      ids = store.runInTransaction(TxMode.Read, () {
+        box.count();
+        return store.runInTransaction(TxMode.Write, () {
+          return box.putMany(simple_items);
+        });
+      });
+    } on ObjectBoxException catch (ex) {
+      expect(ex.toString(), equals("ObjectBoxException: failed to create transaction: "));
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("failing in recursive txn", () {
+    store.runInTransaction(TxMode.Write, () {
+      //should throw code10001 -> valid until fix
+      List<int> ids = store.runInTransaction(TxMode.Read, () {
+        return box.putMany(simple_items);
+      });
+      expect(ids.length, equals(6));
+    });
+  });
+
   tearDown(() {
     env.close();
   });