diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb
index ba38b73b60248ffb13e28b924624c0b3d4a8dd34..42ad285340f1d37ad7a155fca3531527c30a7c60 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb
@@ -232,6 +232,10 @@ def add_transaction_record(record)
         current_transaction.add_record(record)
       end
 
+      def transaction_state
+        current_transaction.state
+      end
+
       # Begins the transaction (and turns off auto-committing).
       def begin_db_transaction()    end