diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index e24638a6..c37190a1 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ type DB struct {
 	logger            logger
 	search            *search
 	values            sync.Map
+	savepoint         string
 
 	// global db
 	parent        *DB
@@ -538,7 +539,8 @@ func (s *DB) BeginTx(ctx context.Context, opts *sql.TxOptions) *DB {
 		c.dialect.SetDB(c.db)
 		c.AddError(err)
 	} else {
-		c.AddError(ErrCantStartTransaction)
+		c.savepoint = randName()
+		c.AddError(c.Exec(sqlSavepoint(c.Dialect().GetName(), c.savepoint)).Error)
 	}
 	return c
 }
@@ -547,7 +549,11 @@ func (s *DB) BeginTx(ctx context.Context, opts *sql.TxOptions) *DB {
 func (s *DB) Commit() *DB {
 	var emptySQLTx *sql.Tx
 	if db, ok := s.db.(sqlTx); ok && db != nil && db != emptySQLTx {
-		s.AddError(db.Commit())
+		if savepoint := s.savepoint; savepoint == "" {
+			s.AddError(db.Commit())
+		} else {
+			s.savepoint = ""
+		}
 	} else {
 		s.AddError(ErrInvalidTransaction)
 	}
@@ -558,8 +564,13 @@ func (s *DB) Commit() *DB {
 func (s *DB) Rollback() *DB {
 	var emptySQLTx *sql.Tx
 	if db, ok := s.db.(sqlTx); ok && db != nil && db != emptySQLTx {
-		if err := db.Rollback(); err != nil && err != sql.ErrTxDone {
-			s.AddError(err)
+		if savepoint := s.savepoint; savepoint == "" {
+			if err := db.Rollback(); err != nil && err != sql.ErrTxDone {
+				s.AddError(err)
+			}
+		} else {
+			s.savepoint = ""
+			s.AddError(s.Exec(sqlRollback(s.Dialect().GetName(), savepoint)).Error)
 		}
 	} else {
 		s.AddError(ErrInvalidTransaction)
@@ -572,11 +583,15 @@ func (s *DB) Rollback() *DB {
 func (s *DB) RollbackUnlessCommitted() *DB {
 	var emptySQLTx *sql.Tx
 	if db, ok := s.db.(sqlTx); ok && db != nil && db != emptySQLTx {
-		err := db.Rollback()
-		// Ignore the error indicating that the transaction has already
-		// been committed.
-		if err != sql.ErrTxDone {
-			s.AddError(err)
+		if savepoint := s.savepoint; savepoint == "" {
+			err := db.Rollback()
+			// Ignore the error indicating that the transaction has already
+			// been committed.
+			if err != sql.ErrTxDone {
+				s.AddError(err)
+			}
+		} else {
+			s.Exec(sqlRollback(s.Dialect().GetName(), savepoint))
 		}
 	} else {
 		s.AddError(ErrInvalidTransaction)
@@ -815,6 +830,7 @@ func (s *DB) clone() *DB {
 		parent:            s.parent,
 		logger:            s.logger,
 		logMode:           s.logMode,
+		savepoint:         s.savepoint,
 		Value:             s.Value,
 		Error:             s.Error,
 		blockGlobalUpdate: s.blockGlobalUpdate,
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index 68bf7419..9fe57b09 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -519,6 +519,110 @@ func TestTransactionReadonly(t *testing.T) {
 	tx.Rollback()
 }
 
+func TestTransactionNestedCallback(t *testing.T) {
+	name := "TestTransactionNestedCallback"
+	type TransactionNestedCallback struct {
+		Id   int64
+		Age  int64
+		Name string `sql:"size:255"`
+	}
+	DB.AutoMigrate(&TransactionNestedCallback{})
+	defer func() {
+		DB.Error = nil
+		DB.DropTable(&TransactionNestedCallback{})
+	}()
+	tx := DB.Begin()
+	if tx.Error != nil {
+		t.Fatal(tx.Error)
+	}
+	u := &TransactionNestedCallback{Name: name, Age: 1}
+	if err := tx.Save(&u).Error; err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("No error should raise")
+	}
+	id := u.Id
+	if id == 0 {
+		t.Fatal()
+	}
+	tx = tx.Begin()
+	if tx.Error != nil {
+		t.Fatal(tx.Error)
+	}
+	u.Age = 2
+	if err := tx.Save(u).Error; err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if err := tx.First(&TransactionNestedCallback{Id: id}, "name = ? and age = ?", name, 2).Error; err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Should find saved record")
+	}
+	tx = tx.Rollback()
+	if err := tx.First(&TransactionNestedCallback{Id: id}, "name = ? and age = ?", name, 2).Error; err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Should not find rollbacked record")
+	}
+	if err := tx.First(&TransactionNestedCallback{Id: id}, "name = ? and age = ?", name, 1).Error; err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Should find saved record")
+	}
+	tx = tx.Rollback()
+	if err := tx.First(&TransactionNestedCallback{Id: id}, "name = ? and age = ?", name, 1).Error; err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Should not find rollbacked record")
+	}
+	// Test rollback outside transaction error
+	if err := DB.Rollback().Error; err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Rollback outside transaction should report error")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestTransactionNestedCommit(t *testing.T) {
+	type TransactionNestedCommit struct {
+		Id   int64
+		Age  int64
+		Name string `sql:"size:255"`
+	}
+	DB.AutoMigrate(&TransactionNestedCommit{})
+	name := "TestTransactionNestedCommit"
+	defer func() {
+		DB.Error = nil
+		DB.DropTable(&TransactionNestedCommit{})
+	}()
+	tx := DB.Begin()
+	if tx.Error != nil {
+		t.Fatal(tx.Error)
+	}
+	u := TransactionNestedCommit{Name: name, Age: 1}
+	if err := tx.Save(&u).Error; err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("No error should raise")
+	}
+	id := u.Id
+	if id == 0 {
+		t.Fatal()
+	}
+	tx = tx.Begin()
+	if tx.Error != nil {
+		t.Fatal(tx.Error)
+	}
+	u.Age = 2
+	if err := tx.Save(u).Error; err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if err := tx.First(&TransactionNestedCommit{Id: id}, "name = ? and age = ?", name, 2).Error; err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Should find saved record")
+	}
+	tx = tx.Commit()
+	if err := tx.First(&TransactionNestedCommit{Id: id}, "name = ? and age = ?", name, 2).Error; err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Should find the commited record")
+	}
+
+	tx = tx.Commit()
+	if err := tx.First(&TransactionNestedCommit{Id: id}, "name = ? and age = ?", name, 2).Error; err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Should find the commited record")
+	}
+	// Test commit outside transaction error
+	if err := DB.Commit().Error; err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Commit outside transaction should report error")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRow(t *testing.T) {
 	user1 := User{Name: "RowUser1", Age: 1, Birthday: parseTime("2000-1-1")}
 	user2 := User{Name: "RowUser2", Age: 10, Birthday: parseTime("2010-1-1")}
diff --git a/utils.go b/utils.go
index e58e57a5..78d28e37 100644
--- a/utils.go
+++ b/utils.go
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package gorm
 
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
+	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
+	"math/rand"
 	"reflect"
 	"regexp"
 	"runtime"
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ func init() {
 		commonInitialismsForReplacer = append(commonInitialismsForReplacer, initialism, strings.Title(strings.ToLower(initialism)))
 	}
 	commonInitialismsReplacer = strings.NewReplacer(commonInitialismsForReplacer...)
+	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
 }
 
 type safeMap struct {
@@ -224,3 +227,24 @@ func addExtraSpaceIfExist(str string) string {
 	}
 	return ""
 }
+
+func randName() string {
+	data := make([]byte, 7)
+	rand.Read(data)
+
+	return "n" + hex.EncodeToString(data)
+}
+
+func sqlSavepoint(dialect string, savepoint string) string {
+	if dialect == "mssql" {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("SAVE TRAN %s;", savepoint)
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("SAVEPOINT %s;", savepoint)
+}
+
+func sqlRollback(dialect string, savepoint string) string {
+	if dialect == "mssql" {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("ROLLBACK TRAN %s;", savepoint)
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("ROLLBACK TO SAVEPOINT %s;", savepoint)
+}
diff --git a/utils_test.go b/utils_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..205ab681
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+package gorm
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestRandName(t *testing.T) {
+	names := map[string]bool{}
+	max := 1000
+	for i := 0; i < max; i++ {
+		name := randName()
+		if l := len(name); l >= 16 {
+			t.Fatal(l, name)
+		}
+		names[name] = true
+	}
+	if len(names) != max {
+		t.Fatal()
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSqlSavepoint(t *testing.T) {
+	tcs := []struct {
+		dialect string
+		sql     string
+	}{
+		{"mssql", "SAVE TRAN nced368066575bc;"},
+		{"sqlite3", "SAVEPOINT nced368066575bc;"},
+		{"mysql", "SAVEPOINT nced368066575bc;"},
+		{"postgres", "SAVEPOINT nced368066575bc;"},
+	}
+	savepoint := "nced368066575bc"
+	for _, tc := range tcs {
+		sql := sqlSavepoint(tc.dialect, savepoint)
+		if sql != tc.sql {
+			t.Fatal(sql, tc.sql)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSqlRollback(t *testing.T) {
+	tcs := []struct {
+		dialect string
+		sql     string
+	}{
+		{"mssql", "ROLLBACK TRAN nced368066575bc;"},
+		{"sqlite3", "ROLLBACK TO SAVEPOINT nced368066575bc;"},
+		{"mysql", "ROLLBACK TO SAVEPOINT nced368066575bc;"},
+		{"postgres", "ROLLBACK TO SAVEPOINT nced368066575bc;"},
+	}
+	savepoint := "nced368066575bc"
+	for _, tc := range tcs {
+		sql := sqlRollback(tc.dialect, savepoint)
+		if sql != tc.sql {
+			t.Fatal(sql, tc.sql)
+		}
+	}
+}