diff --git a/src/db.rs b/src/db.rs
index 3c0392de..96ef9ed3 100644
--- a/src/db.rs
+++ b/src/db.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::ops::RangeFull;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering};
-use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+use std::sync::{Arc, Condvar, Mutex};
 
 use crate::error::TransactionError;
 use crate::multimap_table::{parse_subtree_roots, DynamicCollection};
@@ -236,7 +236,8 @@ pub struct Database {
     mem: TransactionalMemory,
     next_transaction_id: AtomicTransactionId,
     transaction_tracker: Arc<Mutex<TransactionTracker>>,
-    pub(crate) live_write_transaction: Mutex<Option<TransactionId>>,
+    live_write_transaction: Mutex<Option<TransactionId>>,
+    live_write_transaction_available: Condvar,
 }
 
 impl Database {
@@ -253,6 +254,30 @@ impl Database {
         Self::builder().open(path)
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn start_write_transaction(&self) -> TransactionId {
+        let mut live_write_transaction = self.live_write_transaction.lock().unwrap();
+        while live_write_transaction.is_some() {
+            live_write_transaction = self
+                .live_write_transaction_available
+                .wait(live_write_transaction)
+                .unwrap();
+        }
+        assert!(live_write_transaction.is_none());
+        let transaction_id = self.next_transaction_id.next();
+        #[cfg(feature = "logging")]
+        info!("Beginning write transaction id={:?}", transaction_id);
+        *live_write_transaction = Some(transaction_id);
+
+        transaction_id
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn end_write_transaction(&self, id: TransactionId) {
+        let mut live_write_transaction = self.live_write_transaction.lock().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(live_write_transaction.unwrap(), id);
+        *live_write_transaction = None;
+        self.live_write_transaction_available.notify_one();
+    }
+
     pub(crate) fn get_memory(&self) -> &TransactionalMemory {
         &self.mem
     }
@@ -601,6 +626,7 @@ impl Database {
             next_transaction_id: AtomicTransactionId::new(next_transaction_id),
             transaction_tracker: Arc::new(Mutex::new(TransactionTracker::new())),
             live_write_transaction: Mutex::new(None),
+            live_write_transaction_available: Condvar::new(),
         };
 
         // Restore the tracker state for any persistent savepoints
@@ -648,10 +674,6 @@ impl Database {
         Ok((id, self.allocate_read_transaction()?))
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn increment_transaction_id(&self) -> TransactionId {
-        self.next_transaction_id.next()
-    }
-
     /// Convenience method for [`Builder::new`]
     pub fn builder() -> Builder {
         Builder::new()
diff --git a/src/transactions.rs b/src/transactions.rs
index 6659671b..e0b6299d 100644
--- a/src/transactions.rs
+++ b/src/transactions.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use std::fmt::{Display, Formatter};
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::ops::{RangeBounds, RangeFull};
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
-use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex, MutexGuard};
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use std::{panic, thread};
 
 const NEXT_SAVEPOINT_TABLE: SystemTableDefinition<(), SavepointId> =
@@ -394,7 +394,6 @@ pub struct WriteTransaction<'db> {
     // Persistent savepoints created during this transaction
     created_persistent_savepoints: Mutex<HashSet<SavepointId>>,
     deleted_persistent_savepoints: Mutex<Vec<(SavepointId, TransactionId)>>,
-    live_write_transaction: MutexGuard<'db, Option<TransactionId>>,
 }
 
 impl<'db> WriteTransaction<'db> {
@@ -402,12 +401,7 @@ impl<'db> WriteTransaction<'db> {
         db: &'db Database,
         transaction_tracker: Arc<Mutex<TransactionTracker>>,
     ) -> Result<Self> {
-        let mut live_write_transaction = db.live_write_transaction.lock().unwrap();
-        assert!(live_write_transaction.is_none());
-        let transaction_id = db.increment_transaction_id();
-        #[cfg(feature = "logging")]
-        info!("Beginning write transaction id={:?}", transaction_id);
-        *live_write_transaction = Some(transaction_id);
+        let transaction_id = db.start_write_transaction();
 
         let root_page = db.get_memory().get_data_root();
         let system_page = db.get_memory().get_system_root();
@@ -442,7 +436,6 @@ impl<'db> WriteTransaction<'db> {
             durability: Durability::Immediate,
             created_persistent_savepoints: Mutex::new(Default::default()),
             deleted_persistent_savepoints: Mutex::new(vec![]),
-            live_write_transaction,
         })
     }
 
@@ -1110,7 +1103,7 @@ impl<'db> WriteTransaction<'db> {
 
 impl<'a> Drop for WriteTransaction<'a> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        *self.live_write_transaction = None;
+        self.db.end_write_transaction(self.transaction_id);
         if !self.completed && !thread::panicking() && !self.mem.storage_failure() {
             #[allow(unused_variables)]
             if let Err(error) = self.abort_inner() {
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests.rs b/tests/integration_tests.rs
index dd8488c8..02771922 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests.rs
+++ b/tests/integration_tests.rs
@@ -1393,8 +1393,8 @@ fn compaction() {
     assert!(file_size2 < file_size);
 }
 
-fn require_send<T: Send>(_: T) {}
-fn require_sync<T: Sync + Send>(_: T) {}
+fn require_send<T: Send>(_: &T) {}
+fn require_sync<T: Sync + Send>(_: &T) {}
 
 #[test]
 fn is_send() {
@@ -1403,12 +1403,15 @@ fn is_send() {
     let definition: TableDefinition<u32, &[u8]> = TableDefinition::new("x");
 
     let txn = db.begin_write().unwrap();
-    let table = txn.open_table(definition).unwrap();
-    require_send(table);
+    {
+        let table = txn.open_table(definition).unwrap();
+        require_send(&table);
+        require_sync(&txn);
+    }
     txn.commit().unwrap();
 
     let txn = db.begin_read().unwrap();
     let table = txn.open_table(definition).unwrap();
-    require_sync(table);
-    require_sync(txn);
+    require_sync(&table);
+    require_sync(&txn);
 }