diff --git a/postgres/src/test.rs b/postgres/src/test.rs
index db7cc1d3..a55ce8e7 100644
--- a/postgres/src/test.rs
+++ b/postgres/src/test.rs
@@ -93,3 +93,54 @@ fn transaction_drop() {
     let rows = client.query("SELECT * FROM foo", &[]).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(rows.len(), 0);
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn nested_transactions() {
+    let mut client = Client::connect("host=localhost port=5433 user=postgres", NoTls).unwrap();
+
+    client
+        .batch_execute("CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE foo (id INT PRIMARY KEY)")
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let mut transaction = client.transaction().unwrap();
+
+    transaction
+        .execute("INSERT INTO foo (id) VALUES (1)", &[])
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let mut transaction2 = transaction.transaction().unwrap();
+
+    transaction2
+        .execute("INSERT INTO foo (id) VALUES (2)", &[])
+        .unwrap();
+
+    transaction2.rollback().unwrap();
+
+    let rows = transaction
+        .query("SELECT id FROM foo ORDER BY id", &[])
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(rows.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(rows[0].get::<_, i32>(0), 1);
+
+    let mut transaction3 = transaction.transaction().unwrap();
+
+    transaction3
+        .execute("INSERT INTO foo (id) VALUES(3)", &[])
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let mut transaction4 = transaction3.transaction().unwrap();
+
+    transaction4
+        .execute("INSERT INTO foo (id) VALUES(4)", &[])
+        .unwrap();
+
+    transaction4.commit().unwrap();
+    transaction3.commit().unwrap();
+    transaction.commit().unwrap();
+
+    let rows = client.query("SELECT id FROM foo ORDER BY id", &[]).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(rows.len(), 3);
+    assert_eq!(rows[0].get::<_, i32>(0), 1);
+    assert_eq!(rows[1].get::<_, i32>(0), 3);
+    assert_eq!(rows[2].get::<_, i32>(0), 4);
+}
diff --git a/postgres/src/transaction.rs b/postgres/src/transaction.rs
index b61b5d58..0a252177 100644
--- a/postgres/src/transaction.rs
+++ b/postgres/src/transaction.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use crate::{Client, Query, Statement};
 
 pub struct Transaction<'a> {
     client: &'a mut Client,
+    depth: u32,
     done: bool,
 }
 
@@ -20,13 +21,19 @@ impl<'a> Transaction<'a> {
     pub(crate) fn new(client: &'a mut Client) -> Transaction<'a> {
         Transaction {
             client,
+            depth: 0,
             done: false,
         }
     }
 
     pub fn commit(mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
         self.done = true;
-        self.client.batch_execute("COMMIT")
+        if self.depth == 0 {
+            self.client.batch_execute("COMMIT")
+        } else {
+            self.client
+                .batch_execute(&format!("RELEASE sp{}", self.depth))
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn rollback(mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
@@ -35,7 +42,12 @@ impl<'a> Transaction<'a> {
     }
 
     fn rollback_inner(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        self.client.batch_execute("ROLLBACK")
+        if self.depth == 0 {
+            self.client.batch_execute("ROLLBACK")
+        } else {
+            self.client
+                .batch_execute(&format!("ROLLBACK TO sp{}", self.depth))
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn prepare(&mut self, query: &str) -> Result<Statement, Error> {
@@ -63,4 +75,15 @@ impl<'a> Transaction<'a> {
     pub fn batch_execute(&mut self, query: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
         self.client.batch_execute(query)
     }
+
+    pub fn transaction(&mut self) -> Result<Transaction<'_>, Error> {
+        let depth = self.depth + 1;
+        self.client
+            .batch_execute(&format!("SAVEPOINT sp{}", depth))?;
+        Ok(Transaction {
+            client: self.client,
+            depth,
+            done: false,
+        })
+    }
 }