diff --git a/postgres/src/client.rs b/postgres/src/client.rs
index e4a1e382..bb53e0a7 100644
--- a/postgres/src/client.rs
+++ b/postgres/src/client.rs
@@ -319,6 +319,20 @@ impl Client {
         Ok(Iter::new(self.0.simple_query(query)))
     }
 
+    /// Executes a sequence of SQL statements using the simple query protocol.
+    ///
+    /// Statements should be separated by semicolons. If an error occurs, execution of the sequence will stop at that
+    /// point. This is intended for use when, for example, initializing a database schema.
+    ///
+    /// # Warning
+    ///
+    /// Prepared statements should be use for any query which contains user-specified data, as they provided the
+    /// functionality to safely embed that data in the request. Do not form statements via string concatenation and pass
+    /// them to this method!
+    pub fn batch_execute(&mut self, query: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        executor::block_on(self.0.batch_execute(query))
+    }
+
     /// Begins a new database transaction.
     ///
     /// The transaction will roll back by default - use the `commit` method to commit it.
diff --git a/postgres/src/test.rs b/postgres/src/test.rs
index 06399a19..59953e4e 100644
--- a/postgres/src/test.rs
+++ b/postgres/src/test.rs
@@ -96,13 +96,12 @@ fn transaction_drop() {
     assert_eq!(rows.len(), 0);
 }
 
-/*
 #[test]
 fn nested_transactions() {
     let mut client = Client::connect("host=localhost port=5433 user=postgres", NoTls).unwrap();
 
     client
-        .simple_query("CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE foo (id INT PRIMARY KEY)")
+        .batch_execute("CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE foo (id INT PRIMARY KEY)")
         .unwrap();
 
     let mut transaction = client.transaction().unwrap();
@@ -147,7 +146,6 @@ fn nested_transactions() {
     assert_eq!(rows[1].get::<_, i32>(0), 3);
     assert_eq!(rows[2].get::<_, i32>(0), 4);
 }
-*/
 
 #[test]
 fn copy_in() {
diff --git a/postgres/src/transaction.rs b/postgres/src/transaction.rs
index fcf7ce78..65ac5176 100644
--- a/postgres/src/transaction.rs
+++ b/postgres/src/transaction.rs
@@ -150,15 +150,14 @@ impl<'a> Transaction<'a> {
         Ok(Iter::new(self.0.simple_query(query)))
     }
 
-    //    /// Like `Client::transaction`.
-    //    pub fn transaction(&mut self) -> Result<Transaction<'_>, Error> {
-    //        let depth = self.depth + 1;
-    //        self.client
-    //            .simple_query(&format!("SAVEPOINT sp{}", depth))?;
-    //        Ok(Transaction {
-    //            client: self.client,
-    //            depth,
-    //            done: false,
-    //        })
-    //    }
+    /// Like `Client::batch_execute`.
+    pub fn batch_execute(&mut self, query: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        executor::block_on(self.0.batch_execute(query))
+    }
+
+    /// Like `Client::transaction`.
+    pub fn transaction(&mut self) -> Result<Transaction<'_>, Error> {
+        let transaction = executor::block_on(self.0.transaction())?;
+        Ok(Transaction(transaction))
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tokio-postgres/src/transaction.rs b/tokio-postgres/src/transaction.rs
index c1271d21..0489f09f 100644
--- a/tokio-postgres/src/transaction.rs
+++ b/tokio-postgres/src/transaction.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ use tokio::io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
 /// transaction. Transactions can be nested, with inner transactions implemented via safepoints.
 pub struct Transaction<'a> {
     client: &'a mut Client,
+    depth: u32,
     done: bool,
 }
 
@@ -30,7 +31,12 @@ impl<'a> Drop for Transaction<'a> {
         }
 
         let mut buf = vec![];
-        frontend::query("ROLLBACK", &mut buf).unwrap();
+        let query = if self.depth == 0 {
+            "ROLLBACK".to_string()
+        } else {
+            format!("ROLLBACK TO sp{}", self.depth)
+        };
+        frontend::query(&query, &mut buf).unwrap();
         let _ = self
             .client
             .inner()
@@ -42,6 +48,7 @@ impl<'a> Transaction<'a> {
     pub(crate) fn new(client: &'a mut Client) -> Transaction<'a> {
         Transaction {
             client,
+            depth: 0,
             done: false,
         }
     }
@@ -49,7 +56,12 @@ impl<'a> Transaction<'a> {
     /// Consumes the transaction, committing all changes made within it.
     pub async fn commit(mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
         self.done = true;
-        self.client.batch_execute("COMMIT").await
+        let query = if self.depth == 0 {
+            "COMMIT".to_string()
+        } else {
+            format!("RELEASE sp{}", self.depth)
+        };
+        self.client.batch_execute(&query).await
     }
 
     /// Rolls the transaction back, discarding all changes made within it.
@@ -57,7 +69,12 @@ impl<'a> Transaction<'a> {
     /// This is equivalent to `Transaction`'s `Drop` implementation, but provides any error encountered to the caller.
     pub async fn rollback(mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
         self.done = true;
-        self.client.batch_execute("ROLLBACK").await
+        let query = if self.depth == 0 {
+            "ROLLBACK".to_string()
+        } else {
+            format!("ROLLBACK TO sp{}", self.depth)
+        };
+        self.client.batch_execute(&query).await
     }
 
     /// Like `Client::prepare`.
@@ -227,4 +244,17 @@ impl<'a> Transaction<'a> {
     {
         self.client.cancel_query_raw(stream, tls)
     }
+
+    /// Like `Client::transaction`.
+    pub async fn transaction(&mut self) -> Result<Transaction<'_>, Error> {
+        let depth = self.depth + 1;
+        let query = format!("SAVEPOINT sp{}", depth);
+        self.batch_execute(&query).await?;
+
+        Ok(Transaction {
+            client: self.client,
+            depth,
+            done: false,
+        })
+    }
 }