diff --git a/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/internal/synchronization/AuditProcess.java b/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/internal/synchronization/AuditProcess.java
index dd52e2a86f..b3c96fb12c 100644
--- a/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/internal/synchronization/AuditProcess.java
+++ b/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/internal/synchronization/AuditProcess.java
@@ -20,10 +20,14 @@ import org.hibernate.envers.internal.revisioninfo.RevisionInfoGenerator;
 import org.hibernate.envers.internal.synchronization.work.AuditWorkUnit;
 import org.hibernate.envers.tools.Pair;
 
+import org.jboss.logging.Logger;
+
 /**
  * @author Adam Warski (adam at warski dot org)
  */
 public class AuditProcess implements BeforeTransactionCompletionProcess {
+	private static final Logger log = Logger.getLogger( AuditProcess.class );
+
 	private final RevisionInfoGenerator revisionInfoGenerator;
 	private final SessionImplementor session;
 
@@ -124,6 +128,11 @@ public class AuditProcess implements BeforeTransactionCompletionProcess {
 			return;
 		}
 
+		if ( !session.getTransactionCoordinator().isActive() ) {
+			log.debug( "Skipping envers transaction hook due to non-active (most likely marked-rollback-only) transaction" );
+			return;
+		}
+
 		// see: http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4178431
 		if ( FlushMode.isManualFlushMode( session.getFlushMode() ) ) {
 			Session temporarySession = null;