diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-hibernate-5/src/test/java/com/baeldung/hibernate/bootstrap/HibernateBootstrapIntegrationTest.java b/persistence-modules/spring-hibernate-5/src/test/java/com/baeldung/hibernate/bootstrap/HibernateBootstrapIntegrationTest.java
index ffe82b7ced..c41423643a 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/spring-hibernate-5/src/test/java/com/baeldung/hibernate/bootstrap/HibernateBootstrapIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-hibernate-5/src/test/java/com/baeldung/hibernate/bootstrap/HibernateBootstrapIntegrationTest.java
@@ -8,11 +8,16 @@ import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.test.annotation.Commit;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
 import org.springframework.test.context.support.AnnotationConfigContextLoader;
+import org.springframework.test.context.transaction.TestTransaction;
 import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
 
+import static junit.framework.TestCase.assertFalse;
+import static junit.framework.TestCase.assertTrue;
+
 @RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
 @ContextConfiguration(classes = { HibernateConf.class })
 @Transactional
@@ -35,4 +40,146 @@ public class HibernateBootstrapIntegrationTest {
         Assert.assertNotNull(searchEntity);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void whenProgrammaticTransactionCommit_thenEntityIsInDatabase() {
+        assertTrue(TestTransaction.isActive());
+
+        //Save an entity and commit.
+        Session session = sessionFactory.getCurrentSession();
+
+        TestEntity newEntity = new TestEntity();
+        newEntity.setId(1);
+        session.save(newEntity);
+
+        TestEntity searchEntity = session.find(TestEntity.class, 1);
+
+        Assert.assertNotNull(searchEntity);
+        assertTrue(TestTransaction.isFlaggedForRollback());
+
+        TestTransaction.flagForCommit();
+        TestTransaction.end();
+
+        assertFalse(TestTransaction.isFlaggedForRollback());
+        assertFalse(TestTransaction.isActive());
+
+        //Check that the entity is still there in a new transaction,
+        //then delete it, but don't commit.
+        TestTransaction.start();
+
+        assertTrue(TestTransaction.isFlaggedForRollback());
+        assertTrue(TestTransaction.isActive());
+
+        session = sessionFactory.getCurrentSession();
+        searchEntity = session.find(TestEntity.class, 1);
+
+        Assert.assertNotNull(searchEntity);
+
+        session.delete(searchEntity);
+        session.flush();
+
+        TestTransaction.end();
+
+        assertFalse(TestTransaction.isActive());
+
+        //Check that the entity is still there in a new transaction,
+        //then delete it and commit.
+        TestTransaction.start();
+
+        session = sessionFactory.getCurrentSession();
+        searchEntity = session.find(TestEntity.class, 1);
+
+        Assert.assertNotNull(searchEntity);
+
+        session.delete(searchEntity);
+        session.flush();
+
+        assertTrue(TestTransaction.isActive());
+
+        TestTransaction.flagForCommit();
+        TestTransaction.end();
+
+        assertFalse(TestTransaction.isActive());
+
+        //Check that the entity is no longer there in a new transaction.
+        TestTransaction.start();
+
+        assertTrue(TestTransaction.isActive());
+
+        session = sessionFactory.getCurrentSession();
+        searchEntity = session.find(TestEntity.class, 1);
+
+        Assert.assertNull(searchEntity);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @Commit
+    public void givenTransactionCommitDefault_whenProgrammaticTransactionCommit_thenEntityIsInDatabase() {
+        assertTrue(TestTransaction.isActive());
+
+        //Save an entity and commit.
+        Session session = sessionFactory.getCurrentSession();
+
+        TestEntity newEntity = new TestEntity();
+        newEntity.setId(1);
+        session.save(newEntity);
+
+        TestEntity searchEntity = session.find(TestEntity.class, 1);
+
+        Assert.assertNotNull(searchEntity);
+        assertFalse(TestTransaction.isFlaggedForRollback());
+
+        TestTransaction.end();
+
+        assertFalse(TestTransaction.isFlaggedForRollback());
+        assertFalse(TestTransaction.isActive());
+
+        //Check that the entity is still there in a new transaction,
+        //then delete it, but don't commit.
+        TestTransaction.start();
+
+        assertFalse(TestTransaction.isFlaggedForRollback());
+        assertTrue(TestTransaction.isActive());
+
+        session = sessionFactory.getCurrentSession();
+        searchEntity = session.find(TestEntity.class, 1);
+
+        Assert.assertNotNull(searchEntity);
+
+        session.delete(searchEntity);
+        session.flush();
+
+        TestTransaction.flagForRollback();
+        TestTransaction.end();
+
+        assertFalse(TestTransaction.isActive());
+
+        //Check that the entity is still there in a new transaction,
+        //then delete it and commit.
+        TestTransaction.start();
+
+        session = sessionFactory.getCurrentSession();
+        searchEntity = session.find(TestEntity.class, 1);
+
+        Assert.assertNotNull(searchEntity);
+
+        session.delete(searchEntity);
+        session.flush();
+
+        assertTrue(TestTransaction.isActive());
+
+        TestTransaction.end();
+
+        assertFalse(TestTransaction.isActive());
+
+        //Check that the entity is no longer there in a new transaction.
+        TestTransaction.start();
+
+        assertTrue(TestTransaction.isActive());
+
+        session = sessionFactory.getCurrentSession();
+        searchEntity = session.find(TestEntity.class, 1);
+
+        Assert.assertNull(searchEntity);
+    }
+
 }