diff --git a/ebean-api/pom.xml b/ebean-api/pom.xml
index 4fe1468ec..cb8c1d67e 100644
--- a/ebean-api/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-api/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-annotation</artifactId>
-      <version>6.15</version>
+      <version>7.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/TxScope.java b/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/TxScope.java
index ee9fdca7b..59d9f6971 100644
--- a/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/TxScope.java
+++ b/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/TxScope.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package io.ebean;
 
 import io.ebean.annotation.PersistBatch;
 import io.ebean.annotation.TxIsolation;
+import io.ebean.annotation.TxOption;
 import io.ebean.annotation.TxType;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ public final class TxScope {
 
   private TxIsolation isolation;
 
+  private TxOption autoPersistUpdates;
+
   private PersistBatch batch;
 
   private PersistBatch batchOnCascade;
@@ -123,6 +126,13 @@ public final class TxScope {
       + "] serverName[" + serverName + "] rollbackFor[" + rollbackFor + "] noRollbackFor[" + noRollbackFor + "]";
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Return the AutoPersistUpdates mode as a nullable Boolean.
+   */
+  public Boolean getAutoPersistUpdates() {
+    return autoPersistUpdates == null ? null : autoPersistUpdates.asBoolean();
+  }
+
   /**
    * Return true if PersistBatch has been set.
    */
@@ -176,6 +186,14 @@ public final class TxScope {
     return this;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Set the autoPersistUpdates mode.
+   */
+  public TxScope setAutoPersistUpdates(TxOption autoPersistUpdates) {
+    this.autoPersistUpdates = autoPersistUpdates;
+    return this;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Return the transaction profile id.
    */
diff --git a/ebean-core/pom.xml b/ebean-core/pom.xml
index 3652ba9a3..4b37905a9 100644
--- a/ebean-core/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-core/pom.xml
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>12.8.1</version>
+        <version>12.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>test</id>
diff --git a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/ScopeTrans.java b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/ScopeTrans.java
index 5fbb03f25..631b6dfb8 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/ScopeTrans.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/ScopeTrans.java
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ public class ScopeTrans {
         restoreBatchGeneratedKeys = transaction.getBatchGetGeneratedKeys();
         restoreBatchFlushOnQuery = transaction.isFlushOnQuery();
       }
+      Boolean autoPersistUpdates = txScope.getAutoPersistUpdates();
+      if (autoPersistUpdates != null) {
+        transaction.setAutoPersistUpdates(autoPersistUpdates);
+      }
       if (txScope.isBatchSet()) {
         transaction.setBatchMode(txScope.isBatchMode());
       }
diff --git a/ebean-core/src/test/java/org/tests/transparentpersist/TestTransparentPersist.java b/ebean-core/src/test/java/org/tests/transparentpersist/TestTransparentPersist.java
index 963cc1dcb..a169145eb 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/test/java/org/tests/transparentpersist/TestTransparentPersist.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/test/java/org/tests/transparentpersist/TestTransparentPersist.java
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 package org.tests.transparentpersist;
 
-import io.ebean.BaseTestCase;
-import io.ebean.DB;
-import io.ebean.Database;
-import io.ebean.Transaction;
+import io.ebean.*;
+import io.ebean.annotation.*;
 import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiTransaction;
 import io.ebeantest.LoggedSql;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -219,6 +217,43 @@ public class TestTransparentPersist extends BaseTestCase {
     DB.delete(Customer.class, c0.getId());
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void txScope_setAutoPersistUpdates() {
+
+    EBasicVer b0 = new EBasicVer("txScopeUpdate");
+    b0.save();
+
+    DB.execute(TxScope.required().setAutoPersistUpdates(TxOption.ON), () -> {
+      EBasicVer found = DB.find(EBasicVer.class, b0.getId());
+      found.setName("mutable txScope bean");
+    });
+
+    EBasicVer after = DB.find(EBasicVer.class, b0.getId());
+    assertThat(after.getName()).isEqualTo("mutable txScope bean");
+
+    DB.delete(after);
+  }
+
+//  @Test
+//  public void txn_setAutoPersistUpdates() {
+//
+//    EBasicVer b0 = new EBasicVer("txn autoPersistUpdates ON");
+//    b0.save();
+//
+//    performUpdate(b0);
+//
+//    EBasicVer after = DB.find(EBasicVer.class, b0.getId());
+//    assertThat(after.getName()).isEqualTo("mutated with autoPersistUpdates ON");
+//
+//    DB.delete(after);
+//  }
+//
+//  @Transactional(autoPersistUpdates = TxOption.ON)
+//  private void performUpdate(EBasicVer b0) {
+//    EBasicVer found = DB.find(EBasicVer.class, b0.getId());
+//    found.setName("mutated with autoPersistUpdates ON");
+//  }
+
   @Test
   public void simulate_transparentPersistence_forSimpleUpdate() {
 
diff --git a/ebean-core/src/test/resources/logback-test.xml b/ebean-core/src/test/resources/logback-test.xml
index 164ff73d3..1b8a60a9b 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/test/resources/logback-test.xml
+++ b/ebean-core/src/test/resources/logback-test.xml
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@
   <logger name="io.ebean.docker" level="TRACE"/>
 <!--  <logger name="io.ebean.DDL" level="DEBUG"/>-->
 
-  <logger name="io.ebean.SQL" level="TRACE"/>
-  <logger name="io.ebean.TXN" level="TRACE"/>
+<!--  <logger name="io.ebean.SQL" level="TRACE"/>-->
+<!--  <logger name="io.ebean.TXN" level="TRACE"/>-->
 <!--  <logger name="io.ebean.SUM" level="TRACE"/>-->
 
 <!--  <logger name="io.ebean.cache" level="TRACE"/>-->