diff --git a/core/mvcc/database/mod.rs b/core/mvcc/database/mod.rs
index 17f930a2f..baca0657d 100644
--- a/core/mvcc/database/mod.rs
+++ b/core/mvcc/database/mod.rs
@@ -517,6 +517,9 @@ impl<Clock: LogicalClock> StateTransition for CommitStateMachine<Clock> {
                         requires_seek: true,
                     };
                     return Ok(TransitionResult::Continue);
+                } else if mvcc_store.has_exclusive_tx() {
+                    // There is an exclusive transaction holding the write lock. We must abort.
+                    return Err(LimboError::WriteWriteConflict);
                 }
                 // Currently txns are queued without any heuristics whasoever. This is important because
                 // we need to ensure writes to disk happen sequentially.
@@ -1460,6 +1463,11 @@ impl<Clock: LogicalClock> MvStore<Clock> {
         self.exclusive_tx.read().as_ref() == Some(tx_id)
     }
 
+    /// Returns true if there is an exclusive transaction ongoing.
+    fn has_exclusive_tx(&self) -> bool {
+        self.exclusive_tx.read().is_some()
+    }
+
     /// Acquires the exclusive transaction lock to the given transaction ID.
     fn acquire_exclusive_tx(&self, tx_id: &TxID) -> Result<()> {
         let mut exclusive_tx = self.exclusive_tx.write();