diff --git a/core/translate/transaction.rs b/core/translate/transaction.rs
index 01994dfd4..60e00e73b 100644
--- a/core/translate/transaction.rs
+++ b/core/translate/transaction.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::translate::{ProgramBuilder, ProgramBuilderOpts};
 use crate::vdbe::insn::Insn;
-use crate::{bail_parse_error, QueryMode, Result};
+use crate::{QueryMode, Result};
 use limbo_sqlite3_parser::ast::{Name, TransactionType};
 
 pub fn translate_tx_begin(
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ pub fn translate_tx_begin(
     let tx_type = tx_type.unwrap_or(TransactionType::Deferred);
     match tx_type {
         TransactionType::Deferred => {
-            bail_parse_error!("BEGIN DEFERRED not supported yet");
+            program.emit_insn(Insn::AutoCommit {
+                auto_commit: false,
+                rollback: false,
+            });
         }
         TransactionType::Immediate | TransactionType::Exclusive => {
             program.emit_insn(Insn::Transaction { write: true });
diff --git a/core/vdbe/explain.rs b/core/vdbe/explain.rs
index 0917729c8..613cd66ea 100644
--- a/core/vdbe/explain.rs
+++ b/core/vdbe/explain.rs
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ pub fn insn_to_str(
                 0,
                 OwnedValue::build_text(""),
                 0,
-                "".to_string(),
+                format!("write={}", write),
             ),
             Insn::Goto { target_pc } => (
                 "Goto",
diff --git a/core/vdbe/mod.rs b/core/vdbe/mod.rs
index af3349a55..95e115ad9 100644
--- a/core/vdbe/mod.rs
+++ b/core/vdbe/mod.rs
@@ -1263,9 +1263,7 @@ impl Program {
                             }
                         }
                         if updated {
-                            connection
-                                .transaction_state
-                                .replace(new_transaction_state.clone());
+                            connection.transaction_state.replace(new_transaction_state);
                         }
                     }
                     state.pc += 1;
diff --git a/testing/transactions.test b/testing/transactions.test
index 3a14d8128..142c721f7 100755
--- a/testing/transactions.test
+++ b/testing/transactions.test
@@ -10,3 +10,7 @@ do_execsql_test basic-tx-1 {
 do_execsql_test basic-tx-2 {
   BEGIN EXCLUSIVE; END
 } {}
+
+do_execsql_test basic-tx-3 {
+  BEGIN DEFERRED; END
+  } {}
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