diff --git a/inc/AwlDatabase.php b/inc/AwlDatabase.php
index 9b575401..7c1e6348 100644
--- a/inc/AwlDatabase.php
+++ b/inc/AwlDatabase.php
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ class AwlDatabase extends AwlDBDialect {
     else {
       trigger_error("Cannot begin a transaction while a transaction is already active.", E_USER_ERROR);
     }
+    return true;
   }
 
 
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ class AwlDatabase extends AwlDBDialect {
       $this->db->commit();
       $this->txnstate = 0;
     }
+    return true;
   }
 
 
@@ -120,6 +122,7 @@ class AwlDatabase extends AwlDBDialect {
     else {
       trigger_error("Cannot rollback unless a transaction is already active.", E_USER_ERROR);
     }
+    return true;
   }
 
 
diff --git a/inc/AwlQuery.php b/inc/AwlQuery.php
index 4b6e62f3..ca07547a 100644
--- a/inc/AwlQuery.php
+++ b/inc/AwlQuery.php
@@ -358,6 +358,41 @@ class AwlQuery
   }
 
 
+  /**
+  * Wrap the parent DB class Begin() so we can $qry->Begin() sometime before we $qry->Exec()
+  */
+  public function Begin() {
+    global $_awl_dbconn;
+    if ( !isset($this->connection) ) {
+      if ( !isset($_awl_dbconn) ) _awl_connect_configured_database();
+      $this->connection = $_awl_dbconn;
+    }
+    return $this->connection->Begin();
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+  * Wrap the parent DB class Commit() so we can $qry->Commit() sometime after we $qry->Exec()
+  */
+  public function Commit() {
+    if ( !isset($this->connection) ) {
+      trigger_error("Cannot commit a transaction without an active statement.", E_USER_ERROR);
+    }
+    return $this->connection->Commit();
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+  * Wrap the parent DB class Rollback() so we can $qry->Rollback() sometime after we $qry->Exec()
+  */
+  public function Rollback() {
+    if ( !isset($this->connection) ) {
+      trigger_error("Cannot rollback a transaction without an active statement.", E_USER_ERROR);
+    }
+    return $this->connection->Rollback();
+  }
+
+
   /**
   * Execute the query, logging any debugging.
   *