diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 31f9618dfb..de32c6f2d5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1301,6 +1301,7 @@ if(WITH_TESTS)
         db/version_set_test.cc
         db/wal_manager_test.cc
         db/wal_edit_test.cc
+        db/wide/db_wide_basic_test.cc
         db/wide/wide_column_serialization_test.cc
         db/write_batch_test.cc
         db/write_callback_test.cc
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e005c61027..8233245191 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1383,6 +1383,9 @@ db_blob_compaction_test: $(OBJ_DIR)/db/blob/db_blob_compaction_test.o $(TEST_LIB
 db_readonly_with_timestamp_test: $(OBJ_DIR)/db/db_readonly_with_timestamp_test.o $(TEST_LIBRARY) $(LIBRARY)
 	$(AM_LINK)
 
+db_wide_basic_test: $(OBJ_DIR)/db/wide/db_wide_basic_test.o $(TEST_LIBRARY) $(LIBRARY)
+	$(AM_LINK)
+
 db_with_timestamp_basic_test: $(OBJ_DIR)/db/db_with_timestamp_basic_test.o $(TEST_LIBRARY) $(LIBRARY)
 	$(AM_LINK)
 
diff --git a/TARGETS b/TARGETS
index e15dc7e311..3aa61918c8 100644
--- a/TARGETS
+++ b/TARGETS
@@ -5240,6 +5240,12 @@ cpp_unittest_wrapper(name="db_wal_test",
             extra_compiler_flags=[])
 
 
+cpp_unittest_wrapper(name="db_wide_basic_test",
+            srcs=["db/wide/db_wide_basic_test.cc"],
+            deps=[":rocksdb_test_lib"],
+            extra_compiler_flags=[])
+
+
 cpp_unittest_wrapper(name="db_with_timestamp_basic_test",
             srcs=["db/db_with_timestamp_basic_test.cc"],
             deps=[":rocksdb_test_lib"],
diff --git a/db/compaction/compaction_iterator.cc b/db/compaction/compaction_iterator.cc
index 3b167c7451..395b8be424 100644
--- a/db/compaction/compaction_iterator.cc
+++ b/db/compaction/compaction_iterator.cc
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ void CompactionIterator::Next() {
 
 bool CompactionIterator::InvokeFilterIfNeeded(bool* need_skip,
                                               Slice* skip_until) {
+  // TODO: support compaction filter for wide-column entities
   if (!compaction_filter_ ||
       (ikey_.type != kTypeValue && ikey_.type != kTypeBlobIndex)) {
     return true;
@@ -519,7 +520,8 @@ void CompactionIterator::NextFromInput() {
       // In the previous iteration we encountered a single delete that we could
       // not compact out.  We will keep this Put, but can drop it's data.
       // (See Optimization 3, below.)
-      if (ikey_.type != kTypeValue && ikey_.type != kTypeBlobIndex) {
+      if (ikey_.type != kTypeValue && ikey_.type != kTypeBlobIndex &&
+          ikey_.type != kTypeWideColumnEntity) {
         ROCKS_LOG_FATAL(info_log_, "Unexpected key %s for compaction output",
                         ikey_.DebugString(allow_data_in_errors_, true).c_str());
         assert(false);
@@ -533,7 +535,7 @@ void CompactionIterator::NextFromInput() {
         assert(false);
       }
 
-      if (ikey_.type == kTypeBlobIndex) {
+      if (ikey_.type == kTypeBlobIndex || ikey_.type == kTypeWideColumnEntity) {
         ikey_.type = kTypeValue;
         current_key_.UpdateInternalKey(ikey_.sequence, ikey_.type);
       }
@@ -689,7 +691,8 @@ void CompactionIterator::NextFromInput() {
             // either way. We will maintain counts of how many mismatches
             // happened
             if (next_ikey.type != kTypeValue &&
-                next_ikey.type != kTypeBlobIndex) {
+                next_ikey.type != kTypeBlobIndex &&
+                next_ikey.type != kTypeWideColumnEntity) {
               ++iter_stats_.num_single_del_mismatch;
             }
 
diff --git a/db/compaction/compaction_iterator_test.cc b/db/compaction/compaction_iterator_test.cc
index a5d8d30c35..2f02508045 100644
--- a/db/compaction/compaction_iterator_test.cc
+++ b/db/compaction/compaction_iterator_test.cc
@@ -981,6 +981,21 @@ TEST_F(CompactionIteratorWithSnapshotCheckerTest,
           2 /*earliest_write_conflict_snapshot*/);
 }
 
+// Same as above but with a wide-column entity. In addition to the value getting
+// trimmed, the type of the KV is changed to kTypeValue.
+TEST_F(CompactionIteratorWithSnapshotCheckerTest,
+       KeepSingleDeletionForWriteConflictChecking_WideColumnEntity) {
+  AddSnapshot(2, 0);
+  RunTest({test::KeyStr("a", 2, kTypeSingleDeletion),
+           test::KeyStr("a", 1, kTypeWideColumnEntity)},
+          {"", "fake_entity"},
+          {test::KeyStr("a", 2, kTypeSingleDeletion),
+           test::KeyStr("a", 1, kTypeValue)},
+          {"", ""}, 2 /* last_committed_seq */, nullptr /* merge_operator */,
+          nullptr /* compaction_filter */, false /* bottommost_level */,
+          2 /* earliest_write_conflict_snapshot */);
+}
+
 // Compaction filter should keep uncommitted key as-is, and
 //   * Convert the latest value to deletion, and/or
 //   * if latest value is a merge, apply filter to all subsequent merges.
diff --git a/db/db_impl/compacted_db_impl.h b/db/db_impl/compacted_db_impl.h
index 7a83a3cc5f..5fa412cafe 100644
--- a/db/db_impl/compacted_db_impl.h
+++ b/db/db_impl/compacted_db_impl.h
@@ -54,12 +54,22 @@ class CompactedDBImpl : public DBImpl {
                      const Slice& /*key*/, const Slice& /*value*/) override {
     return Status::NotSupported("Not supported in compacted db mode.");
   }
+
+  using DBImpl::PutEntity;
+  Status PutEntity(const WriteOptions& /* options */,
+                   ColumnFamilyHandle* /* column_family */,
+                   const Slice& /* key */,
+                   const WideColumns& /* columns */) override {
+    return Status::NotSupported("Not supported in compacted db mode.");
+  }
+
   using DBImpl::Merge;
   virtual Status Merge(const WriteOptions& /*options*/,
                        ColumnFamilyHandle* /*column_family*/,
                        const Slice& /*key*/, const Slice& /*value*/) override {
     return Status::NotSupported("Not supported in compacted db mode.");
   }
+
   using DBImpl::Delete;
   virtual Status Delete(const WriteOptions& /*options*/,
                         ColumnFamilyHandle* /*column_family*/,
diff --git a/db/db_impl/db_impl.h b/db/db_impl/db_impl.h
index 2008085fda..294db8a9c9 100644
--- a/db/db_impl/db_impl.h
+++ b/db/db_impl/db_impl.h
@@ -217,6 +217,11 @@ class DBImpl : public DB {
   Status Put(const WriteOptions& options, ColumnFamilyHandle* column_family,
              const Slice& key, const Slice& ts, const Slice& value) override;
 
+  using DB::PutEntity;
+  Status PutEntity(const WriteOptions& options,
+                   ColumnFamilyHandle* column_family, const Slice& key,
+                   const WideColumns& columns) override;
+
   using DB::Merge;
   Status Merge(const WriteOptions& options, ColumnFamilyHandle* column_family,
                const Slice& key, const Slice& value) override;
diff --git a/db/db_impl/db_impl_readonly.h b/db/db_impl/db_impl_readonly.h
index 3f1ea95a54..21fa1021fd 100644
--- a/db/db_impl/db_impl_readonly.h
+++ b/db/db_impl/db_impl_readonly.h
@@ -48,6 +48,15 @@ class DBImplReadOnly : public DBImpl {
                      const Slice& /*key*/, const Slice& /*value*/) override {
     return Status::NotSupported("Not supported operation in read only mode.");
   }
+
+  using DBImpl::PutEntity;
+  Status PutEntity(const WriteOptions& /* options */,
+                   ColumnFamilyHandle* /* column_family */,
+                   const Slice& /* key */,
+                   const WideColumns& /* columns */) override {
+    return Status::NotSupported("Not supported operation in read only mode.");
+  }
+
   using DBImpl::Merge;
   virtual Status Merge(const WriteOptions& /*options*/,
                        ColumnFamilyHandle* /*column_family*/,
diff --git a/db/db_impl/db_impl_secondary.h b/db/db_impl/db_impl_secondary.h
index 66d6cc5d5e..d03b76f03f 100644
--- a/db/db_impl/db_impl_secondary.h
+++ b/db/db_impl/db_impl_secondary.h
@@ -119,6 +119,14 @@ class DBImplSecondary : public DBImpl {
     return Status::NotSupported("Not supported operation in secondary mode.");
   }
 
+  using DBImpl::PutEntity;
+  Status PutEntity(const WriteOptions& /* options */,
+                   ColumnFamilyHandle* /* column_family */,
+                   const Slice& /* key */,
+                   const WideColumns& /* columns */) override {
+    return Status::NotSupported("Not supported operation in secondary mode.");
+  }
+
   using DBImpl::Merge;
   Status Merge(const WriteOptions& /*options*/,
                ColumnFamilyHandle* /*column_family*/, const Slice& /*key*/,
diff --git a/db/db_impl/db_impl_write.cc b/db/db_impl/db_impl_write.cc
index e65ecf75a7..2f46efb9b3 100644
--- a/db/db_impl/db_impl_write.cc
+++ b/db/db_impl/db_impl_write.cc
@@ -37,6 +37,17 @@ Status DBImpl::Put(const WriteOptions& o, ColumnFamilyHandle* column_family,
   return DB::Put(o, column_family, key, ts, val);
 }
 
+Status DBImpl::PutEntity(const WriteOptions& options,
+                         ColumnFamilyHandle* column_family, const Slice& key,
+                         const WideColumns& columns) {
+  const Status s = FailIfCfHasTs(column_family);
+  if (!s.ok()) {
+    return s;
+  }
+
+  return DB::PutEntity(options, column_family, key, columns);
+}
+
 Status DBImpl::Merge(const WriteOptions& o, ColumnFamilyHandle* column_family,
                      const Slice& key, const Slice& val) {
   const Status s = FailIfCfHasTs(column_family);
@@ -2236,6 +2247,27 @@ Status DB::Put(const WriteOptions& opt, ColumnFamilyHandle* column_family,
   return Write(opt, &batch);
 }
 
+Status DB::PutEntity(const WriteOptions& options,
+                     ColumnFamilyHandle* column_family, const Slice& key,
+                     const WideColumns& columns) {
+  const ColumnFamilyHandle* const default_cf = DefaultColumnFamily();
+  assert(default_cf);
+
+  const Comparator* const default_cf_ucmp = default_cf->GetComparator();
+  assert(default_cf_ucmp);
+
+  WriteBatch batch(/* reserved_bytes */ 0, /* max_bytes */ 0,
+                   options.protection_bytes_per_key,
+                   default_cf_ucmp->timestamp_size());
+
+  const Status s = batch.PutEntity(column_family, key, columns);
+  if (!s.ok()) {
+    return s;
+  }
+
+  return Write(options, &batch);
+}
+
 Status DB::Delete(const WriteOptions& opt, ColumnFamilyHandle* column_family,
                   const Slice& key) {
   WriteBatch batch(0 /* reserved_bytes */, 0 /* max_bytes */,
diff --git a/db/db_iter.cc b/db/db_iter.cc
index d9da9624a1..b68a3bcb27 100644
--- a/db/db_iter.cc
+++ b/db/db_iter.cc
@@ -207,6 +207,15 @@ bool DBIter::SetBlobValueIfNeeded(const Slice& user_key,
   return true;
 }
 
+bool DBIter::SetWideColumnValueIfNeeded(const Slice& /* wide_columns_slice */) {
+  assert(!is_blob_);
+
+  // TODO: support wide-column entities
+  status_ = Status::NotSupported("Encountered unexpected wide-column entity");
+  valid_ = false;
+  return false;
+}
+
 // PRE: saved_key_ has the current user key if skipping_saved_key
 // POST: saved_key_ should have the next user key if valid_,
 //       if the current entry is a result of merge
@@ -341,6 +350,7 @@ bool DBIter::FindNextUserEntryInternal(bool skipping_saved_key,
             break;
           case kTypeValue:
           case kTypeBlobIndex:
+          case kTypeWideColumnEntity:
             if (timestamp_lb_) {
               saved_key_.SetInternalKey(ikey_);
 
@@ -348,6 +358,10 @@ bool DBIter::FindNextUserEntryInternal(bool skipping_saved_key,
                 if (!SetBlobValueIfNeeded(ikey_.user_key, iter_.value())) {
                   return false;
                 }
+              } else if (ikey_.type == kTypeWideColumnEntity) {
+                if (!SetWideColumnValueIfNeeded(iter_.value())) {
+                  return false;
+                }
               }
 
               valid_ = true;
@@ -369,6 +383,10 @@ bool DBIter::FindNextUserEntryInternal(bool skipping_saved_key,
                   if (!SetBlobValueIfNeeded(ikey_.user_key, iter_.value())) {
                     return false;
                   }
+                } else if (ikey_.type == kTypeWideColumnEntity) {
+                  if (!SetWideColumnValueIfNeeded(iter_.value())) {
+                    return false;
+                  }
                 }
 
                 valid_ = true;
@@ -580,6 +598,12 @@ bool DBIter::MergeValuesNewToOld() {
         return false;
       }
       return true;
+    } else if (kTypeWideColumnEntity == ikey.type) {
+      // TODO: support wide-column entities
+      status_ = Status::NotSupported(
+          "Merge currently not supported for wide-column entities");
+      valid_ = false;
+      return false;
     } else {
       valid_ = false;
       status_ = Status::Corruption(
@@ -783,7 +807,8 @@ bool DBIter::FindValueForCurrentKey() {
   merge_context_.Clear();
   current_entry_is_merged_ = false;
   // last entry before merge (could be kTypeDeletion,
-  // kTypeDeletionWithTimestamp, kTypeSingleDeletion or kTypeValue)
+  // kTypeDeletionWithTimestamp, kTypeSingleDeletion, kTypeValue,
+  // kTypeBlobIndex, or kTypeWideColumnEntity)
   ValueType last_not_merge_type = kTypeDeletion;
   ValueType last_key_entry_type = kTypeDeletion;
 
@@ -831,6 +856,7 @@ bool DBIter::FindValueForCurrentKey() {
     switch (last_key_entry_type) {
       case kTypeValue:
       case kTypeBlobIndex:
+      case kTypeWideColumnEntity:
         if (range_del_agg_.ShouldDelete(
                 ikey, RangeDelPositioningMode::kBackwardTraversal)) {
           last_key_entry_type = kTypeRangeDeletion;
@@ -927,6 +953,12 @@ bool DBIter::FindValueForCurrentKey() {
         }
         is_blob_ = false;
         return true;
+      } else if (last_not_merge_type == kTypeWideColumnEntity) {
+        // TODO: support wide-column entities
+        status_ = Status::NotSupported(
+            "Merge currently not supported for wide-column entities");
+        valid_ = false;
+        return false;
       } else {
         assert(last_not_merge_type == kTypeValue);
         s = Merge(&pinned_value_, saved_key_.GetUserKey());
@@ -944,6 +976,11 @@ bool DBIter::FindValueForCurrentKey() {
         return false;
       }
       break;
+    case kTypeWideColumnEntity:
+      if (!SetWideColumnValueIfNeeded(pinned_value_)) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      break;
     default:
       valid_ = false;
       status_ = Status::Corruption(
@@ -1034,13 +1071,18 @@ bool DBIter::FindValueForCurrentKeyUsingSeek() {
     Slice ts = ExtractTimestampFromUserKey(ikey.user_key, timestamp_size_);
     saved_timestamp_.assign(ts.data(), ts.size());
   }
-  if (ikey.type == kTypeValue || ikey.type == kTypeBlobIndex) {
+  if (ikey.type == kTypeValue || ikey.type == kTypeBlobIndex ||
+      ikey.type == kTypeWideColumnEntity) {
     assert(iter_.iter()->IsValuePinned());
     pinned_value_ = iter_.value();
     if (ikey.type == kTypeBlobIndex) {
       if (!SetBlobValueIfNeeded(ikey.user_key, pinned_value_)) {
         return false;
       }
+    } else if (ikey_.type == kTypeWideColumnEntity) {
+      if (!SetWideColumnValueIfNeeded(pinned_value_)) {
+        return false;
+      }
     }
 
     valid_ = true;
@@ -1109,6 +1151,12 @@ bool DBIter::FindValueForCurrentKeyUsingSeek() {
       }
       is_blob_ = false;
       return true;
+    } else if (ikey.type == kTypeWideColumnEntity) {
+      // TODO: support wide-column entities
+      status_ = Status::NotSupported(
+          "Merge currently not supported for wide-column entities");
+      valid_ = false;
+      return false;
     } else {
       valid_ = false;
       status_ = Status::Corruption(
diff --git a/db/db_iter.h b/db/db_iter.h
index 1c549bcf7f..975f0e8241 100644
--- a/db/db_iter.h
+++ b/db/db_iter.h
@@ -298,6 +298,8 @@ class DBIter final : public Iterator {
   // index when using the integrated BlobDB implementation.
   bool SetBlobValueIfNeeded(const Slice& user_key, const Slice& blob_index);
 
+  bool SetWideColumnValueIfNeeded(const Slice& wide_columns_slice);
+
   Status Merge(const Slice* val, const Slice& user_key);
 
   const SliceTransform* prefix_extractor_;
diff --git a/db/db_kv_checksum_test.cc b/db/db_kv_checksum_test.cc
index 3bed9d784e..bf5c5b4647 100644
--- a/db/db_kv_checksum_test.cc
+++ b/db/db_kv_checksum_test.cc
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ enum class WriteBatchOpType {
   kSingleDelete,
   kDeleteRange,
   kMerge,
+  kPutEntity,
   kNum,
 };
 
@@ -62,18 +63,38 @@ std::pair<WriteBatch, Status> GetWriteBatch(ColumnFamilyHandle* cf_handle,
     case WriteBatchOpType::kMerge:
       s = wb.Merge(cf_handle, "key", "val");
       break;
+    case WriteBatchOpType::kPutEntity:
+      s = wb.PutEntity(cf_handle, "key",
+                       {{"attr_name1", "foo"}, {"attr_name2", "bar"}});
+      break;
     case WriteBatchOpType::kNum:
       assert(false);
   }
   return {std::move(wb), std::move(s)};
 }
 
-class DbKvChecksumTest : public DBTestBase,
+class DbKvChecksumTestBase : public DBTestBase {
+ public:
+  DbKvChecksumTestBase(const std::string& path, bool env_do_fsync)
+      : DBTestBase(path, env_do_fsync) {}
+
+  ColumnFamilyHandle* GetCFHandleToUse(ColumnFamilyHandle* column_family,
+                                       WriteBatchOpType op_type) const {
+    // Note: PutEntity cannot be called without column family
+    if (op_type == WriteBatchOpType::kPutEntity && !column_family) {
+      return db_->DefaultColumnFamily();
+    }
+
+    return column_family;
+  }
+};
+
+class DbKvChecksumTest : public DbKvChecksumTestBase,
                          public ::testing::WithParamInterface<
                              std::tuple<WriteBatchOpType, char, WriteMode>> {
  public:
   DbKvChecksumTest()
-      : DBTestBase("db_kv_checksum_test", /*env_do_fsync=*/false) {
+      : DbKvChecksumTestBase("db_kv_checksum_test", /*env_do_fsync=*/false) {
     op_type_ = std::get<0>(GetParam());
     corrupt_byte_addend_ = std::get<1>(GetParam());
     write_mode_ = std::get<2>(GetParam());
@@ -82,14 +103,16 @@ class DbKvChecksumTest : public DBTestBase,
   Status ExecuteWrite(ColumnFamilyHandle* cf_handle) {
     switch (write_mode_) {
       case WriteMode::kWriteProtectedBatch: {
-        auto batch_and_status = GetWriteBatch(
-            cf_handle, 8 /* protection_bytes_per_key */, op_type_);
+        auto batch_and_status =
+            GetWriteBatch(GetCFHandleToUse(cf_handle, op_type_),
+                          8 /* protection_bytes_per_key */, op_type_);
         assert(batch_and_status.second.ok());
         return db_->Write(WriteOptions(), &batch_and_status.first);
       }
       case WriteMode::kWriteUnprotectedBatch: {
-        auto batch_and_status = GetWriteBatch(
-            cf_handle, 0 /* protection_bytes_per_key */, op_type_);
+        auto batch_and_status =
+            GetWriteBatch(GetCFHandleToUse(cf_handle, op_type_),
+                          0 /* protection_bytes_per_key */, op_type_);
         assert(batch_and_status.second.ok());
         WriteOptions write_opts;
         write_opts.protection_bytes_per_key = 8;
@@ -135,10 +158,10 @@ std::string GetOpTypeString(const WriteBatchOpType& op_type) {
       return "SingleDelete";
     case WriteBatchOpType::kDeleteRange:
       return "DeleteRange";
-      break;
     case WriteBatchOpType::kMerge:
       return "Merge";
-      break;
+    case WriteBatchOpType::kPutEntity:
+      return "PutEntity";
     case WriteBatchOpType::kNum:
       assert(false);
   }
@@ -242,7 +265,8 @@ TEST_P(DbKvChecksumTest, MemTableAddWithColumnFamilyCorrupted) {
 TEST_P(DbKvChecksumTest, NoCorruptionCase) {
   // If this test fails, we may have found a piece of malfunctioned hardware
   auto batch_and_status =
-      GetWriteBatch(nullptr, 8 /* protection_bytes_per_key */, op_type_);
+      GetWriteBatch(GetCFHandleToUse(nullptr, op_type_),
+                    8 /* protection_bytes_per_key */, op_type_);
   ASSERT_OK(batch_and_status.second);
   ASSERT_OK(batch_and_status.first.VerifyChecksum());
 }
@@ -323,12 +347,12 @@ TEST_P(DbKvChecksumTest, WriteToWALWithColumnFamilyCorrupted) {
 }
 
 class DbKvChecksumTestMergedBatch
-    : public DBTestBase,
+    : public DbKvChecksumTestBase,
       public ::testing::WithParamInterface<
           std::tuple<WriteBatchOpType, WriteBatchOpType, char>> {
  public:
   DbKvChecksumTestMergedBatch()
-      : DBTestBase("db_kv_checksum_test", /*env_do_fsync=*/false) {
+      : DbKvChecksumTestBase("db_kv_checksum_test", /*env_do_fsync=*/false) {
     op_type1_ = std::get<0>(GetParam());
     op_type2_ = std::get<1>(GetParam());
     corrupt_byte_addend_ = std::get<2>(GetParam());
@@ -349,10 +373,10 @@ void CorruptWriteBatch(Slice* content, size_t offset,
 
 TEST_P(DbKvChecksumTestMergedBatch, NoCorruptionCase) {
   // Veirfy write batch checksum after write batch append
-  auto batch1 = GetWriteBatch(nullptr /* cf_handle */,
+  auto batch1 = GetWriteBatch(GetCFHandleToUse(nullptr, op_type1_),
                               8 /* protection_bytes_per_key */, op_type1_);
   ASSERT_OK(batch1.second);
-  auto batch2 = GetWriteBatch(nullptr /* cf_handle */,
+  auto batch2 = GetWriteBatch(GetCFHandleToUse(nullptr, op_type2_),
                               8 /* protection_bytes_per_key */, op_type2_);
   ASSERT_OK(batch2.second);
   ASSERT_OK(WriteBatchInternal::Append(&batch1.first, &batch2.first));
@@ -374,11 +398,13 @@ TEST_P(DbKvChecksumTestMergedBatch, WriteToWALCorrupted) {
     options.merge_operator = MergeOperators::CreateStringAppendOperator();
   }
 
-  auto leader_batch_and_status = GetWriteBatch(
-      nullptr /* cf_handle */, 8 /* protection_bytes_per_key */, op_type1_);
+  auto leader_batch_and_status =
+      GetWriteBatch(GetCFHandleToUse(nullptr, op_type1_),
+                    8 /* protection_bytes_per_key */, op_type1_);
   ASSERT_OK(leader_batch_and_status.second);
-  auto follower_batch_and_status = GetWriteBatch(
-      nullptr /* cf_handle */, 8 /* protection_bytes_per_key */, op_type2_);
+  auto follower_batch_and_status =
+      GetWriteBatch(GetCFHandleToUse(nullptr, op_type2_),
+                    8 /* protection_bytes_per_key */, op_type2_);
   size_t leader_batch_size = leader_batch_and_status.first.GetDataSize();
   size_t total_bytes =
       leader_batch_size + follower_batch_and_status.first.GetDataSize();
@@ -419,7 +445,7 @@ TEST_P(DbKvChecksumTestMergedBatch, WriteToWALCorrupted) {
         // follower
         follower_thread = port::Thread([&]() {
           follower_batch_and_status =
-              GetWriteBatch(nullptr /* cf_handle */,
+              GetWriteBatch(GetCFHandleToUse(nullptr, op_type2_),
                             8 /* protection_bytes_per_key */, op_type2_);
           ASSERT_OK(follower_batch_and_status.second);
           ASSERT_TRUE(
@@ -443,8 +469,9 @@ TEST_P(DbKvChecksumTestMergedBatch, WriteToWALCorrupted) {
     Reopen(options);
     SyncPoint::GetInstance()->EnableProcessing();
     auto log_size_pre_write = dbfull()->TEST_total_log_size();
-    leader_batch_and_status = GetWriteBatch(
-        nullptr /* cf_handle */, 8 /* protection_bytes_per_key */, op_type1_);
+    leader_batch_and_status =
+        GetWriteBatch(GetCFHandleToUse(nullptr, op_type1_),
+                      8 /* protection_bytes_per_key */, op_type1_);
     ASSERT_OK(leader_batch_and_status.second);
     ASSERT_TRUE(db_->Write(WriteOptions(), &leader_batch_and_status.first)
                     .IsCorruption());
@@ -484,10 +511,12 @@ TEST_P(DbKvChecksumTestMergedBatch, WriteToWALWithColumnFamilyCorrupted) {
   CreateAndReopenWithCF({"ramen"}, options);
 
   auto leader_batch_and_status =
-      GetWriteBatch(handles_[1], 8 /* protection_bytes_per_key */, op_type1_);
+      GetWriteBatch(GetCFHandleToUse(handles_[1], op_type1_),
+                    8 /* protection_bytes_per_key */, op_type1_);
   ASSERT_OK(leader_batch_and_status.second);
   auto follower_batch_and_status =
-      GetWriteBatch(handles_[1], 8 /* protection_bytes_per_key */, op_type2_);
+      GetWriteBatch(GetCFHandleToUse(handles_[1], op_type2_),
+                    8 /* protection_bytes_per_key */, op_type2_);
   size_t leader_batch_size = leader_batch_and_status.first.GetDataSize();
   size_t total_bytes =
       leader_batch_size + follower_batch_and_status.first.GetDataSize();
@@ -527,8 +556,9 @@ TEST_P(DbKvChecksumTestMergedBatch, WriteToWALWithColumnFamilyCorrupted) {
         // Start the other writer thread which will join the write group as
         // follower
         follower_thread = port::Thread([&]() {
-          follower_batch_and_status = GetWriteBatch(
-              handles_[1], 8 /* protection_bytes_per_key */, op_type2_);
+          follower_batch_and_status =
+              GetWriteBatch(GetCFHandleToUse(handles_[1], op_type2_),
+                            8 /* protection_bytes_per_key */, op_type2_);
           ASSERT_OK(follower_batch_and_status.second);
           ASSERT_TRUE(
               db_->Write(WriteOptions(), &follower_batch_and_status.first)
@@ -553,7 +583,8 @@ TEST_P(DbKvChecksumTestMergedBatch, WriteToWALWithColumnFamilyCorrupted) {
     SyncPoint::GetInstance()->EnableProcessing();
     auto log_size_pre_write = dbfull()->TEST_total_log_size();
     leader_batch_and_status =
-        GetWriteBatch(handles_[1], 8 /* protection_bytes_per_key */, op_type1_);
+        GetWriteBatch(GetCFHandleToUse(handles_[1], op_type1_),
+                      8 /* protection_bytes_per_key */, op_type1_);
     ASSERT_OK(leader_batch_and_status.second);
     ASSERT_TRUE(db_->Write(WriteOptions(), &leader_batch_and_status.first)
                     .IsCorruption());
diff --git a/db/db_test.cc b/db/db_test.cc
index a47e8fdb48..1e430d08c8 100644
--- a/db/db_test.cc
+++ b/db/db_test.cc
@@ -2897,6 +2897,15 @@ class ModelDB : public DB {
              const Slice& /*v*/) override {
     return Status::NotSupported();
   }
+
+  using DB::PutEntity;
+  Status PutEntity(const WriteOptions& /* options */,
+                   ColumnFamilyHandle* /* column_family */,
+                   const Slice& /* key */,
+                   const WideColumns& /* columns */) override {
+    return Status::NotSupported();
+  }
+
   using DB::Close;
   Status Close() override { return Status::OK(); }
   using DB::Delete;
diff --git a/db/memtable.cc b/db/memtable.cc
index f97bb292e1..e011641884 100644
--- a/db/memtable.cc
+++ b/db/memtable.cc
@@ -740,21 +740,33 @@ static bool SaveValue(void* arg, const char* entry) {
 
     s->seq = seq;
 
-    if ((type == kTypeValue || type == kTypeMerge || type == kTypeBlobIndex) &&
+    if ((type == kTypeValue || type == kTypeMerge || type == kTypeBlobIndex ||
+         type == kTypeWideColumnEntity) &&
         max_covering_tombstone_seq > seq) {
       type = kTypeRangeDeletion;
     }
     switch (type) {
       case kTypeBlobIndex:
-        if (s->is_blob_index == nullptr) {
-          ROCKS_LOG_ERROR(s->logger, "Encounter unexpected blob index.");
-          *(s->status) = Status::NotSupported(
-              "Encounter unsupported blob value. Please open DB with "
-              "ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::blob_db::BlobDB instead.");
-        } else if (*(s->merge_in_progress)) {
+      case kTypeWideColumnEntity:
+        if (*(s->merge_in_progress)) {
+          *(s->status) = Status::NotSupported("Merge operator not supported");
+        } else if (!s->do_merge) {
+          *(s->status) = Status::NotSupported("GetMergeOperands not supported");
+        } else if (type == kTypeBlobIndex) {
+          if (s->is_blob_index == nullptr) {
+            ROCKS_LOG_ERROR(s->logger, "Encounter unexpected blob index.");
+            *(s->status) = Status::NotSupported(
+                "Encounter unsupported blob value. Please open DB with "
+                "ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::blob_db::BlobDB instead.");
+          }
+        } else {
+          assert(type == kTypeWideColumnEntity);
+
+          // TODO: support wide-column entities
           *(s->status) =
-              Status::NotSupported("Blob DB does not support merge operator.");
+              Status::NotSupported("Encountered unexpected wide-column entity");
         }
+
         if (!s->status->ok()) {
           *(s->found_final_value) = true;
           return false;
diff --git a/db/merge_helper.cc b/db/merge_helper.cc
index 2178768490..5430509ebf 100644
--- a/db/merge_helper.cc
+++ b/db/merge_helper.cc
@@ -212,11 +212,16 @@ Status MergeHelper::MergeUntil(InternalIterator* iter,
       const Slice val = iter->value();
       PinnableSlice blob_value;
       const Slice* val_ptr;
-      if ((kTypeValue == ikey.type || kTypeBlobIndex == ikey.type) &&
+      if ((kTypeValue == ikey.type || kTypeBlobIndex == ikey.type ||
+           kTypeWideColumnEntity == ikey.type) &&
           (range_del_agg == nullptr ||
            !range_del_agg->ShouldDelete(
                ikey, RangeDelPositioningMode::kForwardTraversal))) {
-        if (ikey.type == kTypeBlobIndex) {
+        if (ikey.type == kTypeWideColumnEntity) {
+          // TODO: support wide-column entities
+          return Status::NotSupported(
+              "Merge currently not supported for wide-column entities");
+        } else if (ikey.type == kTypeBlobIndex) {
           BlobIndex blob_index;
 
           s = blob_index.DecodeFrom(val);
diff --git a/db/version_set.cc b/db/version_set.cc
index 66d55d4f76..ea91a9b1e5 100644
--- a/db/version_set.cc
+++ b/db/version_set.cc
@@ -2161,6 +2161,10 @@ void Version::Get(const ReadOptions& read_options, const LookupKey& k,
             "Encounter unexpected blob index. Please open DB with "
             "ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::blob_db::BlobDB instead.");
         return;
+      case GetContext::kUnexpectedWideColumnEntity:
+        *status =
+            Status::NotSupported("Encountered unexpected wide-column entity");
+        return;
     }
     f = fp.GetNextFile();
   }
diff --git a/db/version_set_sync_and_async.h b/db/version_set_sync_and_async.h
index 229c59a6e2..e06cc08da3 100644
--- a/db/version_set_sync_and_async.h
+++ b/db/version_set_sync_and_async.h
@@ -141,6 +141,11 @@ DEFINE_SYNC_AND_ASYNC(Status, Version::MultiGetFromSST)
             "ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::blob_db::BlobDB instead.");
         file_range.MarkKeyDone(iter);
         continue;
+      case GetContext::kUnexpectedWideColumnEntity:
+        *status =
+            Status::NotSupported("Encountered unexpected wide-column entity");
+        file_range.MarkKeyDone(iter);
+        continue;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/db/wide/db_wide_basic_test.cc b/db/wide/db_wide_basic_test.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..89fe5c237b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/wide/db_wide_basic_test.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+//  Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+//  This source code is licensed under both the GPLv2 (found in the
+//  COPYING file in the root directory) and Apache 2.0 License
+//  (found in the LICENSE.Apache file in the root directory).
+
+#include <array>
+#include <memory>
+
+#include "db/db_test_util.h"
+#include "port/stack_trace.h"
+#include "test_util/testutil.h"
+#include "utilities/merge_operators.h"
+
+namespace ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE {
+
+class DBWideBasicTest : public DBTestBase {
+ protected:
+  explicit DBWideBasicTest()
+      : DBTestBase("db_wide_basic_test", /* env_do_fsync */ false) {}
+};
+
+TEST_F(DBWideBasicTest, PutEntity) {
+  Options options = GetDefaultOptions();
+
+  // Use the DB::PutEntity API
+  constexpr char first_key[] = "first";
+  WideColumns first_columns{{"attr_name1", "foo"}, {"attr_name2", "bar"}};
+
+  ASSERT_OK(db_->PutEntity(WriteOptions(), db_->DefaultColumnFamily(),
+                           first_key, first_columns));
+
+  // Use WriteBatch
+  constexpr char second_key[] = "second";
+  WideColumns second_columns{{"attr_one", "two"}, {"attr_three", "four"}};
+
+  WriteBatch batch;
+  ASSERT_OK(
+      batch.PutEntity(db_->DefaultColumnFamily(), second_key, second_columns));
+  ASSERT_OK(db_->Write(WriteOptions(), &batch));
+
+  // Note: currently, read APIs are supposed to return NotSupported
+  auto verify = [&]() {
+    {
+      PinnableSlice result;
+      ASSERT_TRUE(db_->Get(ReadOptions(), db_->DefaultColumnFamily(), first_key,
+                           &result)
+                      .IsNotSupported());
+    }
+
+    {
+      PinnableSlice result;
+      ASSERT_TRUE(db_->Get(ReadOptions(), db_->DefaultColumnFamily(),
+                           second_key, &result)
+                      .IsNotSupported());
+    }
+
+    {
+      constexpr size_t num_keys = 2;
+
+      std::array<Slice, num_keys> keys{{first_key, second_key}};
+      std::array<PinnableSlice, num_keys> values;
+      std::array<Status, num_keys> statuses;
+
+      db_->MultiGet(ReadOptions(), db_->DefaultColumnFamily(), num_keys,
+                    &keys[0], &values[0], &statuses[0]);
+
+      ASSERT_TRUE(values[0].empty());
+      ASSERT_TRUE(statuses[0].IsNotSupported());
+
+      ASSERT_TRUE(values[1].empty());
+      ASSERT_TRUE(statuses[1].IsNotSupported());
+    }
+
+    {
+      std::unique_ptr<Iterator> iter(db_->NewIterator(ReadOptions()));
+
+      iter->SeekToFirst();
+      ASSERT_FALSE(iter->Valid());
+      ASSERT_TRUE(iter->status().IsNotSupported());
+
+      iter->SeekToLast();
+      ASSERT_FALSE(iter->Valid());
+      ASSERT_TRUE(iter->status().IsNotSupported());
+    }
+  };
+
+  // Try reading from memtable
+  verify();
+
+  // Try reading after recovery
+  Close();
+  options.avoid_flush_during_recovery = true;
+  Reopen(options);
+
+  verify();
+
+  // Try reading from storage
+  ASSERT_OK(Flush());
+
+  verify();
+
+  // Add a couple of merge operands
+  Close();
+  options.merge_operator = MergeOperators::CreateStringAppendOperator();
+  Reopen(options);
+
+  constexpr char merge_operand[] = "bla";
+
+  ASSERT_OK(db_->Merge(WriteOptions(), db_->DefaultColumnFamily(), first_key,
+                       merge_operand));
+  ASSERT_OK(db_->Merge(WriteOptions(), db_->DefaultColumnFamily(), second_key,
+                       merge_operand));
+
+  // Try reading from memtable
+  verify();
+
+  // Try reading from storage
+  ASSERT_OK(Flush());
+
+  verify();
+
+  // Do it again, with the Put and the Merge in the same memtable
+  ASSERT_OK(db_->PutEntity(WriteOptions(), db_->DefaultColumnFamily(),
+                           first_key, first_columns));
+  ASSERT_OK(db_->Write(WriteOptions(), &batch));
+  ASSERT_OK(db_->Merge(WriteOptions(), db_->DefaultColumnFamily(), first_key,
+                       merge_operand));
+  ASSERT_OK(db_->Merge(WriteOptions(), db_->DefaultColumnFamily(), second_key,
+                       merge_operand));
+
+  // Try reading from memtable
+  verify();
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBWideBasicTest, PutEntityColumnFamily) {
+  Options options = GetDefaultOptions();
+  CreateAndReopenWithCF({"corinthian"}, options);
+
+  // Use the DB::PutEntity API
+  constexpr char first_key[] = "first";
+  WideColumns first_columns{{"attr_name1", "foo"}, {"attr_name2", "bar"}};
+
+  ASSERT_OK(
+      db_->PutEntity(WriteOptions(), handles_[1], first_key, first_columns));
+
+  // Use WriteBatch
+  constexpr char second_key[] = "second";
+  WideColumns second_columns{{"attr_one", "two"}, {"attr_three", "four"}};
+
+  WriteBatch batch;
+  ASSERT_OK(batch.PutEntity(handles_[1], second_key, second_columns));
+  ASSERT_OK(db_->Write(WriteOptions(), &batch));
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBWideBasicTest, PutEntityTimestampError) {
+  // Note: timestamps are currently not supported
+
+  Options options = GetDefaultOptions();
+  options.comparator = test::BytewiseComparatorWithU64TsWrapper();
+
+  ColumnFamilyHandle* handle = nullptr;
+  ASSERT_OK(db_->CreateColumnFamily(options, "corinthian", &handle));
+  std::unique_ptr<ColumnFamilyHandle> handle_guard(handle);
+
+  // Use the DB::PutEntity API
+  constexpr char first_key[] = "first";
+  WideColumns first_columns{{"attr_name1", "foo"}, {"attr_name2", "bar"}};
+
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_->PutEntity(WriteOptions(), handle, first_key, first_columns)
+                  .IsInvalidArgument());
+
+  // Use WriteBatch
+  constexpr char second_key[] = "second";
+  WideColumns second_columns{{"doric", "column"}, {"ionic", "column"}};
+
+  WriteBatch batch;
+  ASSERT_TRUE(
+      batch.PutEntity(handle, second_key, second_columns).IsInvalidArgument());
+  ASSERT_OK(db_->Write(WriteOptions(), &batch));
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBWideBasicTest, PutEntitySerializationError) {
+  // Make sure duplicate columns are caught
+
+  Options options = GetDefaultOptions();
+
+  // Use the DB::PutEntity API
+  constexpr char first_key[] = "first";
+  WideColumns first_columns{{"foo", "bar"}, {"foo", "baz"}};
+
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_->PutEntity(WriteOptions(), db_->DefaultColumnFamily(),
+                             first_key, first_columns)
+                  .IsCorruption());
+
+  // Use WriteBatch
+  constexpr char second_key[] = "second";
+  WideColumns second_columns{{"column", "doric"}, {"column", "ionic"}};
+
+  WriteBatch batch;
+  ASSERT_TRUE(
+      batch.PutEntity(db_->DefaultColumnFamily(), second_key, second_columns)
+          .IsCorruption());
+  ASSERT_OK(db_->Write(WriteOptions(), &batch));
+}
+
+}  // namespace ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+  ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::port::InstallStackTraceHandler();
+  ::testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);
+  RegisterCustomObjects(argc, argv);
+  return RUN_ALL_TESTS();
+}
diff --git a/db/wide/wide_column_serialization.cc b/db/wide/wide_column_serialization.cc
index f44b81e2cb..fb002366b6 100644
--- a/db/wide/wide_column_serialization.cc
+++ b/db/wide/wide_column_serialization.cc
@@ -17,12 +17,6 @@ namespace ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE {
 
 Status WideColumnSerialization::Serialize(const WideColumns& columns,
                                           std::string& output) {
-  // Column names should be strictly ascending
-  assert(std::adjacent_find(columns.cbegin(), columns.cend(),
-                            [](const WideColumn& lhs, const WideColumn& rhs) {
-                              return lhs.name().compare(rhs.name()) > 0;
-                            }) == columns.cend());
-
   if (columns.size() >
       static_cast<size_t>(std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max())) {
     return Status::InvalidArgument("Too many wide columns");
@@ -32,12 +26,17 @@ Status WideColumnSerialization::Serialize(const WideColumns& columns,
 
   PutVarint32(&output, static_cast<uint32_t>(columns.size()));
 
-  for (const auto& column : columns) {
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < columns.size(); ++i) {
+    const WideColumn& column = columns[i];
+
     const Slice& name = column.name();
     if (name.size() >
         static_cast<size_t>(std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max())) {
       return Status::InvalidArgument("Wide column name too long");
     }
+    if (i > 0 && columns[i - 1].name().compare(name) >= 0) {
+      return Status::Corruption("Wide columns out of order");
+    }
 
     const Slice& value = column.value();
     if (value.size() >
diff --git a/db/wide/wide_column_serialization_test.cc b/db/wide/wide_column_serialization_test.cc
index 8421a8f61d..87d0d647e4 100644
--- a/db/wide/wide_column_serialization_test.cc
+++ b/db/wide/wide_column_serialization_test.cc
@@ -124,6 +124,22 @@ TEST(WideColumnSerializationTest, SerializeDeserialize) {
   }
 }
 
+TEST(WideColumnSerializationTest, SerializeDuplicateError) {
+  WideColumns columns{{"foo", "bar"}, {"foo", "baz"}};
+  std::string output;
+
+  ASSERT_TRUE(
+      WideColumnSerialization::Serialize(columns, output).IsCorruption());
+}
+
+TEST(WideColumnSerializationTest, SerializeOutOfOrderError) {
+  WideColumns columns{{"hello", "world"}, {"foo", "bar"}};
+  std::string output;
+
+  ASSERT_TRUE(
+      WideColumnSerialization::Serialize(columns, output).IsCorruption());
+}
+
 TEST(WideColumnSerializationTest, DeserializeVersionError) {
   // Can't decode version
 
diff --git a/db/write_batch.cc b/db/write_batch.cc
index 34a8025385..5a71ad7826 100644
--- a/db/write_batch.cc
+++ b/db/write_batch.cc
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 //    kTypeRollbackXID varstring
 //    kTypeBeginPersistedPrepareXID
 //    kTypeBeginUnprepareXID
+//    kTypeWideColumnEntity varstring varstring
+//    kTypeColumnFamilyWideColumnEntity varint32 varstring varstring
 //    kTypeNoop
 // varstring :=
 //    len: varint32
@@ -36,6 +38,8 @@
 
 #include "rocksdb/write_batch.h"
 
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <limits>
 #include <map>
 #include <stack>
 #include <stdexcept>
@@ -52,6 +56,7 @@
 #include "db/merge_context.h"
 #include "db/snapshot_impl.h"
 #include "db/trim_history_scheduler.h"
+#include "db/wide/wide_column_serialization.h"
 #include "db/write_batch_internal.h"
 #include "monitoring/perf_context_imp.h"
 #include "monitoring/statistics.h"
@@ -82,6 +87,7 @@ enum ContentFlags : uint32_t {
   HAS_DELETE_RANGE = 1 << 9,
   HAS_BLOB_INDEX = 1 << 10,
   HAS_BEGIN_UNPREPARE = 1 << 11,
+  HAS_PUT_ENTITY = 1 << 12,
 };
 
 struct BatchContentClassifier : public WriteBatch::Handler {
@@ -92,6 +98,12 @@ struct BatchContentClassifier : public WriteBatch::Handler {
     return Status::OK();
   }
 
+  Status PutEntityCF(uint32_t /* column_family_id */, const Slice& /* key */,
+                     const Slice& /* entity */) override {
+    content_flags |= ContentFlags::HAS_PUT_ENTITY;
+    return Status::OK();
+  }
+
   Status DeleteCF(uint32_t, const Slice&) override {
     content_flags |= ContentFlags::HAS_DELETE;
     return Status::OK();
@@ -287,6 +299,10 @@ bool WriteBatch::HasPut() const {
   return (ComputeContentFlags() & ContentFlags::HAS_PUT) != 0;
 }
 
+bool WriteBatch::HasPutEntity() const {
+  return (ComputeContentFlags() & ContentFlags::HAS_PUT_ENTITY) != 0;
+}
+
 bool WriteBatch::HasDelete() const {
   return (ComputeContentFlags() & ContentFlags::HAS_DELETE) != 0;
 }
@@ -435,6 +451,17 @@ Status ReadRecordFromWriteBatch(Slice* input, char* tag,
         return Status::Corruption("bad Rollback XID");
       }
       break;
+    case kTypeColumnFamilyWideColumnEntity:
+      if (!GetVarint32(input, column_family)) {
+        return Status::Corruption("bad WriteBatch PutEntity");
+      }
+      FALLTHROUGH_INTENDED;
+    case kTypeWideColumnEntity:
+      if (!GetLengthPrefixedSlice(input, key) ||
+          !GetLengthPrefixedSlice(input, value)) {
+        return Status::Corruption("bad WriteBatch PutEntity");
+      }
+      break;
     default:
       return Status::Corruption("unknown WriteBatch tag");
   }
@@ -462,6 +489,7 @@ Status WriteBatchInternal::Iterate(const WriteBatch* wb,
       (begin == WriteBatchInternal::kHeader) && (end == wb->rep_.size());
 
   Slice key, value, blob, xid;
+
   // Sometimes a sub-batch starts with a Noop. We want to exclude such Noops as
   // the batch boundary symbols otherwise we would mis-count the number of
   // batches. We do that by checking whether the accumulated batch is empty
@@ -661,6 +689,16 @@ Status WriteBatchInternal::Iterate(const WriteBatch* wb,
         assert(s.ok());
         empty_batch = true;
         break;
+      case kTypeWideColumnEntity:
+      case kTypeColumnFamilyWideColumnEntity:
+        assert(wb->content_flags_.load(std::memory_order_relaxed) &
+               (ContentFlags::DEFERRED | ContentFlags::HAS_PUT_ENTITY));
+        s = handler->PutEntityCF(column_family, key, value);
+        if (LIKELY(s.ok())) {
+          empty_batch = false;
+          ++found;
+        }
+        break;
       default:
         return Status::Corruption("unknown WriteBatch tag");
     }
@@ -891,6 +929,86 @@ Status WriteBatch::Put(ColumnFamilyHandle* column_family, const SliceParts& key,
       "Cannot call this method on column family enabling timestamp");
 }
 
+Status WriteBatchInternal::PutEntity(WriteBatch* b, uint32_t column_family_id,
+                                     const Slice& key,
+                                     const WideColumns& columns) {
+  assert(b);
+
+  if (key.size() > size_t{std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max()}) {
+    return Status::InvalidArgument("key is too large");
+  }
+
+  WideColumns sorted_columns(columns);
+  std::sort(sorted_columns.begin(), sorted_columns.end(),
+            [](const WideColumn& lhs, const WideColumn& rhs) {
+              return lhs.name().compare(rhs.name()) < 0;
+            });
+
+  std::string entity;
+  const Status s = WideColumnSerialization::Serialize(sorted_columns, entity);
+  if (!s.ok()) {
+    return s;
+  }
+
+  if (entity.size() > size_t{std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max()}) {
+    return Status::InvalidArgument("wide column entity is too large");
+  }
+
+  LocalSavePoint save(b);
+
+  WriteBatchInternal::SetCount(b, WriteBatchInternal::Count(b) + 1);
+
+  if (column_family_id == 0) {
+    b->rep_.push_back(static_cast<char>(kTypeWideColumnEntity));
+  } else {
+    b->rep_.push_back(static_cast<char>(kTypeColumnFamilyWideColumnEntity));
+    PutVarint32(&b->rep_, column_family_id);
+  }
+
+  PutLengthPrefixedSlice(&b->rep_, key);
+  PutLengthPrefixedSlice(&b->rep_, entity);
+
+  b->content_flags_.store(b->content_flags_.load(std::memory_order_relaxed) |
+                              ContentFlags::HAS_PUT_ENTITY,
+                          std::memory_order_relaxed);
+
+  if (b->prot_info_ != nullptr) {
+    b->prot_info_->entries_.emplace_back(
+        ProtectionInfo64()
+            .ProtectKVO(key, entity, kTypeWideColumnEntity)
+            .ProtectC(column_family_id));
+  }
+
+  return save.commit();
+}
+
+Status WriteBatch::PutEntity(ColumnFamilyHandle* column_family,
+                             const Slice& key, const WideColumns& columns) {
+  if (!column_family) {
+    return Status::InvalidArgument(
+        "Cannot call this method without a column family handle");
+  }
+
+  Status s;
+  uint32_t cf_id = 0;
+  size_t ts_sz = 0;
+
+  std::tie(s, cf_id, ts_sz) =
+      WriteBatchInternal::GetColumnFamilyIdAndTimestampSize(this,
+                                                            column_family);
+
+  if (!s.ok()) {
+    return s;
+  }
+
+  if (ts_sz) {
+    return Status::InvalidArgument(
+        "Cannot call this method on column family enabling timestamp");
+  }
+
+  return WriteBatchInternal::PutEntity(this, cf_id, key, columns);
+}
+
 Status WriteBatchInternal::InsertNoop(WriteBatch* b) {
   b->rep_.push_back(static_cast<char>(kTypeNoop));
   return Status::OK();
@@ -1556,6 +1674,10 @@ Status WriteBatch::VerifyChecksum() const {
       case kTypeCommitXIDAndTimestamp:
         checksum_protected = false;
         break;
+      case kTypeColumnFamilyWideColumnEntity:
+      case kTypeWideColumnEntity:
+        tag = kTypeWideColumnEntity;
+        break;
       default:
         return Status::Corruption(
             "unknown WriteBatch tag",
@@ -1994,6 +2116,29 @@ class MemTableInserter : public WriteBatch::Handler {
     return ret_status;
   }
 
+  Status PutEntityCF(uint32_t column_family_id, const Slice& key,
+                     const Slice& value) override {
+    const auto* kv_prot_info = NextProtectionInfo();
+
+    Status s;
+    if (kv_prot_info) {
+      // Memtable needs seqno, doesn't need CF ID
+      auto mem_kv_prot_info =
+          kv_prot_info->StripC(column_family_id).ProtectS(sequence_);
+      s = PutCFImpl(column_family_id, key, value, kTypeWideColumnEntity,
+                    &mem_kv_prot_info);
+    } else {
+      s = PutCFImpl(column_family_id, key, value, kTypeWideColumnEntity,
+                    /* kv_prot_info */ nullptr);
+    }
+
+    if (UNLIKELY(s.IsTryAgain())) {
+      DecrementProtectionInfoIdxForTryAgain();
+    }
+
+    return s;
+  }
+
   Status DeleteImpl(uint32_t /*column_family_id*/, const Slice& key,
                     const Slice& value, ValueType delete_type,
                     const ProtectionInfoKVOS64* kv_prot_info) {
@@ -2780,6 +2925,11 @@ class ProtectionInfoUpdater : public WriteBatch::Handler {
     return UpdateProtInfo(cf, key, val, kTypeValue);
   }
 
+  Status PutEntityCF(uint32_t cf, const Slice& key,
+                     const Slice& entity) override {
+    return UpdateProtInfo(cf, key, entity, kTypeWideColumnEntity);
+  }
+
   Status DeleteCF(uint32_t cf, const Slice& key) override {
     return UpdateProtInfo(cf, key, "", kTypeDeletion);
   }
diff --git a/db/write_batch_internal.h b/db/write_batch_internal.h
index 53e83a23e7..9bc5ab98a2 100644
--- a/db/write_batch_internal.h
+++ b/db/write_batch_internal.h
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ class WriteBatchInternal {
   static Status Put(WriteBatch* batch, uint32_t column_family_id,
                     const SliceParts& key, const SliceParts& value);
 
+  static Status PutEntity(WriteBatch* batch, uint32_t column_family_id,
+                          const Slice& key, const WideColumns& columns);
+
   static Status Delete(WriteBatch* batch, uint32_t column_family_id,
                        const SliceParts& key);
 
diff --git a/include/rocksdb/db.h b/include/rocksdb/db.h
index 378cd873a4..44d455c43e 100644
--- a/include/rocksdb/db.h
+++ b/include/rocksdb/db.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "rocksdb/transaction_log.h"
 #include "rocksdb/types.h"
 #include "rocksdb/version.h"
+#include "rocksdb/wide_columns.h"
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 // Windows API macro interference
@@ -406,6 +407,11 @@ class DB {
     return Put(options, DefaultColumnFamily(), key, ts, value);
   }
 
+  // UNDER CONSTRUCTION -- DO NOT USE
+  virtual Status PutEntity(const WriteOptions& options,
+                           ColumnFamilyHandle* column_family, const Slice& key,
+                           const WideColumns& columns) = 0;
+
   // Remove the database entry (if any) for "key".  Returns OK on
   // success, and a non-OK status on error.  It is not an error if "key"
   // did not exist in the database.
diff --git a/include/rocksdb/utilities/stackable_db.h b/include/rocksdb/utilities/stackable_db.h
index 5bdd8d4a6a..d73d03e65d 100644
--- a/include/rocksdb/utilities/stackable_db.h
+++ b/include/rocksdb/utilities/stackable_db.h
@@ -85,6 +85,13 @@ class StackableDB : public DB {
     return db_->Put(options, column_family, key, ts, val);
   }
 
+  using DB::PutEntity;
+  Status PutEntity(const WriteOptions& options,
+                   ColumnFamilyHandle* column_family, const Slice& key,
+                   const WideColumns& columns) override {
+    return db_->PutEntity(options, column_family, key, columns);
+  }
+
   using DB::Get;
   virtual Status Get(const ReadOptions& options,
                      ColumnFamilyHandle* column_family, const Slice& key,
diff --git a/include/rocksdb/utilities/write_batch_with_index.h b/include/rocksdb/utilities/write_batch_with_index.h
index 21974e67a1..84dc11a312 100644
--- a/include/rocksdb/utilities/write_batch_with_index.h
+++ b/include/rocksdb/utilities/write_batch_with_index.h
@@ -113,6 +113,17 @@ class WriteBatchWithIndex : public WriteBatchBase {
   Status Put(ColumnFamilyHandle* column_family, const Slice& key,
              const Slice& ts, const Slice& value) override;
 
+  Status PutEntity(ColumnFamilyHandle* column_family, const Slice& /* key */,
+                   const WideColumns& /* columns */) override {
+    if (!column_family) {
+      return Status::InvalidArgument(
+          "Cannot call this method without a column family handle");
+    }
+
+    return Status::NotSupported(
+        "PutEntity not supported by WriteBatchWithIndex");
+  }
+
   using WriteBatchBase::Merge;
   Status Merge(ColumnFamilyHandle* column_family, const Slice& key,
                const Slice& value) override;
diff --git a/include/rocksdb/write_batch.h b/include/rocksdb/write_batch.h
index f4838272be..e722bfe82e 100644
--- a/include/rocksdb/write_batch.h
+++ b/include/rocksdb/write_batch.h
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ class WriteBatch : public WriteBatchBase {
     return Put(nullptr, key, value);
   }
 
+  // UNDER CONSTRUCTION -- DO NOT USE
+  using WriteBatchBase::PutEntity;
+  Status PutEntity(ColumnFamilyHandle* column_family, const Slice& key,
+                   const WideColumns& columns) override;
+
   using WriteBatchBase::Delete;
   // If the database contains a mapping for "key", erase it.  Else do nothing.
   // The following Delete(..., const Slice& key) can be used when user-defined
@@ -240,6 +245,12 @@ class WriteBatch : public WriteBatchBase {
     }
     virtual void Put(const Slice& /*key*/, const Slice& /*value*/) {}
 
+    virtual Status PutEntityCF(uint32_t /* column_family_id */,
+                               const Slice& /* key */,
+                               const Slice& /* entity */) {
+      return Status::NotSupported("PutEntityCF not implemented");
+    }
+
     virtual Status DeleteCF(uint32_t column_family_id, const Slice& key) {
       if (column_family_id == 0) {
         Delete(key);
@@ -346,6 +357,9 @@ class WriteBatch : public WriteBatchBase {
   // Returns true if PutCF will be called during Iterate
   bool HasPut() const;
 
+  // Returns true if PutEntityCF will be called during Iterate
+  bool HasPutEntity() const;
+
   // Returns true if DeleteCF will be called during Iterate
   bool HasDelete() const;
 
diff --git a/include/rocksdb/write_batch_base.h b/include/rocksdb/write_batch_base.h
index 480a922e30..33dae4f085 100644
--- a/include/rocksdb/write_batch_base.h
+++ b/include/rocksdb/write_batch_base.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <cstddef>
 
 #include "rocksdb/rocksdb_namespace.h"
+#include "rocksdb/wide_columns.h"
 
 namespace ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE {
 
@@ -41,6 +42,10 @@ class WriteBatchBase {
                      const SliceParts& value);
   virtual Status Put(const SliceParts& key, const SliceParts& value);
 
+  // UNDER CONSTRUCTION -- DO NOT USE
+  virtual Status PutEntity(ColumnFamilyHandle* column_family, const Slice& key,
+                           const WideColumns& columns) = 0;
+
   // Merge "value" with the existing value of "key" in the database.
   // "key->merge(existing, value)"
   virtual Status Merge(ColumnFamilyHandle* column_family, const Slice& key,
diff --git a/src.mk b/src.mk
index c2bd53dbb3..b7a5325b39 100644
--- a/src.mk
+++ b/src.mk
@@ -503,6 +503,7 @@ TEST_MAIN_SOURCES =                                                     \
   db/version_edit_test.cc                                               \
   db/version_set_test.cc                                                \
   db/wal_manager_test.cc                                                \
+  db/wide/db_wide_basic_test.cc                                         \
   db/wide/wide_column_serialization_test.cc                             \
   db/write_batch_test.cc                                                \
   db/write_callback_test.cc                                             \
diff --git a/table/block_based/block.cc b/table/block_based/block.cc
index ef02bc869c..7eb0b010f2 100644
--- a/table/block_based/block.cc
+++ b/table/block_based/block.cc
@@ -307,10 +307,11 @@ void MetaBlockIter::SeekImpl(const Slice& target) {
 // target = "seek_user_key @ type | seqno".
 //
 // For any type other than kTypeValue, kTypeDeletion, kTypeSingleDeletion,
-// or kTypeBlobIndex, this function behaves identically as Seek().
+// kTypeBlobIndex, or kTypeWideColumnEntity, this function behaves identically
+// to Seek().
 //
 // For any type in kTypeValue, kTypeDeletion, kTypeSingleDeletion,
-// or kTypeBlobIndex:
+// kTypeBlobIndex, or kTypeWideColumnEntity:
 //
 // If the return value is FALSE, iter location is undefined, and it means:
 // 1) there is no key in this block falling into the range:
@@ -412,7 +413,8 @@ bool DataBlockIter::SeekForGetImpl(const Slice& target) {
   if (value_type != ValueType::kTypeValue &&
       value_type != ValueType::kTypeDeletion &&
       value_type != ValueType::kTypeSingleDeletion &&
-      value_type != ValueType::kTypeBlobIndex) {
+      value_type != ValueType::kTypeBlobIndex &&
+      value_type != ValueType::kTypeWideColumnEntity) {
     SeekImpl(target);
     return true;
   }
diff --git a/table/get_context.cc b/table/get_context.cc
index a8163f19d3..b0847ea5d3 100644
--- a/table/get_context.cc
+++ b/table/get_context.cc
@@ -241,7 +241,8 @@ bool GetContext::SaveValue(const ParsedInternalKey& parsed_key,
 
     auto type = parsed_key.type;
     // Key matches. Process it
-    if ((type == kTypeValue || type == kTypeMerge || type == kTypeBlobIndex) &&
+    if ((type == kTypeValue || type == kTypeMerge || type == kTypeBlobIndex ||
+         type == kTypeWideColumnEntity) &&
         max_covering_tombstone_seq_ != nullptr &&
         *max_covering_tombstone_seq_ > parsed_key.sequence) {
       type = kTypeRangeDeletion;
@@ -249,15 +250,24 @@ bool GetContext::SaveValue(const ParsedInternalKey& parsed_key,
     switch (type) {
       case kTypeValue:
       case kTypeBlobIndex:
+      case kTypeWideColumnEntity:
         assert(state_ == kNotFound || state_ == kMerge);
-        if (type == kTypeBlobIndex && is_blob_index_ == nullptr) {
-          // Blob value not supported. Stop.
-          state_ = kUnexpectedBlobIndex;
+        if (type == kTypeBlobIndex) {
+          if (is_blob_index_ == nullptr) {
+            // Blob value not supported. Stop.
+            state_ = kUnexpectedBlobIndex;
+            return false;
+          }
+        } else if (type == kTypeWideColumnEntity) {
+          // TODO: support wide-column entities
+          state_ = kUnexpectedWideColumnEntity;
           return false;
         }
+
         if (is_blob_index_ != nullptr) {
           *is_blob_index_ = (type == kTypeBlobIndex);
         }
+
         if (kNotFound == state_) {
           state_ = kFound;
           if (do_merge_) {
@@ -276,20 +286,25 @@ bool GetContext::SaveValue(const ParsedInternalKey& parsed_key,
             // It means this function is called as part of DB GetMergeOperands
             // API and the current value should be part of
             // merge_context_->operand_list
-            if (is_blob_index_ != nullptr && *is_blob_index_) {
+            if (type == kTypeBlobIndex) {
               PinnableSlice pin_val;
               if (GetBlobValue(value, &pin_val) == false) {
                 return false;
               }
               Slice blob_value(pin_val);
               push_operand(blob_value, nullptr);
+            } else if (type == kTypeWideColumnEntity) {
+              // TODO: support wide-column entities
+              state_ = kUnexpectedWideColumnEntity;
+              return false;
             } else {
+              assert(type == kTypeValue);
               push_operand(value, value_pinner);
             }
           }
         } else if (kMerge == state_) {
           assert(merge_operator_ != nullptr);
-          if (is_blob_index_ != nullptr && *is_blob_index_) {
+          if (type == kTypeBlobIndex) {
             PinnableSlice pin_val;
             if (GetBlobValue(value, &pin_val) == false) {
               return false;
@@ -304,7 +319,13 @@ bool GetContext::SaveValue(const ParsedInternalKey& parsed_key,
               // merge_context_->operand_list
               push_operand(blob_value, nullptr);
             }
+          } else if (type == kTypeWideColumnEntity) {
+            // TODO: support wide-column entities
+            state_ = kUnexpectedWideColumnEntity;
+            return false;
           } else {
+            assert(type == kTypeValue);
+
             state_ = kFound;
             if (do_merge_) {
               Merge(&value);
diff --git a/table/get_context.h b/table/get_context.h
index 636af6e619..31157c4e37 100644
--- a/table/get_context.h
+++ b/table/get_context.h
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ class GetContext {
     kCorrupt,
     kMerge,  // saver contains the current merge result (the operands)
     kUnexpectedBlobIndex,
+    // TODO: remove once wide-column entities are supported by Get/MultiGet
+    kUnexpectedWideColumnEntity,
   };
   GetContextStats get_context_stats_;