diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bd7a8fbe45..8209f30fe9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ set(SOURCES
         utilities/transactions/optimistic_transaction_db_impl.cc
         utilities/transactions/optimistic_transaction_impl.cc
         utilities/transactions/transaction_base.cc
-        utilities/transactions/transaction_db_impl.cc
+        utilities/transactions/pessimistic_transaction_db.cc
         utilities/transactions/transaction_db_mutex_impl.cc
         utilities/transactions/transaction_impl.cc
         utilities/transactions/transaction_lock_mgr.cc
diff --git a/TARGETS b/TARGETS
index f2aa661f38..e52f507074 100644
--- a/TARGETS
+++ b/TARGETS
@@ -247,11 +247,12 @@ cpp_library(
       "utilities/transactions/optimistic_transaction_db_impl.cc",
       "utilities/transactions/optimistic_transaction_impl.cc",
       "utilities/transactions/transaction_base.cc",
-      "utilities/transactions/transaction_db_impl.cc",
+      "utilities/transactions/pessimistic_transaction_db.cc",
       "utilities/transactions/transaction_db_mutex_impl.cc",
       "utilities/transactions/transaction_impl.cc",
       "utilities/transactions/transaction_lock_mgr.cc",
       "utilities/transactions/transaction_util.cc",
+      "utilities/transactions/write_prepared_transaction_impl.cc",
       "utilities/ttl/db_ttl_impl.cc",
       "utilities/write_batch_with_index/write_batch_with_index.cc",
       "utilities/write_batch_with_index/write_batch_with_index_internal.cc",
diff --git a/include/rocksdb/utilities/transaction_db.h b/include/rocksdb/utilities/transaction_db.h
index 259f50fe6a..548518f600 100644
--- a/include/rocksdb/utilities/transaction_db.h
+++ b/include/rocksdb/utilities/transaction_db.h
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ namespace rocksdb {
 
 class TransactionDBMutexFactory;
 
+enum TxnDBWritePolicy {
+  WRITE_COMMITTED = 0,  // write only the committed data
+  WRITE_PREPARED,       // write data after the prepare phase of 2pc
+  WRITE_UNPREPARED      // write data before the prepare phase of 2pc
+};
+
 struct TransactionDBOptions {
   // Specifies the maximum number of keys that can be locked at the same time
   // per column family.
@@ -66,6 +72,12 @@ struct TransactionDBOptions {
   // condition variable for all transaction locking instead of the default
   // mutex/condvar implementation.
   std::shared_ptr<TransactionDBMutexFactory> custom_mutex_factory;
+
+  // The policy for when to write the data into the DB. The default policy is to
+  // write only the committed data (WRITE_COMMITTED). The data could be written
+  // before the commit phase. The DB then needs to provide the mechanisms to
+  // tell apart committed from uncommitted data.
+  TxnDBWritePolicy write_policy;
 };
 
 struct TransactionOptions {
diff --git a/src.mk b/src.mk
index 0b0d4e6ab5..44c59fea7d 100644
--- a/src.mk
+++ b/src.mk
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ LIB_SOURCES =                                                   \
   utilities/transactions/optimistic_transaction_db_impl.cc      \
   utilities/transactions/optimistic_transaction_impl.cc         \
   utilities/transactions/transaction_base.cc                    \
-  utilities/transactions/transaction_db_impl.cc                 \
+  utilities/transactions/pessimistic_transaction_db.cc                 \
   utilities/transactions/transaction_db_mutex_impl.cc           \
   utilities/transactions/transaction_impl.cc                    \
   utilities/transactions/transaction_lock_mgr.cc                \
diff --git a/utilities/transactions/transaction_db_impl.cc b/utilities/transactions/pessimistic_transaction_db.cc
similarity index 75%
rename from utilities/transactions/transaction_db_impl.cc
rename to utilities/transactions/pessimistic_transaction_db.cc
index bd43b585ac..052dc80f73 100644
--- a/utilities/transactions/transaction_db_impl.cc
+++ b/utilities/transactions/pessimistic_transaction_db.cc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 #ifndef ROCKSDB_LITE
 
-#include "utilities/transactions/transaction_db_impl.h"
+#include "utilities/transactions/pessimistic_transaction_db.h"
 
 #include <string>
 #include <unordered_set>
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 
 namespace rocksdb {
 
-TransactionDBImpl::TransactionDBImpl(DB* db,
-                                     const TransactionDBOptions& txn_db_options)
+PessimisticTransactionDB::PessimisticTransactionDB(
+    DB* db, const TransactionDBOptions& txn_db_options)
     : TransactionDB(db),
       db_impl_(static_cast_with_check<DBImpl, DB>(db)),
       txn_db_options_(txn_db_options),
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ TransactionDBImpl::TransactionDBImpl(DB* db,
   assert(db_impl_ != nullptr);
 }
 
-// Support initiliazing TransactionDBImpl from a stackable db
+// Support initiliazing PessimisticTransactionDB from a stackable db
 //
-//    TransactionDBImpl
+//    PessimisticTransactionDB
 //     ^        ^
 //     |        |
 //     |        +
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ TransactionDBImpl::TransactionDBImpl(DB* db,
 //       +
 //       DB
 //
-TransactionDBImpl::TransactionDBImpl(StackableDB* db,
-                                     const TransactionDBOptions& txn_db_options)
+PessimisticTransactionDB::PessimisticTransactionDB(
+    StackableDB* db, const TransactionDBOptions& txn_db_options)
     : TransactionDB(db),
       db_impl_(static_cast_with_check<DBImpl, DB>(db->GetRootDB())),
       txn_db_options_(txn_db_options),
@@ -63,13 +63,13 @@ TransactionDBImpl::TransactionDBImpl(StackableDB* db,
   assert(db_impl_ != nullptr);
 }
 
-TransactionDBImpl::~TransactionDBImpl() {
+PessimisticTransactionDB::~PessimisticTransactionDB() {
   while (!transactions_.empty()) {
     delete transactions_.begin()->second;
   }
 }
 
-Status TransactionDBImpl::Initialize(
+Status PessimisticTransactionDB::Initialize(
     const std::vector<size_t>& compaction_enabled_cf_indices,
     const std::vector<ColumnFamilyHandle*>& handles) {
   for (auto cf_ptr : handles) {
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ Status TransactionDBImpl::Initialize(
   return s;
 }
 
-Transaction* TransactionDBImpl::BeginTransaction(
+Transaction* WriteCommittedTxnDB::BeginTransaction(
     const WriteOptions& write_options, const TransactionOptions& txn_options,
     Transaction* old_txn) {
   if (old_txn != nullptr) {
@@ -132,7 +132,18 @@ Transaction* TransactionDBImpl::BeginTransaction(
   }
 }
 
-TransactionDBOptions TransactionDBImpl::ValidateTxnDBOptions(
+Transaction* WritePreparedTxnDB::BeginTransaction(
+    const WriteOptions& write_options, const TransactionOptions& txn_options,
+    Transaction* old_txn) {
+  if (old_txn != nullptr) {
+    ReinitializeTransaction(old_txn, write_options, txn_options);
+    return old_txn;
+  } else {
+    return new WritePreparedTxnImpl(this, write_options, txn_options);
+  }
+}
+
+TransactionDBOptions PessimisticTransactionDB::ValidateTxnDBOptions(
     const TransactionDBOptions& txn_db_options) {
   TransactionDBOptions validated = txn_db_options;
 
@@ -213,8 +224,19 @@ Status TransactionDB::WrapDB(
     DB* db, const TransactionDBOptions& txn_db_options,
     const std::vector<size_t>& compaction_enabled_cf_indices,
     const std::vector<ColumnFamilyHandle*>& handles, TransactionDB** dbptr) {
-  TransactionDBImpl* txn_db = new TransactionDBImpl(
-      db, TransactionDBImpl::ValidateTxnDBOptions(txn_db_options));
+  PessimisticTransactionDB* txn_db;
+  switch (txn_db_options.write_policy) {
+    case WRITE_UNPREPARED:
+      return Status::NotSupported("WRITE_UNPREPARED is not implemented yet");
+    case WRITE_PREPARED:
+      txn_db = new WritePreparedTxnDB(
+          db, PessimisticTransactionDB::ValidateTxnDBOptions(txn_db_options));
+      break;
+    case WRITE_COMMITTED:
+    default:
+      txn_db = new WriteCommittedTxnDB(
+          db, PessimisticTransactionDB::ValidateTxnDBOptions(txn_db_options));
+  }
   *dbptr = txn_db;
   Status s = txn_db->Initialize(compaction_enabled_cf_indices, handles);
   return s;
@@ -227,8 +249,19 @@ Status TransactionDB::WrapStackableDB(
     StackableDB* db, const TransactionDBOptions& txn_db_options,
     const std::vector<size_t>& compaction_enabled_cf_indices,
     const std::vector<ColumnFamilyHandle*>& handles, TransactionDB** dbptr) {
-  TransactionDBImpl* txn_db = new TransactionDBImpl(
-      db, TransactionDBImpl::ValidateTxnDBOptions(txn_db_options));
+  PessimisticTransactionDB* txn_db;
+  switch (txn_db_options.write_policy) {
+    case WRITE_UNPREPARED:
+      return Status::NotSupported("WRITE_UNPREPARED is not implemented yet");
+    case WRITE_PREPARED:
+      txn_db = new WritePreparedTxnDB(
+          db, PessimisticTransactionDB::ValidateTxnDBOptions(txn_db_options));
+      break;
+    case WRITE_COMMITTED:
+    default:
+      txn_db = new WriteCommittedTxnDB(
+          db, PessimisticTransactionDB::ValidateTxnDBOptions(txn_db_options));
+  }
   *dbptr = txn_db;
   Status s = txn_db->Initialize(compaction_enabled_cf_indices, handles);
   return s;
@@ -236,11 +269,12 @@ Status TransactionDB::WrapStackableDB(
 
 // Let TransactionLockMgr know that this column family exists so it can
 // allocate a LockMap for it.
-void TransactionDBImpl::AddColumnFamily(const ColumnFamilyHandle* handle) {
+void PessimisticTransactionDB::AddColumnFamily(
+    const ColumnFamilyHandle* handle) {
   lock_mgr_.AddColumnFamily(handle->GetID());
 }
 
-Status TransactionDBImpl::CreateColumnFamily(
+Status PessimisticTransactionDB::CreateColumnFamily(
     const ColumnFamilyOptions& options, const std::string& column_family_name,
     ColumnFamilyHandle** handle) {
   InstrumentedMutexLock l(&column_family_mutex_);
@@ -255,7 +289,8 @@ Status TransactionDBImpl::CreateColumnFamily(
 
 // Let TransactionLockMgr know that it can deallocate the LockMap for this
 // column family.
-Status TransactionDBImpl::DropColumnFamily(ColumnFamilyHandle* column_family) {
+Status PessimisticTransactionDB::DropColumnFamily(
+    ColumnFamilyHandle* column_family) {
   InstrumentedMutexLock l(&column_family_mutex_);
 
   Status s = db_->DropColumnFamily(column_family);
@@ -266,23 +301,24 @@ Status TransactionDBImpl::DropColumnFamily(ColumnFamilyHandle* column_family) {
   return s;
 }
 
-Status TransactionDBImpl::TryLock(PessimisticTxn* txn, uint32_t cfh_id,
-                                  const std::string& key, bool exclusive) {
+Status PessimisticTransactionDB::TryLock(PessimisticTxn* txn, uint32_t cfh_id,
+                                         const std::string& key,
+                                         bool exclusive) {
   return lock_mgr_.TryLock(txn, cfh_id, key, GetEnv(), exclusive);
 }
 
-void TransactionDBImpl::UnLock(PessimisticTxn* txn,
-                               const TransactionKeyMap* keys) {
+void PessimisticTransactionDB::UnLock(PessimisticTxn* txn,
+                                      const TransactionKeyMap* keys) {
   lock_mgr_.UnLock(txn, keys, GetEnv());
 }
 
-void TransactionDBImpl::UnLock(PessimisticTxn* txn, uint32_t cfh_id,
-                               const std::string& key) {
+void PessimisticTransactionDB::UnLock(PessimisticTxn* txn, uint32_t cfh_id,
+                                      const std::string& key) {
   lock_mgr_.UnLock(txn, cfh_id, key, GetEnv());
 }
 
 // Used when wrapping DB write operations in a transaction
-Transaction* TransactionDBImpl::BeginInternalTransaction(
+Transaction* PessimisticTransactionDB::BeginInternalTransaction(
     const WriteOptions& options) {
   TransactionOptions txn_options;
   Transaction* txn = BeginTransaction(options, txn_options, nullptr);
@@ -301,9 +337,9 @@ Transaction* TransactionDBImpl::BeginInternalTransaction(
 // sort its keys before locking them.  This guarantees that TransactionDB write
 // methods cannot deadlock with eachother (but still could deadlock with a
 // Transaction).
-Status TransactionDBImpl::Put(const WriteOptions& options,
-                              ColumnFamilyHandle* column_family,
-                              const Slice& key, const Slice& val) {
+Status PessimisticTransactionDB::Put(const WriteOptions& options,
+                                     ColumnFamilyHandle* column_family,
+                                     const Slice& key, const Slice& val) {
   Status s;
 
   Transaction* txn = BeginInternalTransaction(options);
@@ -322,9 +358,9 @@ Status TransactionDBImpl::Put(const WriteOptions& options,
   return s;
 }
 
-Status TransactionDBImpl::Delete(const WriteOptions& wopts,
-                                 ColumnFamilyHandle* column_family,
-                                 const Slice& key) {
+Status PessimisticTransactionDB::Delete(const WriteOptions& wopts,
+                                        ColumnFamilyHandle* column_family,
+                                        const Slice& key) {
   Status s;
 
   Transaction* txn = BeginInternalTransaction(wopts);
@@ -344,9 +380,9 @@ Status TransactionDBImpl::Delete(const WriteOptions& wopts,
   return s;
 }
 
-Status TransactionDBImpl::Merge(const WriteOptions& options,
-                                ColumnFamilyHandle* column_family,
-                                const Slice& key, const Slice& value) {
+Status PessimisticTransactionDB::Merge(const WriteOptions& options,
+                                       ColumnFamilyHandle* column_family,
+                                       const Slice& key, const Slice& value) {
   Status s;
 
   Transaction* txn = BeginInternalTransaction(options);
@@ -366,7 +402,8 @@ Status TransactionDBImpl::Merge(const WriteOptions& options,
   return s;
 }
 
-Status TransactionDBImpl::Write(const WriteOptions& opts, WriteBatch* updates) {
+Status PessimisticTransactionDB::Write(const WriteOptions& opts,
+                                       WriteBatch* updates) {
   // Need to lock all keys in this batch to prevent write conflicts with
   // concurrent transactions.
   Transaction* txn = BeginInternalTransaction(opts);
@@ -385,19 +422,19 @@ Status TransactionDBImpl::Write(const WriteOptions& opts, WriteBatch* updates) {
   return s;
 }
 
-void TransactionDBImpl::InsertExpirableTransaction(TransactionID tx_id,
-                                                   PessimisticTxn* tx) {
+void PessimisticTransactionDB::InsertExpirableTransaction(TransactionID tx_id,
+                                                          PessimisticTxn* tx) {
   assert(tx->GetExpirationTime() > 0);
   std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(map_mutex_);
   expirable_transactions_map_.insert({tx_id, tx});
 }
 
-void TransactionDBImpl::RemoveExpirableTransaction(TransactionID tx_id) {
+void PessimisticTransactionDB::RemoveExpirableTransaction(TransactionID tx_id) {
   std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(map_mutex_);
   expirable_transactions_map_.erase(tx_id);
 }
 
-bool TransactionDBImpl::TryStealingExpiredTransactionLocks(
+bool PessimisticTransactionDB::TryStealingExpiredTransactionLocks(
     TransactionID tx_id) {
   std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(map_mutex_);
 
@@ -409,7 +446,7 @@ bool TransactionDBImpl::TryStealingExpiredTransactionLocks(
   return tx.TryStealingLocks();
 }
 
-void TransactionDBImpl::ReinitializeTransaction(
+void PessimisticTransactionDB::ReinitializeTransaction(
     Transaction* txn, const WriteOptions& write_options,
     const TransactionOptions& txn_options) {
   auto txn_impl = static_cast_with_check<PessimisticTxn, Transaction>(txn);
@@ -417,7 +454,7 @@ void TransactionDBImpl::ReinitializeTransaction(
   txn_impl->Reinitialize(this, write_options, txn_options);
 }
 
-Transaction* TransactionDBImpl::GetTransactionByName(
+Transaction* PessimisticTransactionDB::GetTransactionByName(
     const TransactionName& name) {
   std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(name_map_mutex_);
   auto it = transactions_.find(name);
@@ -428,7 +465,7 @@ Transaction* TransactionDBImpl::GetTransactionByName(
   }
 }
 
-void TransactionDBImpl::GetAllPreparedTransactions(
+void PessimisticTransactionDB::GetAllPreparedTransactions(
     std::vector<Transaction*>* transv) {
   assert(transv);
   transv->clear();
@@ -440,11 +477,12 @@ void TransactionDBImpl::GetAllPreparedTransactions(
   }
 }
 
-TransactionLockMgr::LockStatusData TransactionDBImpl::GetLockStatusData() {
+TransactionLockMgr::LockStatusData
+PessimisticTransactionDB::GetLockStatusData() {
   return lock_mgr_.GetLockStatusData();
 }
 
-void TransactionDBImpl::RegisterTransaction(Transaction* txn) {
+void PessimisticTransactionDB::RegisterTransaction(Transaction* txn) {
   assert(txn);
   assert(txn->GetName().length() > 0);
   assert(GetTransactionByName(txn->GetName()) == nullptr);
@@ -453,7 +491,7 @@ void TransactionDBImpl::RegisterTransaction(Transaction* txn) {
   transactions_[txn->GetName()] = txn;
 }
 
-void TransactionDBImpl::UnregisterTransaction(Transaction* txn) {
+void PessimisticTransactionDB::UnregisterTransaction(Transaction* txn) {
   assert(txn);
   std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(name_map_mutex_);
   auto it = transactions_.find(txn->GetName());
diff --git a/utilities/transactions/transaction_db_impl.h b/utilities/transactions/pessimistic_transaction_db.h
similarity index 67%
rename from utilities/transactions/transaction_db_impl.h
rename to utilities/transactions/pessimistic_transaction_db.h
index dfc13fbd70..d9cf7d5586 100644
--- a/utilities/transactions/transaction_db_impl.h
+++ b/utilities/transactions/pessimistic_transaction_db.h
@@ -17,25 +17,26 @@
 #include "rocksdb/utilities/transaction_db.h"
 #include "utilities/transactions/transaction_impl.h"
 #include "utilities/transactions/transaction_lock_mgr.h"
+#include "utilities/transactions/write_prepared_transaction_impl.h"
 
 namespace rocksdb {
 
-class TransactionDBImpl : public TransactionDB {
+class PessimisticTransactionDB : public TransactionDB {
  public:
-  explicit TransactionDBImpl(DB* db,
-                             const TransactionDBOptions& txn_db_options);
+  explicit PessimisticTransactionDB(DB* db,
+                                    const TransactionDBOptions& txn_db_options);
 
-  explicit TransactionDBImpl(StackableDB* db,
-                             const TransactionDBOptions& txn_db_options);
+  explicit PessimisticTransactionDB(StackableDB* db,
+                                    const TransactionDBOptions& txn_db_options);
 
-  ~TransactionDBImpl();
+  virtual ~PessimisticTransactionDB();
 
   Status Initialize(const std::vector<size_t>& compaction_enabled_cf_indices,
                     const std::vector<ColumnFamilyHandle*>& handles);
 
   Transaction* BeginTransaction(const WriteOptions& write_options,
                                 const TransactionOptions& txn_options,
-                                Transaction* old_txn) override;
+                                Transaction* old_txn) override = 0;
 
   using StackableDB::Put;
   virtual Status Put(const WriteOptions& options,
@@ -97,11 +98,12 @@ class TransactionDBImpl : public TransactionDB {
 
   TransactionLockMgr::LockStatusData GetLockStatusData() override;
 
- private:
+ protected:
   void ReinitializeTransaction(
       Transaction* txn, const WriteOptions& write_options,
       const TransactionOptions& txn_options = TransactionOptions());
 
+ private:
   DBImpl* db_impl_;
   const TransactionDBOptions txn_db_options_;
   TransactionLockMgr lock_mgr_;
@@ -122,5 +124,44 @@ class TransactionDBImpl : public TransactionDB {
   std::unordered_map<TransactionName, Transaction*> transactions_;
 };
 
+// A PessimisticTransactionDB that writes the data to the DB after the commit.
+// In this way the DB only contains the committed data.
+class WriteCommittedTxnDB : public PessimisticTransactionDB {
+ public:
+  explicit WriteCommittedTxnDB(DB* db,
+                               const TransactionDBOptions& txn_db_options)
+      : PessimisticTransactionDB(db, txn_db_options) {}
+
+  explicit WriteCommittedTxnDB(StackableDB* db,
+                               const TransactionDBOptions& txn_db_options)
+      : PessimisticTransactionDB(db, txn_db_options) {}
+
+  virtual ~WriteCommittedTxnDB() {}
+
+  Transaction* BeginTransaction(const WriteOptions& write_options,
+                                const TransactionOptions& txn_options,
+                                Transaction* old_txn) override;
+};
+
+// A PessimisticTransactionDB that writes data to DB after prepare phase of 2PC.
+// In this way some data in the DB might not be committed. The DB provides
+// mechanisms to tell such data apart from committed data.
+class WritePreparedTxnDB : public PessimisticTransactionDB {
+ public:
+  explicit WritePreparedTxnDB(DB* db,
+                              const TransactionDBOptions& txn_db_options)
+      : PessimisticTransactionDB(db, txn_db_options) {}
+
+  explicit WritePreparedTxnDB(StackableDB* db,
+                              const TransactionDBOptions& txn_db_options)
+      : PessimisticTransactionDB(db, txn_db_options) {}
+
+  virtual ~WritePreparedTxnDB() {}
+
+  Transaction* BeginTransaction(const WriteOptions& write_options,
+                                const TransactionOptions& txn_options,
+                                Transaction* old_txn) override;
+};
+
 }  //  namespace rocksdb
 #endif  // ROCKSDB_LITE
diff --git a/utilities/transactions/transaction_impl.cc b/utilities/transactions/transaction_impl.cc
index ececec6d53..a2219e1a38 100644
--- a/utilities/transactions/transaction_impl.cc
+++ b/utilities/transactions/transaction_impl.cc
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "util/cast_util.h"
 #include "util/string_util.h"
 #include "util/sync_point.h"
-#include "utilities/transactions/transaction_db_impl.h"
+#include "utilities/transactions/pessimistic_transaction_db.h"
 #include "utilities/transactions/transaction_util.h"
 
 namespace rocksdb {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ PessimisticTxn::PessimisticTxn(TransactionDB* txn_db,
       deadlock_detect_(false),
       deadlock_detect_depth_(0) {
   txn_db_impl_ =
-      static_cast_with_check<TransactionDBImpl, TransactionDB>(txn_db);
+      static_cast_with_check<PessimisticTransactionDB, TransactionDB>(txn_db);
   db_impl_ = static_cast_with_check<DBImpl, DB>(db_);
   Initialize(txn_options);
 }
diff --git a/utilities/transactions/transaction_impl.h b/utilities/transactions/transaction_impl.h
index 8445b0a50a..dce5c7b97e 100644
--- a/utilities/transactions/transaction_impl.h
+++ b/utilities/transactions/transaction_impl.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 namespace rocksdb {
 
-class TransactionDBImpl;
+class PessimisticTransactionDB;
 class PessimisticTxn;
 
 // A transaction under pessimistic concurrency control. This class implements
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class PessimisticTxn : public TransactionBaseImpl {
 
   void Clear() override;
 
-  TransactionDBImpl* txn_db_impl_;
+  PessimisticTransactionDB* txn_db_impl_;
   DBImpl* db_impl_;
 
   // If non-zero, this transaction should not be committed after this time (in
diff --git a/utilities/transactions/transaction_lock_mgr.cc b/utilities/transactions/transaction_lock_mgr.cc
index 99e71eeb0d..95612cd397 100644
--- a/utilities/transactions/transaction_lock_mgr.cc
+++ b/utilities/transactions/transaction_lock_mgr.cc
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include "util/murmurhash.h"
 #include "util/sync_point.h"
 #include "util/thread_local.h"
-#include "utilities/transactions/transaction_db_impl.h"
+#include "utilities/transactions/pessimistic_transaction_db.h"
 
 namespace rocksdb {
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ TransactionLockMgr::TransactionLockMgr(
       mutex_factory_(mutex_factory) {
   assert(txn_db);
   txn_db_impl_ =
-      static_cast_with_check<TransactionDBImpl, TransactionDB>(txn_db);
+      static_cast_with_check<PessimisticTransactionDB, TransactionDB>(txn_db);
 }
 
 TransactionLockMgr::~TransactionLockMgr() {}
diff --git a/utilities/transactions/transaction_lock_mgr.h b/utilities/transactions/transaction_lock_mgr.h
index 6c0d1e99dc..86a65783fd 100644
--- a/utilities/transactions/transaction_lock_mgr.h
+++ b/utilities/transactions/transaction_lock_mgr.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ struct LockMap;
 struct LockMapStripe;
 
 class Slice;
-class TransactionDBImpl;
+class PessimisticTransactionDB;
 
 class TransactionLockMgr {
  public:
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class TransactionLockMgr {
   LockStatusData GetLockStatusData();
 
  private:
-  TransactionDBImpl* txn_db_impl_;
+  PessimisticTransactionDB* txn_db_impl_;
 
   // Default number of lock map stripes per column family
   const size_t default_num_stripes_;
diff --git a/utilities/transactions/write_prepared_transaction_impl.cc b/utilities/transactions/write_prepared_transaction_impl.cc
index ded6bcb2bc..c018e94604 100644
--- a/utilities/transactions/write_prepared_transaction_impl.cc
+++ b/utilities/transactions/write_prepared_transaction_impl.cc
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include "rocksdb/utilities/transaction_db.h"
 #include "util/string_util.h"
 #include "util/sync_point.h"
-#include "utilities/transactions/transaction_db_impl.h"
+#include "utilities/transactions/pessimistic_transaction_db.h"
 #include "utilities/transactions/transaction_impl.h"
 #include "utilities/transactions/transaction_util.h"