diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/audits/AuditAction.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/audits/AuditAction.java
index 031ca851..27e04ff2 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/audits/AuditAction.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/audits/AuditAction.java
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ public class AuditAction extends AbstractQActionFunction<AuditInput, AuditOutput
             /////////////////////////////
             InsertInput insertInput = new InsertInput();
             insertInput.setTableName("audit");
+            insertInput.setTransaction(input.getTransaction());
             insertInput.setRecords(auditRecords);
             InsertOutput insertOutput = new InsertAction().execute(insertInput);
 
@@ -318,6 +319,7 @@ public class AuditAction extends AbstractQActionFunction<AuditInput, AuditOutput
             {
                insertInput = new InsertInput();
                insertInput.setTableName("auditDetail");
+               insertInput.setTransaction(input.getTransaction());
                insertInput.setRecords(auditDetailRecords);
                new InsertAction().execute(insertInput);
             }
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/audits/DMLAuditAction.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/audits/DMLAuditAction.java
index a1183ba4..101e3bbe 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/audits/DMLAuditAction.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/audits/DMLAuditAction.java
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ public class DMLAuditAction extends AbstractQActionFunction<DMLAuditInput, DMLAu
          String contextSuffix = getContentSuffix(input);
 
          AuditInput auditInput = new AuditInput();
+         auditInput.setTransaction(input.getTransaction());
          if(auditLevel.equals(AuditLevel.RECORD) || (auditLevel.equals(AuditLevel.FIELD) && !dmlType.supportsFields))
          {
             ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/tables/DeleteAction.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/tables/DeleteAction.java
index 17a96091..10286f09 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/tables/DeleteAction.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/tables/DeleteAction.java
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ public class DeleteAction
       {
          DMLAuditInput dmlAuditInput = new DMLAuditInput()
             .withTableActionInput(deleteInput)
+            .withTransaction(deleteInput.getTransaction())
             .withAuditContext(deleteInput.getAuditContext());
          oldRecordList.ifPresent(l -> dmlAuditInput.setRecordList(l));
          new DMLAuditAction().execute(dmlAuditInput);
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/tables/InsertAction.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/tables/InsertAction.java
index e56da2b7..01939989 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/tables/InsertAction.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/tables/InsertAction.java
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ public class InsertAction extends AbstractQActionFunction<InsertInput, InsertOut
       {
          new DMLAuditAction().execute(new DMLAuditInput()
             .withTableActionInput(insertInput)
+            .withTransaction(insertInput.getTransaction())
             .withAuditContext(insertInput.getAuditContext())
             .withRecordList(insertOutput.getRecords()));
       }
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/tables/UpdateAction.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/tables/UpdateAction.java
index c5d67644..1766b9c2 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/tables/UpdateAction.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/tables/UpdateAction.java
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ public class UpdateAction
       else
       {
          DMLAuditInput dmlAuditInput = new DMLAuditInput()
+            .withTransaction(updateInput.getTransaction())
             .withTableActionInput(updateInput)
             .withRecordList(updateOutput.getRecords())
             .withAuditContext(updateInput.getAuditContext());
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/actions/audits/AuditInput.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/actions/audits/AuditInput.java
index e1212993..f96d03bb 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/actions/audits/AuditInput.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/actions/audits/AuditInput.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.audits;
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.QBackendTransaction;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.AbstractActionInput;
 
 
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ public class AuditInput extends AbstractActionInput implements Serializable
 {
    private List<AuditSingleInput> auditSingleInputList = new ArrayList<>();
 
+   private QBackendTransaction transaction;
+
 
 
    /*******************************************************************************
@@ -92,4 +95,42 @@ public class AuditInput extends AbstractActionInput implements Serializable
       return (this);
    }
 
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    * Getter for transaction
+    * @see #withTransaction(QBackendTransaction)
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public QBackendTransaction getTransaction()
+   {
+      return (this.transaction);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    * Setter for transaction
+    * @see #withTransaction(QBackendTransaction)
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public void setTransaction(QBackendTransaction transaction)
+   {
+      this.transaction = transaction;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    * Fluent setter for transaction
+    *
+    * @param transaction
+    * transaction upon which the audits will be inserted.
+    *
+    * @return this
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public AuditInput withTransaction(QBackendTransaction transaction)
+   {
+      this.transaction = transaction;
+      return (this);
+   }
+
+
 }
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/actions/audits/DMLAuditInput.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/actions/audits/DMLAuditInput.java
index 654726c5..79be0213 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/actions/audits/DMLAuditInput.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/actions/audits/DMLAuditInput.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.audits;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.List;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.QBackendTransaction;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.AbstractActionInput;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.AbstractTableActionInput;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.data.QRecord;
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ public class DMLAuditInput extends AbstractActionInput implements Serializable
    private List<QRecord>            oldRecordList;
    private AbstractTableActionInput tableActionInput;
 
+   private QBackendTransaction transaction;
+
    private String auditContext = null;
 
 
@@ -164,4 +167,43 @@ public class DMLAuditInput extends AbstractActionInput implements Serializable
       return (this);
    }
 
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    * Getter for transaction
+    * @see #withTransaction(QBackendTransaction)
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public QBackendTransaction getTransaction()
+   {
+      return (this.transaction);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    * Setter for transaction
+    * @see #withTransaction(QBackendTransaction)
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public void setTransaction(QBackendTransaction transaction)
+   {
+      this.transaction = transaction;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    * Fluent setter for transaction
+    *
+    * @param transaction
+    * transaction that will be used for inserting the audits, where (presumably)
+    * the DML against the record occurred as well
+    *
+    * @return this
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public DMLAuditInput withTransaction(QBackendTransaction transaction)
+   {
+      this.transaction = transaction;
+      return (this);
+   }
+
+
 }