diff --git a/src/ORM/Table.php b/src/ORM/Table.php
index f42ed184e0f..8134fd99a6a 100644
--- a/src/ORM/Table.php
+++ b/src/ORM/Table.php
@@ -1677,10 +1677,19 @@ public function findOrCreate($search, callable $callback = null, $options = [])
     {
         $options += [
             'atomic' => true,
-            'defaults' => true
+            'defaults' => true,
+            '_primary' => true,
         ];
 
-        return $this->_processFindOrCreate($search, $callback, $options);
+        $entity = $this->_executeTransaction(function () use ($search, $callback, $options) {
+            return $this->_processFindOrCreate($search, $callback, $options);
+        }, $options['atomic']);
+
+        if ($entity && $this->_transactionCommitted($options['atomic'], $options['_primary'])) {
+            $this->dispatchEvent('Model.afterSaveCommit', compact('entity', 'options'));
+        }
+
+        return $entity;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/ORM/TableTest.php b/tests/TestCase/ORM/TableTest.php
index 3be3bd22aac..cb64a03de53 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/ORM/TableTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/ORM/TableTest.php
@@ -6157,9 +6157,11 @@ public function testFindOrCreateTransactions()
         $article = $articles->findOrCreate(function ($query) {
             $this->assertInstanceOf('Cake\ORM\Query', $query);
             $query->where(['title' => 'Find Something New']);
+            $this->assertTrue($this->connection->inTransaction());
         }, function ($article) {
             $this->assertInstanceOf('Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface', $article);
             $article->title = 'Success';
+            $this->assertTrue($this->connection->inTransaction());
         });
         $this->assertFalse($article->isNew());
         $this->assertNotNull($article->id);