diff --git a/src/main/java/org/fcrepo/client/TransactionalFcrepoClient.java b/src/main/java/org/fcrepo/client/TransactionalFcrepoClient.java
index b08bbc6..13f02ff 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/fcrepo/client/TransactionalFcrepoClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/fcrepo/client/TransactionalFcrepoClient.java
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ public TransactionalFcrepoClient(final FcrepoResponse.TransactionURI transaction
         this.transactionURI = transactionURI;
     }
 
+    public FcrepoResponse.TransactionURI getTransactionURI() {
+        return transactionURI;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public GetBuilder get(final URI url) {
         final var builder = super.get(url);
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/fcrepo/client/integration/FcrepoTransactionIT.java b/src/test/java/org/fcrepo/client/integration/FcrepoTransactionIT.java
index 2379d72..39e4c73 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/fcrepo/client/integration/FcrepoTransactionIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/fcrepo/client/integration/FcrepoTransactionIT.java
@@ -61,11 +61,7 @@ public void testTransactionCommit() throws Exception {
             location = response.getTransactionUri().orElseThrow(() -> new IllegalStateException("No tx found"));
         }
 
-        final var transactionalClient = FcrepoClient.client()
-                                                    .credentials(FEDORA_ADMIN, FEDORA_ADMIN)
-                                                    .authScope(HOSTNAME)
-                                                    .transactionURI(location)
-                                                    .build();
+        final var transactionalClient = client.transactionalClient(location);
 
         final var container = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
         try (final var response = transactionalClient.put(new URI(SERVER_ADDRESS + container)).perform()) {
@@ -79,6 +75,25 @@ public void testTransactionCommit() throws Exception {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testStartTransactionalClient() throws Exception {
+        // the same as testTransactionCommit but using startTransactionalClient
+        try (final var transactionalClient = client.transaction().startTransactionalClient(new URI(SERVER_ADDRESS))) {
+            final var txURI = transactionalClient.getTransactionURI();
+
+            final var container = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+            try (final var response = transactionalClient.put(new URI(SERVER_ADDRESS + container)).perform()) {
+                assertEquals(CREATED.getStatusCode(), response.getStatusCode());
+                assertTrue(response.getTransactionUri().isPresent());
+                assertEquals(txURI.asString(), response.getTransactionUri().get().asString());
+            }
+
+            try (final var response = client.transaction().commit(txURI).perform()) {
+                assertEquals(NO_CONTENT.getStatusCode(), response.getStatusCode());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testTransactionKeepAlive() throws Exception {
         final String expiry;