diff --git a/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/dprocedures/dolt_reset.go b/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/dprocedures/dolt_reset.go
index fb9f288ec2c..2a183625a53 100644
--- a/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/dprocedures/dolt_reset.go
+++ b/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/dprocedures/dolt_reset.go
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ func doDoltReset(ctx *sql.Context, args []string) (int, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return 1, err
 		}
-
 	} else if apr.Contains(cli.SoftResetParam) {
 		arg := ""
 		if apr.NArg() > 1 {
@@ -176,7 +175,10 @@ func doDoltReset(ctx *sql.Context, args []string) (int, error) {
 				}
 			}
 		}
+	}
 
+	if err = commitTransaction(ctx, dSess, nil); err != nil {
+		return 1, err
 	}
 
 	return 0, nil
diff --git a/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/enginetest/dolt_engine_tests.go b/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/enginetest/dolt_engine_tests.go
index 2c389cbfde6..d46f79719dc 100755
--- a/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/enginetest/dolt_engine_tests.go
+++ b/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/enginetest/dolt_engine_tests.go
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ func RunDoltMergeArtifacts(t *testing.T, h DoltEnginetestHarness) {
 }
 
 func RunDoltResetTest(t *testing.T, h DoltEnginetestHarness) {
-	for _, script := range DoltReset {
+	for _, script := range DoltResetTestScripts {
 		// dolt versioning conflicts with reset harness -- use new harness every time
 		func() {
 			h := h.NewHarness(t)
diff --git a/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/enginetest/dolt_queries.go b/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/enginetest/dolt_queries.go
index cc21a27e2f4..14a1031b58d 100644
--- a/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/enginetest/dolt_queries.go
+++ b/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/enginetest/dolt_queries.go
@@ -3559,7 +3559,7 @@ var DoltBranchScripts = []queries.ScriptTest{
 	},
 }
 
-var DoltReset = []queries.ScriptTest{
+var DoltResetTestScripts = []queries.ScriptTest{
 	{
 		Name: "CALL DOLT_RESET('--hard') should reset the merge state after uncommitted merge",
 		SetUpScript: []string{
@@ -3614,6 +3614,75 @@ var DoltReset = []queries.ScriptTest{
 			},
 		},
 	},
+	{
+		Name: "dolt_reset('--hard') commits the active SQL transaction",
+		SetUpScript: []string{
+			"create table t (pk int primary key);",
+			"insert into t values (1), (2);",
+			"call dolt_commit('-Am', 'creating table t');",
+		},
+		Assertions: []queries.ScriptTestAssertion{
+			{
+				Query:    "start transaction;",
+				Expected: []sql.Row{},
+			},
+			{
+				Query:    "call dolt_reset('--hard', 'HEAD~');",
+				Expected: []sql.Row{{0}},
+			},
+			{
+				// dolt_status should be empty after a hard reset
+				Query:    "select * from dolt_status",
+				Expected: []sql.Row{},
+			},
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		Name: "dolt_reset('--soft') commits the active SQL transaction",
+		SetUpScript: []string{
+			"create table t (pk int primary key);",
+			"insert into t values (1), (2);",
+			"call dolt_commit('-Am', 'creating table t');",
+		},
+		Assertions: []queries.ScriptTestAssertion{
+			{
+				Query:    "start transaction;",
+				Expected: []sql.Row{},
+			},
+			{
+				Query:    "call dolt_reset('--soft', 'HEAD~');",
+				Expected: []sql.Row{{0}},
+			},
+			{
+				// dolt_status should only show the unstaged table t being added
+				Query:    "select * from dolt_status",
+				Expected: []sql.Row{{"t", false, "new table"}},
+			},
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		Name: "dolt_reset() commits the active SQL transaction",
+		SetUpScript: []string{
+			"create table t (pk int primary key);",
+			"insert into t values (1), (2);",
+			"call dolt_commit('-Am', 'creating table t');",
+		},
+		Assertions: []queries.ScriptTestAssertion{
+			{
+				Query:    "start transaction;",
+				Expected: []sql.Row{},
+			},
+			{
+				Query:    "call dolt_reset('HEAD~');",
+				Expected: []sql.Row{{0}},
+			},
+			{
+				// dolt_status should only show the unstaged table t being added
+				Query:    "select * from dolt_status",
+				Expected: []sql.Row{{"t", false, "new table"}},
+			},
+		},
+	},
 }
 
 func gcSetup() []string {