diff --git a/db.go b/db.go
index 64735c61..2b6d9e39 100755
--- a/db.go
+++ b/db.go
@@ -18,9 +18,14 @@ type Range struct {
 
 // DB is a reusable handle to a RocksDB database on disk, created by Open.
 type DB struct {
-	c    *C.rocksdb_t
-	name string
-	opts *Options
+	c      *C.rocksdb_t
+	closer func(*C.rocksdb_t)
+	name   string
+	opts   *Options
+}
+
+func dbClose(c *C.rocksdb_t) {
+	C.rocksdb_close(c)
 }
 
 // OpenDb opens a database with the specified options.
@@ -36,9 +41,10 @@ func OpenDb(opts *Options, name string) (*DB, error) {
 		return nil, errors.New(C.GoString(cErr))
 	}
 	return &DB{
-		name: name,
-		c:    db,
-		opts: opts,
+		c:      db,
+		closer: dbClose,
+		name:   name,
+		opts:   opts,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -55,9 +61,10 @@ func OpenDbWithTTL(opts *Options, name string, ttl int) (*DB, error) {
 		return nil, errors.New(C.GoString(cErr))
 	}
 	return &DB{
-		name: name,
-		c:    db,
-		opts: opts,
+		c:      db,
+		closer: dbClose,
+		name:   name,
+		opts:   opts,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -74,9 +81,10 @@ func OpenDbForReadOnly(opts *Options, name string, errorIfLogFileExist bool) (*D
 		return nil, errors.New(C.GoString(cErr))
 	}
 	return &DB{
-		name: name,
-		c:    db,
-		opts: opts,
+		c:      db,
+		closer: dbClose,
+		name:   name,
+		opts:   opts,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -133,9 +141,10 @@ func OpenDbColumnFamilies(
 	}
 
 	return &DB{
-		name: name,
-		c:    db,
-		opts: opts,
+		c:      db,
+		closer: dbClose,
+		name:   name,
+		opts:   opts,
 	}, cfHandles, nil
 }
 
@@ -195,9 +204,10 @@ func OpenDbForReadOnlyColumnFamilies(
 	}
 
 	return &DB{
-		name: name,
-		c:    db,
-		opts: opts,
+		c:      db,
+		closer: dbClose,
+		name:   name,
+		opts:   opts,
 	}, cfHandles, nil
 }
 
@@ -904,7 +914,7 @@ func (db *DB) NewCheckpoint() (*Checkpoint, error) {
 
 // Close closes the database.
 func (db *DB) Close() {
-	C.rocksdb_close(db.c)
+	db.closer(db.c)
 }
 
 // DestroyDb removes a database entirely, removing everything from the
diff --git a/options_transaction.go b/options_transaction.go
index cb72bff8..d051592e 100644
--- a/options_transaction.go
+++ b/options_transaction.go
@@ -64,3 +64,31 @@ func (opts *TransactionOptions) Destroy() {
 	C.rocksdb_transaction_options_destroy(opts.c)
 	opts.c = nil
 }
+
+// OptimisticTransactionOptions represent all of the available options for
+// a optimistic transaction on the database.
+type OptimisticTransactionOptions struct {
+	c *C.rocksdb_optimistictransaction_options_t
+}
+
+// NewDefaultOptimisticTransactionOptions creates a default OptimisticTransactionOptions object.
+func NewDefaultOptimisticTransactionOptions() *OptimisticTransactionOptions {
+	return NewNativeOptimisticTransactionOptions(C.rocksdb_optimistictransaction_options_create())
+}
+
+// NewNativeOptimisticTransactionOptions creates a OptimisticTransactionOptions object.
+func NewNativeOptimisticTransactionOptions(c *C.rocksdb_optimistictransaction_options_t) *OptimisticTransactionOptions {
+	return &OptimisticTransactionOptions{c}
+}
+
+// Destroy deallocates the OptimisticTransactionOptions object.
+func (opts *OptimisticTransactionOptions) Destroy() {
+	C.rocksdb_optimistictransaction_options_destroy(opts.c)
+	opts.c = nil
+}
+
+// SetSetSnapshot to true is the same as calling
+// Transaction::SetSnapshot().
+func (opts *OptimisticTransactionOptions) SetSetSnapshot(value bool) {
+	C.rocksdb_optimistictransaction_options_set_set_snapshot(opts.c, boolToChar(value))
+}
diff --git a/transactiondb.go b/transactiondb.go
index cfdeac9c..8820708b 100644
--- a/transactiondb.go
+++ b/transactiondb.go
@@ -141,3 +141,68 @@ func (transactionDB *TransactionDB) Close() {
 	C.rocksdb_transactiondb_close(transactionDB.c)
 	transactionDB.c = nil
 }
+
+// OptimisticTransactionDB is a reusable handle to a RocksDB optimistic transactional database on disk, created by OpenOptimisticTransactionDb.
+type OptimisticTransactionDB struct {
+	c    *C.rocksdb_optimistictransactiondb_t
+	name string
+	opts *Options
+}
+
+// OpenTransactionDb opens a database with the specified options.
+func OpenOptimisticTransactionDb(
+	opts *Options,
+	name string,
+) (*OptimisticTransactionDB, error) {
+	var (
+		cErr  *C.char
+		cName = C.CString(name)
+	)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cName))
+	db := C.rocksdb_optimistictransactiondb_open(opts.c, cName, &cErr)
+	if cErr != nil {
+		defer C.rocksdb_free(unsafe.Pointer(cErr))
+		return nil, errors.New(C.GoString(cErr))
+	}
+	return &OptimisticTransactionDB{
+		name: name,
+		c:    db,
+		opts: opts,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// GetBaseDB returns the base database.
+func (db *OptimisticTransactionDB) GetBaseDB() *DB {
+	return &DB{
+		c:      C.rocksdb_optimistictransactiondb_get_base_db(db.c),
+		closer: func(c *C.rocksdb_t) { C.rocksdb_optimistictransactiondb_close_base_db(c) },
+		name:   db.name,
+		opts:   db.opts,
+	}
+}
+
+// TransactionBegin begins a new transaction
+// with the WriteOptions and TransactionOptions given.
+func (db *OptimisticTransactionDB) TransactionBegin(
+	opts *WriteOptions,
+	transactionOpts *OptimisticTransactionOptions,
+	oldTransaction *Transaction,
+) *Transaction {
+	if oldTransaction != nil {
+		return NewNativeTransaction(C.rocksdb_optimistictransaction_begin(
+			db.c,
+			opts.c,
+			transactionOpts.c,
+			oldTransaction.c,
+		))
+	}
+
+	return NewNativeTransaction(C.rocksdb_optimistictransaction_begin(
+		db.c, opts.c, transactionOpts.c, nil))
+}
+
+// Close closes the database.
+func (transactionDB *OptimisticTransactionDB) Close() {
+	C.rocksdb_optimistictransactiondb_close(transactionDB.c)
+	transactionDB.c = nil
+}
diff --git a/transactiondb_test.go b/transactiondb_test.go
index 48fb382b..0a038629 100644
--- a/transactiondb_test.go
+++ b/transactiondb_test.go
@@ -137,3 +137,104 @@ func newTestTransactionDB(t *testing.T, name string, applyOpts func(opts *Option
 
 	return db
 }
+
+func TestOpenOptimisticTransactionDb(t *testing.T) {
+	db := newTestOptimisticTransactionDB(t, "TestOpenOptimisticTransactionDb", nil)
+	defer db.Close()
+}
+
+func TestOptimisticTransactionDBCRUD(t *testing.T) {
+	txdb := newTestOptimisticTransactionDB(t, "TestOptimisticTransactionDBGet", nil)
+	defer txdb.Close()
+
+	db := txdb.GetBaseDB()
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	var (
+		givenKey     = []byte("hello")
+		givenVal1    = []byte("world1")
+		givenVal2    = []byte("world2")
+		givenTxnKey  = []byte("hello2")
+		givenTxnKey2 = []byte("hello3")
+		givenTxnVal1 = []byte("whatawonderful")
+		wo           = NewDefaultWriteOptions()
+		ro           = NewDefaultReadOptions()
+		to           = NewDefaultOptimisticTransactionOptions()
+	)
+
+	// create
+	ensure.Nil(t, db.Put(wo, givenKey, givenVal1))
+
+	// retrieve
+	v1, err := db.Get(ro, givenKey)
+	defer v1.Free()
+	ensure.Nil(t, err)
+	ensure.DeepEqual(t, v1.Data(), givenVal1)
+
+	// update
+	ensure.Nil(t, db.Put(wo, givenKey, givenVal2))
+	v2, err := db.Get(ro, givenKey)
+	defer v2.Free()
+	ensure.Nil(t, err)
+	ensure.DeepEqual(t, v2.Data(), givenVal2)
+
+	// delete
+	ensure.Nil(t, db.Delete(wo, givenKey))
+	v3, err := db.Get(ro, givenKey)
+	defer v3.Free()
+	ensure.Nil(t, err)
+	ensure.True(t, v3.Data() == nil)
+
+	// transaction
+	txn := txdb.TransactionBegin(wo, to, nil)
+	defer txn.Destroy()
+	// create
+	ensure.Nil(t, txn.Put(givenTxnKey, givenTxnVal1))
+	v4, err := txn.Get(ro, givenTxnKey)
+	defer v4.Free()
+	ensure.Nil(t, err)
+	ensure.DeepEqual(t, v4.Data(), givenTxnVal1)
+
+	ensure.Nil(t, txn.Commit())
+	v5, err := db.Get(ro, givenTxnKey)
+	defer v5.Free()
+	ensure.Nil(t, err)
+	ensure.DeepEqual(t, v5.Data(), givenTxnVal1)
+
+	// transaction
+	txn2 := txdb.TransactionBegin(wo, to, nil)
+	defer txn2.Destroy()
+	// create
+	ensure.Nil(t, txn2.Put(givenTxnKey2, givenTxnVal1))
+	// rollback
+	ensure.Nil(t, txn2.Rollback())
+
+	v6, err := txn2.Get(ro, givenTxnKey2)
+	defer v6.Free()
+	ensure.Nil(t, err)
+	ensure.True(t, v6.Data() == nil)
+	// transaction
+	txn3 := txdb.TransactionBegin(wo, to, nil)
+	defer txn3.Destroy()
+	// delete
+	ensure.Nil(t, txn3.Delete(givenTxnKey))
+	ensure.Nil(t, txn3.Commit())
+
+	v7, err := db.Get(ro, givenTxnKey)
+	defer v7.Free()
+	ensure.Nil(t, err)
+	ensure.True(t, v7.Data() == nil)
+
+}
+
+func newTestOptimisticTransactionDB(t *testing.T, name string, applyOpts func(opts *Options)) *OptimisticTransactionDB {
+	dir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "gorockstransactiondb-"+name)
+	ensure.Nil(t, err)
+
+	opts := NewDefaultOptions()
+	opts.SetCreateIfMissing(true)
+	db, err := OpenOptimisticTransactionDb(opts, dir)
+	ensure.Nil(t, err)
+
+	return db
+}