diff --git a/src/main/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/impl/GitDBTransactionImpl.java b/src/main/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/impl/GitDBTransactionImpl.java
index 6afa39f..4fa6db1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/impl/GitDBTransactionImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/impl/GitDBTransactionImpl.java
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ class GitDBTransactionImpl implements GitDBTransaction {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public GitDBTransaction transaction(String name) {
-        return null;
+    public GitDBTransaction transaction(String name) throws IOException {
+        return branch.transaction(name);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/test/GitDBTest.java b/src/test/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/test/GitDBTest.java
index f54dac5..c68a10f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/test/GitDBTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/test/GitDBTest.java
@@ -461,6 +461,21 @@ class GitDBTest implements WithAssertions {
         assertThat(secondTransaction).isNotSameAs(firstTransaction);
     }
 
+    // When start a named transaction in a transaction then a new transaction is created
+    @Test
+    void startNamedTransaction_whenTransaction_thenReturnAnotherTransaction() throws IOException {
+        //given
+        final GitDBBranch initialBranch = gitDBBranch();
+        final GitDBTransaction firstTransaction = initialBranch.transaction();
+        final String name = stringSupplier.get();
+        //when
+        final GitDBTransaction secondTransaction = firstTransaction.transaction(name);
+        //then
+        assertThat(secondTransaction).isNotNull();
+        assertThat(secondTransaction).isNotSameAs(firstTransaction);
+        assertThat(secondTransaction.name()).isEqualTo(name);
+    }
+
     // Given a GitDbTransaction handle with a added, updated and removed keys
     // When closing the transaction an GitDbBranch is returned
     // When closing the transaction the added key/value is found