diff --git a/arango/executor.py b/arango/executor.py
index 6dffd05d..31de5f7f 100644
--- a/arango/executor.py
+++ b/arango/executor.py
@@ -347,7 +347,16 @@ def commit(self):
             return self.jobs
 
         write_collections = set()
+        if isinstance(self._write, string_types):
+            write_collections.add(self._write)
+        elif self._write is not None:
+            write_collections |= set(self._write)
+
         read_collections = set()
+        if isinstance(self._read, string_types):
+            read_collections.add(self._read)
+        elif self._read is not None:
+            read_collections |= set(self._read)
 
         # Buffer for building the transaction javascript command
         cmd_buffer = [
diff --git a/tests/test_transaction.py b/tests/test_transaction.py
index eb88ec4d..fa8e897d 100644
--- a/tests/test_transaction.py
+++ b/tests/test_transaction.py
@@ -80,6 +80,54 @@ def test_transaction_execute_with_result(db, col, docs):
     assert job3.result()['_key'] == docs[1]['_key']
 
 
+def test_transaction_execute_aql(db, col, docs):
+    with db.begin_transaction(
+            return_result=True, read=[col.name], write=[col.name]) as txn_db:
+        job1 = txn_db.aql.execute(
+            'INSERT @data IN @@collection',
+            bind_vars={'data': docs[0], '@collection': col.name})
+        job2 = txn_db.aql.execute(
+            'INSERT @data IN @@collection',
+            bind_vars={'data': docs[1], '@collection': col.name})
+        job3 = txn_db.aql.execute(
+            'RETURN DOCUMENT(@@collection, @key)',
+            bind_vars={'key': docs[1]['_key'], '@collection': col.name})
+        jobs = txn_db.queued_jobs()
+        assert jobs == [job1, job2, job3]
+        assert all(job.status() == 'pending' for job in jobs)
+
+    assert txn_db.queued_jobs() == [job1, job2, job3]
+    assert all(job.status() == 'done' for job in txn_db.queued_jobs())
+    assert extract('_key', col.all()) == extract('_key', docs[:2])
+
+    # Test successful results
+    assert extract('_key', job3.result()) == [docs[1]['_key']]
+
+
+def test_transaction_execute_aql_string_form(db, col, docs):
+    with db.begin_transaction(
+            return_result=True, read=col.name, write=col.name) as txn_db:
+        job1 = txn_db.aql.execute(
+            'INSERT @data IN @@collection',
+            bind_vars={'data': docs[0], '@collection': col.name})
+        job2 = txn_db.aql.execute(
+            'INSERT @data IN @@collection',
+            bind_vars={'data': docs[1], '@collection': col.name})
+        job3 = txn_db.aql.execute(
+            'RETURN DOCUMENT(@@collection, @key)',
+            bind_vars={'key': docs[1]['_key'], '@collection': col.name})
+        jobs = txn_db.queued_jobs()
+        assert jobs == [job1, job2, job3]
+        assert all(job.status() == 'pending' for job in jobs)
+
+    assert txn_db.queued_jobs() == [job1, job2, job3]
+    assert all(job.status() == 'done' for job in txn_db.queued_jobs())
+    assert extract('_key', col.all()) == extract('_key', docs[:2])
+
+    # Test successful results
+    assert extract('_key', job3.result()) == [docs[1]['_key']]
+
+
 def test_transaction_execute_error_in_result(db, col, docs):
     txn_db = db.begin_transaction(timeout=100, sync=True)
     txn_col = txn_db.collection(col.name)