diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2486f880c8..9196e50ba8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-redis</artifactId>
-	<version>1.8.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.8.0.DATAREDIS-548-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
 	<name>Spring Data Redis</name>
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/RedisConnectionUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/RedisConnectionUtils.java
index 7fcf5f0a8e..002aa1737c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/RedisConnectionUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/RedisConnectionUtils.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2011-2015 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2011-2016 the original author or authors.
  * 
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
  * @author Costin Leau
  * @author Christoph Strobl
  * @author Thomas Darimont
+ * @author Mark Paluch
  */
 public abstract class RedisConnectionUtils {
 
@@ -199,8 +200,12 @@ public static void releaseConnection(RedisConnection conn, RedisConnectionFactor
 			return;
 		}
 
-		// Only release non-transactional/non-bound connections.
-		if (!isConnectionTransactional(conn, factory)) {
+		// release transactional/read-only and non-transactional/non-bound connections.
+		// transactional connections for read-only transactions get no synchronizer registered
+		if (isConnectionTransactional(conn, factory)
+				&& TransactionSynchronizationManager.isCurrentTransactionReadOnly()) {
+			unbindConnection(factory);
+		} else if (!isConnectionTransactional(conn, factory)) {
 			if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
 				log.debug("Closing Redis Connection");
 			}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/RedisTemplate.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/RedisTemplate.java
index 6ea8b595e3..b170cc5f78 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/RedisTemplate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/RedisTemplate.java
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
  * @author Christoph Strobl
  * @author Ninad Divadkar
  * @author Anqing Shao
+ * @author Mark Paluch
  * @param <K> the Redis key type against which the template works (usually a String)
  * @param <V> the Redis value type against which the template works
  * @see StringRedisTemplate
@@ -212,10 +213,7 @@ public <T> T execute(RedisCallback<T> action, boolean exposeConnection, boolean
 			// TODO: any other connection processing?
 			return postProcessResult(result, connToUse, existingConnection);
 		} finally {
-
-			if (!enableTransactionSupport) {
-				RedisConnectionUtils.releaseConnection(conn, factory);
-			}
+			RedisConnectionUtils.releaseConnection(conn, factory);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/AbstractTransactionalTestBase.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/AbstractTransactionalTestBase.java
index 385c244e50..332f3489e3 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/AbstractTransactionalTestBase.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/AbstractTransactionalTestBase.java
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@
 import org.springframework.transaction.PlatformTransactionManager;
 import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
 
+/**
+ * Base class with integration tests for transactional use.
+ *
+ * @author Thomas Darimont
+ * @author Christoph Strobl
+ * @author Mark Paluch
+ */
 @RunWith(RelaxedJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
 @Transactional(transactionManager = "transactionManager")
 public abstract class AbstractTransactionalTestBase {
@@ -129,6 +136,19 @@ public void valueOperationSetShouldBeCommittedCorrectly() {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAREDIS-548
+	 */
+	@Test
+	@Transactional(readOnly = true)
+	public void valueOperationShouldWorkWithReadOnlyTransactions() {
+
+		this.valuesShouldHaveBeenPersisted = false;
+		for (String key : KEYS) {
+			template.opsForValue().get(key);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @see DATAREDIS-73
 	 */
@@ -146,7 +166,7 @@ public void listOperationLPushShoudBeRolledBackCorrectly() {
 	 */
 	@Rollback(false)
 	@Test
-	public void listOperationLPushShoudBeCommittedCorrectly() {
+	public void listOperationLPushShouldBeCommittedCorrectly() {
 
 		this.valuesShouldHaveBeenPersisted = true;
 		for (String key : KEYS) {