diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index f09fb8eb53..6d66de3d88 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ jredisVersion=06052013
 jedisVersion=2.4.1
 springVersion=3.2.8.RELEASE
 log4jVersion=1.2.17
-version=1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT
+version=1.3.0.DATAREDIS-226-SNAPSHOT
 srpVersion=0.7
 jacksonVersion=1.8.8
 fasterXmlJacksonVersion=2.2.0
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettuceConnection.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettuceConnection.java
index 046b5cff28..9fb72fe7a5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettuceConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettuceConnection.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 import org.springframework.data.redis.connection.Subscription;
 import org.springframework.data.redis.connection.convert.Converters;
 import org.springframework.data.redis.connection.convert.TransactionResultConverter;
+import org.springframework.data.redis.core.RedisCommand;
 import org.springframework.data.redis.core.types.RedisClientInfo;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
@@ -294,18 +295,22 @@ public Object execute(String command, CommandOutput commandOutputTypeHint, byte[
 		try {
 			String name = command.trim().toUpperCase();
 			CommandType cmd = CommandType.valueOf(name);
-			CommandArgs<byte[], byte[]> cmdArg = new CommandArgs<byte[], byte[]>(CODEC);
 
+			validateCommandIfRunningInTransactionMode(cmd, args);
+
+			CommandArgs<byte[], byte[]> cmdArg = new CommandArgs<byte[], byte[]>(CODEC);
 			if (!ObjectUtils.isEmpty(args)) {
 				cmdArg.addKeys(args);
 			}
 
 			CommandOutput expectedOutput = commandOutputTypeHint != null ? commandOutputTypeHint : typeHints.getTypeHint(cmd);
 			if (isPipelined()) {
+
 				pipeline(new LettuceResult(getAsyncConnection().dispatch(cmd, expectedOutput, cmdArg)));
 				return null;
 			} else if (isQueueing()) {
-				transaction(new LettuceResult(getAsyncConnection().dispatch(cmd, expectedOutput, cmdArg)));
+
+				transaction(new LettuceTxResult(getAsyncConnection().dispatch(cmd, expectedOutput, cmdArg)));
 				return null;
 			} else {
 				return await(getAsyncConnection().dispatch(cmd, expectedOutput, cmdArg));
@@ -3168,6 +3173,25 @@ private ZStoreArgs zStoreArgs(Aggregate aggregate, int[] weights) {
 		return args;
 	}
 
+	private void validateCommandIfRunningInTransactionMode(CommandType cmd, byte[]... args) {
+
+		if (this.isQueueing()) {
+			validateCommand(cmd, args);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private void validateCommand(CommandType cmd, byte[]... args) {
+
+		RedisCommand redisCommand = RedisCommand.failsafeCommandLookup(cmd.name());
+		if (!RedisCommand.UNKNOWN.equals(redisCommand) && redisCommand.requiresArguments()) {
+			try {
+				redisCommand.validateArgumentCount(args != null ? args.length : 0);
+			} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+				throw new InvalidDataAccessApiUsageException(String.format("Validation failed for %s command.", cmd), e);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * {@link TypeHints} provide {@link CommandOutput} information for a given {@link CommandType}.
 	 * 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/RedisCommand.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/RedisCommand.java
index be629b33ea..4115bc8c54 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/RedisCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/RedisCommand.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
  * @see Redis command list:
  *      https://github.com/antirez/redis/blob/93e7a130fc9594e41ccfc996b5eca7626ae5356a/src/redis.c#L119
  */
-enum RedisCommand {
+public enum RedisCommand {
 	// -- A
 	APPEND("rw", 2, 2), //
 	AUTH("rw", 1, 1), //
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettuceConnectionTransactionIntegrationTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettuceConnectionTransactionIntegrationTests.java
index 56b460f69c..e269d60065 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettuceConnectionTransactionIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettuceConnectionTransactionIntegrationTests.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
-import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.springframework.data.redis.connection.AbstractConnectionTransactionIntegrationTests;
@@ -40,10 +39,6 @@
 @ContextConfiguration("LettuceConnectionIntegrationTests-context.xml")
 public class LettuceConnectionTransactionIntegrationTests extends AbstractConnectionTransactionIntegrationTests {
 
-	@Test
-	@Ignore("DATAREDIS-226 Exceptions on native execute are swallowed in tx")
-	public void exceptionExecuteNative() throws Exception {}
-
 	@Test(expected = UnsupportedOperationException.class)
 	@IfProfileValue(name = "redisVersion", value = "2.6")
 	public void testSRandMemberCountNegative() {