diff --git a/src/transaction.rs b/src/transaction.rs
index a30fc30..79bb7d9 100644
--- a/src/transaction.rs
+++ b/src/transaction.rs
@@ -138,13 +138,8 @@ impl<'conn> Transaction<'conn> {
         self.conn.execute_batch(&sql)
     }
 
-    /// A convenience method which consumes and rolls back a transaction.
-    pub fn rollback(mut self) -> Result<()> {
-        self.rollback_()
-    }
-
-    fn rollback_(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
-        self.finished = true;
+    /// A convenience method which rolls back a transaction.
+    pub fn rollback(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
         let sql = if self.depth == 0 {
             Cow::Borrowed("ROLLBACK")
         } else {
@@ -166,7 +161,7 @@ impl<'conn> Transaction<'conn> {
         match (self.finished, self.commit) {
             (true, _) => Ok(()),
             (false, true) => self.commit_(),
-            (false, false) => self.rollback_(),
+            (false, false) => self.rollback(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -221,18 +216,24 @@ mod test {
     fn test_explicit_rollback_commit() {
         let mut db = checked_memory_handle();
         {
-            let tx = db.transaction().unwrap();
-            tx.execute_batch("INSERT INTO foo VALUES(1)").unwrap();
-            tx.rollback().unwrap();
-        }
-        {
-            let tx = db.transaction().unwrap();
-            tx.execute_batch("INSERT INTO foo VALUES(2)").unwrap();
+            let mut tx = db.transaction().unwrap();
+            {
+                let mut sp = tx.savepoint().unwrap();
+                sp.execute_batch("INSERT INTO foo VALUES(1)").unwrap();
+                sp.rollback().unwrap();
+                sp.execute_batch("INSERT INTO foo VALUES(2)").unwrap();
+                sp.commit().unwrap();
+            }
             tx.commit().unwrap();
         }
         {
             let tx = db.transaction().unwrap();
-            assert_eq!(2i32,
+            tx.execute_batch("INSERT INTO foo VALUES(4)").unwrap();
+            tx.commit().unwrap();
+        }
+        {
+            let tx = db.transaction().unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(6i32,
                        tx.query_row("SELECT SUM(x) FROM foo", &[], |r| r.get(0)).unwrap());
         }
     }