diff --git a/includes/api/class-wc-api-orders.php b/includes/api/class-wc-api-orders.php
index 2b4a94ee137..93b721b06e6 100644
--- a/includes/api/class-wc-api-orders.php
+++ b/includes/api/class-wc-api-orders.php
@@ -356,9 +356,12 @@ class WC_API_Orders extends WC_API_Resource {
 	 * @return array
 	 */
 	public function create_order( $data ) {
+		global $wpdb;
 
 		$data = isset( $data['order'] ) ? $data['order'] : array();
 
+		$wpdb->query( 'START TRANSACTION' );
+
 		try {
 
 			// permission check
@@ -463,10 +466,14 @@ class WC_API_Orders extends WC_API_Resource {
 
 			do_action( 'woocommerce_api_create_order', $order->id, $data, $this );
 
+			$wpdb->query( 'COMMIT' );
+
 			return $this->get_order( $order->id );
 
 		} catch ( WC_API_Exception $e ) {
 
+			$wpdb->query( 'ROLLBACK' );
+
 			return new WP_Error( $e->getErrorCode(), $e->getMessage(), array( 'status' => $e->getCode() ) );
 		}
 	}