diff --git a/include/rocksdb/utilities/transaction_db.h b/include/rocksdb/utilities/transaction_db.h
index 6c4346ff3..db32ba0bc 100644
--- a/include/rocksdb/utilities/transaction_db.h
+++ b/include/rocksdb/utilities/transaction_db.h
@@ -94,6 +94,13 @@ struct TransactionDBOptions {
   // for the special way that myrocks uses this operands.
   bool rollback_merge_operands = false;
 
+  // If true, the TransactionDB implementation might skip concurrency control
+  // unless it is overridden by TransactionOptions or
+  // TransactionDBWriteOptimizations. This can be used in conjuction with
+  // DBOptions::unordered_write when the TransactionDB is used solely for write
+  // ordering rather than concurrency control.
+  bool skip_concurrency_control = false;
+
  private:
   // 128 entries
   size_t wp_snapshot_cache_bits = static_cast<size_t>(7);
diff --git a/tools/db_bench_tool.cc b/tools/db_bench_tool.cc
index 18d873343..2ceca4fd9 100644
--- a/tools/db_bench_tool.cc
+++ b/tools/db_bench_tool.cc
@@ -3788,6 +3788,11 @@ void VerifyDBFromDB(std::string& truth_db_name) {
       } else if (FLAGS_transaction_db) {
         TransactionDB* ptr;
         TransactionDBOptions txn_db_options;
+        if (options.unordered_write) {
+          options.two_write_queues = true;
+          txn_db_options.skip_concurrency_control = true;
+          txn_db_options.write_policy = WRITE_PREPARED;
+        }
         s = TransactionDB::Open(options, txn_db_options, db_name,
                                 column_families, &db->cfh, &ptr);
         if (s.ok()) {
@@ -3814,6 +3819,11 @@ void VerifyDBFromDB(std::string& truth_db_name) {
     } else if (FLAGS_transaction_db) {
       TransactionDB* ptr = nullptr;
       TransactionDBOptions txn_db_options;
+      if (options.unordered_write) {
+        options.two_write_queues = true;
+        txn_db_options.skip_concurrency_control = true;
+        txn_db_options.write_policy = WRITE_PREPARED;
+      }
       s = CreateLoggerFromOptions(db_name, options, &options.info_log);
       if (s.ok()) {
         s = TransactionDB::Open(options, txn_db_options, db_name, &ptr);
diff --git a/utilities/transactions/pessimistic_transaction_db.cc b/utilities/transactions/pessimistic_transaction_db.cc
index 7b1b0241c..c1b37c148 100644
--- a/utilities/transactions/pessimistic_transaction_db.cc
+++ b/utilities/transactions/pessimistic_transaction_db.cc
@@ -522,23 +522,16 @@ Status PessimisticTransactionDB::Merge(const WriteOptions& options,
 
 Status PessimisticTransactionDB::Write(const WriteOptions& opts,
                                        WriteBatch* updates) {
-  // Need to lock all keys in this batch to prevent write conflicts with
-  // concurrent transactions.
-  Transaction* txn = BeginInternalTransaction(opts);
-  txn->DisableIndexing();
+  return WriteWithConcurrencyControl(opts, updates);
+}
 
-  auto txn_impl =
-      static_cast_with_check<PessimisticTransaction, Transaction>(txn);
-
-  // Since commitBatch sorts the keys before locking, concurrent Write()
-  // operations will not cause a deadlock.
-  // In order to avoid a deadlock with a concurrent Transaction, Transactions
-  // should use a lock timeout.
-  Status s = txn_impl->CommitBatch(updates);
-
-  delete txn;
-
-  return s;
+Status WriteCommittedTxnDB::Write(const WriteOptions& opts,
+                                  WriteBatch* updates) {
+  if (txn_db_options_.skip_concurrency_control) {
+    return db_impl_->Write(opts, updates);
+  } else {
+    return WriteWithConcurrencyControl(opts, updates);
+  }
 }
 
 Status WriteCommittedTxnDB::Write(
@@ -547,7 +540,7 @@ Status WriteCommittedTxnDB::Write(
   if (optimizations.skip_concurrency_control) {
     return db_impl_->Write(opts, updates);
   } else {
-    return Write(opts, updates);
+    return WriteWithConcurrencyControl(opts, updates);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/utilities/transactions/pessimistic_transaction_db.h b/utilities/transactions/pessimistic_transaction_db.h
index e80b28852..5242c6260 100644
--- a/utilities/transactions/pessimistic_transaction_db.h
+++ b/utilities/transactions/pessimistic_transaction_db.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "rocksdb/db.h"
 #include "rocksdb/options.h"
 #include "rocksdb/utilities/transaction_db.h"
+#include "util/cast_util.h"
 #include "utilities/transactions/pessimistic_transaction.h"
 #include "utilities/transactions/transaction_lock_mgr.h"
 #include "utilities/transactions/write_prepared_txn.h"
@@ -67,6 +68,26 @@ class PessimisticTransactionDB : public TransactionDB {
 
   using TransactionDB::Write;
   virtual Status Write(const WriteOptions& opts, WriteBatch* updates) override;
+  inline Status WriteWithConcurrencyControl(const WriteOptions& opts,
+                                            WriteBatch* updates) {
+    // Need to lock all keys in this batch to prevent write conflicts with
+    // concurrent transactions.
+    Transaction* txn = BeginInternalTransaction(opts);
+    txn->DisableIndexing();
+
+    auto txn_impl =
+        static_cast_with_check<PessimisticTransaction, Transaction>(txn);
+
+    // Since commitBatch sorts the keys before locking, concurrent Write()
+    // operations will not cause a deadlock.
+    // In order to avoid a deadlock with a concurrent Transaction, Transactions
+    // should use a lock timeout.
+    Status s = txn_impl->CommitBatch(updates);
+
+    delete txn;
+
+    return s;
+  }
 
   using StackableDB::CreateColumnFamily;
   virtual Status CreateColumnFamily(const ColumnFamilyOptions& options,
@@ -191,6 +212,7 @@ class WriteCommittedTxnDB : public PessimisticTransactionDB {
   virtual Status Write(const WriteOptions& opts,
                        const TransactionDBWriteOptimizations& optimizations,
                        WriteBatch* updates) override;
+  virtual Status Write(const WriteOptions& opts, WriteBatch* updates) override;
 };
 
 }  //  namespace rocksdb
diff --git a/utilities/transactions/write_prepared_txn_db.cc b/utilities/transactions/write_prepared_txn_db.cc
index 6b6831fd8..5250f3f2d 100644
--- a/utilities/transactions/write_prepared_txn_db.cc
+++ b/utilities/transactions/write_prepared_txn_db.cc
@@ -108,6 +108,18 @@ Transaction* WritePreparedTxnDB::BeginTransaction(
   }
 }
 
+Status WritePreparedTxnDB::Write(const WriteOptions& opts,
+                                 WriteBatch* updates) {
+  if (txn_db_options_.skip_concurrency_control) {
+    // Skip locking the rows
+    const size_t UNKNOWN_BATCH_CNT = 0;
+    WritePreparedTxn* NO_TXN = nullptr;
+    return WriteInternal(opts, updates, UNKNOWN_BATCH_CNT, NO_TXN);
+  } else {
+    return PessimisticTransactionDB::WriteWithConcurrencyControl(opts, updates);
+  }
+}
+
 Status WritePreparedTxnDB::Write(
     const WriteOptions& opts,
     const TransactionDBWriteOptimizations& optimizations, WriteBatch* updates) {
@@ -123,7 +135,7 @@ Status WritePreparedTxnDB::Write(
   } else {
     // TODO(myabandeh): Make use of skip_duplicate_key_check hint
     // Fall back to unoptimized version
-    return PessimisticTransactionDB::Write(opts, updates);
+    return PessimisticTransactionDB::WriteWithConcurrencyControl(opts, updates);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/utilities/transactions/write_prepared_txn_db.h b/utilities/transactions/write_prepared_txn_db.h
index 25b9b9a1b..ffdf2f29d 100644
--- a/utilities/transactions/write_prepared_txn_db.h
+++ b/utilities/transactions/write_prepared_txn_db.h
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ class WritePreparedTxnDB : public PessimisticTransactionDB {
                                 const TransactionOptions& txn_options,
                                 Transaction* old_txn) override;
 
+  using TransactionDB::Write;
+  Status Write(const WriteOptions& opts, WriteBatch* updates) override;
+
   // Optimized version of ::Write that receives more optimization request such
   // as skip_concurrency_control.
   using PessimisticTransactionDB::Write;