diff --git a/src/wallet/sqlite.cpp b/src/wallet/sqlite.cpp
--- a/src/wallet/sqlite.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/sqlite.cpp
@@ -215,7 +215,19 @@
     assert(m_database.m_db);
 }
 
-void SQLiteBatch::Close() {}
+void SQLiteBatch::Close() {
+    // If m_db is in a transaction (i.e. not in autocommit mode), then abort the
+    // transaction in progress
+    if (m_database.m_db && sqlite3_get_autocommit(m_database.m_db) == 0) {
+        if (TxnAbort()) {
+            LogPrintf("SQLiteBatch: Batch closed unexpectedly without the "
+                      "transaction being explicitly committed or aborted\n");
+        } else {
+            LogPrintf(
+                "SQLiteBatch: Batch closed and failed to abort transaction\n");
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 bool SQLiteBatch::ReadKey(CDataStream &&key, CDataStream &value) {
     return false;