diff --git a/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/reactive/TransactionalOperator.java b/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/reactive/TransactionalOperator.java
index a1e753500de7..f31a74290462 100644
--- a/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/reactive/TransactionalOperator.java
+++ b/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/reactive/TransactionalOperator.java
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
  * application services utilizing this class, making calls to the low-level
  * services via an inner-class callback object.
  *
+ * <p>Transactional Publishers should avoid Subscription cancellation.
+ * Cancelling initiates asynchronous transaction cleanup that does not allow for
+ * synchronization on completion.
+ *
  * @author Mark Paluch
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @since 5.2
@@ -64,9 +68,7 @@ default <T> Flux<T> transactional(Flux<T> flux) {
 	 * @throws TransactionException in case of initialization, rollback, or system errors
 	 * @throws RuntimeException if thrown by the TransactionCallback
 	 */
-	default <T> Mono<T> transactional(Mono<T> mono) {
-		return execute(it -> mono).next();
-	}
+	<T> Mono<T> transactional(Mono<T> mono);
 
 	/**
 	 * Execute the action specified by the given callback object within a transaction.
diff --git a/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/reactive/TransactionalOperatorImpl.java b/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/reactive/TransactionalOperatorImpl.java
index 8929c2e36943..cba0f485cc75 100644
--- a/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/reactive/TransactionalOperatorImpl.java
+++ b/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/reactive/TransactionalOperatorImpl.java
@@ -71,6 +71,21 @@ public ReactiveTransactionManager getTransactionManager() {
 		return this.transactionManager;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public <T> Mono<T> transactional(Mono<T> mono) {
+		return TransactionContextManager.currentContext().flatMap(context -> {
+			Mono<ReactiveTransaction> status = this.transactionManager.getReactiveTransaction(this.transactionDefinition);
+			// This is an around advice: Invoke the next interceptor in the chain.
+			// This will normally result in a target object being invoked.
+			// Need re-wrapping of ReactiveTransaction until we get hold of the exception
+			// through usingWhen.
+			return status.flatMap(it -> Mono.usingWhen(Mono.just(it), ignore -> mono,
+					this.transactionManager::commit, s -> Mono.empty())
+					.onErrorResume(ex -> rollbackOnException(it, ex).then(Mono.error(ex))));
+		})
+		.subscriberContext(TransactionContextManager.getOrCreateContext())
+		.subscriberContext(TransactionContextManager.getOrCreateContextHolder());
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public <T> Flux<T> execute(TransactionCallback<T> action) throws TransactionException {
diff --git a/spring-tx/src/test/java/org/springframework/transaction/reactive/TransactionalOperatorTests.java b/spring-tx/src/test/java/org/springframework/transaction/reactive/TransactionalOperatorTests.java
index 12de331a8b2f..bc19adb58bb6 100644
--- a/spring-tx/src/test/java/org/springframework/transaction/reactive/TransactionalOperatorTests.java
+++ b/spring-tx/src/test/java/org/springframework/transaction/reactive/TransactionalOperatorTests.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 package org.springframework.transaction.reactive;
 
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
+
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
@@ -46,6 +48,19 @@ public void commitWithMono() {
 		assertThat(tm.rollback).isFalse();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void monoSubscriptionNotCancelled() {
+		AtomicBoolean cancelled = new AtomicBoolean();
+		TransactionalOperator operator = TransactionalOperator.create(tm, new DefaultTransactionDefinition());
+		Mono.just(true).doOnCancel(() -> cancelled.set(true)).as(operator::transactional)
+				.as(StepVerifier::create)
+				.expectNext(true)
+				.verifyComplete();
+		assertThat(tm.commit).isTrue();
+		assertThat(tm.rollback).isFalse();
+		assertThat(cancelled).isFalse();
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void rollbackWithMono() {
 		TransactionalOperator operator = TransactionalOperator.create(tm, new DefaultTransactionDefinition());