diff --git a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/TransactionManager.java b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/TransactionManager.java
index c30bfcb225..a05828073d 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/TransactionManager.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/TransactionManager.java
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
 import io.ebeanservice.docstore.api.DocStoreTransaction;
 import io.ebeanservice.docstore.api.DocStoreUpdateProcessor;
 import io.ebeanservice.docstore.api.DocStoreUpdates;
-
 import jakarta.persistence.PersistenceException;
+
 import javax.sql.DataSource;
 import java.sql.Connection;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
@@ -176,13 +176,6 @@ public final SpiTransaction active() {
     return scopeManager.active();
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Return the current active transaction as a scoped transaction.
-   */
-  private ScopedTransaction activeScoped() {
-    return (ScopedTransaction) scopeManager.active();
-  }
-
   /**
    * Return the current transaction from thread local scope. Note that it may be inactive.
    */
@@ -499,7 +492,7 @@ public final ScopedTransaction externalBeginTransaction(SpiTransaction transacti
    */
   public final ScopedTransaction beginScopedTransaction(TxScope txScope) {
     txScope = initTxScope(txScope);
-    ScopedTransaction txnContainer = activeScoped();
+    ScopedTransaction txnContainer = (ScopedTransaction) inScope();
 
     boolean setToScope;
     boolean nestedSavepoint;
@@ -594,6 +587,7 @@ private TxScope initTxScope(TxScope txScope) {
   private boolean isCreateNewTransaction(SpiTransaction current, TxType type) {
     switch (type) {
       case REQUIRED:
+        return current == null || !current.isActive();
       case SUPPORTS:
         return current == null;
       case REQUIRES_NEW:
diff --git a/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/transaction/TestNestedTransaction.java b/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/transaction/TestNestedTransaction.java
index b2bf41825c..9dcb20862a 100644
--- a/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/transaction/TestNestedTransaction.java
+++ b/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/transaction/TestNestedTransaction.java
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 package org.tests.transaction;
 
-import io.ebean.xtest.BaseTestCase;
 import io.ebean.DB;
 import io.ebean.Transaction;
+import io.ebean.TxScope;
+import io.ebean.xtest.BaseTestCase;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -235,4 +236,30 @@ public void testNested_111() {
     }
     assertModified();
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void test_txn_with_not_supported() {
+
+    try (Transaction txn1 = DB.beginTransaction()) {
+      assertThat(getInScopeTransaction()).isNotNull();
+      getInScopeTransaction().putUserObject("foo", "bar");
+      assertThat(Transaction.current()).isNotNull();
+
+      try (Transaction txn2 = DB.beginTransaction(TxScope.notSupported())) {
+        // pause txn1
+        assertThat(Transaction.current()).isNull();
+
+        try (Transaction txn3 = DB.beginTransaction()) {
+          // create a new Txn scope
+          assertThat(Transaction.current()).isNotNull();
+          DB.save(new EBasic());
+          txn3.commit();
+        }
+        DB.save(new EBasic());
+        txn2.commit();
+      }
+      // resume txn1
+      assertThat(getInScopeTransaction().getUserObject("foo")).isEqualTo("bar");
+    }
+  }
 }