diff --git a/lib/connection.js b/lib/connection.js
index 12f0517aa06..85a00c27bcb 100644
--- a/lib/connection.js
+++ b/lib/connection.js
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ const utils = require('./utils');
 
 const parseConnectionString = require('mongodb/lib/core').parseConnectionString;
 
+const sessionNewDocuments = require('./helpers/symbols').sessionNewDocuments;
+
 let id = 0;
 
 /*!
@@ -417,6 +419,57 @@ Connection.prototype.startSession = _wrapConnHelper(function startSession(option
   cb(null, session);
 });
 
+/**
+ * _Requires MongoDB >= 3.6.0._ Executes the wrapped async function
+ * in a transaction. Mongoose will commit the transaction if the
+ * async function executes successfully and attempt to retry if
+ * there was a retriable error.
+ * 
+ * Calls the MongoDB driver's [`session.withTransaction()`](http://mongodb.github.io/node-mongodb-native/3.5/api/ClientSession.html#withTransaction),
+ * but also handles resetting Mongoose document state as shown below.
+ *
+ * ####Example:
+ *
+ *     const doc = new Person({ name: 'Will Riker' });
+ *     await db.transaction(async function setRank(session) {
+ *       doc.rank = 'Captain';
+ *       await doc.save({ session });
+ *       doc.isNew; // false
+ * 
+ *       // Throw an error to abort the transaction
+ *       throw new Error('Oops!');
+ *     }).catch(() => {});
+ *
+ *     // true, `transaction()` reset the document's state because the
+ *     // transaction was aborted.
+ *     doc.isNew;
+ *
+ * @method transaction
+ * @param {Function} fn Function to execute in a transaction
+ * @return {Promise<Any>} promise that resolves to the returned value of `fn`
+ * @api public
+ */
+
+Connection.prototype.transaction = function transaction(fn) {
+  return this.startSession().then(session => {
+    session[sessionNewDocuments] = [];
+    return session.withTransaction(() => fn(session)).
+      then(res => {
+        delete session[sessionNewDocuments];
+        return res;
+      }).
+      catch(err => {
+        // If transaction was aborted, we need to reset newly
+        // inserted documents' `isNew`.
+        for (const doc of session[sessionNewDocuments]) {
+          doc.isNew = true;
+        }
+        delete session[sessionNewDocuments];
+        throw err;
+      });
+  });
+};
+
 /**
  * Helper for `dropCollection()`. Will delete the given collection, including
  * all documents and indexes.
diff --git a/lib/helpers/symbols.js b/lib/helpers/symbols.js
index 3860f237743..4db388edfe7 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/symbols.js
+++ b/lib/helpers/symbols.js
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ exports.modelSymbol = Symbol('mongoose#Model');
 exports.objectIdSymbol = Symbol('mongoose#ObjectId');
 exports.populateModelSymbol = Symbol('mongoose.PopulateOptions#Model');
 exports.schemaTypeSymbol = Symbol('mongoose#schemaType');
+exports.sessionNewDocuments = Symbol('mongoose:ClientSession#newDocuments');
 exports.validatorErrorSymbol = Symbol('mongoose:validatorError');
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diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 8c7c9f0aa90..b0d3e086151 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ const pkg = require('../package.json');
 const cast = require('./cast');
 const removeSubdocs = require('./plugins/removeSubdocs');
 const saveSubdocs = require('./plugins/saveSubdocs');
+const trackTransaction = require('./plugins/trackTransaction');
 const validateBeforeSave = require('./plugins/validateBeforeSave');
 
 const Aggregate = require('./aggregate');
@@ -106,7 +107,8 @@ function Mongoose(options) {
       [saveSubdocs, { deduplicate: true }],
       [validateBeforeSave, { deduplicate: true }],
       [shardingPlugin, { deduplicate: true }],
-      [removeSubdocs, { deduplicate: true }]
+      [removeSubdocs, { deduplicate: true }],
+      [trackTransaction, { deduplicate: true }]
     ]
   });
 }
diff --git a/lib/plugins/trackTransaction.js b/lib/plugins/trackTransaction.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c307f9b759a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/plugins/trackTransaction.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const sessionNewDocuments = require('../helpers/symbols').sessionNewDocuments;
+
+module.exports = function trackTransaction(schema) {
+  schema.pre('save', function() {
+    if (!this.isNew) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const session = this.$session();
+    if (session == null) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (session.transaction == null || session[sessionNewDocuments] == null) {
+      return;
+    }
+    session[sessionNewDocuments].push(this);
+  });
+};
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diff --git a/test/docs/transactions.test.js b/test/docs/transactions.test.js
index e27662861d8..73daab51e83 100644
--- a/test/docs/transactions.test.js
+++ b/test/docs/transactions.test.js
@@ -360,7 +360,26 @@ describe('transactions', function() {
         const test = yield Test.create([{}], { session }).then(res => res[0]);
         yield test.save(); // throws DocumentNotFoundError
       }));
-      yield session.endSession();
+      session.endSession();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('correct `isNew` after abort (gh-8852)', function() {
+    return co(function*() {
+      const schema = Schema({ name: String });
+
+      const Test = db.model('gh8852', schema);
+
+      yield Test.createCollection();
+      const doc = new Test({ name: 'foo' });
+      yield db.
+        transaction(session => co(function*() {
+          yield doc.save({ session });
+          assert.ok(!doc.isNew);
+          throw new Error('Oops');
+        })).
+        catch(err => assert.equal(err.message, 'Oops'));
+      assert.ok(doc.isNew);
     });
   });
 });