diff --git a/newbrt/log.c b/newbrt/log.c
index e8c836913eb..dd0062a095d 100644
--- a/newbrt/log.c
+++ b/newbrt/log.c
@@ -446,7 +446,14 @@ int toku_logger_commit (TOKUTXN txn, int nosync) {
 	    if (txn->oldest_logentry) {
 		// There are some entries, so link them in.
 		txn->oldest_logentry->prev = txn->parent->newest_logentry;
+		if (txn->parent->newest_logentry) {
+		    txn->parent->newest_logentry->next = txn->oldest_logentry;
+		} else {
+		    txn->parent->oldest_logentry = txn->oldest_logentry;
+		}
 		txn->parent->newest_logentry = txn->newest_logentry;
+		txn->parent->rollentry_resident_bytecount += txn->rollentry_resident_bytecount;
+		txn->rollentry_resident_bytecount = 0;
 	    }
 	    if (txn->parent->oldest_logentry==0) {
 		txn->parent->oldest_logentry = txn->oldest_logentry;
@@ -459,6 +466,9 @@ int toku_logger_commit (TOKUTXN txn, int nosync) {
 	    r = toku_omt_iterate(txn->open_brts, note_brt_used_in_parent_txn, txn->parent);
 	    assert(r==0);
 
+	    r = toku_maybe_spill_rollbacks(txn->parent);
+	    assert(r==0);
+
 	} else {
 	    // do the commit calls and free everything
 	    // we do the commit calls in reverse order too.
diff --git a/src/tests/medium-nested-commit-commit.c b/src/tests/medium-nested-commit-commit.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..948324085ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/medium-nested-commit-commit.c
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+/* Test to see if a medium-size nested transaction (the nested pieces are not too big, but the whole thing is so big that it's rollbacks spill into a file)
+ * can commit properly. 
+ *  Four Tests:
+ *     big child aborts, parent aborts
+ *     big child aborts, parent commits
+ *     big child commits, parent aborts
+ *     big child commits, parent commits (This test)
+ */
+
+#include <db.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include "test.h"
+
+static DB_ENV *env;
+static DB *db;
+static DB_TXN *xchild, *xparent;
+
+static void insert (int i) {
+    char hello[30], there[30];
+    DBT key,data;
+    if (verbose) printf("Insert %d\n", i);
+    snprintf(hello, sizeof(hello), "hello%d", i);
+    snprintf(there, sizeof(there), "there%d", i);
+    int r = db->put(db, xchild,
+		    dbt_init(&key,  hello, strlen(hello)+1),
+		    dbt_init(&data, there, strlen(there)+1),
+		    DB_YESOVERWRITE);
+    CKERR(r);
+}
+
+static void lookup (int i, int expect, int expectj) {
+    char hello[30], there[30];
+    DBT key,data;
+    snprintf(hello, sizeof(hello), "hello%d", i);
+    memset(&data, 0, sizeof(data));
+    if (verbose) printf("Looking up %d (expecting %s)\n", i, expect==0 ? "to find" : "not to find");
+    int r = db->get(db, xchild,
+		    dbt_init(&key,  hello, strlen(hello)+1),
+		    &data,
+		    0);
+    assert(expect==r);
+    if (expect==0) {
+	CKERR(r);
+	snprintf(there, sizeof(there), "there%d", expectj);
+	assert(data.size==strlen(there)+1);
+	assert(strcmp(data.data, there)==0);
+    }
+}
+
+const int N = 50000;
+const int DIV = 10;
+
+void test_commit_commit (void) {
+    int i, j, k, r;
+    r=env->txn_begin(env, 0, &xparent, 0);  CKERR(r);
+    k=0;
+    for (j=0; j<DIV; j++) {
+	r=env->txn_begin(env, xparent, &xchild, 0); CKERR(r);
+	for (i=0; i<N/DIV; i++) {
+	    insert(k);
+	    k++;
+	}
+	r=xchild->commit(xchild, 0); CKERR(r);
+    }
+    k=0;
+    for (j=0; j<DIV; j++) {
+	r=env->txn_begin(env, xparent, &xchild, 0); CKERR(r);
+	for (i=0; i<N/DIV; i++) {
+	    lookup(k, 0, k);
+	    k++;
+	}
+	r=xchild->commit(xchild, 0); CKERR(r);
+    }
+    r=xparent->commit(xparent, 0); CKERR(r);
+    r=env->txn_begin(env, 0, &xchild, 0); CKERR(r);
+    for (i=0; i<N; i++) {
+	lookup(i, 0, i);
+    }
+    r=xchild->commit(xchild, 0); CKERR(r);
+}
+
+void setup (void) {
+    DB_TXN *txn;
+    int r;
+    system("rm -rf " ENVDIR);
+    r=mkdir(ENVDIR, 0777);       CKERR(r);
+
+    r=db_env_create(&env, 0); CKERR(r);
+    r=env->set_lk_max_locks(env, N); CKERR(r);
+#ifndef TOKUDB
+    r=env->set_lk_max_objects(env, N); CKERR(r);
+#endif
+    env->set_errfile(env, stderr);
+    r=env->open(env, ENVDIR, DB_INIT_LOCK|DB_INIT_LOG|DB_INIT_MPOOL|DB_INIT_TXN|DB_CREATE|DB_PRIVATE, 0777); CKERR(r);
+    r=db_create(&db, env, 0); CKERR(r);
+    r=db->set_flags(db, DB_DUPSORT);
+
+    r=env->txn_begin(env, 0, &txn, 0); assert(r==0);
+    r=db->open(db, txn, "foo.db", 0, DB_BTREE, DB_CREATE, 0777); CKERR(r);
+    r=txn->commit(txn, 0);    assert(r==0);
+}
+
+void shutdown (void) {
+    int r;
+    r=db->close(db, 0); CKERR(r);
+    r=env->close(env, 0); CKERR(r);
+}
+
+int main (int argc, const char *argv[]) {
+    parse_args(argc, argv);
+    setup();
+    test_commit_commit();
+    shutdown();
+    return 0;
+}