diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Database/RealmLiveTests.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Database/RealmLiveTests.cs
index a50eb22c67..d15e038723 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Database/RealmLiveTests.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Database/RealmLiveTests.cs
@@ -59,6 +59,25 @@ public void TestAccessAfterStorageMigrate()
             });
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void TestNestedWriteCalls()
+        {
+            RunTestWithRealm((realm, _) =>
+            {
+                var beatmap = new BeatmapInfo(CreateRuleset(), new BeatmapDifficulty(), new BeatmapMetadata());
+
+                var liveBeatmap = beatmap.ToLive(realm);
+
+                realm.Run(r =>
+                    r.Write(_ =>
+                        r.Write(_ =>
+                            r.Add(beatmap)))
+                );
+
+                Assert.IsFalse(liveBeatmap.PerformRead(l => l.Hidden));
+            });
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void TestAccessAfterAttach()
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Database/RealmExtensions.cs b/osu.Game/Database/RealmExtensions.cs
index 73e9f16d33..2cd81b6af1 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Database/RealmExtensions.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Database/RealmExtensions.cs
@@ -8,18 +8,45 @@ namespace osu.Game.Database
 {
     public static class RealmExtensions
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Perform a write operation against the provided realm instance.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This will automatically start a transaction if not already in one.
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <param name="realm">The realm to operate on.</param>
+        /// <param name="function">The write operation to run.</param>
         public static void Write(this Realm realm, Action<Realm> function)
         {
-            using var transaction = realm.BeginWrite();
+            Transaction? transaction = null;
+
+            if (!realm.IsInTransaction)
+                transaction = realm.BeginWrite();
+
             function(realm);
-            transaction.Commit();
+
+            transaction?.Commit();
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Perform a write operation against the provided realm instance.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This will automatically start a transaction if not already in one.
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <param name="realm">The realm to operate on.</param>
+        /// <param name="function">The write operation to run.</param>
         public static T Write<T>(this Realm realm, Func<Realm, T> function)
         {
-            using var transaction = realm.BeginWrite();
+            Transaction? transaction = null;
+
+            if (!realm.IsInTransaction)
+                transaction = realm.BeginWrite();
+
             var result = function(realm);
-            transaction.Commit();
+
+            transaction?.Commit();
+
             return result;
         }