diff --git a/src/datascript/conn.cljc b/src/datascript/conn.cljc
index ea169dfb..34da168d 100644
--- a/src/datascript/conn.cljc
+++ b/src/datascript/conn.cljc
@@ -89,21 +89,22 @@
           (vreset! *report r)
           (:db-after r))))
     #?(:clj
-       (when-some [storage (storage/storage @conn)]
-         (let [{db     :db-after
-                datoms :tx-data} @*report
-               settings (set/settings (:eavt db))
-               *atom    (:atom conn)
-               tx-tail' (:tx-tail (swap! *atom update :tx-tail conj datoms))]
-           (if (> (transduce (map count) + 0 tx-tail') (:branching-factor settings))
-             ;; overflow tail
-             (do
-               (storage/store-impl! db (storage/storage-adapter db) false)
-               (swap! *atom assoc
-                 :tx-tail []
-                 :db-last-stored db))
-             ;; just update tail
-             (storage/store-tail db tx-tail')))))
+       (when-some [_ (storage/storage @conn)]
+         (let [{db :db-after
+                datoms :tx-data} @*report]
+           (when (seq datoms)
+             (let [settings (set/settings (:eavt db))
+                   *atom (:atom conn)
+                   tx-tail' (:tx-tail (swap! *atom update :tx-tail conj datoms))]
+               (if (> (transduce (map count) + 0 tx-tail') (:branching-factor settings))
+                 ;; overflow tail
+                 (do
+                   (storage/store-impl! db (storage/storage-adapter db) false)
+                   (swap! *atom assoc
+                          :tx-tail []
+                          :db-last-stored db))
+                 ;; just update tail
+                 (storage/store-tail db tx-tail')))))))
     @*report))
 
 (defn transact!
diff --git a/test/datascript/test/storage.clj b/test/datascript/test/storage.clj
index 1c4cdb40..c1a634ac 100644
--- a/test/datascript/test/storage.clj
+++ b/test/datascript/test/storage.clj
@@ -304,6 +304,38 @@
         (let [conn''' (d/restore-conn storage)]
           (is (= @conn'' @conn''')))))))
 
+(deftest test-noop-transactions
+  (testing "No-op transactions should not trigger storage writes"
+    (let [storage (make-storage {:stats true})
+          conn (d/create-conn {:name {:db/unique :db.unique/identity}}
+                              {:storage storage})]
+
+      (testing "empty tx-data"
+        (reset-stats storage)
+        (let [report (d/transact! conn [])]
+          (is (empty? (:tx-data report)))
+          (is (empty? @(:*writes storage)))))
+
+      (let [report (d/transact! conn [[:db/add 1 :name "Alice"]])]
+        (is (seq (:tx-data report)))
+        (is (= 1 (count @(:*writes storage)))))
+
+      (testing "adding existing fact"
+        (reset-stats storage)
+        (let [report (d/transact! conn [[:db/add 1 :name "Alice"]])]
+          (is (empty? (:tx-data report)))
+          (is (empty? @(:*writes storage)))))
+
+      (let [report (d/transact! conn [[:db/retract 1 :name "Alice"]])]
+        (is (seq (:tx-data report)))
+        (is (= 1 (count @(:*writes storage)))))
+
+      (testing "retracting non-existing fact"
+        (reset-stats storage)
+        (let [report (d/transact! conn [[:db/retract 1 :name "Alice"]])]
+          (is (empty? (:tx-data report)))
+          (is (empty? @(:*writes storage))))))))
+
 (defn stress-test [{:keys [time branching-factor ref-type]
                     :or {time             10000
                          branching-factor 32