2 files changed, 29 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/sqlalchemy/testing/requirements.py b/lib/sqlalchemy/testing/requirements.py
index e48fa2c00..3e48ba026 100644
--- a/lib/sqlalchemy/testing/requirements.py
+++ b/lib/sqlalchemy/testing/requirements.py
@@ -139,6 +139,20 @@ class SuiteRequirements(Requirements):
         return exclusions.open()
 
     @property
+    def fetch_rows_post_commit(self):
+        """target platform will allow cursor.fetchone() to proceed after a
+        COMMIT.
+
+        Typically this refers to an INSERT statement with RETURNING which
+        is invoked within "autocommit".   If the row can be returned
+        after the autocommit, then this rule can be open.
+
+        """
+
+        return exclusions.open()
+
+
+    @property
     def empty_inserts(self):
         """target platform supports INSERT with no values, i.e.
         INSERT DEFAULT VALUES or equivalent."""
diff --git a/lib/sqlalchemy/testing/suite/test_insert.py b/lib/sqlalchemy/testing/suite/test_insert.py
index 21141f244..deda63b24 100644
--- a/lib/sqlalchemy/testing/suite/test_insert.py
+++ b/lib/sqlalchemy/testing/suite/test_insert.py
@@ -172,7 +172,8 @@ class ReturningTest(fixtures.TablesTest):
                 Column('data', String(50))
             )
 
-    def test_explicit_returning_pk(self):
+    @requirements.fetch_rows_post_commit
+    def test_explicit_returning_pk_autocommit(self):
         engine = config.db
         table = self.tables.autoinc_pk
         r = engine.execute(
@@ -184,6 +185,19 @@ class ReturningTest(fixtures.TablesTest):
         fetched_pk = config.db.scalar(select([table.c.id]))
         eq_(fetched_pk, pk)
 
+    def test_explicit_returning_pk_no_autocommit(self):
+        engine = config.db
+        table = self.tables.autoinc_pk
+        with engine.begin() as conn:
+            r = conn.execute(
+                table.insert().returning(
+                                table.c.id),
+                data="some data"
+            )
+            pk = r.first()[0]
+        fetched_pk = config.db.scalar(select([table.c.id]))
+        eq_(fetched_pk, pk)
+
     def test_autoincrement_on_insert_implcit_returning(self):
 
         config.db.execute(