diff --git a/src/cursorcommon.cpp b/src/cursorcommon.cpp
index bfa77f0..b8f1564 100644
--- a/src/cursorcommon.cpp
+++ b/src/cursorcommon.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ LMDBAL::CursorCommon::CursorCommon (CursorCommon&& other):
     other.dropped();
 
     if (state == openedPublic)
-        storage->attachCursorToTransaction(id, handle, this);
+        attachToTransaction();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ LMDBAL::CursorCommon& LMDBAL::CursorCommon::operator = (CursorCommon&& other) {
     other.reset();
 
     if (state == openedPublic)
-        storage->attachCursorToTransaction(id, handle, this);
+        attachToTransaction();
 
     return *this;
 }
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ void LMDBAL::CursorCommon::terminated () {
 void LMDBAL::CursorCommon::close () {
     switch (state) {
         case openedPublic:
-            storage->disconnectCursorFromTransaction(id, handle);
+            disconnectFromTransaction();
             storage->_mdbCursorClose(handle);
 
             state = closed;
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ void LMDBAL::CursorCommon::open (const Transaction& transaction) {
             if (result != MDB_SUCCESS)
                 storage->throwUnknown(result);
 
-            storage->attachCursorToTransaction(id, handle, this);
+            transaction.cursors[id] = this;
             state = openedPublic;
         } break;
         default:
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ void LMDBAL::CursorCommon::renew () {
             storage->openCursorTransaction(&handle, true);
             break;
         case openedPublic:
-            storage->disconnectCursorFromTransaction(id, handle);
+            disconnectFromTransaction();
             storage->openCursorTransaction(&handle, true);
             state = openedPrivate;
             break;
@@ -309,16 +309,16 @@ void LMDBAL::CursorCommon::renew (const Transaction& transaction) {
             if (result != MDB_SUCCESS)
                 storage->throwUnknown(result);
 
-            storage->attachCursorToTransaction(id, handle, this);
+            transaction.cursors[id] = this;
             state = openedPublic;
         } break;
         case openedPublic: {
-            storage->disconnectCursorFromTransaction(id, handle);
+            disconnectFromTransaction();
             int result = storage->_mdbCursorRenew(txn, handle);
             if (result != MDB_SUCCESS)
                 storage->throwUnknown(result);
 
-            storage->attachCursorToTransaction(id, handle, this);
+            transaction.cursors[id] = this;
         } break;
         default:
             break;
@@ -340,3 +340,27 @@ bool LMDBAL::CursorCommon::empty () const {
 bool LMDBAL::CursorCommon::opened () const {
     return state != closed;
 }
+
+/**
+ * \brief Links cursor to the transaction it has been opened with
+ *
+ * Cursor must be opened by a public transaction
+ *
+ * \exception std::out_of_range     thrown if LMDBAL::Transaction pointer wasn't found in the LMDBAL::Base
+ */
+void LMDBAL::CursorCommon::attachToTransaction () {
+    Transaction* txn = storage->getTransactionForCursor(handle);
+    txn->cursors[id] = this;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Disconnects cursor from the transaction it has been opened with
+ *
+ * Cursor must be still opened by a public transaction
+ *
+ * \exception std::out_of_range     thrown if LMDBAL::Transaction pointer wasn't found in the LMDBAL::Base
+ */
+void LMDBAL::CursorCommon::disconnectFromTransaction () {
+    Transaction* txn = storage->getTransactionForCursor(handle);
+    txn->cursors.erase(id);
+}
diff --git a/src/cursorcommon.h b/src/cursorcommon.h
index fee4e8b..bf9b312 100644
--- a/src/cursorcommon.h
+++ b/src/cursorcommon.h
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ protected:
     void dropped();
     void reset();
 
+private:
+    void attachToTransaction();
+    void disconnectFromTransaction();
+
 protected:
     uint32_t id;
     State state;
diff --git a/src/storagecommon.cpp b/src/storagecommon.cpp
index 298f48d..3d7e92c 100644
--- a/src/storagecommon.cpp
+++ b/src/storagecommon.cpp
@@ -162,21 +162,19 @@ LMDBAL::SizeType LMDBAL::StorageCommon::count() const {
 }
 
 /**
- * \brief Links cursor to the transaction it has been opened with
+ * \brief Retrieves public transaction object for a cursor handle
  *
- * This a service function is designed to be called by from LMDBAL::Cursor
- * Cursor must be opened by a public transaction
+ * Cursor must be still opened by a public transaction
+ *
+ * \param[out] cursor   - cursor handle
  *
  * \exception std::out_of_range     thrown if LMDBAL::Transaction pointer wasn't found in the LMDBAL::Base
  */
-
-void LMDBAL::StorageCommon::attachCursorToTransaction (uint32_t cursorId, MDB_cursor* cursorHandle, CursorCommon* pointer) const {
-    TransactionID txnID = _mdbCursorTxn(cursorHandle);
-    Transaction* txn = db->transactions.at(txnID);
-    txn->cursors[cursorId] = pointer;
+LMDBAL::Transaction* LMDBAL::StorageCommon::getTransactionForCursor (MDB_cursor* cursor) const {
+    TransactionID txnID = _mdbCursorTxn(cursor);
+    return db->transactions.at(txnID);
 }
 
-
 /**
  * \brief Opens a transaction that is ment to be private to LMDBAL::Cursor, but public to the LMDBAL::Storage
  *
@@ -221,22 +219,6 @@ void LMDBAL::StorageCommon::closeCursorTransaction (MDB_cursor* cursor, bool clo
     transactionAborted(txn);
 }
 
-/**
- * \brief Disconnects cursor from the transaction it has been opened with
- *
- * This a service function is designed to be called by from LMDBAL::Cursor
- * Cursor must be still opened by a public transaction
- *
- * \exception std::out_of_range     thrown if LMDBAL::Transaction pointer wasn't found in the LMDBAL::Base
- */
-
-void LMDBAL::StorageCommon::disconnectCursorFromTransaction (uint32_t cursorId, MDB_cursor* cursorHandle) const {
-    TransactionID txnID = _mdbCursorTxn(cursorHandle);
-    Transaction* txn = db->transactions.at(txnID);
-    txn->cursors.erase(cursorId);
-}
-
-
 /**
  * \brief Storage size (private transaction variant)
  *
@@ -553,7 +535,6 @@ int LMDBAL::StorageCommon::_mdbFlags(MDB_txn* txn, uint32_t& flags) const {
     return mdb_dbi_flags(txn, dbi, &flags);
 }
 
-
 int LMDBAL::StorageCommon::_mdbCursorOpen(MDB_txn* txn, MDB_cursor** cursor) const {
     return mdb_cursor_open(txn, dbi, cursor);
 }
diff --git a/src/storagecommon.h b/src/storagecommon.h
index 367ef62..77a56d2 100644
--- a/src/storagecommon.h
+++ b/src/storagecommon.h
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ protected:
     virtual int drop(TransactionID transaction);
     virtual SizeType count(TransactionID txn) const;
 
+    Transaction* getTransactionForCursor(MDB_cursor* cursor) const;
+
     void openCursorTransaction(MDB_cursor** cursor, bool renew = false) const;
     void closeCursorTransaction(MDB_cursor* cursor, bool closeCursor = false) const;
-    void attachCursorToTransaction(uint32_t cursorId, MDB_cursor* cursorHandle, CursorCommon* pointer) const;
-    void disconnectCursorFromTransaction(uint32_t cursorId, MDB_cursor* cursorHandle) const;
 
     int _mdbOpen(MDB_txn* txn, unsigned int flags = 0);
 
diff --git a/src/transaction.h b/src/transaction.h
index 0fb28e3..4866f17 100644
--- a/src/transaction.h
+++ b/src/transaction.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class CursorCommon;
 class Transaction {
     friend class Base;
     friend class StorageCommon;
+    friend class CursorCommon;
 public:
     explicit Transaction();
     explicit Transaction(Transaction&& other);
@@ -44,10 +45,10 @@ protected:
     void closeCursors();
 
 protected:
-    TransactionID txn;                          /**<\brief Transaction inner handler*/
-    bool active;                                /**<\brief Transaction state*/
-    const Base* parent;                         /**<\brief Pointer to the database this transaction belongs to*/
-    std::map<uint32_t, CursorCommon*> cursors;  /**<\brief a collection of cursors curently opened under this transaction*/
+    TransactionID txn;                                  /**<\brief Transaction inner handler*/
+    bool active;                                        /**<\brief Transaction state*/
+    const Base* parent;                                 /**<\brief Pointer to the database this transaction belongs to*/
+    mutable std::map<uint32_t, CursorCommon*> cursors;  /**<\brief a collection of cursors curently opened under this transaction*/
 };
 
 class WriteTransaction : public Transaction {