diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/data/jdbc/DataJdbcTest.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/data/jdbc/DataJdbcTest.java
index 99f8739b45d..b50c2ca0e32 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/data/jdbc/DataJdbcTest.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/data/jdbc/DataJdbcTest.java
@@ -31,11 +31,13 @@ import org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.OverrideAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.core.AutoConfigureCache;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.filter.TypeExcludeFilters;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.jdbc.AutoConfigureTestDatabase;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.ComponentScan.Filter;
 import org.springframework.core.annotation.AliasFor;
 import org.springframework.core.env.Environment;
 import org.springframework.test.context.BootstrapWith;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit.jupiter.SpringExtension;
+import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
 
 /**
  * Annotation that can be used in combination with {@code @RunWith(SpringRunner.class)}
@@ -44,6 +46,17 @@ import org.springframework.test.context.junit.jupiter.SpringExtension;
  * <p>
  * Using this annotation will disable full auto-configuration and instead apply only
  * configuration relevant to Data JDBC tests.
+ * <p>
+ * By default, tests annotated with {@code @DataJdbcTest} are transactional and roll back
+ * at the end of each test. They also use an embedded in-memory database (replacing any
+ * explicit or usually auto-configured DataSource). The
+ * {@link AutoConfigureTestDatabase @AutoConfigureTestDatabase} annotation can be used to
+ * override these settings.
+ * <p>
+ * If you are looking to load your full application configuration, but use an embedded
+ * database, you should consider {@link SpringBootTest @SpringBootTest} combined with
+ * {@link AutoConfigureTestDatabase @AutoConfigureTestDatabase} rather than this
+ * annotation.
  *
  * @author Andy Wilkinson
  * @since 2.1.0
@@ -56,6 +69,7 @@ import org.springframework.test.context.junit.jupiter.SpringExtension;
 @ExtendWith(SpringExtension.class)
 @OverrideAutoConfiguration(enabled = false)
 @TypeExcludeFilters(DataJdbcTypeExcludeFilter.class)
+@Transactional
 @AutoConfigureCache
 @AutoConfigureDataJdbc
 @AutoConfigureTestDatabase
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/jdbc/JdbcTest.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/jdbc/JdbcTest.java
index 41353bebf23..ff055ef71d0 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/jdbc/JdbcTest.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/jdbc/JdbcTest.java
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@ import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
  * Using this annotation will disable full auto-configuration and instead apply only
  * configuration relevant to jdbc tests.
  * <p>
- * By default, tests annotated with {@code @JdbcTest} will use an embedded in-memory
- * database (replacing any explicit or usually auto-configured DataSource). The
+ * By default, tests annotated with {@code @JdbcTest} are transactional and roll back
+ * at the end of each test. They also use an embedded in-memory database (replacing any
+ * explicit or usually auto-configured DataSource). The
  * {@link AutoConfigureTestDatabase @AutoConfigureTestDatabase} annotation can be used to
  * override these settings.
  * <p>
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/orm/jpa/DataJpaTest.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/orm/jpa/DataJpaTest.java
index 25f229d22bf..e9e2961a5b9 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/orm/jpa/DataJpaTest.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/orm/jpa/DataJpaTest.java
@@ -48,8 +48,9 @@ import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
  * Using this annotation will disable full auto-configuration and instead apply only
  * configuration relevant to JPA tests.
  * <p>
- * By default, tests annotated with {@code @DataJpaTest} will use an embedded in-memory
- * database (replacing any explicit or usually auto-configured DataSource). The
+ * By default, tests annotated with {@code @DataJpaTest} are transactional and roll back
+ * at the end of each test. They also use an embedded in-memory database (replacing any
+ * explicit or usually auto-configured DataSource). The
  * {@link AutoConfigureTestDatabase @AutoConfigureTestDatabase} annotation can be used to
  * override these settings.
  * <p>