diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/transaction/TransactionalTestExecutionListener.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/transaction/TransactionalTestExecutionListener.java
index 978dced76e..6ae8d4bd9a 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/transaction/TransactionalTestExecutionListener.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/transaction/TransactionalTestExecutionListener.java
@@ -186,6 +186,12 @@ public class TransactionalTestExecutionListener extends AbstractTestExecutionLis
 			}
 
 			tm = getTransactionManager(testContext, transactionAttribute.getQualifier());
+
+			if (tm == null) {
+				throw new IllegalStateException(String.format(
+					"Failed to retrieve PlatformTransactionManager for @Transactional test for test context %s.",
+					testContext));
+			}
 		}
 
 		if (tm != null) {
diff --git a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/transaction/TransactionalTestExecutionListenerTests.java b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/transaction/TransactionalTestExecutionListenerTests.java
index b01fc608e8..8d4e015f27 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/transaction/TransactionalTestExecutionListenerTests.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/transaction/TransactionalTestExecutionListenerTests.java
@@ -155,6 +155,38 @@ public class TransactionalTestExecutionListenerTests {
 		TransactionContextHolder.removeCurrentTransactionContext();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * SPR-13895
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void transactionalTestWithoutTransactionManager() throws Exception {
+		TransactionalTestExecutionListener listener = new TransactionalTestExecutionListener() {
+
+			protected PlatformTransactionManager getTransactionManager(TestContext testContext, String qualifier) {
+				return null;
+			}
+		};
+
+		Class<? extends Invocable> clazz = TransactionalDeclaredOnClassLocallyTestCase.class;
+
+		BDDMockito.<Class<?>> given(testContext.getTestClass()).willReturn(clazz);
+		Invocable instance = clazz.newInstance();
+		given(testContext.getTestInstance()).willReturn(instance);
+		given(testContext.getTestMethod()).willReturn(clazz.getDeclaredMethod("transactionalTest"));
+
+		assertFalse(instance.invoked);
+		TransactionContextHolder.removeCurrentTransactionContext();
+
+		try {
+			listener.beforeTestMethod(testContext);
+			fail("Should have thrown an IllegalStateException");
+		}
+		catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+			assertTrue(e.getMessage().startsWith(
+				"Failed to retrieve PlatformTransactionManager for @Transactional test for test context"));
+		}
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void beforeTestMethodWithTransactionalDeclaredOnClassLocally() throws Exception {
 		assertBeforeTestMethodWithTransactionalTestMethod(TransactionalDeclaredOnClassLocallyTestCase.class);