diff --git a/storage/innobase/include/trx0sys.h b/storage/innobase/include/trx0sys.h
index a7428e3..b90ce0e 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/include/trx0sys.h
+++ b/storage/innobase/include/trx0sys.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Created 3/26/1996 Heikki Tuuri
 #include "page0types.h"
 #include "ut0mutex.h"
 #include "trx0trx.h"
+#include <atomic>
 
 typedef UT_LIST_BASE_NODE_T(trx_t) trx_ut_list_t;
 
@@ -475,6 +476,9 @@ struct trx_sys_t {
 					volatile because it can be accessed
 					without holding any mutex during
 					AC-NL-RO view creation. */
+	std::atomic<trx_id_t>	low_active_id;
+					/*!< The smallest transaction id that may
+					still in active state. */
 	trx_ut_list_t	serialisation_list;
 					/*!< Ordered on trx_t::no of all the
 					currenrtly active RW transactions */
diff --git a/storage/innobase/include/trx0sys.ic b/storage/innobase/include/trx0sys.ic
index dc5b95e..94d89aa 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/include/trx0sys.ic
+++ b/storage/innobase/include/trx0sys.ic
@@ -362,6 +362,12 @@ trx_rw_is_active(
 {
 	trx_t*		trx;
 
+	/* Fast checking. */
+	if (trx_sys->low_active_id.load() > trx_id) {
+		ut_ad(!trx_rw_is_active_low(trx_id, corrupt));
+		return(NULL);
+	}
+
 	trx_sys_mutex_enter();
 
 	trx = trx_rw_is_active_low(trx_id, corrupt);
diff --git a/storage/innobase/trx/trx0sys.cc b/storage/innobase/trx/trx0sys.cc
index 07fc8ef..eb82cc6 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/trx/trx0sys.cc
+++ b/storage/innobase/trx/trx0sys.cc
@@ -443,6 +443,8 @@ trx_sys_create(void)
 
 	trx_sys->mvcc = UT_NEW_NOKEY(MVCC(1024));
 
+	trx_sys->low_active_id = 0;
+
 	new(&trx_sys->rw_trx_ids) trx_ids_t(ut_allocator<trx_id_t>(
 			mem_key_trx_sys_t_rw_trx_ids));
 
diff --git a/storage/innobase/trx/trx0trx.cc b/storage/innobase/trx/trx0trx.cc
index e9c3b61..75dfd91 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/trx/trx0trx.cc
+++ b/storage/innobase/trx/trx0trx.cc
@@ -1911,6 +1911,11 @@ trx_erase_lists(
 
 	trx_sys->rw_trx_set.erase(TrxTrack(trx->id));
 
+	trx_id_t low_id = trx_sys->rw_trx_ids.empty()
+		? trx_sys->max_trx_id : *(trx_sys->rw_trx_ids.begin());
+
+	trx_sys->low_active_id.store(low_id);
+
 	trx_sys_mutex_exit();
 }