diff --git a/src/blockchain_db/lmdb/db_lmdb.cpp b/src/blockchain_db/lmdb/db_lmdb.cpp
index f05eb0f30..d0fd787db 100644
--- a/src/blockchain_db/lmdb/db_lmdb.cpp
+++ b/src/blockchain_db/lmdb/db_lmdb.cpp
@@ -1953,7 +1953,7 @@ bool BlockchainLMDB::prune_worker(int mode, uint32_t pruning_seed)
 
   TIME_MEASURE_START(t);
 
-  size_t n_total_records = 0, n_prunable_records = 0, n_pruned_records = 0;
+  size_t n_total_records = 0, n_prunable_records = 0, n_pruned_records = 0, commit_counter = 0;
   uint64_t n_bytes = 0;
 
   mdb_txn_safe txn;
@@ -2056,6 +2056,7 @@ bool BlockchainLMDB::prune_worker(int mode, uint32_t pruning_seed)
           {
             MDEBUG("Pruning at height " << block_height << "/" << blockchain_height);
             ++n_pruned_records;
+            ++commit_counter;
             n_bytes += k.mv_size + v.mv_size;
             result = mdb_cursor_del(c_txs_prunable, 0);
             if (result)
@@ -2065,6 +2066,25 @@ bool BlockchainLMDB::prune_worker(int mode, uint32_t pruning_seed)
         result = mdb_cursor_del(c_txs_prunable_tip, 0);
         if (result)
           throw0(DB_ERROR(lmdb_error("Failed to delete transaction tip data: ", result).c_str()));
+
+        if (mode != prune_mode_check && commit_counter >= 4096)
+        {
+          MDEBUG("Committing txn at checkpoint...");
+          txn.commit();
+          result = mdb_txn_begin(m_env, NULL, 0, txn);
+          if (result)
+            throw0(DB_ERROR(lmdb_error("Failed to create a transaction for the db: ", result).c_str()));
+          result = mdb_cursor_open(txn, m_txs_pruned, &c_txs_pruned);
+          if (result)
+            throw0(DB_ERROR(lmdb_error("Failed to open a cursor for txs_pruned: ", result).c_str()));
+          result = mdb_cursor_open(txn, m_txs_prunable, &c_txs_prunable);
+          if (result)
+            throw0(DB_ERROR(lmdb_error("Failed to open a cursor for txs_prunable: ", result).c_str()));
+          result = mdb_cursor_open(txn, m_txs_prunable_tip, &c_txs_prunable_tip);
+          if (result)
+            throw0(DB_ERROR(lmdb_error("Failed to open a cursor for txs_prunable_tip: ", result).c_str()));
+          commit_counter = 0;
+        }
       }
     }
   }
@@ -2134,6 +2154,7 @@ bool BlockchainLMDB::prune_worker(int mode, uint32_t pruning_seed)
             result = mdb_cursor_del(c_txs_prunable, 0);
             if (result)
               throw0(DB_ERROR(lmdb_error("Failed to delete transaction prunable data: ", result).c_str()));
+            ++commit_counter;
           }
         }
       }
@@ -2150,6 +2171,34 @@ bool BlockchainLMDB::prune_worker(int mode, uint32_t pruning_seed)
                 ", seed " << epee::string_tools::to_string_hex(pruning_seed));
         }
       }
+
+      if (mode != prune_mode_check && commit_counter >= 4096)
+      {
+        MDEBUG("Committing txn at checkpoint...");
+        txn.commit();
+        result = mdb_txn_begin(m_env, NULL, 0, txn);
+        if (result)
+          throw0(DB_ERROR(lmdb_error("Failed to create a transaction for the db: ", result).c_str()));
+        result = mdb_cursor_open(txn, m_txs_pruned, &c_txs_pruned);
+        if (result)
+          throw0(DB_ERROR(lmdb_error("Failed to open a cursor for txs_pruned: ", result).c_str()));
+        result = mdb_cursor_open(txn, m_txs_prunable, &c_txs_prunable);
+        if (result)
+          throw0(DB_ERROR(lmdb_error("Failed to open a cursor for txs_prunable: ", result).c_str()));
+        result = mdb_cursor_open(txn, m_txs_prunable_tip, &c_txs_prunable_tip);
+        if (result)
+          throw0(DB_ERROR(lmdb_error("Failed to open a cursor for txs_prunable_tip: ", result).c_str()));
+        result = mdb_cursor_open(txn, m_tx_indices, &c_tx_indices);
+        if (result)
+          throw0(DB_ERROR(lmdb_error("Failed to open a cursor for tx_indices: ", result).c_str()));
+        MDB_val val;
+        val.mv_size = sizeof(ti);
+        val.mv_data = (void *)&ti;
+        result = mdb_cursor_get(c_tx_indices, (MDB_val*)&zerokval, &val, MDB_GET_BOTH);
+        if (result)
+          throw0(DB_ERROR(lmdb_error("Failed to restore cursor for tx_indices: ", result).c_str()));
+        commit_counter = 0;
+      }
     }
     mdb_cursor_close(c_tx_indices);
   }