diff --git a/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/support/AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java b/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/support/AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java
index 5a11d8f2201..c27156a33ca 100644
--- a/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/support/AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java
+++ b/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/support/AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 
 import org.springframework.core.Constants;
+import org.springframework.lang.NonNull;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.transaction.IllegalTransactionStateException;
 import org.springframework.transaction.InvalidTimeoutException;
@@ -370,12 +371,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPlatformTransactionManager implements PlatformTran
 				logger.debug("Creating new transaction with name [" + def.getName() + "]: " + def);
 			}
 			try {
-				boolean newSynchronization = (getTransactionSynchronization() != SYNCHRONIZATION_NEVER);
-				DefaultTransactionStatus status = newTransactionStatus(
-						def, transaction, true, newSynchronization, debugEnabled, suspendedResources);
-				doBegin(transaction, def);
-				prepareSynchronization(status, def);
-				return status;
+				return openNewTransaction(def, transaction, debugEnabled, suspendedResources);
 			}
 			catch (RuntimeException | Error ex) {
 				resume(null, suspendedResources);
@@ -393,6 +389,20 @@ public abstract class AbstractPlatformTransactionManager implements PlatformTran
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Open a new transaction with transaction definition.
+	 */
+	@NonNull
+	private TransactionStatus openNewTransaction(TransactionDefinition def, Object transaction,
+			boolean debugEnabled, @Nullable SuspendedResourcesHolder suspendedResources) {
+		boolean newSynchronization = (getTransactionSynchronization() != SYNCHRONIZATION_NEVER);
+		DefaultTransactionStatus status = newTransactionStatus(
+				def, transaction, true, newSynchronization, debugEnabled, suspendedResources);
+		doBegin(transaction, def);
+		prepareSynchronization(status, def);
+		return status;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Create a TransactionStatus for an existing transaction.
 	 */
@@ -422,12 +432,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPlatformTransactionManager implements PlatformTran
 			}
 			SuspendedResourcesHolder suspendedResources = suspend(transaction);
 			try {
-				boolean newSynchronization = (getTransactionSynchronization() != SYNCHRONIZATION_NEVER);
-				DefaultTransactionStatus status = newTransactionStatus(
-						definition, transaction, true, newSynchronization, debugEnabled, suspendedResources);
-				doBegin(transaction, definition);
-				prepareSynchronization(status, definition);
-				return status;
+				return openNewTransaction(definition, transaction, debugEnabled, suspendedResources);
 			}
 			catch (RuntimeException | Error beginEx) {
 				resumeAfterBeginException(transaction, suspendedResources, beginEx);
@@ -457,12 +462,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPlatformTransactionManager implements PlatformTran
 				// Nested transaction through nested begin and commit/rollback calls.
 				// Usually only for JTA: Spring synchronization might get activated here
 				// in case of a pre-existing JTA transaction.
-				boolean newSynchronization = (getTransactionSynchronization() != SYNCHRONIZATION_NEVER);
-				DefaultTransactionStatus status = newTransactionStatus(
-						definition, transaction, true, newSynchronization, debugEnabled, null);
-				doBegin(transaction, definition);
-				prepareSynchronization(status, definition);
-				return status;
+				return openNewTransaction(definition, transaction, debugEnabled, null);
 			}
 		}