diff --git a/entity-store/src/main/kotlin/jetbrains/exodus/entitystore/orientdb/OEntity.kt b/entity-store/src/main/kotlin/jetbrains/exodus/entitystore/orientdb/OEntity.kt
index 98c498a2d..f698ad967 100644
--- a/entity-store/src/main/kotlin/jetbrains/exodus/entitystore/orientdb/OEntity.kt
+++ b/entity-store/src/main/kotlin/jetbrains/exodus/entitystore/orientdb/OEntity.kt
@@ -22,4 +22,6 @@ interface OEntity : Entity {
     override fun getId(): OEntityId
 
     fun save(): OEntity
+
+    fun resetToNew()
 }
diff --git a/entity-store/src/main/kotlin/jetbrains/exodus/entitystore/orientdb/OReadonlyVertexEntity.kt b/entity-store/src/main/kotlin/jetbrains/exodus/entitystore/orientdb/OReadonlyVertexEntity.kt
index 0bc6ec1eb..5079256e0 100644
--- a/entity-store/src/main/kotlin/jetbrains/exodus/entitystore/orientdb/OReadonlyVertexEntity.kt
+++ b/entity-store/src/main/kotlin/jetbrains/exodus/entitystore/orientdb/OReadonlyVertexEntity.kt
@@ -21,5 +21,9 @@ class OReadonlyVertexEntity(vertex: OVertex, store: OEntityStore) : OVertexEntit
     override fun requireActiveWritableTransaction(): OStoreTransaction {
         throw IllegalArgumentException("Can't update readonly entity (id=${id})")
     }
+
+    override fun resetToNew() {
+        throw UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported in readonly entity")
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/entity-store/src/main/kotlin/jetbrains/exodus/entitystore/orientdb/OVertexEntity.kt b/entity-store/src/main/kotlin/jetbrains/exodus/entitystore/orientdb/OVertexEntity.kt
index 62c31aa74..e8119051a 100644
--- a/entity-store/src/main/kotlin/jetbrains/exodus/entitystore/orientdb/OVertexEntity.kt
+++ b/entity-store/src/main/kotlin/jetbrains/exodus/entitystore/orientdb/OVertexEntity.kt
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ open class OVertexEntity(internal val vertex: OVertex, private val store: OEntit
         return true
     }
 
+    override fun resetToNew() {
+        vertex.resetToNew()
+    }
+
     private fun requireActiveTx(): OStoreTransaction {
         return store.requireActiveTransaction()
     }