diff --git a/entity-store/src/main/java/jetbrains/exodus/entitystore/PersistentStoreTransaction.java b/entity-store/src/main/java/jetbrains/exodus/entitystore/PersistentStoreTransaction.java
index ca3a7cdc1..44bf2acfc 100644
--- a/entity-store/src/main/java/jetbrains/exodus/entitystore/PersistentStoreTransaction.java
+++ b/entity-store/src/main/java/jetbrains/exodus/entitystore/PersistentStoreTransaction.java
@@ -927,6 +927,10 @@ void deferBlobDeletion(final long blobHandle) {
         deferredBlobsToDelete.add(blobHandle);
     }
 
+    public void checkInvalidateBlobsFlag() {
+        checkInvalidateBlobsFlag = true;
+    }
+
     void closeCaches() {
         propsCache.close();
         linksCache.close();