diff --git a/inc/Core/Database/PostIdentityReservations/PostIdentityReservations.php b/inc/Core/Database/PostIdentityReservations/PostIdentityReservations.php
index 7efd3981c..d56f6c130 100644
--- a/inc/Core/Database/PostIdentityReservations/PostIdentityReservations.php
+++ b/inc/Core/Database/PostIdentityReservations/PostIdentityReservations.php
@@ -206,16 +206,14 @@ public function validate_schema() {
 		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery,WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching
 		$database = (string) $this->wpdb->get_var( 'SELECT DATABASE()' );
 		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery,WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching
-		$engine = $this->wpdb->get_var(
+		$engine      = $this->wpdb->get_var(
 			$this->wpdb->prepare(
 				'SELECT ENGINE FROM information_schema.TABLES WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = %s AND TABLE_NAME = %s',
 				$database,
 				$this->table_name
 			)
 		);
-		if ( 'INNODB' !== strtoupper( (string) $engine ) ) {
-			return new \WP_Error( 'identity_schema_engine', 'Post identity reservation table must use InnoDB.' );
-		}
+		$uses_innodb = 'INNODB' === strtoupper( (string) $engine );
 
 		$required_columns = array(
 			'identity_hash'      => array(
@@ -324,6 +322,9 @@ public function validate_schema() {
 		if ( ! $has_nonunique_post_id || $has_unique_post_id ) {
 			return new \WP_Error( 'identity_schema_post_index', 'Post identity reservation post_id requires a nonunique index.' );
 		}
+		if ( ! $uses_innodb && ! $this->supports_transactional_tables( array( $this->table_name, $this->wpdb->posts ) ) ) {
+			return new \WP_Error( 'identity_schema_engine', 'Post identity reservation table must use InnoDB.' );
+		}
 
 		return true;
 	}
@@ -705,6 +706,9 @@ protected function verify_transactional_storage() {
 				return new \WP_Error( 'identity_storage_invalid', 'Post identity storage has an invalid table name.' );
 			}
 		}
+		if ( $this->supports_transactional_tables( $tables ) ) {
+			return true;
+		}
 
 		$placeholders = implode( ',', array_fill( 0, count( $tables ), '%s' ) );
 		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery,WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching
@@ -729,6 +733,24 @@ protected function verify_transactional_storage() {
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Ask an optional database implementation to prove one atomic table set.
+	 *
+	 * The capability is deliberately exact: it may replace the InnoDB engine
+	 * check only when every table in this reservation operation participates.
+	 */
+	private function supports_transactional_tables( array $tables ): bool {
+		if ( ! method_exists( $this->wpdb, 'supports_transactional_tables' ) ) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		try {
+			return true === $this->wpdb->supports_transactional_tables( $tables );
+		} catch ( \Throwable ) {
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/** @return int[] */
 	protected function find_legacy_candidates( array $identity ): array {
 		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery,WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Core/Database/PostIdentityReservations/PostIdentityReservationsTest.php b/tests/Unit/Core/Database/PostIdentityReservations/PostIdentityReservationsTest.php
index 59ab10524..776dcef48 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Core/Database/PostIdentityReservations/PostIdentityReservationsTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Core/Database/PostIdentityReservations/PostIdentityReservationsTest.php
@@ -121,9 +121,10 @@ public function test_missing_table_fails_identity_write_closed(): void {
 		}
 	}
 
-	public function test_nontransactional_reservation_table_fails_closed(): void {
+	public function test_nontransactional_reservation_table_fails_closed_without_the_capability(): void {
 		global $wpdb;
 
+		$this->assertFalse( method_exists( $wpdb, 'supports_transactional_tables' ) );
 		$changed = $wpdb->query( $wpdb->prepare( 'ALTER TABLE %i ENGINE=MyISAM', $this->repository->get_table_name() ) );
 		$this->assertNotFalse( $changed );
 		try {
@@ -138,6 +139,80 @@ public function test_nontransactional_reservation_table_fails_closed(): void {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/** This fake wpdb covers consumer routing, not native capability conformance. */
+	public function test_exact_transactional_table_capability_routes_only_a_complete_valid_schema(): void {
+		global $wpdb;
+
+		$this->assertNotFalse( $wpdb->query( $wpdb->prepare( 'ALTER TABLE %i ENGINE=MyISAM', $this->repository->get_table_name() ) ) );
+		$original = $wpdb;
+		$capable  = new class( $original ) extends \wpdb {
+			private \wpdb $delegate;
+			public array $supported_tables = array();
+			public mixed $capability_result = false;
+
+			public function __construct( \wpdb $delegate ) {
+				$this->delegate    = $delegate;
+				$this->prefix      = $delegate->prefix;
+				$this->base_prefix = $delegate->base_prefix;
+				$this->posts       = $delegate->posts;
+			}
+
+			public function prepare( $query, ...$args ) {
+				return $this->delegate->prepare( $query, ...$args );
+			}
+
+			public function query( $query ) {
+				return $this->delegate->query( $query );
+			}
+
+			public function get_var( $query = null, $x = 0, $y = 0 ) {
+				return $this->delegate->get_var( $query, $x, $y );
+			}
+
+			public function get_results( $query = null, $output = OBJECT ) {
+				return $this->delegate->get_results( $query, $output );
+			}
+
+			public function supports_transactional_tables( array $tables ) {
+				if ( 'throw' === $this->capability_result ) {
+					throw new \RuntimeException( 'Unsupported transactional table capability.' );
+				}
+				return $tables === $this->supported_tables ? $this->capability_result : false;
+			}
+		};
+		$wpdb = $capable;
+
+		try {
+			$repository = new PostIdentityReservations();
+			$capable->supported_tables = array( $repository->get_table_name() );
+			$incomplete = $repository->validate_schema();
+			$this->assertWPError( $incomplete );
+			$this->assertSame( 'identity_schema_engine', $incomplete->get_error_code() );
+
+			$capable->supported_tables = array( $repository->get_table_name(), $capable->posts );
+			$capable->capability_result = 1;
+			$strict_false = $repository->validate_schema();
+			$this->assertWPError( $strict_false );
+			$this->assertSame( 'identity_schema_engine', $strict_false->get_error_code() );
+
+			$capable->capability_result = 'throw';
+			$thrown = $repository->validate_schema();
+			$this->assertWPError( $thrown );
+			$this->assertSame( 'identity_schema_engine', $thrown->get_error_code() );
+
+			$capable->capability_result = true;
+			$this->assertTrue( $repository->validate_schema() );
+
+			$wpdb->query( $wpdb->prepare( 'ALTER TABLE %i DROP COLUMN completed_at', $repository->get_table_name() ) );
+			$invalid_schema = $repository->validate_schema();
+			$this->assertWPError( $invalid_schema );
+			$this->assertSame( 'identity_schema_columns', $invalid_schema->get_error_code() );
+		} finally {
+			$wpdb = $original;
+			PostIdentityReservations::create_table();
+		}
+	}
+
 	public function test_create_table_repairs_myisam_to_innodb(): void {
 		global $wpdb;