diff --git a/spring-r2dbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/r2dbc/connection/R2dbcTransactionManagerUnitTests.java b/spring-r2dbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/r2dbc/connection/R2dbcTransactionManagerUnitTests.java
index 870de048e88b..88cef8273a80 100644
--- a/spring-r2dbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/r2dbc/connection/R2dbcTransactionManagerUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-r2dbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/r2dbc/connection/R2dbcTransactionManagerUnitTests.java
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ void testCommitFails() {
 		verify(connectionMock).beginTransaction(any(io.r2dbc.spi.TransactionDefinition.class));
 		verify(connectionMock).createStatement("foo");
 		verify(connectionMock).commitTransaction();
+		verify(connectionMock).rollbackTransaction();
 		verify(connectionMock).close();
 		verifyNoMoreInteractions(connectionMock);
 	}
diff --git a/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/reactive/AbstractReactiveTransactionManager.java b/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/reactive/AbstractReactiveTransactionManager.java
index cdc434fc7361..85855bafcc1c 100644
--- a/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/reactive/AbstractReactiveTransactionManager.java
+++ b/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/reactive/AbstractReactiveTransactionManager.java
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ private Mono<Void> processCommit(TransactionSynchronizationManager synchronizati
 
 		AtomicBoolean beforeCompletionInvoked = new AtomicBoolean();
 
-		Mono<Object> commit = prepareForCommit(synchronizationManager, status)
+		Mono<Void> commit = prepareForCommit(synchronizationManager, status)
 				.then(triggerBeforeCommit(synchronizationManager, status))
 				.then(triggerBeforeCompletion(synchronizationManager, status))
 				.then(Mono.defer(() -> {
@@ -445,11 +445,12 @@ private Mono<Void> processCommit(TransactionSynchronizationManager synchronizati
 						return doCommit(synchronizationManager, status);
 					}
 					return Mono.empty();
-				})).then(Mono.empty().onErrorResume(ex -> {
-					Mono<Object> propagateException = Mono.error(ex);
+				})) //
+				.onErrorResume(ex -> {
+					Mono<Void> propagateException = Mono.error(ex);
 					// Store result in a local variable in order to appease the
 					// Eclipse compiler with regard to inferred generics.
-					Mono<Object> result = propagateException;
+					Mono<Void> result = propagateException;
 					if (ErrorPredicates.UNEXPECTED_ROLLBACK.test(ex)) {
 						result = triggerAfterCompletion(synchronizationManager, status, TransactionSynchronization.STATUS_ROLLED_BACK)
 								.then(propagateException);
@@ -471,7 +472,8 @@ else if (ErrorPredicates.RUNTIME_OR_ERROR.test(ex)) {
 					}
 
 					return result;
-				})).then(Mono.defer(() -> triggerAfterCommit(synchronizationManager, status).onErrorResume(ex ->
+				})
+				.then(Mono.defer(() -> triggerAfterCommit(synchronizationManager, status).onErrorResume(ex ->
 						triggerAfterCompletion(synchronizationManager, status, TransactionSynchronization.STATUS_COMMITTED).then(Mono.error(ex)))
 						.then(triggerAfterCompletion(synchronizationManager, status, TransactionSynchronization.STATUS_COMMITTED))));
 
diff --git a/spring-tx/src/test/java/org/springframework/transaction/reactive/ReactiveTestTransactionManager.java b/spring-tx/src/test/java/org/springframework/transaction/reactive/ReactiveTestTransactionManager.java
index 217551cc85ac..e43f341b2c8e 100644
--- a/spring-tx/src/test/java/org/springframework/transaction/reactive/ReactiveTestTransactionManager.java
+++ b/spring-tx/src/test/java/org/springframework/transaction/reactive/ReactiveTestTransactionManager.java
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ class ReactiveTestTransactionManager extends AbstractReactiveTransactionManager
 
 	private final boolean canCreateTransaction;
 
+	private final boolean forceFailOnCommit;
+
 	protected boolean begin = false;
 
 	protected boolean commit = false;
@@ -48,8 +50,13 @@ class ReactiveTestTransactionManager extends AbstractReactiveTransactionManager
 
 
 	ReactiveTestTransactionManager(boolean existingTransaction, boolean canCreateTransaction) {
+		this(existingTransaction, canCreateTransaction, false);
+	}
+
+	ReactiveTestTransactionManager(boolean existingTransaction, boolean canCreateTransaction, boolean forceFailOnCommit) {
 		this.existingTransaction = existingTransaction;
 		this.canCreateTransaction = canCreateTransaction;
+		this.forceFailOnCommit = forceFailOnCommit;
 	}
 
 
@@ -79,7 +86,12 @@ protected Mono<Void> doCommit(TransactionSynchronizationManager synchronizationM
 		if (!TRANSACTION.equals(status.getTransaction())) {
 			return Mono.error(new IllegalArgumentException("Not the same transaction object"));
 		}
-		return Mono.fromRunnable(() -> this.commit = true);
+		return Mono.fromRunnable(() -> {
+			this.commit = true;
+			if (this.forceFailOnCommit) {
+				throw new IllegalArgumentException("Forced failure on commit");
+			}
+		});
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/spring-tx/src/test/java/org/springframework/transaction/reactive/ReactiveTransactionSupportTests.java b/spring-tx/src/test/java/org/springframework/transaction/reactive/ReactiveTransactionSupportTests.java
index 4912c96226a0..20db5ea65d62 100644
--- a/spring-tx/src/test/java/org/springframework/transaction/reactive/ReactiveTransactionSupportTests.java
+++ b/spring-tx/src/test/java/org/springframework/transaction/reactive/ReactiveTransactionSupportTests.java
@@ -203,6 +203,22 @@ public void transactionTemplateWithException() {
 		assertHasCleanedUp(tm);
 	}
 
+	//gh-28968
+	@Test
+	void errorInCommitDoesInitiateRollbackAfterCommit() {
+		ReactiveTestTransactionManager tm = new ReactiveTestTransactionManager(false, true, true);
+		TransactionalOperator rxtx = TransactionalOperator.create(tm);
+
+		StepVerifier.create(rxtx.transactional(Mono.just("bar")))
+				.verifyErrorMessage("Forced failure on commit");
+
+		assertHasBegan(tm);
+		assertHasCommitted(tm);
+		assertHasRolledBack(tm);
+		assertHasNotSetRollbackOnly(tm);
+		assertHasCleanedUp(tm);
+	}
+
 	private void assertHasBegan(ReactiveTestTransactionManager actual) {
 		assertThat(actual.begin).as("Expected <ReactiveTransactionManager.begin()> but was <begin()> was not invoked").isTrue();
 	}