diff --git a/arangod/Aql/Query.cpp b/arangod/Aql/Query.cpp
index 9fb2194d0f..e4285aa7f2 100644
--- a/arangod/Aql/Query.cpp
+++ b/arangod/Aql/Query.cpp
@@ -541,10 +541,10 @@ QueryResult Query::execute(QueryRegistry* registry) {
       }
     }
 
-    QueryResult res = prepare(registry);
+    QueryResult result = prepare(registry);
 
-    if (res.code != TRI_ERROR_NO_ERROR) {
-      return res;
+    if (result.code != TRI_ERROR_NO_ERROR) {
+      return result;
     }
 
     if (_queryString == nullptr) {
@@ -631,11 +631,12 @@ QueryResult Query::execute(QueryRegistry* registry) {
     auto stats = std::make_shared<VPackBuilder>();
     _engine->_stats.toVelocyPack(*(stats.get()));
 
+    result.context = _trx->transactionContext();
+
     cleanupPlanAndEngine(TRI_ERROR_NO_ERROR);
 
     enterState(FINALIZATION);
 
-    QueryResult result(TRI_ERROR_NO_ERROR);
     result.warnings = warningsToVelocyPack();
     result.result = resultBuilder;
     result.stats = stats;
@@ -700,10 +701,10 @@ QueryResultV8 Query::executeV8(v8::Isolate* isolate, QueryRegistry* registry) {
       }
     }
 
-    QueryResultV8 res = prepare(registry);
+    QueryResultV8 result = prepare(registry);
 
-    if (res.code != TRI_ERROR_NO_ERROR) {
-      return res;
+    if (result.code != TRI_ERROR_NO_ERROR) {
+      return result;
     }
 
     work.reset(new AqlWorkStack(_vocbase, _id, _queryString, _queryLength));
@@ -715,7 +716,6 @@ QueryResultV8 Query::executeV8(v8::Isolate* isolate, QueryRegistry* registry) {
       useQueryCache = false;
     }
 
-    QueryResultV8 result(TRI_ERROR_NO_ERROR);
     result.result = v8::Array::New(isolate);
 
     // this is the RegisterId our results can be found in
@@ -781,6 +781,8 @@ QueryResultV8 Query::executeV8(v8::Isolate* isolate, QueryRegistry* registry) {
     auto stats = std::make_shared<VPackBuilder>();
     _engine->_stats.toVelocyPack(*(stats.get()));
 
+    result.context = _trx->transactionContext();
+
     cleanupPlanAndEngine(TRI_ERROR_NO_ERROR);
 
     enterState(FINALIZATION);
diff --git a/arangod/Aql/QueryResult.h b/arangod/Aql/QueryResult.h
index 34b44292db..7e2e692ca0 100644
--- a/arangod/Aql/QueryResult.h
+++ b/arangod/Aql/QueryResult.h
@@ -30,23 +30,14 @@ namespace arangodb {
 namespace velocypack {
 class Builder;
 }
+
+class TransactionContext;
+
 namespace aql {
 
 struct QueryResult {
   QueryResult& operator=(QueryResult const& other) = delete;
-
-  QueryResult(QueryResult&& other) {
-    code = other.code;
-    cached = other.cached;
-    details = other.details;
-    warnings.swap(other.warnings);
-    result.swap(other.result);
-    stats.swap(other.stats);
-    profile.swap(other.profile);
-
-    bindParameters = other.bindParameters;
-    collectionNames = other.collectionNames;
-  }
+  QueryResult(QueryResult&& other) = default;
 
   QueryResult(int code, std::string const& details)
       : code(code),
@@ -54,7 +45,8 @@ struct QueryResult {
         details(details),
         warnings(nullptr),
         result(nullptr),
-        profile(nullptr) {}
+        profile(nullptr),
+        context(nullptr) {}
 
   explicit QueryResult(int code) : QueryResult(code, "") {}
 
@@ -71,6 +63,7 @@ struct QueryResult {
   std::shared_ptr<arangodb::velocypack::Builder> result;
   std::shared_ptr<arangodb::velocypack::Builder> stats;
   std::shared_ptr<arangodb::velocypack::Builder> profile;
+  std::shared_ptr<arangodb::TransactionContext> context;
 };
 }
 }
diff --git a/arangod/RestHandler/RestCursorHandler.cpp b/arangod/RestHandler/RestCursorHandler.cpp
index 80b53ade46..a9b9d0cc01 100644
--- a/arangod/RestHandler/RestCursorHandler.cpp
+++ b/arangod/RestHandler/RestCursorHandler.cpp
@@ -177,10 +177,9 @@ void RestCursorHandler::processQuery(VPackSlice const& slice) {
         THROW_ARANGO_EXCEPTION(TRI_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
       }
 
-      auto transactionContext = std::make_shared<StandaloneTransactionContext>(_vocbase);
       arangodb::basics::VPackStringBufferAdapter bufferAdapter(
           _response->body().stringBuffer());
-      VPackDumper dumper(&bufferAdapter, transactionContext->getVPackOptions());
+      VPackDumper dumper(&bufferAdapter, queryResult.context->getVPackOptions());
       dumper.dump(result.slice());
       return;
     }
@@ -195,8 +194,8 @@ void RestCursorHandler::processQuery(VPackSlice const& slice) {
         opts, "count", false);
 
     // steal the query result, cursor will take over the ownership
-    arangodb::JsonCursor* cursor = cursors->createFromVelocyPack(
-        queryResult.result, batchSize, extra, ttl, count, queryResult.cached);
+    arangodb::VelocyPackCursor* cursor = cursors->createFromQueryResult(
+        std::move(queryResult), batchSize, extra, ttl, count);
 
     try {
       _response->body().appendChar('{');
diff --git a/arangod/Utils/Cursor.cpp b/arangod/Utils/Cursor.cpp
index eb3398c1d4..fe3adc91f0 100644
--- a/arangod/Utils/Cursor.cpp
+++ b/arangod/Utils/Cursor.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 #include "Cursor.h"
-#include "Basics/JsonHelper.h"
 #include "Basics/VelocyPackHelper.h"
 #include "Basics/VPackStringBufferAdapter.h"
 #include "Utils/CollectionExport.h"
@@ -63,20 +62,20 @@ VPackSlice Cursor::extra() const {
   return _extra->slice();
 }
 
-JsonCursor::JsonCursor(TRI_vocbase_t* vocbase, CursorId id,
-                       std::shared_ptr<VPackBuilder> json, size_t batchSize,
-                       std::shared_ptr<VPackBuilder> extra, double ttl,
-                       bool hasCount, bool cached)
+VelocyPackCursor::VelocyPackCursor(TRI_vocbase_t* vocbase, CursorId id,
+                                   aql::QueryResult&& result, size_t batchSize,
+                                   std::shared_ptr<VPackBuilder> extra,
+                                   double ttl, bool hasCount)
     : Cursor(id, batchSize, extra, ttl, hasCount),
       _vocbase(vocbase),
-      _json(json),
-      _size(json->slice().length()),
-      _cached(cached) {
-  TRI_ASSERT(json->slice().isArray());
+      _result(std::move(result)),
+      _size(result.result->slice().length()),
+      _cached(result.cached) {
+  TRI_ASSERT(result.result->slice().isArray());
   TRI_UseVocBase(vocbase);
 }
 
-JsonCursor::~JsonCursor() {
+VelocyPackCursor::~VelocyPackCursor() {
   freeJson();
 
   TRI_ReleaseVocBase(_vocbase);
@@ -86,7 +85,7 @@ JsonCursor::~JsonCursor() {
 /// @brief check whether the cursor contains more data
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-bool JsonCursor::hasNext() {
+bool VelocyPackCursor::hasNext() {
   if (_position < _size) {
     return true;
   }
@@ -99,10 +98,10 @@ bool JsonCursor::hasNext() {
 /// @brief return the next element
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-VPackSlice JsonCursor::next() {
-  TRI_ASSERT(_json != nullptr);
+VPackSlice VelocyPackCursor::next() {
+  TRI_ASSERT(_result.result != nullptr);
   TRI_ASSERT(_position < _size);
-  VPackSlice slice = _json->slice();
+  VPackSlice slice = _result.result->slice();
   return slice.at(_position++);
 }
 
@@ -110,13 +109,13 @@ VPackSlice JsonCursor::next() {
 /// @brief return the cursor size
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-size_t JsonCursor::count() const { return _size; }
+size_t VelocyPackCursor::count() const { return _size; }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /// @brief dump the cursor contents into a string buffer
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-void JsonCursor::dump(arangodb::basics::StringBuffer& buffer) {
+void VelocyPackCursor::dump(arangodb::basics::StringBuffer& buffer) {
   buffer.appendText("\"result\":[");
 
   size_t const n = batchSize();
@@ -135,6 +134,9 @@ void JsonCursor::dump(arangodb::basics::StringBuffer& buffer) {
     }
   }
 
+  arangodb::basics::VPackStringBufferAdapter bufferAdapter(
+      buffer.stringBuffer());
+  VPackDumper dumper(&bufferAdapter, transactionContext->getVPackOptions());
   for (size_t i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
     if (!hasNext()) {
       break;
@@ -149,9 +151,6 @@ void JsonCursor::dump(arangodb::basics::StringBuffer& buffer) {
       THROW_ARANGO_EXCEPTION(TRI_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
     }
 
-    arangodb::basics::VPackStringBufferAdapter bufferAdapter(
-        buffer.stringBuffer());
-    VPackDumper dumper(&bufferAdapter, transactionContext->getVPackOptions());
     try {
       dumper.dump(row);
     } catch (...) {
@@ -198,9 +197,7 @@ void JsonCursor::dump(arangodb::basics::StringBuffer& buffer) {
 /// @brief free the internals
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-void JsonCursor::freeJson() {
-  _json = nullptr;
-
+void VelocyPackCursor::freeJson() {
   _isDeleted = true;
 }
 
diff --git a/arangod/Utils/Cursor.h b/arangod/Utils/Cursor.h
index 7e94ba06d4..4b9a25749e 100644
--- a/arangod/Utils/Cursor.h
+++ b/arangod/Utils/Cursor.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 #include "Basics/Common.h"
 #include "Basics/StringBuffer.h"
+#include "Aql/QueryResult.h"
 #include "VocBase/voc-types.h"
 
 struct TRI_vocbase_t;
@@ -107,14 +108,13 @@ class Cursor {
   bool _isUsed;
 };
 
-class JsonCursor : public Cursor {
+class VelocyPackCursor : public Cursor {
  public:
-  JsonCursor(TRI_vocbase_t*, CursorId,
-             std::shared_ptr<arangodb::velocypack::Builder>, size_t,
-             std::shared_ptr<arangodb::velocypack::Builder>, double, bool,
-             bool);
+  VelocyPackCursor(TRI_vocbase_t*, CursorId, aql::QueryResult&&, size_t,
+                   std::shared_ptr<arangodb::velocypack::Builder>, double,
+                   bool);
 
-  ~JsonCursor();
+  ~VelocyPackCursor();
 
  public:
   bool hasNext() override final;
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class JsonCursor : public Cursor {
 
  private:
   TRI_vocbase_t* _vocbase;
-  std::shared_ptr<arangodb::velocypack::Builder> _json;
+  aql::QueryResult _result;
   size_t const _size;
   bool _cached;
 };
diff --git a/arangod/Utils/CursorRepository.cpp b/arangod/Utils/CursorRepository.cpp
index 39cc8cab6a..dfb50de8b2 100644
--- a/arangod/Utils/CursorRepository.cpp
+++ b/arangod/Utils/CursorRepository.cpp
@@ -91,17 +91,15 @@ CursorRepository::~CursorRepository() {
 /// the cursor will take ownership of both json and extra
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-JsonCursor* CursorRepository::createFromVelocyPack(
-    std::shared_ptr<VPackBuilder> json, size_t batchSize,
-    std::shared_ptr<VPackBuilder> extra, double ttl, bool count, bool cached) {
-
-  TRI_ASSERT(json != nullptr);
+VelocyPackCursor* CursorRepository::createFromQueryResult(
+    aql::QueryResult&& result, size_t batchSize, std::shared_ptr<VPackBuilder> extra,
+    double ttl, bool count) {
+  TRI_ASSERT(result.result != nullptr);
 
   CursorId const id = TRI_NewTickServer();
-  arangodb::JsonCursor* cursor = nullptr;
 
-  cursor = new arangodb::JsonCursor(_vocbase, id, json, batchSize, extra, ttl,
-                                    count, cached);
+  arangodb::VelocyPackCursor* cursor = new arangodb::VelocyPackCursor(
+      _vocbase, id, std::move(result), batchSize, extra, ttl, count);
   cursor->use();
 
   try {
diff --git a/arangod/Utils/CursorRepository.h b/arangod/Utils/CursorRepository.h
index adff37aabe..1d2ae7439b 100644
--- a/arangod/Utils/CursorRepository.h
+++ b/arangod/Utils/CursorRepository.h
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ namespace velocypack {
 class Builder;
 }
 
+namespace aql {
+struct QueryResult;
+}
+
 class CollectionExport;
 
 class CursorRepository {
@@ -60,9 +64,9 @@ class CursorRepository {
   /// the cursor will retain a shared pointer of both json and extra
   //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-  JsonCursor* createFromVelocyPack(
-      std::shared_ptr<arangodb::velocypack::Builder>, size_t,
-      std::shared_ptr<arangodb::velocypack::Builder>, double, bool, bool);
+  VelocyPackCursor* createFromQueryResult(
+      aql::QueryResult&&, size_t, std::shared_ptr<arangodb::velocypack::Builder>,
+      double, bool);
 
   //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   /// @brief creates a cursor and stores it in the registry
diff --git a/arangod/V8Server/v8-voccursor.cpp b/arangod/V8Server/v8-voccursor.cpp
index a73f447787..401ea5b885 100644
--- a/arangod/V8Server/v8-voccursor.cpp
+++ b/arangod/V8Server/v8-voccursor.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "Basics/conversions.h"
 #include "Utils/Cursor.h"
 #include "Utils/CursorRepository.h"
+#include "Utils/StandaloneTransactionContext.h"
 #include "V8/v8-conv.h"
 #include "V8/v8-vpack.h"
 #include "V8Server/v8-voccursor.h"
@@ -88,9 +89,14 @@ static void JS_CreateCursor(v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value> const& args) {
   auto cursors =
       static_cast<arangodb::CursorRepository*>(vocbase->_cursorRepository);
 
+  arangodb::aql::QueryResult result(TRI_ERROR_NO_ERROR);
+  result.result = builder;
+  result.cached = false;
+  result.context = std::make_shared<arangodb::StandaloneTransactionContext>(vocbase);
+
   try {
-    arangodb::Cursor* cursor = cursors->createFromVelocyPack(
-        builder, static_cast<size_t>(batchSize), nullptr, ttl, true, false);
+    arangodb::Cursor* cursor = cursors->createFromQueryResult(
+        std::move(result), static_cast<size_t>(batchSize), nullptr, ttl, true);
 
     TRI_ASSERT(cursor != nullptr);
     cursors->release(cursor);