diff --git a/Sources/Internal/NSManagedObjectContext+Setup.swift b/Sources/Internal/NSManagedObjectContext+Setup.swift
index 854eb0b..bda3c70 100644
--- a/Sources/Internal/NSManagedObjectContext+Setup.swift
+++ b/Sources/Internal/NSManagedObjectContext+Setup.swift
@@ -100,14 +100,28 @@ internal extension NSManagedObjectContext {
             object: rootContext,
             closure: { [weak context] (note) -> Void in
                 
-                context?.performBlock { () -> Void in
+                guard let rootContext = note.object as? NSManagedObjectContext,
+                    let context = context else {
+                        
+                        return
+                }
+                let mergeChanges = { () -> Void in
                     
                     let updatedObjects = (note.userInfo?[NSUpdatedObjectsKey] as? Set<NSManagedObject>) ?? []
                     for object in updatedObjects {
                         
-                        context?.objectWithID(object.objectID).willAccessValueForKey(nil)
+                        context.objectWithID(object.objectID).willAccessValueForKey(nil)
                     }
-                    context?.mergeChangesFromContextDidSaveNotification(note)
+                    context.mergeChangesFromContextDidSaveNotification(note)
+                }
+                
+                if rootContext.isSavingSynchronously == true {
+                    
+                    context.performBlockAndWait(mergeChanges)
+                }
+                else {
+                    
+                    context.performBlock(mergeChanges)
                 }
             }
         )
diff --git a/Sources/Internal/NSManagedObjectContext+Transaction.swift b/Sources/Internal/NSManagedObjectContext+Transaction.swift
index 89cb583..c460652 100644
--- a/Sources/Internal/NSManagedObjectContext+Transaction.swift
+++ b/Sources/Internal/NSManagedObjectContext+Transaction.swift
@@ -56,6 +56,27 @@ internal extension NSManagedObjectContext {
         }
     }
     
+    @nonobjc
+    internal var isSavingSynchronously: Bool? {
+        
+        get {
+            
+            let value: NSNumber? = getAssociatedObjectForKey(
+                &PropertyKeys.isSavingSynchronously,
+                inObject: self
+            )
+            return value?.boolValue
+        }
+        set {
+            
+            setAssociatedWeakObject(
+                newValue.flatMap { NSNumber(bool: $0) },
+                forKey: &PropertyKeys.isSavingSynchronously,
+                inObject: self
+            )
+        }
+    }
+    
     @nonobjc
     internal func isRunningInAllowedQueue() -> Bool {
         
@@ -93,7 +114,9 @@ internal extension NSManagedObjectContext {
             
             do {
                 
+                self.isSavingSynchronously = true
                 try self.save()
+                self.isSavingSynchronously = nil
             }
             catch {
                 
@@ -142,7 +165,9 @@ internal extension NSManagedObjectContext {
             
             do {
                 
+                self.isSavingSynchronously = false
                 try self.save()
+                self.isSavingSynchronously = nil
             }
             catch {
                 
@@ -173,7 +198,7 @@ internal extension NSManagedObjectContext {
     }
     
     @nonobjc
-    internal func refreshAllObjectsAsFaults() {
+    internal func refreshAndMergeAllObjects() {
         
         if #available(iOS 8.3, OSX 10.11, *) {
             
@@ -181,7 +206,7 @@ internal extension NSManagedObjectContext {
         }
         else {
             
-            self.registeredObjects.forEach { self.refreshObject($0, mergeChanges: false) }
+            self.registeredObjects.forEach { self.refreshObject($0, mergeChanges: true) }
         }
     }
     
@@ -191,5 +216,6 @@ internal extension NSManagedObjectContext {
     private struct PropertyKeys {
         
         static var parentTransaction: Void?
+        static var isSavingSynchronously: Void?
     }
 }
diff --git a/Sources/Transactions/BaseDataTransaction.swift b/Sources/Transactions/BaseDataTransaction.swift
index 0b8f623..b4562fd 100644
--- a/Sources/Transactions/BaseDataTransaction.swift
+++ b/Sources/Transactions/BaseDataTransaction.swift
@@ -191,14 +191,14 @@ public /*abstract*/ class BaseDataTransaction {
     /**
      Refreshes all registered objects `NSManagedObject`s in the transaction.
      */
-    public func refreshAllObjectsAsFaults() {
+    public func refreshAndMergeAllObjects() {
         
         CoreStore.assert(
             self.isRunningInAllowedQueue(),
             "Attempted to refresh entities outside their designated queue."
         )
         
-        self.context.refreshAllObjectsAsFaults()
+        self.context.refreshAndMergeAllObjects()
     }
     
     
diff --git a/Sources/Transactions/CoreStore+Transaction.swift b/Sources/Transactions/CoreStore+Transaction.swift
index 167d50e..06a0f2d 100644
--- a/Sources/Transactions/CoreStore+Transaction.swift
+++ b/Sources/Transactions/CoreStore+Transaction.swift
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ public extension CoreStore {
     /**
      Refreshes all registered objects `NSManagedObject`s in the `defaultStack`.
      */
-    public static func refreshAllObjectsAsFaults() {
+    public static func refreshAndMergeAllObjects() {
         
-        self.defaultStack.refreshAllObjectsAsFaults()
+        self.defaultStack.refreshAndMergeAllObjects()
     }
     
     
diff --git a/Sources/Transactions/DataStack+Transaction.swift b/Sources/Transactions/DataStack+Transaction.swift
index 7277180..78e4e8b 100644
--- a/Sources/Transactions/DataStack+Transaction.swift
+++ b/Sources/Transactions/DataStack+Transaction.swift
@@ -83,14 +83,14 @@ public extension DataStack {
     /**
      Refreshes all registered objects `NSManagedObject`s in the `DataStack`.
      */
-    public func refreshAllObjectsAsFaults() {
+    public func refreshAndMergeAllObjects() {
         
         CoreStore.assert(
             NSThread.isMainThread(),
             "Attempted to refresh entities outside their designated queue."
         )
         
-        self.mainContext.refreshAllObjectsAsFaults()
+        self.mainContext.refreshAndMergeAllObjects()
     }