diff --git a/pkg/sql/conn_executor_exec.go b/pkg/sql/conn_executor_exec.go
index ca60c523dbbd..13118bc111e0 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/conn_executor_exec.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/conn_executor_exec.go
@@ -1117,8 +1117,7 @@ func (ex *connExecutor) dispatchToExecutionEngine(
 
 	// include gist in error reports
 	ctx = withPlanGist(ctx, planner.instrumentation.planGist.String())
-
-	if planner.autoCommit {
+	if planner.extendedEvalCtx.TxnImplicit {
 		planner.curPlan.flags.Set(planFlagImplicitTxn)
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/statement_statistics b/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/statement_statistics
index 820cfed4f1d3..8d568fb12d2f 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/statement_statistics
+++ b/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/statement_statistics
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ select 1, 2; select 1, 2, 3; select 'ok'
 statement ok
 SET application_name = ''
 
-query T
-SELECT txn_fingerprint_id FROM crdb_internal.node_statement_statistics WHERE application_name = 'multi_stmts_test' ORDER BY txn_fingerprint_id
+query TTB
+SELECT txn_fingerprint_id, key, implicit_txn FROM crdb_internal.node_statement_statistics WHERE application_name = 'multi_stmts_test' ORDER BY txn_fingerprint_id
 ----
-10413021493801724718
-10413021493801724718
-10413021493801724718
-17854018046052698166
+10659166962890673102  SELECT '_'                  true
+10659166962890673102  SELECT _, _                 true
+10659166962890673102  SELECT _, _, _              true
+17854018046052698166  SET application_name = '_'  true
 
 statement ok
 CREATE TABLE test(x INT, y INT, z INT); INSERT INTO test(x, y, z) VALUES (0,0,0);
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ ORDER BY key, implicit_txn;
 ----
 key                             implicit_txn
 SELECT _                        false
+SELECT _                        true
 SELECT x FROM test WHERE y = _  false
 SELECT x FROM test WHERE y = _  false
 SELECT x FROM test WHERE y = _  true