diff --git a/nomad/fsm.go b/nomad/fsm.go
index 71b4c07bdab..fa9d54aca7c 100644
--- a/nomad/fsm.go
+++ b/nomad/fsm.go
@@ -503,12 +503,14 @@ func (n *nomadFSM) applyDeregisterJob(buf []byte, index uint64) interface{} {
 		panic(fmt.Errorf("failed to decode request: %v", err))
 	}
 
-	if err := n.handleJobDeregister(index, req.JobID, req.Namespace, req.Purge); err != nil {
-		n.logger.Error("deregistering job failed", "error", err)
-		return err
-	}
+	return n.state.WithWriteTransaction(func(tx state.Txn) error {
+		if err := n.handleJobDeregister(index, req.JobID, req.Namespace, req.Purge, tx); err != nil {
+			n.logger.Error("deregistering job failed", "error", err)
+			return err
+		}
 
-	return nil
+		return nil
+	})
 }
 
 func (n *nomadFSM) applyBatchDeregisterJob(buf []byte, index uint64) interface{} {
@@ -518,18 +520,36 @@ func (n *nomadFSM) applyBatchDeregisterJob(buf []byte, index uint64) interface{}
 		panic(fmt.Errorf("failed to decode request: %v", err))
 	}
 
-	for jobNS, options := range req.Jobs {
-		if err := n.handleJobDeregister(index, jobNS.ID, jobNS.Namespace, options.Purge); err != nil {
-			n.logger.Error("deregistering job failed", "job", jobNS, "error", err)
+	// Perform all store updates atomically to ensure a consistent views for store readers.
+	// A partial update may increment the snapshot index, allowing eval brokers to process
+	// evals for jobs whose deregistering didn't get committed yet.
+	err := n.state.WithWriteTransaction(func(tx state.Txn) error {
+		for jobNS, options := range req.Jobs {
+			if err := n.handleJobDeregister(index, jobNS.ID, jobNS.Namespace, options.Purge, tx); err != nil {
+				n.logger.Error("deregistering job failed", "job", jobNS, "error", err)
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+
+		if err := n.state.UpsertEvalsTxn(index, req.Evals, tx); err != nil {
+			n.logger.Error("UpsertEvals failed", "error", err)
 			return err
 		}
+
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
-	return n.upsertEvals(index, req.Evals)
+	// perform the side effects outside the transactions
+	n.handleUpsertedEvals(req.Evals)
+	return nil
 }
 
 // handleJobDeregister is used to deregister a job.
-func (n *nomadFSM) handleJobDeregister(index uint64, jobID, namespace string, purge bool) error {
+func (n *nomadFSM) handleJobDeregister(index uint64, jobID, namespace string, purge bool, tx state.Txn) error {
 	// If it is periodic remove it from the dispatcher
 	if err := n.periodicDispatcher.Remove(namespace, jobID); err != nil {
 		n.logger.Error("periodicDispatcher.Remove failed", "error", err)
@@ -537,7 +557,7 @@ func (n *nomadFSM) handleJobDeregister(index uint64, jobID, namespace string, pu
 	}
 
 	if purge {
-		if err := n.state.DeleteJob(index, namespace, jobID); err != nil {
+		if err := n.state.DeleteJobTxn(index, namespace, jobID, tx); err != nil {
 			n.logger.Error("DeleteJob failed", "error", err)
 			return err
 		}
@@ -545,11 +565,11 @@ func (n *nomadFSM) handleJobDeregister(index uint64, jobID, namespace string, pu
 		// We always delete from the periodic launch table because it is possible that
 		// the job was updated to be non-periodic, thus checking if it is periodic
 		// doesn't ensure we clean it up properly.
-		n.state.DeletePeriodicLaunch(index, namespace, jobID)
+		n.state.DeletePeriodicLaunchTxn(index, namespace, jobID, tx)
 	} else {
 		// Get the current job and mark it as stopped and re-insert it.
 		ws := memdb.NewWatchSet()
-		current, err := n.state.JobByID(ws, namespace, jobID)
+		current, err := n.state.JobByIDTxn(ws, namespace, jobID, tx)
 		if err != nil {
 			n.logger.Error("JobByID lookup failed", "error", err)
 			return err
@@ -562,7 +582,7 @@ func (n *nomadFSM) handleJobDeregister(index uint64, jobID, namespace string, pu
 		stopped := current.Copy()
 		stopped.Stop = true
 
-		if err := n.state.UpsertJob(index, stopped); err != nil {
+		if err := n.state.UpsertJobTxn(index, stopped, tx); err != nil {
 			n.logger.Error("UpsertJob failed", "error", err)
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/nomad/state/state_store.go b/nomad/state/state_store.go
index c2fcc4162fe..191a2ea3b80 100644
--- a/nomad/state/state_store.go
+++ b/nomad/state/state_store.go
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/structs"
 )
 
+// Txn is a transaction against a state store.
+// This can be a read or write transaction.
+type Txn = *memdb.Txn
+
 const (
 	// NodeRegisterEventReregistered is the message used when the node becomes
 	// reregistered.
@@ -923,6 +927,12 @@ func (s *StateStore) UpsertJob(index uint64, job *structs.Job) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// UpsertJobTxn is used to register a job or update a job definition, like UpsertJob,
+// but in a transcation.  Useful for when making multiple modifications atomically
+func (s *StateStore) UpsertJobTxn(index uint64, job *structs.Job, txn Txn) error {
+	return s.upsertJobImpl(index, job, false, txn)
+}
+
 // upsertJobImpl is the implementation for registering a job or updating a job definition
 func (s *StateStore) upsertJobImpl(index uint64, job *structs.Job, keepVersion bool, txn *memdb.Txn) error {
 	// COMPAT 0.7: Upgrade old objects that do not have namespaces
@@ -1006,6 +1016,16 @@ func (s *StateStore) DeleteJob(index uint64, namespace, jobID string) error {
 	txn := s.db.Txn(true)
 	defer txn.Abort()
 
+	err := s.DeleteJobTxn(index, namespace, jobID, txn)
+	if err == nil {
+		txn.Commit()
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+// DeleteJobTxn is used to deregister a job, like DeleteJob,
+// but in a transcation.  Useful for when making multiple modifications atomically
+func (s *StateStore) DeleteJobTxn(index uint64, namespace, jobID string, txn Txn) error {
 	// COMPAT 0.7: Upgrade old objects that do not have namespaces
 	if namespace == "" {
 		namespace = structs.DefaultNamespace
@@ -1092,7 +1112,6 @@ func (s *StateStore) DeleteJob(index uint64, namespace, jobID string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("index update failed: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	txn.Commit()
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -1190,7 +1209,12 @@ func (s *StateStore) upsertJobVersion(index uint64, job *structs.Job, txn *memdb
 // version.
 func (s *StateStore) JobByID(ws memdb.WatchSet, namespace, id string) (*structs.Job, error) {
 	txn := s.db.Txn(false)
+	return s.JobByIDTxn(ws, namespace, id, txn)
+}
 
+// JobByIDTxn is used to lookup a job by its ID, like  JobByID. JobByID returns the job version
+// accessable through in the transaction
+func (s *StateStore) JobByIDTxn(ws memdb.WatchSet, namespace, id string, txn Txn) (*structs.Job, error) {
 	// COMPAT 0.7: Upgrade old objects that do not have namespaces
 	if namespace == "" {
 		namespace = structs.DefaultNamespace
@@ -1511,6 +1535,16 @@ func (s *StateStore) DeletePeriodicLaunch(index uint64, namespace, jobID string)
 	txn := s.db.Txn(true)
 	defer txn.Abort()
 
+	err := s.DeletePeriodicLaunchTxn(index, namespace, jobID, txn)
+	if err == nil {
+		txn.Commit()
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+// DeletePeriodicLaunchTxn is used to delete the periodic launch, like DeletePeriodicLaunch
+// but in a transcation.  Useful for when making multiple modifications atomically
+func (s *StateStore) DeletePeriodicLaunchTxn(index uint64, namespace, jobID string, txn Txn) error {
 	// COMPAT 0.7: Upgrade old objects that do not have namespaces
 	if namespace == "" {
 		namespace = structs.DefaultNamespace
@@ -1533,7 +1567,6 @@ func (s *StateStore) DeletePeriodicLaunch(index uint64, namespace, jobID string)
 		return fmt.Errorf("index update failed: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	txn.Commit()
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -1580,6 +1613,16 @@ func (s *StateStore) UpsertEvals(index uint64, evals []*structs.Evaluation) erro
 	txn := s.db.Txn(true)
 	defer txn.Abort()
 
+	err := s.UpsertEvalsTxn(index, evals, txn)
+	if err == nil {
+		txn.Commit()
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+// UpsertEvals is used to upsert a set of evaluations, like UpsertEvals
+// but in a transcation.  Useful for when making multiple modifications atomically
+func (s *StateStore) UpsertEvalsTxn(index uint64, evals []*structs.Evaluation, txn Txn) error {
 	// Do a nested upsert
 	jobs := make(map[structs.NamespacedID]string, len(evals))
 	for _, eval := range evals {
@@ -1599,7 +1642,6 @@ func (s *StateStore) UpsertEvals(index uint64, evals []*structs.Evaluation) erro
 		return fmt.Errorf("setting job status failed: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	txn.Commit()
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -3889,6 +3931,20 @@ func (s *StateStore) SchedulerSetConfig(idx uint64, config *structs.SchedulerCon
 	return nil
 }
 
+// WithWriteTransaction executes the passed function within a write transaction,
+// and returns its result.  If the invocation returns no error, the transaction
+// is committed; otherwise, it's aborted.
+func (s *StateStore) WithWriteTransaction(fn func(Txn) error) error {
+	tx := s.db.Txn(true)
+	defer tx.Abort()
+
+	err := fn(tx)
+	if err == nil {
+		tx.Commit()
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
 // SchedulerCASConfig is used to update the scheduler configuration with a
 // given Raft index. If the CAS index specified is not equal to the last observed index
 // for the config, then the call is a noop.