diff --git a/src/main/java/io/lettuce/core/FutureSyncInvocationHandler.java b/src/main/java/io/lettuce/core/FutureSyncInvocationHandler.java
index 4847d31c3e..a4c43e1ec5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/lettuce/core/FutureSyncInvocationHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/lettuce/core/FutureSyncInvocationHandler.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import io.lettuce.core.api.StatefulRedisConnection;
 import io.lettuce.core.internal.AbstractInvocationHandler;
 import io.lettuce.core.internal.TimeoutProvider;
+import io.lettuce.core.protocol.CommandType;
 import io.lettuce.core.protocol.RedisCommand;
 
 /**
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ protected Object handleInvocation(Object proxy, Method method, Object[] args) th
 
                 RedisFuture<?> command = (RedisFuture<?>) result;
 
-                if (isNonTxControlMethod(method.getName()) && isTransactionActive(connection)) {
+                if (isNonTxControlMethod(method.getName(), args) && isTransactionActive(connection)) {
                     return null;
                 }
 
@@ -91,8 +92,11 @@ private static boolean isTransactionActive(StatefulConnection<?, ?> connection)
         return connection instanceof StatefulRedisConnection && ((StatefulRedisConnection) connection).isMulti();
     }
 
-    private static boolean isNonTxControlMethod(String methodName) {
-        return !methodName.equals("exec") && !methodName.equals("multi") && !methodName.equals("discard");
+    private static boolean isNonTxControlMethod(String methodName, Object[] args) {
+        return !methodName.equals("exec") && !methodName.equals("multi") && !methodName.equals("discard") && !(methodName
+                .equals("dispatch") && args.length > 0 && args[0] == CommandType.MULTI) && !(methodName
+                .equals("dispatch") && args.length > 0 && args[0] == CommandType.EXEC) && !(methodName
+                .equals("dispatch") && args.length > 0 && args[0] == CommandType.DISCARD);
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/lettuce/core/commands/CustomCommandIntegrationTests.java b/src/test/java/io/lettuce/core/commands/CustomCommandIntegrationTests.java
index 8d92c57661..ae1e8d262e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/lettuce/core/commands/CustomCommandIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/lettuce/core/commands/CustomCommandIntegrationTests.java
@@ -96,6 +96,14 @@ void dispatchTransactions() {
         assertThat(exec).hasSize(1).contains("OK");
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void dispatchMulti() {
+        String response = redis.dispatch(CommandType.MULTI, new StatusOutput<>(StringCodec.UTF8));
+        assertThat(response).isEqualTo("OK");
+        TransactionResult exec = redis.exec();
+        assertThat(exec).isEmpty();
+    }
+
     @Test
     void standaloneAsyncPing() {