diff --git a/gcloud/datastore/client.py b/gcloud/datastore/client.py
index 3c2cecf8cfcd..26fbac0d9240 100644
--- a/gcloud/datastore/client.py
+++ b/gcloud/datastore/client.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 """Convenience wrapper for invoking APIs/factories w/ a dataset ID."""
 
+from gcloud._helpers import _LocalStack
 from gcloud.datastore import helpers
 from gcloud.datastore.batch import Batch
 from gcloud.datastore.entity import Entity
@@ -127,8 +128,42 @@ def __init__(self, dataset_id=None, namespace=None, connection=None):
         if connection is None:
             connection = get_connection()
         self.connection = connection
+        self._batch_stack = _LocalStack()
         self.namespace = namespace
 
+    def _push_batch(self, batch):
+        """Push a batch/transaction onto our stack.
+
+        "Protected", intended for use by batch / transaction context mgrs.
+
+        :type batch: :class:`gcloud.datastore.batch.Batch`, or an object
+                     implementing its API.
+        :param batch: newly-active batch/batch/transaction.
+        """
+        self._batch_stack.push(batch)
+
+    def _pop_batch(self):
+        """Pop a batch/transaction from our stack.
+
+        "Protected", intended for use by batch / transaction context mgrs.
+
+        :raises: IndexError if the stack is empty.
+        :rtype: :class:`gcloud.datastore.batch.Batch`, or an object
+                 implementing its API.
+        :returns: the top-most batch/transaction, after removing it.
+        """
+        return self._batch_stack.pop()
+
+    @property
+    def current_batch(self):
+        """Currently-active batch.
+
+        :rtype: :class:`gcloud.datastore.batch.Batch`, or an object
+                implementing its API, or ``NoneType`` (if no batch is active).
+        :returns: The batch/transaction at the toop of the batch stack.
+        """
+        return self._batch_stack.top
+
     def get(self, key, missing=None, deferred=None):
         """Retrieve an entity from a single key (if it exists).
 
diff --git a/gcloud/datastore/test_client.py b/gcloud/datastore/test_client.py
index 96334c805fef..9da4f0262946 100644
--- a/gcloud/datastore/test_client.py
+++ b/gcloud/datastore/test_client.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ def test_ctor_w_implicit_inputs(self):
         self.assertEqual(client.dataset_id, OTHER)
         self.assertEqual(client.namespace, None)
         self.assertTrue(client.connection is conn)
+        self.assertTrue(client.current_batch is None)
 
     def test_ctor_w_explicit_inputs(self):
         OTHER = 'other'
@@ -74,6 +75,25 @@ def test_ctor_w_explicit_inputs(self):
         self.assertEqual(client.dataset_id, OTHER)
         self.assertEqual(client.namespace, NAMESPACE)
         self.assertTrue(client.connection is conn)
+        self.assertTrue(client.current_batch is None)
+        self.assertEqual(list(client._batch_stack), [])
+
+    def test__push_connection_and__pop_connection(self):
+        conn = object()
+        batch1 = object()
+        batch2 = object()
+        client = self._makeOne(connection=conn)
+        client._push_batch(batch1)
+        self.assertEqual(list(client._batch_stack), [batch1])
+        self.assertTrue(client.current_batch is batch1)
+        client._push_batch(batch2)
+        self.assertTrue(client.current_batch is batch2)
+        # list(_LocalStack) returns in reverse order.
+        self.assertEqual(list(client._batch_stack), [batch2, batch1])
+        self.assertTrue(client._pop_batch() is batch2)
+        self.assertEqual(list(client._batch_stack), [batch1])
+        self.assertTrue(client._pop_batch() is batch1)
+        self.assertEqual(list(client._batch_stack), [])
 
     def test_get_miss(self):
         _called_with = []