diff --git a/torba/client/basedatabase.py b/torba/client/basedatabase.py
index 4e2d1ee51..ccbffb7e5 100644
--- a/torba/client/basedatabase.py
+++ b/torba/client/basedatabase.py
@@ -67,6 +67,25 @@ class AIOSQLite:
             self.connection.rollback()
             raise
 
+    def run_nofk(self, fun, *args, **kwargs) -> Awaitable:
+        return wrap_future(self.executor.submit(self.__run_transaction_no_fk, fun, *args, **kwargs))
+
+    def __run_transaction_no_fk(self, fun: Callable[[sqlite3.Connection, Any, Any], Any], *args, **kwargs):
+        try:
+            self.connection.execute('pragma foreign_keys=off')
+            self.connection.commit()
+            try:
+                self.connection.execute('begin')
+                result = fun(self.connection, *args, **kwargs)  # type: ignore
+                self.connection.commit()
+                return result
+            except (Exception, OSError): # as e:
+                self.connection.rollback()
+                raise
+        finally:
+            self.connection.execute('pragma foreign_keys=on')
+            self.connection.commit()
+
 
 def constraints_to_sql(constraints, joiner=' AND ', prepend_key=''):
     sql, values = [], {}