diff --git a/lib/datasource.js b/lib/datasource.js
index bed1f58e..da0632e6 100644
--- a/lib/datasource.js
+++ b/lib/datasource.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 var ModelBuilder = require('./model-builder.js').ModelBuilder;
 var ModelDefinition = require('./model-definition.js');
 var RelationDefinition = require('./relation-definition.js');
+var OberserverMixin = require('./observer');
 var jutil = require('./jutil');
 var utils = require('./utils');
 var ModelBaseClass = require('./model.js');
@@ -182,6 +183,8 @@ DataSource.prototype._setupConnector = function () {
         log(q || query, t1);
       };
     };
+    // Configure the connector instance to mix in observer functions
+    jutil.mixin(this.connector, OberserverMixin);
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/observer.js b/lib/observer.js
index 5588ad56..893ac0be 100644
--- a/lib/observer.js
+++ b/lib/observer.js
@@ -88,11 +88,59 @@ ObserverMixin.notifyObserversOf = function(operation, context, callback) {
     );
   });
   return callback.promise;
-}
+};
 
 ObserverMixin._notifyBaseObservers = function(operation, context, callback) {
   if (this.base && this.base.notifyObserversOf)
     this.base.notifyObserversOf(operation, context, callback);
   else
     callback();
-}
+};
+
+/**
+ * Run the given function with before/after observers. It's done in three serial
+ * steps asynchronously:
+ *
+ * - Notify the registered observers under 'before ' + operation
+ * - Execute the function
+ * - Notify the registered observers under 'after ' + operation
+ *
+ * If an error happens, it fails fast and calls the callback with err.
+ *
+ * @param {String} operation The operation name
+ * @param {Context} context The context object
+ * @param {Function} fn The task to be invoked as fn(done) or fn(context, done)
+ * @param {Function} callback The callback function
+ * @returns {*}
+ */
+ObserverMixin.notifyObserversAround = function(operation, context, fn, callback) {
+  var self = this;
+  return self.notifyObserversOf('before ' + operation, context,
+    function(err, context) {
+      if (err) return callback(err, context);
+
+      function cbForWork(err) {
+        if (err) return callback(err, context);
+        var returnedArgs = [].slice.call(arguments, 1);
+        context.results = returnedArgs;
+        self.notifyObserversOf('after ' + operation, context,
+          function(err, context) {
+            if (err) return callback(err, context);
+            var results = returnedArgs;
+            if (context) {
+              results = context.results;
+            }
+            var args = [err].concat(results);
+            callback.apply(null, args);
+          });
+      }
+
+      if (fn.length === 1) {
+        // fn(done)
+        fn(cbForWork);
+      } else {
+        // fn(context, done)
+        fn(context, cbForWork);
+      }
+    });
+};
diff --git a/lib/transaction.js b/lib/transaction.js
index 9ec76055..489d0630 100644
--- a/lib/transaction.js
+++ b/lib/transaction.js
@@ -118,18 +118,18 @@ if (Transaction) {
       transaction: self,
       operation: 'commit'
     };
-    self.notifyObserversOf('before commit', context, function(err) {
-      if (err) return cb(err);
-      self.connector.commit(self.connection, function(err) {
-        if (err) return cb(err);
-        self.notifyObserversOf('after commit', context, function(err) {
-          // Deference the connection to mark the transaction is not active
-          // The connection should have been released back the pool
-          self.connection = null;
-          cb(err);
-        });
-      });
+
+    function work(done) {
+      self.connector.commit(self.connection, done);
+    }
+
+    self.notifyObserversAround('commit', context, work, function(err) {
+      // Deference the connection to mark the transaction is not active
+      // The connection should have been released back the pool
+      self.connection = null;
+      cb(err);
     });
+
     return cb.promise;
   };
 
@@ -152,18 +152,18 @@ if (Transaction) {
       transaction: self,
       operation: 'rollback'
     };
-    self.notifyObserversOf('before rollback', context, function(err) {
-      if (err) return cb(err);
-      self.connector.rollback(self.connection, function(err) {
-        if (err) return cb(err);
-        self.notifyObserversOf('after rollback', context, function(err) {
-          // Deference the connection to mark the transaction is not active
-          // The connection should have been released back the pool
-          self.connection = null;
-          cb(err);
-        });
-      });
+
+    function work(done) {
+      self.connector.rollback(self.connection, done);
+    }
+
+    self.notifyObserversAround('rollback', context, work, function(err) {
+      // Deference the connection to mark the transaction is not active
+      // The connection should have been released back the pool
+      self.connection = null;
+      cb(err);
     });
+
     return cb.promise;
   };
 
diff --git a/test/async-observer.test.js b/test/async-observer.test.js
index 3786969e..f337f158 100644
--- a/test/async-observer.test.js
+++ b/test/async-observer.test.js
@@ -132,6 +132,70 @@ describe('async observer', function() {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('notifyObserversAround', function() {
+    var notifications;
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      notifications = [];
+      TestModel.observe('before execute',
+        pushAndNext(notifications, 'before execute'));
+      TestModel.observe('after execute',
+        pushAndNext(notifications, 'after execute'));
+    });
+
+    it('should notify before/after observers', function(done) {
+      var context = {};
+
+      function work(done) {
+        process.nextTick(function() {
+          done(null, 1);
+        });
+      }
+
+      TestModel.notifyObserversAround('execute', context, work,
+        function(err, result) {
+          notifications.should.eql(['before execute', 'after execute']);
+          result.should.eql(1);
+          done();
+        });
+    });
+
+    it('should allow work with context', function(done) {
+      var context = {};
+
+      function work(context, done) {
+        process.nextTick(function() {
+          done(null, 1);
+        });
+      }
+
+      TestModel.notifyObserversAround('execute', context, work,
+        function(err, result) {
+          notifications.should.eql(['before execute', 'after execute']);
+          result.should.eql(1);
+          done();
+        });
+    });
+
+    it('should notify before/after observers with multiple results',
+      function(done) {
+        var context = {};
+
+        function work(done) {
+          process.nextTick(function() {
+            done(null, 1, 2);
+          });
+        }
+
+        TestModel.notifyObserversAround('execute', context, work,
+          function(err, r1, r2) {
+            r1.should.eql(1);
+            r2.should.eql(2);
+            notifications.should.eql(['before execute', 'after execute']);
+            done();
+          });
+      });
+  });
+
   it('resolves promises returned by observers', function(done) {
     TestModel.observe('event', function(ctx) {
       return Promise.resolve('value-to-ignore');
diff --git a/test/memory.test.js b/test/memory.test.js
index afd3b8df..14c5bb06 100644
--- a/test/memory.test.js
+++ b/test/memory.test.js
@@ -584,4 +584,48 @@ describe('Memory connector with options', function() {
 
 });
 
+describe('Memory connector with observers', function() {
+  var ds = new DataSource({
+    connector: 'memory'
+  });
+
+  it('should have observer mixed into the connector', function() {
+    ds.connector.observe.should.be.a.function;
+    ds.connector.notifyObserversOf.should.be.a.function;
+  });
+
+  it('should notify observers', function(done) {
+    var events = [];
+    ds.connector.execute = function(command, params, options, cb) {
+      var self = this;
+      var context = {command: command, params: params, options: options};
+      self.notifyObserversOf('before execute', context, function(err) {
+        process.nextTick(function() {
+          if (err) return cb(err);
+          events.push('execute');
+          self.notifyObserversOf('after execute', context, function(err) {
+            cb(err);
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    };
+
+    ds.connector.observe('before execute', function(context, next) {
+      events.push('before execute');
+      next();
+    });
+
+    ds.connector.observe('after execute', function(context, next) {
+      events.push('after execute');
+      next();
+    });
+
+    ds.connector.execute('test', [1, 2], {x: 2}, function(err) {
+      if (err) return done(err);
+      events.should.eql(['before execute', 'execute', 'after execute']);
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+});
+