diff --git a/fsspec/implementations/dirfs.py b/fsspec/implementations/dirfs.py
index c0623b82f..af0c39785 100644
--- a/fsspec/implementations/dirfs.py
+++ b/fsspec/implementations/dirfs.py
@@ -12,6 +12,40 @@ class DirFileSystem(AsyncFileSystem):
 
     protocol = "dir"
 
+    # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Transaction delegation: use the wrapped FS’s transaction
+    transaction_type = property(lambda self: self.fs.transaction_type)
+
+    @property
+    def transaction(self):
+        """
+        Delegate `with fs.transaction:` to the underlying filesystem
+        so that dir:// writes participate in the base FS’s transaction.
+        """
+        return self.fs.transaction
+
+    def start_transaction(self):
+        """Start a transaction and propagate to the base filesystem."""
+        if hasattr(self.fs, 'start_transaction'):
+            self.fs.start_transaction()
+        super().start_transaction()  # Base class handles self._intrans    
+
+    def end_transaction(self):
+        """End a transaction and propagate to the base filesystem."""
+        if hasattr(self.fs, 'end_transaction'):
+            self.fs.end_transaction()
+        super().end_transaction()  # Base class handles self._intrans
+    
+    def invalidate_cache(self, path=None):
+        """
+        Discard any cached directory information
+        And delegate to the base filesystem
+        """
+        if hasattr(self.fs, 'invalidate_cache'):
+            self.fs.invalidate_cache(path)
+        super().invalidate_cache(path)
+    # ----------------------------------------------------------------    
+
     def __init__(
         self,
         path=None,
diff --git a/fsspec/implementations/tests/test_cached.py b/fsspec/implementations/tests/test_cached.py
index c9222d5b5..f1d1f8476 100644
--- a/fsspec/implementations/tests/test_cached.py
+++ b/fsspec/implementations/tests/test_cached.py
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@
     LocalTempFile,
     WholeFileCacheFileSystem,
 )
-from fsspec.implementations.local import make_path_posix
+from fsspec.implementations.local import (
+    LocalFileSystem,
+    make_path_posix,
+)
 from fsspec.implementations.zip import ZipFileSystem
 from fsspec.tests.conftest import win
 
@@ -1337,3 +1340,43 @@ def test_filecache_write(tmpdir, m):
 
     assert m.cat(fn) == data.encode()
     assert fs.cat(fn) == data.encode()
+
+
+def test_cachingfs_transaction_missing_propagation(tmpdir):
+    # Setup temp directories
+    storage_dir = str(tmpdir / "storage")
+    cache_dir = str(tmpdir / "cache")
+    os.mkdir(storage_dir)
+    os.mkdir(cache_dir)
+    
+    # Create a local filesystem and wrap it with CachingFileSystem
+    base = LocalFileSystem()
+    cachefs = CachingFileSystem(
+        fs=base,
+        cache_storage=cache_dir,
+        cache_check=0,
+        same_names=True
+    )
+    
+    # Test file path
+    test_file = os.path.join(storage_dir, "cache_transaction_test.txt")
+    
+    # Before transaction, both filesystems should have _intrans=False
+    assert not base._intrans
+    assert not cachefs._intrans
+    
+    # Enter transaction and write file
+    with cachefs.transaction:
+        # CachingFileSystem's transaction flag is set
+        assert cachefs._intrans
+        
+        # But the base filesystem's transaction flag is not - this is the bug
+        assert not base._intrans, "Base filesystem's transaction flag is not propagated"
+        
+        # Write to file
+        with cachefs.open(test_file, "wb") as f:
+            f.write(b"cached data")
+            
+        # Check if file exists on disk - bug: it will exist immediately since
+        # transaction context was not propagated
+        assert os.path.exists(test_file), "File exists during transaction - bug confirmed"
diff --git a/fsspec/implementations/tests/test_dirfs.py b/fsspec/implementations/tests/test_dirfs.py
index f58969406..98c64a44a 100644
--- a/fsspec/implementations/tests/test_dirfs.py
+++ b/fsspec/implementations/tests/test_dirfs.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+import os
 import pytest
 
+from fsspec.implementations.local import LocalFileSystem
 from fsspec.asyn import AsyncFileSystem
 from fsspec.implementations.dirfs import DirFileSystem
 from fsspec.spec import AbstractFileSystem
@@ -615,3 +617,38 @@ def test_from_url(m):
     assert fs.ls("", False) == ["file"]
     assert fs.ls("", True)[0]["name"] == "file"
     assert fs.cat("file") == b"data"
+
+
+def test_dirfs_transaction_propagation(tmpdir):
+    # Setup
+    path = str(tmpdir)
+    base = LocalFileSystem()
+    fs = DirFileSystem(path=path, fs=base)
+    
+    # Test file path
+    test_file = "transaction_test.txt"
+    full_path = os.path.join(path, test_file)
+    
+    # Before transaction, both filesystems should have _intrans=False
+    assert not base._intrans
+    assert not fs._intrans
+    
+    # Enter transaction and write file
+    with fs.transaction:
+        # After fix, both filesystems should have _intrans=True
+        assert base._intrans, "Base filesystem transaction flag not set"
+        assert fs._intrans, "DirFileSystem transaction flag not set"
+        
+        # Write to file
+        with fs.open(test_file, "wb") as f:
+            f.write(b"hello world")
+            
+        # Check if file exists on disk - it should not until transaction commits
+        assert not os.path.exists(full_path), "File exists during transaction, not deferred to temp file"
+        
+    # After transaction commits, file should exist
+    assert os.path.exists(full_path), "File not created after transaction commit"
+    
+    # Verify content
+    with open(full_path, "rb") as f:
+        assert f.read() == b"hello world"