diff --git a/core/ledger/kvledger/history/historydb/historyleveldb/historyleveldb.go b/core/ledger/kvledger/history/historydb/historyleveldb/historyleveldb.go
index 7d9c7b7c19d..4c0cabe852a 100644
--- a/core/ledger/kvledger/history/historydb/historyleveldb/historyleveldb.go
+++ b/core/ledger/kvledger/history/historydb/historyleveldb/historyleveldb.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/core/ledger/kvledger/txmgmt/rwset"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/core/ledger/kvledger/txmgmt/version"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/core/ledger/ledgerconfig"
+	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/core/ledger/util"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/protos/common"
 	putils "github.com/hyperledger/fabric/protos/utils"
 	logging "github.com/op/go-logging"
@@ -92,10 +93,26 @@ func (historyDB *historyDB) Commit(block *common.Block) error {
 	logger.Debugf("Channel [%s]: Updating history database for blockNo [%v] with [%d] transactions",
 		historyDB.dbName, blockNo, len(block.Data.Data))
 
-	//TODO add check for invalid trans in bit array
+	// Get the invalidation byte array for the block
+	txsFilter := util.TxValidationFlags(block.Metadata.Metadata[common.BlockMetadataIndex_TRANSACTIONS_FILTER])
+	// Initialize txsFilter if it does not yet exist (e.g. during testing, for genesis block, etc)
+	if len(txsFilter) == 0 {
+		txsFilter = util.NewTxValidationFlags(len(block.Data.Data))
+		block.Metadata.Metadata[common.BlockMetadataIndex_TRANSACTIONS_FILTER] = txsFilter
+	}
+
+	// write each tran's write set to history db
 	for _, envBytes := range block.Data.Data {
 		tranNo++
 
+		// If the tran is marked as invalid, skip it
+		// Note, tranNo starts at 1 for height, while tranIndex starts at 0 for invalid array
+		if txsFilter.IsInvalid(int(tranNo) - 1) {
+			logger.Debugf("Channel [%s]: Skipping history write for invalid transaction number %d",
+				historyDB.dbName, tranNo)
+			continue
+		}
+
 		env, err := putils.GetEnvelopeFromBlock(envBytes)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/core/ledger/kvledger/history/historydb/historyleveldb/historyleveldb_test.go b/core/ledger/kvledger/history/historydb/historyleveldb/historyleveldb_test.go
index b4d289e3e67..b8741d6241a 100644
--- a/core/ledger/kvledger/history/historydb/historyleveldb/historyleveldb_test.go
+++ b/core/ledger/kvledger/history/historydb/historyleveldb/historyleveldb_test.go
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ import (
 	configtxtest "github.com/hyperledger/fabric/common/configtx/test"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/common/ledger/testutil"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/core/ledger"
+	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/core/ledger/util"
+	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/protos/common"
+	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/protos/peer"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
@@ -124,6 +127,45 @@ func TestHistory(t *testing.T) {
 	testutil.AssertEquals(t, count, 3)
 }
 
+func TestHistoryForInvalidTran(t *testing.T) {
+
+	env := NewTestHistoryEnv(t)
+	defer env.cleanup()
+	provider := env.testBlockStorageEnv.provider
+	store1, err := provider.OpenBlockStore("ledger1")
+	testutil.AssertNoError(t, err, "Error upon provider.OpenBlockStore()")
+	defer store1.Shutdown()
+
+	//block1
+	simulator, _ := env.txmgr.NewTxSimulator()
+	value1 := []byte("value1")
+	simulator.SetState("ns1", "key7", value1)
+	simulator.Done()
+	simRes, _ := simulator.GetTxSimulationResults()
+	bg := testutil.NewBlockGenerator(t)
+	block1 := bg.NextBlock([][]byte{simRes}, false)
+
+	//for this invalid tran test, set the transaction to invalid
+	txsFilter := util.TxValidationFlags(block1.Metadata.Metadata[common.BlockMetadataIndex_TRANSACTIONS_FILTER])
+	txsFilter.SetFlag(0, peer.TxValidationCode_INVALID_OTHER_REASON)
+	block1.Metadata.Metadata[common.BlockMetadataIndex_TRANSACTIONS_FILTER] = txsFilter
+
+	err = store1.AddBlock(block1)
+	testutil.AssertNoError(t, err, "")
+	err = env.testHistoryDB.Commit(block1)
+	testutil.AssertNoError(t, err, "")
+
+	qhistory, err := env.testHistoryDB.NewHistoryQueryExecutor(store1)
+	testutil.AssertNoError(t, err, "Error upon NewHistoryQueryExecutor")
+
+	itr, err2 := qhistory.GetHistoryForKey("ns1", "key7")
+	testutil.AssertNoError(t, err2, "Error upon GetHistoryForKey()")
+
+	// test that there are no history values, since the tran was marked as invalid
+	kmod, _ := itr.Next()
+	testutil.AssertNil(t, kmod)
+}
+
 //TestSavepoint tests that save points get written after each block and get returned via GetBlockNumfromSavepoint
 func TestHistoryDisabled(t *testing.T) {