diff --git a/services/sync/modules/constants.js b/services/sync/modules/constants.js
index 7160fd57e04b..5ee630e287c6 100644
--- a/services/sync/modules/constants.js
+++ b/services/sync/modules/constants.js
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ MOBILE_BATCH_SIZE:                     50,
 // Default batch size for applying incoming records.
 DEFAULT_STORE_BATCH_SIZE:              1,
 HISTORY_STORE_BATCH_SIZE:              50, // same as MOBILE_BATCH_SIZE
+FORMS_STORE_BATCH_SIZE:                50, // same as MOBILE_BATCH_SIZE
 
 // score thresholds for early syncs
 SINGLE_USER_THRESHOLD:                 1000,
diff --git a/services/sync/modules/engines/forms.js b/services/sync/modules/engines/forms.js
index 8bb5ebd5cf96..0a086e4b7f82 100644
--- a/services/sync/modules/engines/forms.js
+++ b/services/sync/modules/engines/forms.js
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ Cu.import("resource://gre/modules/XPCOMUtils.jsm");
 Cu.import("resource://services-sync/engines.js");
 Cu.import("resource://services-sync/record.js");
 Cu.import("resource://services-sync/util.js");
+Cu.import("resource://services-sync/constants.js");
 Cu.import("resource://services-sync/log4moz.js");
 
 const FORMS_TTL = 5184000; // 60 days
@@ -159,6 +160,8 @@ FormEngine.prototype = {
   _storeObj: FormStore,
   _trackerObj: FormTracker,
   _recordObj: FormRec,
+  applyIncomingBatchSize: FORMS_STORE_BATCH_SIZE,
+
   get prefName() "history",
 
   _findDupe: function _findDupe(item) {
@@ -173,6 +176,12 @@ function FormStore(name) {
 FormStore.prototype = {
   __proto__: Store.prototype,
 
+  applyIncomingBatch: function applyIncomingBatch(records) {
+    return Utils.runInTransaction(Svc.Form.DBConnection, function() {
+      return Store.prototype.applyIncomingBatch.call(this, records);
+    }, this);
+  },
+
   getAllIDs: function FormStore_getAllIDs() {
     let guids = {};
     for each (let {name, value} in FormWrapper.getAllEntries())
diff --git a/services/sync/modules/util.js b/services/sync/modules/util.js
index ab26ff688759..c367e819059b 100644
--- a/services/sync/modules/util.js
+++ b/services/sync/modules/util.js
@@ -198,7 +198,23 @@ let Utils = {
         throw batchEx;
     };
   },
-  
+
+  runInTransaction: function(db, callback, thisObj) {
+    let hasTransaction = false;
+    try {
+      db.beginTransaction();
+      hasTransaction = true;
+    } catch(e) { /* om nom nom exceptions */ }
+
+    try {
+      return callback.call(thisObj);
+    } finally {
+      if (hasTransaction) {
+        db.commitTransaction();
+      }
+    }
+  },
+
   createStatement: function createStatement(db, query) {
     // Gecko 2.0
     if (db.createAsyncStatement)
diff --git a/services/sync/tests/unit/test_forms_store.js b/services/sync/tests/unit/test_forms_store.js
index 45447bc771ba..5f572efc5f4a 100644
--- a/services/sync/tests/unit/test_forms_store.js
+++ b/services/sync/tests/unit/test_forms_store.js
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 _("Make sure the form store follows the Store api and correctly accesses the backend form storage");
 Cu.import("resource://services-sync/engines/forms.js");
+Cu.import("resource://services-sync/util.js");
 
 function run_test() {
   let baseuri = "http://fake/uri/";
   let store = new FormEngine()._store;
 
+  function applyEnsureNoFailures(records) {
+    do_check_eq(store.applyIncomingBatch(records).length, 0);
+  }
+
   _("Remove any existing entries");
   store.wipe();
   for (let id in store.getAllIDs()) {
@@ -12,10 +17,11 @@ function run_test() {
   }
 
   _("Add a form entry");
-  store.create({
+  applyEnsureNoFailures([{
+    id: Utils.makeGUID(),
     name: "name!!",
     value: "value??"
-  });
+  }]);
 
   _("Should have 1 entry now");
   let id = "";
@@ -45,10 +51,11 @@ function run_test() {
   }
 
   _("Add another entry");
-  store.create({
+  applyEnsureNoFailures([{
+    id: Utils.makeGUID(),
     name: "another",
     value: "entry"
-  });
+  }]);
   id = "";
   for (let _id in store.getAllIDs()) {
     if (id == "")