diff --git a/src/jrd/replication/Publisher.cpp b/src/jrd/replication/Publisher.cpp
index 12b5365ae3..f21700946c 100644
--- a/src/jrd/replication/Publisher.cpp
+++ b/src/jrd/replication/Publisher.cpp
@@ -523,6 +523,7 @@ void REPL_store(thread_db* tdbb, const record_param* rpb, jrd_tra* transaction)
 	// This temporary auto-pointer is just to delete a temporary record
 	AutoPtr<Record> cleanupRecord(record != rpb->rpb_record ? record : nullptr);
 	AutoSetRestoreFlag<ULONG> noRecursion(&tdbb->tdbb_flags, TDBB_repl_in_progress, true);
+	AutoSetRestoreFlag<ULONG> noBlobCheck(&transaction->tra_flags, TRA_no_blob_check, true);
 
 	ReplicatedRecordImpl replRecord(tdbb, relation, record);
 
@@ -571,6 +572,7 @@ void REPL_modify(thread_db* tdbb, const record_param* orgRpb,
 	}
 
 	AutoSetRestoreFlag<ULONG> noRecursion(&tdbb->tdbb_flags, TDBB_repl_in_progress, true);
+	AutoSetRestoreFlag<ULONG> noBlobCheck(&transaction->tra_flags, TRA_no_blob_check, true);
 
 	ReplicatedRecordImpl replOrgRecord(tdbb, relation, orgRecord);
 	ReplicatedRecordImpl replNewRecord(tdbb, relation, newRecord);
@@ -605,6 +607,7 @@ void REPL_erase(thread_db* tdbb, const record_param* rpb, jrd_tra* transaction)
 	// This temporary auto-pointer is just to delete a temporary record
 	AutoPtr<Record> cleanupRecord(record != rpb->rpb_record ? record : nullptr);
 	AutoSetRestoreFlag<ULONG> noRecursion(&tdbb->tdbb_flags, TDBB_repl_in_progress, true);
+	AutoSetRestoreFlag<ULONG> noBlobCheck(&transaction->tra_flags, TRA_no_blob_check, true);
 
 	ReplicatedRecordImpl replRecord(tdbb, relation, record);
 
diff --git a/src/jrd/tra.cpp b/src/jrd/tra.cpp
index db9c8557c9..5df2d2e40f 100644
--- a/src/jrd/tra.cpp
+++ b/src/jrd/tra.cpp
@@ -3440,6 +3440,9 @@ static void transaction_options(thread_db* tdbb,
 			transaction->tra_flags |= TRA_read_consistency | TRA_rec_version;
 	}
 
+	if (transaction->tra_attachment->isGbak())
+		transaction->tra_flags |= TRA_no_blob_check;
+
 	// If there aren't any relation locks to seize, we're done.
 
 	vec<Lock*>* vector = transaction->tra_relation_locks;
@@ -4064,11 +4067,11 @@ void jrd_tra::releaseSavepoint(thread_db* tdbb)
 
 void jrd_tra::checkBlob(thread_db* tdbb, const bid* blob_id, jrd_fld* fld, bool punt)
 {
-	USHORT rel_id = blob_id->bid_internal.bid_relation_id;
+	const USHORT rel_id = blob_id->bid_internal.bid_relation_id;
 
-	if (tra_attachment->isGbak() ||
-		(tra_attachment->locksmith(tdbb, SELECT_ANY_OBJECT_IN_DATABASE)) ||
-		rel_id == 0)
+	if (rel_id == 0 ||
+		(tra_flags & TRA_no_blob_check) ||
+		(tra_attachment->locksmith(tdbb, SELECT_ANY_OBJECT_IN_DATABASE)))
 	{
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/src/jrd/tra.h b/src/jrd/tra.h
index fbe2cc0716..f3c630cba3 100644
--- a/src/jrd/tra.h
+++ b/src/jrd/tra.h
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ const ULONG TRA_own_interface		= 0x20000L;		// tra_interface was created for int
 const ULONG TRA_read_consistency	= 0x40000L; 	// ensure read consistency in this transaction
 const ULONG TRA_ex_restart			= 0x80000L; 	// Exception was raised to restart request
 const ULONG TRA_replicating			= 0x100000L;	// transaction is allowed to be replicated
+const ULONG TRA_no_blob_check		= 0x200000L;	// disable blob access checking
 
 // flags derived from TPB, see also transaction_options() at tra.cpp
 const ULONG TRA_OPTIONS_MASK = (TRA_degree3 | TRA_readonly | TRA_ignore_limbo | TRA_read_committed |