diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/store/Blob.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/store/Blob.java
index 33c8d66de1..e7f88cb165 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/store/Blob.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/store/Blob.java
@@ -45,6 +45,16 @@ import java.io.OutputStream;
 public interface Blob
 {
 
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @throws IOException
+   */
+  public void commit() throws IOException;
+
+  //~--- get methods ----------------------------------------------------------
+
   /**
    * Method description
    *
diff --git a/scm-dao-xml/src/main/java/sonia/scm/store/FileBlob.java b/scm-dao-xml/src/main/java/sonia/scm/store/FileBlob.java
index 98ac600180..ae81e83617 100644
--- a/scm-dao-xml/src/main/java/sonia/scm/store/FileBlob.java
+++ b/scm-dao-xml/src/main/java/sonia/scm/store/FileBlob.java
@@ -61,6 +61,21 @@ public class FileBlob implements Blob
     this.file = file;
   }
 
+  //~--- methods --------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @throws IOException
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void commit() throws IOException
+  {
+
+    // nothing todo
+  }
+
   //~--- get methods ----------------------------------------------------------
 
   /**