diff --git a/inventory/tx.go b/inventory/tx.go
index e267047..f53c4fd 100644
--- a/inventory/tx.go
+++ b/inventory/tx.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package inventory
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/cloudreve/Cloudreve/v4/ent"
 	"github.com/cloudreve/Cloudreve/v4/pkg/logging"
 )
@@ -60,6 +61,22 @@ func WithTx[T TxOperator](ctx context.Context, c T) (T, *Tx, context.Context, er
 	return c.SetClient(txClient).(T), txWrapper, ctx, nil
 }
 
+// InheritTx wraps the given inventory client with a transaction.
+// If the transaction is already in the context, it will be inherited.
+// Otherwise, original client will be returned.
+func InheritTx[T TxOperator](ctx context.Context, c T) (T, *Tx) {
+	var txClient *ent.Client
+	var txWrapper *Tx
+
+	if txInherited, ok := ctx.Value(TxCtx{}).(*Tx); ok && !txInherited.finished {
+		txWrapper = &Tx{inherited: true, tx: txInherited.tx, parent: txInherited}
+		txClient = txWrapper.tx.Client()
+		return c.SetClient(txClient).(T), txWrapper
+	}
+
+	return c, nil
+}
+
 func Rollback(tx *Tx) error {
 	if !tx.inherited {
 		tx.finished = true
diff --git a/pkg/filemanager/fs/dbfs/dbfs.go b/pkg/filemanager/fs/dbfs/dbfs.go
index e362e23..c060093 100644
--- a/pkg/filemanager/fs/dbfs/dbfs.go
+++ b/pkg/filemanager/fs/dbfs/dbfs.go
@@ -652,7 +652,8 @@ func (f *DBFS) getPreferredPolicy(ctx context.Context, file *File) (*ent.Storage
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("owner group not loaded")
 	}
 
-	groupPolicy, err := f.storagePolicyClient.GetByGroup(ctx, ownerGroup)
+	sc, _ := inventory.InheritTx(ctx, f.storagePolicyClient)
+	groupPolicy, err := sc.GetByGroup(ctx, ownerGroup)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, serializer.NewError(serializer.CodeDBError, "Failed to get available storage policies", err)
 	}