diff --git a/neutron/db/api.py b/neutron/db/api.py
index 00ae61bca9d..901038e9cd9 100644
--- a/neutron/db/api.py
+++ b/neutron/db/api.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 import contextlib
 import copy
+import weakref
 
 from debtcollector import removals
 from neutron_lib.db import api
@@ -264,12 +265,25 @@ def sqla_remove_all():
     del _REGISTERED_SQLA_EVENTS[:]
 
 
+@event.listens_for(orm.session.Session, "after_flush")
+def add_to_rel_load_list(session, flush_context=None):
+    # keep track of new items to load relationships on during commit
+    session.info.setdefault('_load_rels', weakref.WeakSet()).update(
+        session.new)
+
+
 @event.listens_for(orm.session.Session, "before_commit")
 def load_one_to_manys(session):
     # TODO(kevinbenton): we should be able to remove this after we
     # have eliminated all places where related objects are constructed
     # using a key rather than a relationship.
-    for new_object in session.new:
+
+    add_to_rel_load_list(session)  # capture any new objects
+    if session.transaction.nested:
+        # wait until final commit
+        return
+
+    for new_object in session.info.pop('_load_rels', []):
         state = sqlalchemy.inspect(new_object)
 
         # set up relationship loading so that we can call lazy
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/db/test_db_base_plugin_v2.py b/neutron/tests/unit/db/test_db_base_plugin_v2.py
index fb261d313f6..b6d561e5269 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/db/test_db_base_plugin_v2.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/db/test_db_base_plugin_v2.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ from neutron.db import ipam_backend_mixin
 from neutron.db.models import l3 as l3_models
 from neutron.db.models import securitygroup as sg_models
 from neutron.db import models_v2
+from neutron.db import rbac_db_models
 from neutron.db import standard_attr
 from neutron.ipam import exceptions as ipam_exc
 from neutron.tests import base
@@ -6062,13 +6063,29 @@ class TestSubnetPoolsV2(NeutronDbPluginV2TestCase):
 class DbModelMixin(object):
     """DB model tests."""
     def test_make_network_dict_outside_engine_facade_manager(self):
+        mock.patch.object(directory, 'get_plugin').start()
         ctx = context.get_admin_context()
         with db_api.context_manager.writer.using(ctx):
             network = models_v2.Network(name="net_net", status="OK",
                                         admin_state_up=True)
             ctx.session.add(network)
+            with db_api.autonested_transaction(ctx.session):
+                sg = sg_models.SecurityGroup(name='sg', description='sg')
+                ctx.session.add(sg)
+            # ensure db rels aren't loaded until commit for network object
+            # by sharing after a nested transaction
+            ctx.session.add(
+                rbac_db_models.NetworkRBAC(object_id=network.id,
+                                           action='access_as_shared',
+                                           tenant_id=network.tenant_id,
+                                           target_tenant='*')
+            )
+            net2 = models_v2.Network(name="net_net2", status="OK",
+                                     admin_state_up=True)
+            ctx.session.add(net2)
         pl = db_base_plugin_common.DbBasePluginCommon()
-        self.assertFalse(pl._make_network_dict(network, context=ctx)['shared'])
+        self.assertTrue(pl._make_network_dict(network, context=ctx)['shared'])
+        self.assertFalse(pl._make_network_dict(net2, context=ctx)['shared'])
 
     def test_repr(self):
         """testing the string representation of 'model' classes."""
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/extensions/test_l3_ext_gw_mode.py b/neutron/tests/unit/extensions/test_l3_ext_gw_mode.py
index 7fd5e1636d2..7e96c77c3cd 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/extensions/test_l3_ext_gw_mode.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/extensions/test_l3_ext_gw_mode.py
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ class TestL3GwModeMixin(testlib_api.SqlTestCase):
         self.context.session.add(self.fip_int_ip_info)
         self.context.session.add(self.fip)
         self.context.session.flush()
+        self.context.session.expire_all()
         self.fip_request = {'port_id': FAKE_FIP_INT_PORT_ID,
                             'tenant_id': self.tenant_id}