diff --git a/lib/dns/diff.c b/lib/dns/diff.c
index 30fbe6be66..7608ce134a 100644
--- a/lib/dns/diff.c
+++ b/lib/dns/diff.c
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ cleanup:
 	return result;
 }
 
-static isc_result_t
+isc_result_t
 update_callback(void *arg, const dns_name_t *name, dns_rdataset_t *rds,
 		dns_diffop_t op DNS__DB_FLARG) {
 	dns_updatectx_t *ctx = arg;
diff --git a/lib/dns/include/dns/diff.h b/lib/dns/include/dns/diff.h
index 64cfe1923e..d2c8cb38c0 100644
--- a/lib/dns/include/dns/diff.h
+++ b/lib/dns/include/dns/diff.h
@@ -277,6 +277,18 @@ dns_diff_apply_with_callbacks(const dns_diff_t *diff, dns_rdatacallbacks_t *call
  *\li	'callbacks->update' is not NULL
  */
 
+isc_result_t
+update_callback(void *arg, const dns_name_t *name, dns_rdataset_t *rds,
+		dns_diffop_t op DNS__DB_FLARG);
+/*%<
+ * Standard update callback for dns_rdatacallbacks_t.
+ * Updates a database version by applying DNS record operations.
+ * Used with dns_updatectx_t context.
+ *
+ * Requires:
+ *\li	'arg' is a valid dns_updatectx_t pointer
+ */
+
 isc_result_t
 dns_diff_load(const dns_diff_t *diff, dns_rdatacallbacks_t *callbacks);
 /*%<
diff --git a/lib/dns/rbt-zonedb.c b/lib/dns/rbt-zonedb.c
index 18dd524a34..7541630106 100644
--- a/lib/dns/rbt-zonedb.c
+++ b/lib/dns/rbt-zonedb.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include <dns/callbacks.h>
 #include <dns/db.h>
 #include <dns/dbiterator.h>
+#include <dns/diff.h>
 #include <dns/fixedname.h>
 #include <dns/log.h>
 #include <dns/masterdump.h>
@@ -2248,10 +2249,52 @@ addglue(dns_db_t *db, dns_dbversion_t *dbversion, dns_rdataset_t *rdataset,
 	return ISC_R_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+static isc_result_t
+rbt_beginupdate(dns_db_t *db, dns_dbversion_t *ver,
+		dns_rdatacallbacks_t *callbacks) {
+	dns_rbtdb_t *rbtdb = (dns_rbtdb_t *)db;
+
+	REQUIRE(VALID_RBTDB(rbtdb));
+	REQUIRE(ver != NULL);
+	REQUIRE(DNS_CALLBACK_VALID(callbacks));
+
+	dns_updatectx_t *ctx = isc_mem_get(rbtdb->common.mctx, sizeof(*ctx));
+	*ctx = (dns_updatectx_t){
+		.db = db,
+		.ver = ver,
+		.warn = true,
+	};
+
+	callbacks->update = update_callback;
+	callbacks->add_private = ctx;
+
+	return ISC_R_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static isc_result_t
+rbt_endupdate(dns_db_t *db, dns_rdatacallbacks_t *callbacks) {
+	dns_rbtdb_t *rbtdb = (dns_rbtdb_t *)db;
+	dns_updatectx_t *ctx;
+
+	REQUIRE(VALID_RBTDB(rbtdb));
+	REQUIRE(DNS_CALLBACK_VALID(callbacks));
+
+	ctx = (dns_updatectx_t *)callbacks->add_private;
+	if (ctx != NULL) {
+		isc_mem_put(rbtdb->common.mctx, ctx, sizeof(*ctx));
+		callbacks->add_private = NULL;
+	}
+
+	return ISC_R_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 dns_dbmethods_t dns__rbtdb_zonemethods = {
 	.destroy = dns__rbtdb_destroy,
 	.beginload = beginload,
 	.endload = endload,
+	.beginupdate = rbt_beginupdate,
+	.commitupdate = rbt_endupdate,
+	.abortupdate = rbt_endupdate,
 	.currentversion = dns__rbtdb_currentversion,
 	.newversion = dns__rbtdb_newversion,
 	.attachversion = dns__rbtdb_attachversion,