diff --git a/core/app/models/spree/in_memory_order_updater.rb b/core/app/models/spree/in_memory_order_updater.rb
index 41ac249a3ae..5f5255a169f 100644
--- a/core/app/models/spree/in_memory_order_updater.rb
+++ b/core/app/models/spree/in_memory_order_updater.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def initialize(order)
     # This method should never do anything to the Order that results in a save call on the
     # object with callbacks (otherwise you will end up in an infinite recursion as the
     # associations try to save and then in turn try to call +update!+ again.)
-    def recalculate
+    def recalculate(persist: true)
       order.transaction do
         update_item_count
         update_shipment_amounts
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ def recalculate
           update_shipment_state
         end
         Spree::Bus.publish :order_recalculated, order: order
-        persist_totals
+
+        persist_totals if persist
       end
     end
     alias_method :update, :recalculate
diff --git a/core/spec/models/spree/in_memory_order_updater_spec.rb b/core/spec/models/spree/in_memory_order_updater_spec.rb
index 98cfb111ee2..2e9020825dd 100644
--- a/core/spec/models/spree/in_memory_order_updater_spec.rb
+++ b/core/spec/models/spree/in_memory_order_updater_spec.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,52 @@ module Spree
     let(:order) { Spree::Order.create }
     let(:updater) { described_class.new(order) }
 
+    describe "#recalculate" do
+      subject { updater.recalculate(persist:) }
+
+      let(:new_store) { create(:store) }
+
+      context "when the persist flag is set to 'false'" do
+        let(:persist) { false }
+
+        it "does not persist changes to order" do
+          order.store = new_store
+
+          expect {
+            subject
+          }.not_to make_database_queries(manipulative: true)
+
+          expect(order.store).to eq new_store
+          expect(order.reload.store).not_to eq new_store
+        end
+
+        it "does not persist changes to the item count" do
+          order.line_items << build(:line_item)
+
+          expect {
+            subject
+          }.not_to make_database_queries(manipulative: true)
+
+          expect(order.item_count).to eq 1
+          expect(order.reload.item_count).to eq 0
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "when the persist flag is set to 'true'" do
+        let(:persist) { true }
+
+        it "persists any changes to order" do
+          order.store = new_store
+
+          expect {
+            subject
+          }.to make_database_queries(manipulative: true)
+
+          expect(order.reload.store).to eq new_store
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     context "order totals" do
       before do
         2.times do