diff --git a/rust/lancedb/src/database/listing.rs b/rust/lancedb/src/database/listing.rs
index 1357500a4..6b196d61d 100644
--- a/rust/lancedb/src/database/listing.rs
+++ b/rust/lancedb/src/database/listing.rs
@@ -89,6 +89,14 @@ struct CloneCommitHandler {
 
 #[async_trait::async_trait]
 impl CommitHandler for CloneCommitHandler {
+    fn is_version_not_found_definitive(&self) -> bool {
+        self.target.is_version_not_found_definitive()
+    }
+
+    fn propagate_commit_error_after_success(&self) -> bool {
+        self.target.propagate_commit_error_after_success()
+    }
+
     async fn resolve_latest_location(
         &self,
         base_path: &ObjectPath,
@@ -1554,6 +1562,20 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn commit_handler_forwards_commit_outcome_capabilities() {
+        let target: Arc<dyn CommitHandler> =
+            Arc::new(lance_table::io::commit::ConditionalPutCommitHandler);
+        let handler = CloneCommitHandler {
+            source_base: ObjectPath::from("source"),
+            source: target.clone(),
+            target,
+        };
+
+        assert!(handler.is_version_not_found_definitive());
+        assert!(!handler.propagate_commit_error_after_success());
+    }
+
     async fn setup_database() -> (tempfile::TempDir, ListingDatabase) {
         let tempdir = tempdir().unwrap();
         let uri = tempdir.path().to_str().unwrap();
diff --git a/rust/lancedb/src/io/object_store.rs b/rust/lancedb/src/io/object_store.rs
index b92befa76..2de2820d6 100644
--- a/rust/lancedb/src/io/object_store.rs
+++ b/rust/lancedb/src/io/object_store.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@ struct RootedFileCommitHandler;
 #[cfg(any(windows, test))]
 #[async_trait]
 impl CommitHandler for RootedFileCommitHandler {
+    fn is_version_not_found_definitive(&self) -> bool {
+        RenameCommitHandler.is_version_not_found_definitive()
+    }
+
+    fn propagate_commit_error_after_success(&self) -> bool {
+        RenameCommitHandler.propagate_commit_error_after_success()
+    }
+
     async fn resolve_latest_location(
         &self,
         base_path: &Path,
@@ -443,6 +451,14 @@ mod prefixed_file_store_test {
         }
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn commit_handler_forwards_commit_outcome_capabilities() {
+        let handler = RootedFileCommitHandler;
+
+        assert!(handler.is_version_not_found_definitive());
+        assert!(!handler.propagate_commit_error_after_success());
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn anchors_new_and_existing_directories_at_a_filesystem_prefix() {
         let tempdir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();