diff --git a/lib/dialects/better-sqlite3/index.js b/lib/dialects/better-sqlite3/index.js
index 18cf15768d..85a5ba6922 100644
--- a/lib/dialects/better-sqlite3/index.js
+++ b/lib/dialects/better-sqlite3/index.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class Client_BetterSQLite3 extends Client_SQLite3 {
 
     return new this.driver(this.connectionSettings.filename, {
       nativeBinding: options.nativeBinding,
+      readonly: !!options.readonly,
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/test/db-less-test-suite.js b/test/db-less-test-suite.js
index 8cac595595..1100a29312 100644
--- a/test/db-less-test-suite.js
+++ b/test/db-less-test-suite.js
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ if (config.mysql) {
   require('./unit/dialects/mysql');
 }
 
+if (config['better-sqlite3']) {
+  require('./unit/dialects/better-sqlite3');
+}
+
 describe('CLI tests', function () {
   this.timeout(process.env.KNEX_TEST_TIMEOUT || 5000);
   require('./cli/help.spec');
diff --git a/test/unit/dialects/better-sqlite3.js b/test/unit/dialects/better-sqlite3.js
index dbf3dfe23e..8f16cd716b 100644
--- a/test/unit/dialects/better-sqlite3.js
+++ b/test/unit/dialects/better-sqlite3.js
@@ -12,12 +12,18 @@ describe('better-sqlite3 unit tests', () => {
         connection: {
           filename: ':memory:',
           options: {
-            nativeBinding: path.resolve(__dirname, '../../../node_modules/better-sqlite3/build/Release/better_sqlite3.node'),
+            nativeBinding: path.resolve(
+              __dirname,
+              '../../../node_modules/better-sqlite3/build/Release/better_sqlite3.node'
+            ),
           },
         },
       });
 
-      const result = await knexInstance.select(knexInstance.raw('2 + 2 as answer')).first().catch(err => err);
+      const result = await knexInstance
+        .select(knexInstance.raw('2 + 2 as answer'))
+        .first()
+        .catch((err) => err);
       expect(result.answer).to.equal(4);
     });
 
@@ -33,10 +39,61 @@ describe('better-sqlite3 unit tests', () => {
         },
       });
 
-      const result = await knexInstance.select(knexInstance.raw('2 + 2 as answer')).first().catch(err => err);
+      const result = await knexInstance
+        .select(knexInstance.raw('2 + 2 as answer'))
+        .first()
+        .catch((err) => err);
       console.dir(result);
       expect(result).to.be.an('error');
       expect(result.code).to.equal('MODULE_NOT_FOUND');
     });
   });
+
+  describe('readonly', () => {
+    it('should initialize the DB with the passed-in `readonly` option', async () => {
+      const knexInstance = knex({
+        client: 'better-sqlite3',
+        useNullAsDefault: true,
+        connection: {
+          filename: __dirname + '/../test.sqlite3',
+          options: {
+            readonly: true,
+          },
+        },
+      });
+
+      const connection = await knexInstance.client.acquireConnection();
+      expect(connection.readonly).to.equal(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should prevent writing to the DB', async () => {
+      const knexInstance = knex({
+        client: 'better-sqlite3',
+        useNullAsDefault: true,
+        connection: {
+          filename: __dirname + '/../test.sqlite3',
+          options: {
+            readonly: true,
+          },
+        },
+      });
+
+      await expect(
+        knexInstance.raw('create table shouldFail (x integer)')
+      ).to.eventually.be.rejectedWith('attempt to write a readonly database');
+    });
+
+    it('should fall back on `readonly` = `false`', async () => {
+      const knexInstance = knex({
+        client: 'better-sqlite3',
+        useNullAsDefault: true,
+        connection: {
+          filename: __dirname + '/../test.sqlite3',
+        },
+      });
+
+      const connection = await knexInstance.client.acquireConnection();
+      expect(connection.readonly).to.equal(false);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/types/index.d.ts b/types/index.d.ts
index 87e9ca230f..0220a7cf48 100644
--- a/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/index.d.ts
@@ -3055,6 +3055,7 @@ export declare namespace Knex {
     filename: string;
     options?: {
       nativeBinding?: string;
+      readonly?: boolean;
     };
   }