diff --git a/src/lib/sqlite/meson.build b/src/lib/sqlite/meson.build
index 9de67fcfa..2db7fc8ae 100644
--- a/src/lib/sqlite/meson.build
+++ b/src/lib/sqlite/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 if enable_database
-  sqlite_dep = dependency('sqlite3', version: '>= 3.7.3', required: get_option('sqlite'))
+  sqlite_dep = dependency('sqlite3', version: '>= 3.7.3',
+                          fallback: ['sqlite3', 'sqlite3_dep'],
+                          required: get_option('sqlite'))
 else
   sqlite_dep = dependency('', required: false)
 endif
diff --git a/subprojects/.gitignore b/subprojects/.gitignore
index e6f228fa3..a4c73fa2b 100644
--- a/subprojects/.gitignore
+++ b/subprojects/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 /packagecache/
 
 /googletest-*/
+/sqlite-*/
diff --git a/subprojects/sqlite3.wrap b/subprojects/sqlite3.wrap
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d51dc053
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/sqlite3.wrap
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[wrap-file]
+directory = sqlite-amalgamation-3340100
+source_url = https://www.sqlite.org/2021/sqlite-amalgamation-3340100.zip
+source_filename = sqlite-amalgamation-3340100.zip
+source_hash = e0b1c0345fe4338b936e17da8e1bd88366cd210e576834546977f040c12a8f68
+patch_url = https://wrapdb.mesonbuild.com/v1/projects/sqlite3/3.34.1/1/get_zip
+patch_filename = sqlite3-3.34.1-1-wrap.zip
+patch_hash = cba9e47bdb4c02f88fadaae8deab357218d32562c6b86ce7ba0c72f107044360
+
+[provide]
+sqlite3 = sqlite3_dep
+