diff --git a/qutebrowser/misc/sql.py b/qutebrowser/misc/sql.py
index c051acf03..e0b55dbd2 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/misc/sql.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/misc/sql.py
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ def close():
     QSqlDatabase.removeDatabase(QSqlDatabase.database().connectionName())
 
 
+def version():
+    """Return the sqlite version string."""
+    result = run_query("select sqlite_version()")
+    result.next()
+    return result.record().value(0)
+
+
 def run_query(querystr, values=None):
     """Run the given SQL query string on the database.
 
diff --git a/qutebrowser/utils/version.py b/qutebrowser/utils/version.py
index 08779e097..ac74f997a 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/utils/version.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/utils/version.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
 
 import qutebrowser
 from qutebrowser.utils import log, utils, standarddir, usertypes, qtutils
-from qutebrowser.misc import objects, earlyinit
+from qutebrowser.misc import objects, earlyinit, sql
 from qutebrowser.browser import pdfjs
 
 
@@ -327,6 +327,10 @@ def version():
 
     lines += ['pdf.js: {}'.format(_pdfjs_version())]
 
+    sql.init()
+    lines += ['sqlite: {}'.format(sql.version())]
+    sql.close()
+
     lines += [
         'SSL: {}'.format(QSslSocket.sslLibraryVersionString()),
         '',
diff --git a/tests/unit/misc/test_sql.py b/tests/unit/misc/test_sql.py
index 4a5299b48..b24f2fbcf 100644
--- a/tests/unit/misc/test_sql.py
+++ b/tests/unit/misc/test_sql.py
@@ -120,3 +120,6 @@ def test_delete_all(qtbot):
     with qtbot.waitSignal(table.changed):
         table.delete_all()
     assert list(table) == []
+
+def test_version():
+    assert isinstance(sql.version(), str)
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/test_version.py b/tests/unit/utils/test_version.py
index 54ee2cdd0..8c0f16081 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils/test_version.py
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/test_version.py
@@ -834,6 +834,7 @@ def test_version_output(git_commit, frozen, style, with_webkit,
         'QApplication': (stubs.FakeQApplication(style='STYLE') if style else
                          stubs.FakeQApplication(instance=None)),
         'QLibraryInfo.location': (lambda _loc: 'QT PATH'),
+        'sql.version': lambda: 'SQLITE VERSION',
     }
 
     substitutions = {
@@ -892,6 +893,7 @@ def test_version_output(git_commit, frozen, style, with_webkit,
         MODULE VERSION 1
         MODULE VERSION 2
         pdf.js: PDFJS VERSION
+        sqlite: SQLITE VERSION
         SSL: SSL VERSION
         {style}
         Platform: PLATFORM, ARCHITECTURE{linuxdist}