diff --git a/docs/connection-options.md b/docs/connection-options.md
index cd9915732f..d52a64bc81 100644
--- a/docs/connection-options.md
+++ b/docs/connection-options.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 * [`mysql` / `mariadb` connection options](#mysql--mariadb-connection-options)
 * [`postgres` / `cockroachdb` connection options](#postgres--cockroachdb-connection-options)
 * [`sqlite` connection options](#sqlite-connection-options)
+* [`better-sqlite3` connection options](#better-sqlite3-connection-options)
 * [`cordova` connection options](#cordova-connection-options)
 * [`react-native` connection options](#react-native-connection-options)
 * [`nativescript` connection options](#nativescript-connection-options)
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ Connection options is a connection configuration you pass to `createConnection`
 ## Common connection options
 
 * `type` - Database type. You must specify what database engine you use.
- Possible values are "mysql", "postgres", "cockroachdb", "mariadb", "sqlite", "cordova", "nativescript",
+ Possible values are "mysql", "postgres", "cockroachdb", "mariadb", "sqlite", "better-sqlite3", "cordova", "nativescript",
  "oracle", "mssql", "mongodb", "sqljs", "react-native".
  This option is **required**.
 
@@ -185,6 +186,14 @@ See [SSL options](https://github.com/mysqljs/mysql#ssl-options).
 
 * `database` - Database path. For example "./mydb.sql"
 
+## `better-sqlite3` connection options
+
+* `database` - Database path. For example "./mydb.sql"
+
+* `statementCacheSize` - Cache size of sqlite statement to speed up queries (default 100).
+
+* `prepareDatabase` - Function to run before a database is used in typeorm. You can access original better-sqlite3 Database object here.
+
 ## `cordova` connection options
 
 * `database` - Database name
diff --git a/docs/zh_CN/connection-options.md b/docs/zh_CN/connection-options.md
index 3966d6c8e8..5523bc6afb 100644
--- a/docs/zh_CN/connection-options.md
+++ b/docs/zh_CN/connection-options.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   - [`mysql`/`mariadb`](#mysql/mariadb)
   - [`postgres`/`cockroachdb`连接选项](#postgres/cockroachdb连接选项)
   - [`sqlite`](#sqlite)
+  - [`better-sqlite3`](#better-sqlite3)
   - [`cordova`](#cordova)
   - [`react-native`](#react-native)
   - [`nativescript`](#nativescript)
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@
 
 ## 常用的连接选项
 
-- `type` - 数据库类型。你必须指定要使用的数据库引擎。该值可以是"mysql"，"postgres"，"mariadb"，"sqlite"，"cordova"，"nativescript"，"oracle"，"mssql"，"mongodb"，"sqljs"，"react-native"。此选项是**必需**的。
+- `type` - 数据库类型。你必须指定要使用的数据库引擎。该值可以是"mysql"，"postgres"，"mariadb"，"sqlite", "better-sqlite3"，"cordova"，"nativescript"，"oracle"，"mssql"，"mongodb"，"sqljs"，"react-native"。此选项是**必需**的。
 
 - `name` - 连接名。 在使用 `getConnection(name: string)`
   或 `ConnectionManager.get(name: string)`时候需要用到。不同连接的连接名称不能相同，它们都必须是唯一的。如果没有给出连接名称，那么它将被设置为"default"。
@@ -128,6 +129,14 @@
 
 - `database` - 数据库路径。 例如 "./mydb.sql"
 
+## `better-sqlite3`
+
+* `database` - 数据库路径。 例如 "./mydb.sql"
+
+* `statementCacheSize` - Sqlite 查询 Statement 缓存大小。默认100
+
+* `prepareDatabase` - 在数据库投入使用前运行的函数。你可以在这里访问到better-sqlite3原始数据库对象。
+
 ## `cordova`
 
 - `database` - 数据库名
diff --git a/ormconfig.circleci-cockroach.json b/ormconfig.circleci-cockroach.json
index b91014a781..96049b3fbd 100644
--- a/ormconfig.circleci-cockroach.json
+++ b/ormconfig.circleci-cockroach.json
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@
     "type": "sqlite",
     "database": "temp/sqlitedb.db"
   },
+  {
+    "skip": true,
+    "name": "better-sqlite3",
+    "type": "better-sqlite3",
+    "database": "temp/better-sqlite3db.db"
+  },
   {
     "skip": true,
     "name": "postgres",
diff --git a/ormconfig.circleci-common.json b/ormconfig.circleci-common.json
index 286289f0f6..16a85b9e79 100644
--- a/ormconfig.circleci-common.json
+++ b/ormconfig.circleci-common.json
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@
     "type": "sqlite",
     "database": "temp/sqlitedb.db"
   },
+  {
+    "skip": false,
+    "name": "better-sqlite3",
+    "type": "better-sqlite3",
+    "database": "temp/better-sqlite3db.db"
+  },
   {
     "skip": false,
     "name": "postgres",
diff --git a/ormconfig.circleci-oracle.json b/ormconfig.circleci-oracle.json
index 83bc38febe..aef977102f 100644
--- a/ormconfig.circleci-oracle.json
+++ b/ormconfig.circleci-oracle.json
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@
     "type": "sqlite",
     "database": "temp/sqlitedb.db"
   },
+  {
+    "skip": true,
+    "name": "better-sqlite3",
+    "type": "better-sqlite3",
+    "database": "temp/better-sqlite3db.db"
+  },
   {
     "skip": true,
     "name": "postgres",
diff --git a/ormconfig.json.dist b/ormconfig.json.dist
index 4f456b7efe..f855baf460 100644
--- a/ormconfig.json.dist
+++ b/ormconfig.json.dist
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@
     "database": "temp/sqlitedb.db",
     "logging": false
   },
+  {
+    "skip": false,
+    "name": "better-sqlite3",
+    "type": "better-sqlite3",
+    "database": "temp/better-sqlite3db.db",
+    "logging": false
+  },
   {
     "skip": false,
     "name": "postgres",
diff --git a/ormconfig.travis.json b/ormconfig.travis.json
index f6a76e4c9c..ca9054416b 100644
--- a/ormconfig.travis.json
+++ b/ormconfig.travis.json
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@
     "type": "sqlite",
     "database": "temp/sqlitedb.db"
   },
+  {
+    "skip": false,
+    "name": "better-sqlite3",
+    "type": "better-sqlite3",
+    "database": "temp/better-sqlite3db.db",
+    "logging": false
+  },
   {
     "skip": false,
     "name": "postgres",
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1cda64a919..cd9bfb8a68 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -907,6 +907,17 @@
         "tweetnacl": "^0.14.3"
       }
     },
+    "better-sqlite3": {
+      "version": "7.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npm.taobao.org/better-sqlite3/download/better-sqlite3-7.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-fQhhMLQtfVydKEeJnFfuWe7Jy7M=",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "bindings": "^1.5.0",
+        "prebuild-install": "^5.3.3",
+        "tar": "4.4.10"
+      }
+    },
     "big-number": {
       "version": "0.3.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/big-number/-/big-number-0.3.1.tgz",
@@ -931,6 +942,15 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "bindings": {
+      "version": "1.5.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npm.taobao.org/bindings/download/bindings-1.5.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-EDU8npRTNLwFEabZCzj7x8nFBN8=",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "file-uri-to-path": "1.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "bl": {
       "version": "1.2.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bl/-/bl-1.2.2.tgz",
@@ -1931,6 +1951,15 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-6zkTMzRYd1y4TNGh+uBiEGu4dUU=",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "decompress-response": {
+      "version": "4.2.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npm.taobao.org/decompress-response/download/decompress-response-4.2.1.tgz?cache=0&sync_timestamp=1589512178920&other_urls=https%3A%2F%2Fregistry.npm.taobao.org%2Fdecompress-response%2Fdownload%2Fdecompress-response-4.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-QUAjzHowLaJc4uyC0NUjjMr9iYY=",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "mimic-response": "^2.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "dedent": {
       "version": "0.7.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dedent/-/dedent-0.7.0.tgz",
@@ -2394,6 +2423,12 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "expand-template": {
+      "version": "2.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npm.taobao.org/expand-template/download/expand-template-2.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-bhSz/O4POmNA7LV9LokYaSBSpHw=",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "expand-tilde": {
       "version": "2.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/expand-tilde/-/expand-tilde-2.0.2.tgz",
@@ -2546,6 +2581,12 @@
         "object-assign": "^4.1.0"
       }
     },
+    "file-uri-to-path": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npm.taobao.org/file-uri-to-path/download/file-uri-to-path-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-VTp7hEb/b2hDWcRF8eN6BdrMM90=",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "fill-range": {
       "version": "4.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fill-range/-/fill-range-4.0.0.tgz",
@@ -2699,6 +2740,12 @@
         "map-cache": "^0.2.2"
       }
     },
+    "fs-constants": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npm.taobao.org/fs-constants/download/fs-constants-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-a+Dem+mYzhavivwkSXue6bfM2a0=",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "fs-minipass": {
       "version": "1.2.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fs-minipass/-/fs-minipass-1.2.5.tgz",
@@ -3599,6 +3646,12 @@
         "ini": "^1.3.2"
       }
     },
+    "github-from-package": {
+      "version": "0.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npm.taobao.org/github-from-package/download/github-from-package-0.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-l/tdlr/eiXMxPyDoKI75oWf6ZM4=",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "glob": {
       "version": "7.1.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/glob/-/glob-7.1.3.tgz",
@@ -5752,6 +5805,12 @@
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     },
+    "mimic-response": {
+      "version": "2.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npm.taobao.org/mimic-response/download/mimic-response-2.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-0Tdj019hPQnsN+uzC6wEacDuj0M=",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "minimatch": {
       "version": "3.0.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.0.4.tgz",
@@ -5829,6 +5888,12 @@
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       "integrity": "sha512-6uCP4Qc0sWsgMLy1EOqqS/3rjDHOEnsStVr/4vtAIK2Y5i2kA7lFFejYrpIyiN9w0pYf4ckeCYT9f1r1P9KX5g=="
     },
+    "mkdirp-classic": {
+      "version": "0.5.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npm.taobao.org/mkdirp-classic/download/mkdirp-classic-0.5.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-+hDJEVzG2IZb4iG6R+6b7XhgERM=",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "mocha": {
       "version": "6.1.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mocha/-/mocha-6.1.4.tgz",
@@ -6247,6 +6312,12 @@
         "to-regex": "^3.0.1"
       }
     },
+    "napi-build-utils": {
+      "version": "1.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npm.taobao.org/napi-build-utils/download/napi-build-utils-1.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-sf3cCyxG44Cgt6dvmE3UfEGhOAY=",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "native-duplexpair": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/native-duplexpair/-/native-duplexpair-1.0.0.tgz",
@@ -6313,6 +6384,15 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "node-abi": {
+      "version": "2.18.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npm.taobao.org/node-abi/download/node-abi-2.18.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-H1SGz9fTi9T1OS+kSkrU2aDf+/Q=",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "semver": "^5.4.1"
+      }
+    },
     "node-environment-flags": {
       "version": "1.0.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-environment-flags/-/node-environment-flags-1.0.5.tgz",
@@ -6376,6 +6456,12 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "noop-logger": {
+      "version": "0.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npm.taobao.org/noop-logger/download/noop-logger-0.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-lKKxYzxPExdVMAfYlm/Q6EG2pMI=",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "nopt": {
       "version": "3.0.6",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nopt/-/nopt-3.0.6.tgz",
@@ -7106,6 +7192,56 @@
         "xtend": "^4.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "prebuild-install": {
+      "version": "5.3.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npm.taobao.org/prebuild-install/download/prebuild-install-5.3.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-aYLRAIQmnTZMGFZVC30JDqMfopM=",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "detect-libc": "^1.0.3",
+        "expand-template": "^2.0.3",
+        "github-from-package": "0.0.0",
+        "minimist": "^1.2.3",
+        "mkdirp": "^0.5.1",
+        "napi-build-utils": "^1.0.1",
+        "node-abi": "^2.7.0",
+        "noop-logger": "^0.1.1",
+        "npmlog": "^4.0.1",
+        "pump": "^3.0.0",
+        "rc": "^1.2.7",
+        "simple-get": "^3.0.3",
+        "tar-fs": "^2.0.0",
+        "tunnel-agent": "^0.6.0",
+        "which-pm-runs": "^1.0.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "minimist": {
+          "version": "1.2.5",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npm.taobao.org/minimist/download/minimist-1.2.5.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-Z9ZgFLZqaoqqDAg8X9WN9OTpdgI=",
+          "dev": true
+        },
+        "mkdirp": {
+          "version": "0.5.5",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npm.taobao.org/mkdirp/download/mkdirp-0.5.5.tgz?cache=0&sync_timestamp=1588819864223&other_urls=https%3A%2F%2Fregistry.npm.taobao.org%2Fmkdirp%2Fdownload%2Fmkdirp-0.5.5.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-2Rzv1i0UNsoPQWIOJRKI1CAJne8=",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "minimist": "^1.2.5"
+          }
+        },
+        "pump": {
+          "version": "3.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npm.taobao.org/pump/download/pump-3.0.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-tKIRaBW94vTh6mAjVOjHVWUQemQ=",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "end-of-stream": "^1.1.0",
+            "once": "^1.3.1"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "prelude-ls": {
       "version": "1.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/prelude-ls/-/prelude-ls-1.1.2.tgz",
@@ -7717,6 +7853,23 @@
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       "integrity": "sha1-tf3AjxKH6hF4Yo5BXiUTK3NkbG0="
     },
+    "simple-concat": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npm.taobao.org/simple-concat/download/simple-concat-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-c0TLuLbib7J9ZrL8hvn21Zl1IcY=",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "simple-get": {
+      "version": "3.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npm.taobao.org/simple-get/download/simple-get-3.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-tFvgYkNeUNFZVAtXYgLO7EC5xrM=",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "decompress-response": "^4.2.0",
+        "once": "^1.3.1",
+        "simple-concat": "^1.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "simple-git": {
       "version": "1.107.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/simple-git/-/simple-git-1.107.0.tgz",
@@ -8240,6 +8393,85 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "tar-fs": {
+      "version": "2.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npm.taobao.org/tar-fs/download/tar-fs-2.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-0c3RIatGXuDrnM3i01BJ0/Pa8NU=",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "chownr": "^1.1.1",
+        "mkdirp-classic": "^0.5.2",
+        "pump": "^3.0.0",
+        "tar-stream": "^2.0.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "pump": {
+          "version": "3.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npm.taobao.org/pump/download/pump-3.0.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-tKIRaBW94vTh6mAjVOjHVWUQemQ=",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "end-of-stream": "^1.1.0",
+            "once": "^1.3.1"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "tar-stream": {
+      "version": "2.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npm.taobao.org/tar-stream/download/tar-stream-2.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-bV7xp+V4OpX/cLabl0VaWWjcEyU=",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "bl": "^4.0.1",
+        "end-of-stream": "^1.4.1",
+        "fs-constants": "^1.0.0",
+        "inherits": "^2.0.3",
+        "readable-stream": "^3.1.1"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "bl": {
+          "version": "4.0.2",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npm.taobao.org/bl/download/bl-4.0.2.tgz?cache=0&sync_timestamp=1584503592586&other_urls=https%3A%2F%2Fregistry.npm.taobao.org%2Fbl%2Fdownload%2Fbl-4.0.2.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-UrcekIhRXQYG2d2cx6pI3B+Y5zo=",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "buffer": "^5.5.0",
+            "inherits": "^2.0.4",
+            "readable-stream": "^3.4.0"
+          },
+          "dependencies": {
+            "inherits": {
+              "version": "2.0.4",
+              "resolved": "https://registry.npm.taobao.org/inherits/download/inherits-2.0.4.tgz",
+              "integrity": "sha1-D6LGT5MpF8NDOg3tVTY6rjdBa3w=",
+              "dev": true
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "buffer": {
+          "version": "5.6.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npm.taobao.org/buffer/download/buffer-5.6.0.tgz?cache=0&sync_timestamp=1588706716358&other_urls=https%3A%2F%2Fregistry.npm.taobao.org%2Fbuffer%2Fdownload%2Fbuffer-5.6.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-oxdJ3H2B2E2wir+Te2uMQDP2J4Y=",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "base64-js": "^1.0.2",
+            "ieee754": "^1.1.4"
+          }
+        },
+        "readable-stream": {
+          "version": "3.6.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npm.taobao.org/readable-stream/download/readable-stream-3.6.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-M3u9o63AcGvT4CRCaihtS0sskZg=",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "inherits": "^2.0.3",
+            "string_decoder": "^1.1.1",
+            "util-deprecate": "^1.0.1"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "tedious": {
       "version": "2.7.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tedious/-/tedious-2.7.1.tgz",
@@ -8845,6 +9077,12 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/which-module/-/which-module-2.0.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-2e8H3Od7mQK4o6j6SzHD4/fm6Ho="
     },
+    "which-pm-runs": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npm.taobao.org/which-pm-runs/download/which-pm-runs-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-Zws6+8VS4LVd9rd4DKdGFfI60cs=",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "wide-align": {
       "version": "1.1.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/wide-align/-/wide-align-1.1.3.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0e6922ee8e..a52319a545 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
     "@types/sinon": "^7.0.8",
     "@types/source-map-support": "^0.4.2",
     "@types/yargs": "^12.0.9",
+    "better-sqlite3": "^7.0.1",
     "chai": "^4.2.0",
     "chai-as-promised": "^7.1.1",
     "class-transformer": "^0.2.3",
diff --git a/src/commands/InitCommand.ts b/src/commands/InitCommand.ts
index b8e553ecb3..c3638ffe66 100644
--- a/src/commands/InitCommand.ts
+++ b/src/commands/InitCommand.ts
@@ -113,6 +113,12 @@ export class InitCommand implements yargs.CommandModule {
                     "database": "database.sqlite",
                 });
                 break;
+            case "better-sqlite3":
+                Object.assign(options, {
+                    type: "better-sqlite3",
+                    "database": "database.sqlite",
+                });
+                break;
             case "postgres":
                 Object.assign(options, {
                     "type": "postgres",
@@ -457,6 +463,7 @@ services:
 
 `;
             case "sqlite":
+            case "better-sqlite3":
                 return `version: '3'
 services:
 `;
@@ -546,6 +553,9 @@ Steps to run this project:
             case "sqlite":
                 packageJson.dependencies["sqlite3"] = "^4.0.3";
                 break;
+            case "better-sqlite3":
+                packageJson.dependencies["better-sqlite3"] = "^7.0.0";
+                break;
             case "oracle":
                 packageJson.dependencies["oracledb"] = "^1.13.1";
                 break;
diff --git a/src/connection/ConnectionOptions.ts b/src/connection/ConnectionOptions.ts
index 1c37c7ce84..40fd608087 100644
--- a/src/connection/ConnectionOptions.ts
+++ b/src/connection/ConnectionOptions.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {ExpoConnectionOptions} from "../driver/expo/ExpoConnectionOptions";
 import {AuroraDataApiConnectionOptions} from "../driver/aurora-data-api/AuroraDataApiConnectionOptions";
 import {SapConnectionOptions} from "../driver/sap/SapConnectionOptions";
 import {AuroraDataApiPostgresConnectionOptions} from "../driver/aurora-data-api-pg/AuroraDataApiPostgresConnectionOptions";
+import {BetterSqlite3ConnectionOptions} from "../driver/better-sqlite3/BetterSqlite3ConnectionOptions";
 
 
 /**
@@ -35,4 +36,5 @@ export type ConnectionOptions =
     MongoConnectionOptions|
     AuroraDataApiConnectionOptions|
     AuroraDataApiPostgresConnectionOptions|
-    ExpoConnectionOptions;
+    ExpoConnectionOptions|
+    BetterSqlite3ConnectionOptions;
diff --git a/src/connection/ConnectionOptionsReader.ts b/src/connection/ConnectionOptionsReader.ts
index 03f00f9957..5e9ee04510 100644
--- a/src/connection/ConnectionOptionsReader.ts
+++ b/src/connection/ConnectionOptionsReader.ts
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ export class ConnectionOptionsReader {
             }
 
             // make database path file in sqlite relative to package.json
-            if (options.type === "sqlite") {
+            if (options.type === "sqlite" || options.type === "better-sqlite3") {
                 if (typeof options.database === "string" &&
                     options.database.substr(0, 1) !== "/" &&  // unix absolute
                     options.database.substr(1, 2) !== ":\\" && // windows absolute
diff --git a/src/driver/DriverFactory.ts b/src/driver/DriverFactory.ts
index 80f58df4ef..3d6456b3bc 100644
--- a/src/driver/DriverFactory.ts
+++ b/src/driver/DriverFactory.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {Driver} from "./Driver";
 import {Connection} from "../connection/Connection";
 import {SapDriver} from "./sap/SapDriver";
 import {AuroraDataApiPostgresDriver} from "./postgres/PostgresDriver";
+import {BetterSqlite3Driver} from "./better-sqlite3/BetterSqlite3Driver";
 
 /**
  * Helps to create drivers.
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@ export class DriverFactory {
                 return new MysqlDriver(connection);
             case "sqlite":
                 return new SqliteDriver(connection);
+            case "better-sqlite3":
+                return new BetterSqlite3Driver(connection);
             case "cordova":
                 return new CordovaDriver(connection);
             case "nativescript":
diff --git a/src/driver/better-sqlite3/BetterSqlite3ConnectionOptions.ts b/src/driver/better-sqlite3/BetterSqlite3ConnectionOptions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..09422cbfc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/driver/better-sqlite3/BetterSqlite3ConnectionOptions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import {BaseConnectionOptions} from "../../connection/BaseConnectionOptions";
+
+/**
+ * Sqlite-specific connection options.
+ */
+export interface BetterSqlite3ConnectionOptions extends BaseConnectionOptions {
+
+    /**
+     * Database type.
+     */
+    readonly type: "better-sqlite3";
+
+    /**
+     * Storage type or path to the storage.
+     */
+    readonly database: string;
+
+    /**
+     * Encryption key for for SQLCipher.
+     */
+    readonly key?: string;
+
+    /**
+     * Cache size of sqlite statement to speed up queries.
+     * Default: 100.
+     */
+    readonly statementCacheSize?: number;
+
+    /**
+     * Function to run before a database is used in typeorm.
+     * You can set pragmas, register plugins or register
+     * functions or aggregates in this function. 
+     */
+    readonly prepareDatabase?: (db: any) => void | Promise<void>;
+
+    /**
+     * Open the database connection in readonly mode.
+     * Default: false.
+     */
+    readonly readonly?: boolean;
+
+    /**
+     * If the database does not exist, an Error will be thrown instead of creating a new file.
+     * This option does not affect in-memory or readonly database connections.
+     * Default: false.
+     */
+    readonly fileMustExist?: boolean;
+
+    /**
+     * The number of milliseconds to wait when executing queries
+     * on a locked database, before throwing a SQLITE_BUSY error.
+     * Default: 5000.
+     */
+    readonly timeout?: number;
+
+    /**
+     * Provide a function that gets called with every SQL string executed by the database connection.
+     */
+    readonly verbose?: Function;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/driver/better-sqlite3/BetterSqlite3Driver.ts b/src/driver/better-sqlite3/BetterSqlite3Driver.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..814b093d7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/driver/better-sqlite3/BetterSqlite3Driver.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+import { DriverPackageNotInstalledError } from "../../error/DriverPackageNotInstalledError";
+import { DriverOptionNotSetError } from "../../error/DriverOptionNotSetError";
+import { PlatformTools } from "../../platform/PlatformTools";
+import { Connection } from "../../connection/Connection";
+import { ColumnType } from "../types/ColumnTypes";
+import { QueryRunner } from "../../query-runner/QueryRunner";
+import { AbstractSqliteDriver } from "../sqlite-abstract/AbstractSqliteDriver";
+import { BetterSqlite3ConnectionOptions } from "./BetterSqlite3ConnectionOptions";
+import { BetterSqlite3QueryRunner } from "./BetterSqlite3QueryRunner";
+
+/**
+ * Organizes communication with sqlite DBMS.
+ */
+export class BetterSqlite3Driver extends AbstractSqliteDriver {
+
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Public Implemented Properties
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    /**
+     * Connection options.
+     */
+    options: BetterSqlite3ConnectionOptions;
+
+    /**
+     * SQLite underlying library.
+     */
+    sqlite: any;
+
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Constructor
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    constructor(connection: Connection) {
+        super(connection);
+
+        this.connection = connection;
+        this.options = connection.options as BetterSqlite3ConnectionOptions;
+        this.database = this.options.database;
+
+        // validate options to make sure everything is set
+        if (!this.options.database)
+            throw new DriverOptionNotSetError("database");
+
+        // load sqlite package
+        this.loadDependencies();
+    }
+
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Public Methods
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    /**
+     * Closes connection with database.
+     */
+    async disconnect(): Promise<void> {
+        this.queryRunner = undefined;
+        this.databaseConnection.close();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a query runner used to execute database queries.
+     */
+    createQueryRunner(mode: "master" | "slave" = "master"): QueryRunner {
+        if (!this.queryRunner)
+            this.queryRunner = new BetterSqlite3QueryRunner(this);
+
+        return this.queryRunner;
+    }
+
+    normalizeType(column: { type?: ColumnType, length?: number | string, precision?: number | null, scale?: number }): string {
+        if ((column.type as any) === Buffer) {
+            return "blob";
+        }
+
+        return super.normalizeType(column);
+    }
+
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Protected Methods
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    /**
+     * Creates connection with the database.
+     */
+    protected async createDatabaseConnection() {
+        // not to create database directory if is in memory
+        if (this.options.database !== ":memory:")
+            await this.createDatabaseDirectory(this.options.database);
+
+        const { 
+            database,
+            readonly = false,
+            fileMustExist = false,
+            timeout = 5000,
+            verbose = null,
+            prepareDatabase
+        } = this.options;
+        const databaseConnection = this.sqlite(database, { readonly, fileMustExist, timeout, verbose });
+
+        // we need to enable foreign keys in sqlite to make sure all foreign key related features
+        // working properly. this also makes onDelete to work with sqlite.
+        databaseConnection.exec(`PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON`);
+
+        // turn on WAL mode to enhance performance
+        databaseConnection.exec(`PRAGMA journal_mode = WAL`);
+
+        // in the options, if encryption key for SQLCipher is setted.
+        if (this.options.key) {
+            databaseConnection.exec(`PRAGMA key = ${JSON.stringify(this.options.key)}`);
+        }
+
+        if (typeof prepareDatabase === "function") {
+            prepareDatabase(databaseConnection);
+        }
+
+        return databaseConnection;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * If driver dependency is not given explicitly, then try to load it via "require".
+     */
+    protected loadDependencies(): void {
+        try {
+            this.sqlite = PlatformTools.load("better-sqlite3");
+
+        } catch (e) {
+            throw new DriverPackageNotInstalledError("SQLite", "better-sqlite3");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Auto creates database directory if it does not exist.
+     */
+    protected createDatabaseDirectory(fullPath: string): Promise<void> {
+        const mkdirp = PlatformTools.load("mkdirp");
+        const path = PlatformTools.load("path");
+        return mkdirp(path.dirname(fullPath));
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/driver/better-sqlite3/BetterSqlite3QueryRunner.ts b/src/driver/better-sqlite3/BetterSqlite3QueryRunner.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b508fc6b71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/driver/better-sqlite3/BetterSqlite3QueryRunner.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+import { QueryRunnerAlreadyReleasedError } from "../../error/QueryRunnerAlreadyReleasedError";
+import { QueryFailedError } from "../../error/QueryFailedError";
+import { AbstractSqliteQueryRunner } from "../sqlite-abstract/AbstractSqliteQueryRunner";
+import { Broadcaster } from "../../subscriber/Broadcaster";
+import { BetterSqlite3Driver } from "./BetterSqlite3Driver";
+
+/**
+ * Runs queries on a single sqlite database connection.
+ *
+ * Does not support compose primary keys with autoincrement field.
+ * todo: need to throw exception for this case.
+ */
+export class BetterSqlite3QueryRunner extends AbstractSqliteQueryRunner {
+
+    /**
+     * Database driver used by connection.
+     */
+    driver: BetterSqlite3Driver;
+
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Constructor
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    constructor(driver: BetterSqlite3Driver) {
+        super();
+        this.driver = driver;
+        this.connection = driver.connection;
+        this.broadcaster = new Broadcaster(this);
+        if (typeof this.driver.options.statementCacheSize === "number") {
+            this.cacheSize = this.driver.options.statementCacheSize;
+        } else {
+            this.cacheSize = 100;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private cacheSize: number;
+    private stmtCache = new Map<string, any>();
+
+    private async getStmt(query: string) {
+        if (this.cacheSize > 0) {
+            let stmt = this.stmtCache.get(query);
+            if (!stmt) {
+                const databaseConnection = await this.connect();
+                stmt = databaseConnection.prepare(query);
+                this.stmtCache.set(query, stmt);
+                while (this.stmtCache.size > this.cacheSize) {
+                    // since es6 map keeps the insertion order,
+                    // it comes to be FIFO cache
+                    const key = this.stmtCache.keys().next().value;
+                    this.stmtCache.delete(key);
+                }
+            }
+            return stmt;
+        } else {
+            const databaseConnection = await this.connect();
+            return databaseConnection.prepare(query);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Executes a given SQL query.
+     */
+    async query(query: string, parameters?: any[]): Promise<any> {
+        if (this.isReleased)
+            throw new QueryRunnerAlreadyReleasedError();
+
+        const connection = this.driver.connection;
+        
+        parameters = parameters || [];
+        for (let i = 0; i < parameters.length; i++) {
+            // in "where" clauses the parameters are not escaped by the driver
+            if (typeof parameters[i] === "boolean")
+                parameters[i] = +parameters[i];
+        }
+
+        this.driver.connection.logger.logQuery(query, parameters, this);
+        const queryStartTime = +new Date();
+
+        const stmt = await this.getStmt(query);
+
+        try {
+
+            let result: any;
+            if (stmt.reader) {
+                result = stmt.all.apply(stmt, parameters);
+            } else {
+                result = stmt.run.apply(stmt, parameters);
+                if (query.substr(0, 6) === "INSERT") {
+                    result = result.lastInsertRowid;
+                }
+            }
+
+            // log slow queries if maxQueryExecution time is set
+            const maxQueryExecutionTime = connection.options.maxQueryExecutionTime;
+            const queryEndTime = +new Date();
+            const queryExecutionTime = queryEndTime - queryStartTime;
+            if (maxQueryExecutionTime && queryExecutionTime > maxQueryExecutionTime)
+                connection.logger.logQuerySlow(queryExecutionTime, query, parameters, this);
+
+            return result;
+        } catch (err) {
+            connection.logger.logQueryError(err, query, parameters, this);
+            throw new QueryFailedError(query, parameters, err);
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/driver/types/DatabaseType.ts b/src/driver/types/DatabaseType.ts
index 4426c9829d..5ceaece0cc 100644
--- a/src/driver/types/DatabaseType.ts
+++ b/src/driver/types/DatabaseType.ts
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ export type DatabaseType =
     "mongodb"|
     "aurora-data-api"|
     "aurora-data-api-pg"|
-    "expo";
+    "expo"|
+    "better-sqlite3";
diff --git a/src/error/MissingDriverError.ts b/src/error/MissingDriverError.ts
index a5634f4679..5d2518fb55 100644
--- a/src/error/MissingDriverError.ts
+++ b/src/error/MissingDriverError.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export class MissingDriverError extends Error {
     constructor(driverType: string) {
         super();
         Object.setPrototypeOf(this, MissingDriverError.prototype);
-        this.message = `Wrong driver: "${driverType}" given. Supported drivers are: "cordova", "expo", "mariadb", "mongodb", "mssql", "mysql", "oracle", "postgres", "sqlite", "sqljs", "react-native", "aurora-data-api", "aurora-data-api-pg".`;
+        this.message = `Wrong driver: "${driverType}" given. Supported drivers are: "cordova", "expo", "mariadb", "mongodb", "mssql", "mysql", "oracle", "postgres", "sqlite", "better-sqlite3", "sqljs", "react-native", "aurora-data-api", "aurora-data-api-pg".`;
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/query-builder/DeleteQueryBuilder.ts b/src/query-builder/DeleteQueryBuilder.ts
index 4be20ba377..e6efd9d697 100644
--- a/src/query-builder/DeleteQueryBuilder.ts
+++ b/src/query-builder/DeleteQueryBuilder.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {MysqlDriver} from "../driver/mysql/MysqlDriver";
 import {BroadcasterResult} from "../subscriber/BroadcasterResult";
 import {EntitySchema} from "../index";
 import {AuroraDataApiDriver} from "../driver/aurora-data-api/AuroraDataApiDriver";
+import {BetterSqlite3Driver} from "../driver/better-sqlite3/BetterSqlite3Driver";
 
 /**
  * Allows to build complex sql queries in a fashion way and execute those queries.
@@ -83,6 +84,10 @@ export class DeleteQueryBuilder<Entity> extends QueryBuilder<Entity> implements
             } else if (driver instanceof OracleDriver) {
                 deleteResult.affected = result;
 
+            } else if (driver instanceof BetterSqlite3Driver) { // only works for better-sqlite3
+                deleteResult.raw = result;
+                deleteResult.affected = result.changes;
+
             } else {
                 deleteResult.raw = result;
             }
diff --git a/src/query-builder/UpdateQueryBuilder.ts b/src/query-builder/UpdateQueryBuilder.ts
index 22ac5c5e12..2e0497f1f5 100644
--- a/src/query-builder/UpdateQueryBuilder.ts
+++ b/src/query-builder/UpdateQueryBuilder.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {UpdateValuesMissingError} from "../error/UpdateValuesMissingError";
 import {EntityColumnNotFound} from "../error/EntityColumnNotFound";
 import {QueryDeepPartialEntity} from "./QueryPartialEntity";
 import {AuroraDataApiDriver} from "../driver/aurora-data-api/AuroraDataApiDriver";
+import {BetterSqlite3Driver} from "../driver/better-sqlite3/BetterSqlite3Driver";
 
 /**
  * Allows to build complex sql queries in a fashion way and execute those queries.
@@ -108,6 +109,10 @@ export class UpdateQueryBuilder<Entity> extends QueryBuilder<Entity> implements
                 updateResult.raw = result;
                 updateResult.affected = result.affectedRows;
             }
+            else if (this.connection.driver instanceof BetterSqlite3Driver) { // only works for better-sqlite3
+                updateResult.raw = result;
+                updateResult.affected = result.changes;
+            }
             else {
                 updateResult.raw = result;
             }
diff --git a/test/functional/connection-options-reader/configs/sqlite-memory.ts b/test/functional/connection-options-reader/configs/sqlite-memory.ts
index 243dd45cef..81907c198e 100644
--- a/test/functional/connection-options-reader/configs/sqlite-memory.ts
+++ b/test/functional/connection-options-reader/configs/sqlite-memory.ts
@@ -6,4 +6,8 @@ module.exports = [{
   type: "sqlite",
   name: "memory",
   database: ":memory:",
+}, {
+  type: "better-sqlite3",
+  name: "memory2",
+  database: ":memory:",
 }];
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/functional/database-schema/column-collation/sqlite/column-collation-sqlite.ts b/test/functional/database-schema/column-collation/sqlite/column-collation-sqlite.ts
index cfd415258e..869aa9785e 100644
--- a/test/functional/database-schema/column-collation/sqlite/column-collation-sqlite.ts
+++ b/test/functional/database-schema/column-collation/sqlite/column-collation-sqlite.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe.skip("database schema > column collation > sqlite", () => {
     before(async () => {
         connections = await createTestingConnections({
             entities: [__dirname + "/entity/*{.js,.ts}"],
-            enabledDrivers: ["sqlite"],
+            enabledDrivers: ["sqlite", "better-sqlite3"],
         });
     });
     beforeEach(() => reloadTestingDatabases(connections));
diff --git a/test/functional/database-schema/column-length/sqlite/column-length-sqlite..ts b/test/functional/database-schema/column-length/sqlite/column-length-sqlite..ts
index deffdbd3aa..64a9d7f8fe 100644
--- a/test/functional/database-schema/column-length/sqlite/column-length-sqlite..ts
+++ b/test/functional/database-schema/column-length/sqlite/column-length-sqlite..ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe("database schema > column length > sqlite", () => {
     before(async () => {
         connections = await createTestingConnections({
             entities: [Post],
-            enabledDrivers: ["sqlite"],
+            enabledDrivers: ["sqlite", "better-sqlite3"],
         });
     });
     beforeEach(() => reloadTestingDatabases(connections));
diff --git a/test/functional/database-schema/column-types/sqlite/column-types-sqlite.ts b/test/functional/database-schema/column-types/sqlite/column-types-sqlite.ts
index b76a3e5bcc..64a2213f22 100644
--- a/test/functional/database-schema/column-types/sqlite/column-types-sqlite.ts
+++ b/test/functional/database-schema/column-types/sqlite/column-types-sqlite.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe("database schema > column types > sqlite", () => {
     before(async () => {
         connections = await createTestingConnections({
             entities: [__dirname + "/entity/*{.js,.ts}"],
-            enabledDrivers: ["sqlite"],
+            enabledDrivers: ["sqlite", "better-sqlite3"],
         });
     });
     beforeEach(() => reloadTestingDatabases(connections));
diff --git a/test/functional/database-schema/simple-enums/enums.ts b/test/functional/database-schema/simple-enums/enums.ts
index 61f8489342..dc35571042 100644
--- a/test/functional/database-schema/simple-enums/enums.ts
+++ b/test/functional/database-schema/simple-enums/enums.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ describe("database schema > simple-enums", () => {
     before(async () => {
         connections = await createTestingConnections({
             entities: [__dirname + "/entity/*{.js,.ts}"],
-            enabledDrivers: ["mysql", "mariadb", "postgres", "sqlite", "mssql"]
+            enabledDrivers: ["mysql", "mariadb", "postgres", "sqlite", "better-sqlite3", "mssql"]
         });
     });
     beforeEach(() => reloadTestingDatabases(connections));
diff --git a/test/functional/indices/conditional-index/conditional-index.ts b/test/functional/indices/conditional-index/conditional-index.ts
index 67f6648c8c..6b8ed7d5c9 100644
--- a/test/functional/indices/conditional-index/conditional-index.ts
+++ b/test/functional/indices/conditional-index/conditional-index.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ describe("indices > conditional index", () => {
     before(async () => {
         connections = await createTestingConnections({
             entities: [__dirname + "/entity/*{.js,.ts}"],
-            enabledDrivers: ["mssql", "postgres", "sqlite"], // only these drivers supports conditional indices
+            enabledDrivers: ["mssql", "postgres", "sqlite", "better-sqlite3"], // only these drivers supports conditional indices
             schemaCreate: true,
             dropSchema: true,
         });
diff --git a/test/functional/query-builder/delete/query-builder-delete.ts b/test/functional/query-builder/delete/query-builder-delete.ts
index 05d091dc46..4c7be03883 100644
--- a/test/functional/query-builder/delete/query-builder-delete.ts
+++ b/test/functional/query-builder/delete/query-builder-delete.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ describe("query builder > delete", () => {
     it("should return correct delete result", () => Promise.all(connections.map(async connection => {
 
         // don't run test for sqlite and sqljs as they don't return affected rows
+        // better-sqlite3 works correctly
         if (connection.name === "sqlite" || connection.name === "sqljs" || connection.name === "sap")
             return;
 
diff --git a/test/functional/query-builder/insert-on-conflict/query-builder-insert-on-conflict.ts b/test/functional/query-builder/insert-on-conflict/query-builder-insert-on-conflict.ts
index 03ee8e50bd..67221d0f30 100644
--- a/test/functional/query-builder/insert-on-conflict/query-builder-insert-on-conflict.ts
+++ b/test/functional/query-builder/insert-on-conflict/query-builder-insert-on-conflict.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ describe("query builder > insertion > on conflict", () => {
     let connections: Connection[];
     before(async () => connections = await createTestingConnections({
         entities: [__dirname + "/entity/*{.js,.ts}"],
-        enabledDrivers: ["postgres", "sqlite"] // since on conflict statement is only supported in postgres and sqlite >= 3.24.0
+        enabledDrivers: ["postgres", "sqlite", "better-sqlite3"] // since on conflict statement is only supported in postgres and sqlite >= 3.24.0
     }));
     beforeEach(() => reloadTestingDatabases(connections));
     after(() => closeTestingConnections(connections));
diff --git a/test/functional/query-runner/create-table.ts b/test/functional/query-runner/create-table.ts
index f940faf7ea..3aa973fcea 100644
--- a/test/functional/query-runner/create-table.ts
+++ b/test/functional/query-runner/create-table.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import {AbstractSqliteDriver} from "../../../src/driver/sqlite-abstract/Abstract
 import {OracleDriver} from "../../../src/driver/oracle/OracleDriver";
 import {Photo} from "./entity/Photo";
 import {Book2, Book} from "./entity/Book";
-import {SqliteDriver} from "../../../src/driver/sqlite/SqliteDriver";
 
 describe("query runner > create table", () => {
 
@@ -332,7 +331,7 @@ describe("query runner > create table", () => {
 
     it("should correctly create table with different `withoutRowid` definitions", () => Promise.all(connections.map(async connection => {
 
-        if (connection.driver instanceof SqliteDriver) {
+        if (connection.driver instanceof AbstractSqliteDriver) {
             const queryRunner = connection.createQueryRunner();
 
             // the table 'book' must contain a 'rowid' column
@@ -358,7 +357,7 @@ describe("query runner > create table", () => {
             try {
                 await connection.manager.query("SELECT rowid FROM book2");
             } catch (e) {
-                expect(e.message).equal("SQLITE_ERROR: no such column: rowid");
+                expect(e.message).contains("no such column: rowid");
             }
 
             await queryRunner.dropTable("book2");
diff --git a/test/functional/query-runner/create-unique-constraint.ts b/test/functional/query-runner/create-unique-constraint.ts
index ba39b2aa98..b3022e0a36 100644
--- a/test/functional/query-runner/create-unique-constraint.ts
+++ b/test/functional/query-runner/create-unique-constraint.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe("query runner > create unique constraint", () => {
     before(async () => {
         connections = await createTestingConnections({
             entities: [__dirname + "/entity/*{.js,.ts}"],
-            enabledDrivers: ["mssql", "postgres", "sqlite", "oracle", "cockroachdb"], // mysql and sap does not supports unique constraints
+            enabledDrivers: ["mssql", "postgres", "sqlite", "better-sqlite3", "oracle", "cockroachdb"], // mysql and sap does not supports unique constraints
             schemaCreate: true,
             dropSchema: true,
         });
diff --git a/test/functional/query-runner/drop-column.ts b/test/functional/query-runner/drop-column.ts
index 5e03628eee..2c422c2e9d 100644
--- a/test/functional/query-runner/drop-column.ts
+++ b/test/functional/query-runner/drop-column.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ describe("query runner > drop column", () => {
         nameColumn!.should.be.exist;
         versionColumn!.should.be.exist;
 
+        // better-sqlite3 seems not able to create a check constraint on a non-existing column
+        if (connection.name === "better-sqlite3") {
+            await queryRunner.dropCheckConstraints(table!, table!.checks);
+        }
+
         // In Sqlite 'dropColumns' method is more optimal than 'dropColumn', because it recreate table just once,
         // without all removed columns. In other drivers it's no difference between these methods, because 'dropColumns'
         // calls 'dropColumn' method for each removed column.
diff --git a/test/functional/query-runner/drop-unique-constraint.ts b/test/functional/query-runner/drop-unique-constraint.ts
index fd00a7952d..d2b5d5bcb0 100644
--- a/test/functional/query-runner/drop-unique-constraint.ts
+++ b/test/functional/query-runner/drop-unique-constraint.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ describe("query runner > drop unique constraint", () => {
     before(async () => {
         connections = await createTestingConnections({
             entities: [__dirname + "/entity/*{.js,.ts}"],
-            enabledDrivers: ["mssql", "postgres", "sqlite", "oracle", "cockroachdb"], // mysql and sap does not supports unique constraints
+            enabledDrivers: ["mssql", "postgres", "sqlite", "better-sqlite3", "oracle", "cockroachdb"], // mysql and sap does not supports unique constraints
             schemaCreate: true,
             dropSchema: true,
         });
diff --git a/test/functional/relations/lazy-relations/basic-lazy-relation/basic-lazy-relations.ts b/test/functional/relations/lazy-relations/basic-lazy-relation/basic-lazy-relations.ts
index 3c0d8fe7d1..7c83e84e39 100644
--- a/test/functional/relations/lazy-relations/basic-lazy-relation/basic-lazy-relations.ts
+++ b/test/functional/relations/lazy-relations/basic-lazy-relation/basic-lazy-relations.ts
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ describe("basic-lazy-relations", () => {
         loadedPost.title.should.be.equal("post with great category");
     })));
 
-    it("should successfully load relations within a transaction", () => Promise.all(connections.filter((connection) => (new Set(["mysql", "sqlite", "postgres"])).has(connection.options.type)).map(async connection => {
+    it("should successfully load relations within a transaction", () => Promise.all(connections.filter((connection) => (new Set(["mysql", "sqlite", "better-sqlite3", "postgres"])).has(connection.options.type)).map(async connection => {
         await connection.manager.transaction(async (manager) => {
             const category = new Category();
             category.name = "category of great post";
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ describe("basic-lazy-relations", () => {
         });
     })));
 
-    it("should successfully load relations outside a transaction with entity generated within a transaction", () => Promise.all(connections.filter((connection) => (new Set(["mysql", "sqlite", "postgres"])).has(connection.options.type)).map(async connection => {
+    it("should successfully load relations outside a transaction with entity generated within a transaction", () => Promise.all(connections.filter((connection) => (new Set(["mysql", "sqlite", "better-sqlite3", "postgres"])).has(connection.options.type)).map(async connection => {
         const loadedCategory = await connection.manager.transaction(async (manager) => {
             const category = new Category();
             category.name = "category of great post";
diff --git a/test/functional/repository/basic-methods/repository-basic-methods.ts b/test/functional/repository/basic-methods/repository-basic-methods.ts
index 677b5a4c60..cc50f66549 100644
--- a/test/functional/repository/basic-methods/repository-basic-methods.ts
+++ b/test/functional/repository/basic-methods/repository-basic-methods.ts
@@ -324,8 +324,7 @@ describe("repository > basic methods", () => {
     });
 
     describe("save", function () {
-        it("should update existing entity using transformers", async () => {
-            const connection = connections.find((c: Connection) => c.name === "sqlite");
+        it("should update existing entity using transformers", () => Promise.all(connections.filter(c => c.name === "sqlite" || c.name === "better-sqlite3").map(async connection => {
             if (!connection || (connection.options as any).skip === true) {
                 return;
             }
@@ -354,7 +353,7 @@ describe("repository > basic methods", () => {
             saved.title.should.be.equal("New title");
             saved.dateAdded.should.be.instanceof(Date);
             saved.dateAdded.getTime().should.be.equal(date.getTime());
-        });
+        })));
     });
 
     describe("preload also should also implement merge functionality", function() {
diff --git a/test/functional/repository/find-options/repository-find-options.ts b/test/functional/repository/find-options/repository-find-options.ts
index 42bffc16e1..e899d6158c 100644
--- a/test/functional/repository/find-options/repository-find-options.ts
+++ b/test/functional/repository/find-options/repository-find-options.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe("repository > find options", () => {
     let connections: Connection[];
     before(async () => connections = await createTestingConnections({
         entities: [__dirname + "/entity/*{.js,.ts}"],
-        enabledDrivers: ["sqlite"]
+        enabledDrivers: ["sqlite", "better-sqlite3"]
     }));
     beforeEach(() => reloadTestingDatabases(connections));
     after(() => closeTestingConnections(connections));
diff --git a/test/functional/table-inheritance/single-table/database-option-inherited/database-option-inherited.ts b/test/functional/table-inheritance/single-table/database-option-inherited/database-option-inherited.ts
index 18700f5e11..66ba39cef9 100644
--- a/test/functional/table-inheritance/single-table/database-option-inherited/database-option-inherited.ts
+++ b/test/functional/table-inheritance/single-table/database-option-inherited/database-option-inherited.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ describe("table-inheritance > single-table > database-option-inherited", () => {
     before(async () => connections = await createTestingConnections({
         entities: [__dirname + "/entity/*{.js,.ts}"],
         // creating more databases isn't always possible(e.g oracle official docker images)
-        enabledDrivers: ["postgres", "cockroachdb", "mariadb", "mssql", "mysql", "sqlite", "sqljs"]
+        enabledDrivers: ["postgres", "cockroachdb", "mariadb", "mssql", "mysql", "sqlite", "better-sqlite3", "sqljs"]
     }));
     beforeEach(() => reloadTestingDatabases(connections));
     after(() => closeTestingConnections(connections));
diff --git a/test/functional/transaction/database-specific-isolation/sqlite-isolation.ts b/test/functional/transaction/database-specific-isolation/sqlite-isolation.ts
index 907cb0da2d..9915e44415 100644
--- a/test/functional/transaction/database-specific-isolation/sqlite-isolation.ts
+++ b/test/functional/transaction/database-specific-isolation/sqlite-isolation.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe("transaction > transaction with sqlite connection partial isolation sup
   let connections: Connection[];
   before(async () => connections = await createTestingConnections({
       entities: [__dirname + "/entity/*{.js,.ts}"],
-      enabledDrivers: ["sqlite"] // todo: for some reasons mariadb tests are not passing here
+      enabledDrivers: ["sqlite", "better-sqlite3"] // todo: for some reasons mariadb tests are not passing here
   }));
   beforeEach(() => reloadTestingDatabases(connections));
   after(() => closeTestingConnections(connections));
diff --git a/test/functional/transaction/return-data-from-transaction/return-data-from-transaction.ts b/test/functional/transaction/return-data-from-transaction/return-data-from-transaction.ts
index db10856a45..55db390eb5 100644
--- a/test/functional/transaction/return-data-from-transaction/return-data-from-transaction.ts
+++ b/test/functional/transaction/return-data-from-transaction/return-data-from-transaction.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe("transaction > return data from transaction", () => {
     let connections: Connection[];
     before(async () => connections = await createTestingConnections({
         entities: [__dirname + "/entity/*{.js,.ts}"],
-        enabledDrivers: ["mysql", "sqlite", "postgres"] // todo: for some reasons mariadb tests are not passing here
+        enabledDrivers: ["mysql", "sqlite", "better-sqlite3", "postgres"] // todo: for some reasons mariadb tests are not passing here
     }));
     beforeEach(() => reloadTestingDatabases(connections));
     after(() => closeTestingConnections(connections));
diff --git a/test/functional/transaction/transaction-in-entity-manager/transaction-in-entity-manager.ts b/test/functional/transaction/transaction-in-entity-manager/transaction-in-entity-manager.ts
index 9b20840dc9..a47c9d7fbd 100644
--- a/test/functional/transaction/transaction-in-entity-manager/transaction-in-entity-manager.ts
+++ b/test/functional/transaction/transaction-in-entity-manager/transaction-in-entity-manager.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe("transaction > transaction with entity manager", () => {
     let connections: Connection[];
     before(async () => connections = await createTestingConnections({
         entities: [__dirname + "/entity/*{.js,.ts}"],
-        enabledDrivers: ["mysql", "sqlite", "postgres"] // todo: for some reasons mariadb tests are not passing here
+        enabledDrivers: ["mysql", "sqlite", "better-sqlite3", "postgres"] // todo: for some reasons mariadb tests are not passing here
     }));
     beforeEach(() => reloadTestingDatabases(connections));
     after(() => closeTestingConnections(connections));
diff --git a/test/functional/uuid/sqlite/uuid-sqlite.ts b/test/functional/uuid/sqlite/uuid-sqlite.ts
index f167faee6d..ee03f28e3b 100644
--- a/test/functional/uuid/sqlite/uuid-sqlite.ts
+++ b/test/functional/uuid/sqlite/uuid-sqlite.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe("uuid-sqlite", () => {
     before(async () => {
         connections = await createTestingConnections({
             entities: [__dirname + "/entity/*{.js,.ts}"],
-            enabledDrivers: ["sqlite"],
+            enabledDrivers: ["sqlite", "better-sqlite3"],
         });
     });
     beforeEach(() => reloadTestingDatabases(connections));
diff --git a/test/functional/view-entity/sqlite/view-entity-sqlite.ts b/test/functional/view-entity/sqlite/view-entity-sqlite.ts
index cd1b0aef51..108c9bbea1 100644
--- a/test/functional/view-entity/sqlite/view-entity-sqlite.ts
+++ b/test/functional/view-entity/sqlite/view-entity-sqlite.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe("view entity > sqlite", () => {
     let connections: Connection[];
     before(async () => connections = await createTestingConnections({
         entities: [__dirname + "/entity/*{.js,.ts}"],
-        enabledDrivers: ["sqlite"]
+        enabledDrivers: ["sqlite", "better-sqlite3"]
     }));
     beforeEach(() => reloadTestingDatabases(connections));
     after(() => closeTestingConnections(connections));
diff --git a/test/github-issues/134/issue-134.ts b/test/github-issues/134/issue-134.ts
index 8a364197fc..1b4b8e1e2c 100644
--- a/test/github-issues/134/issue-134.ts
+++ b/test/github-issues/134/issue-134.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ describe("github issues > #134 Error TIME is converted to 'HH-mm' instead of 'HH
     let connections: Connection[];
     before(async () => connections = await createTestingConnections({
         entities: [__dirname + "/entity/*{.js,.ts}"],
-        enabledDrivers: ["mysql", "mariadb", "sqlite", "mssql", "postgres"] // Oracle does not support TIME data type.
+        enabledDrivers: ["mysql", "mariadb", "sqlite", "better-sqlite3", "mssql", "postgres"] // Oracle does not support TIME data type.
     }));
     beforeEach(() => reloadTestingDatabases(connections));
     after(() => closeTestingConnections(connections));
diff --git a/test/github-issues/1465/save-relation.ts b/test/github-issues/1465/save-relation.ts
index bd5ef09067..e0ee4f0ce2 100644
--- a/test/github-issues/1465/save-relation.ts
+++ b/test/github-issues/1465/save-relation.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe("save child and parent entity", () => {
     let connections: Connection[] = [];
     before(async () => connections = await createTestingConnections({
         entities: [__dirname + "/entity/*{.js,.ts}"],
-        enabledDrivers: ["mysql", "mariadb", "sqlite", "sqljs"]
+        enabledDrivers: ["mysql", "mariadb", "sqlite", "better-sqlite3", "sqljs"]
     }));
     beforeEach(() => reloadTestingDatabases(connections));
     after(() => closeTestingConnections(connections));
diff --git a/test/github-issues/1476/issue-1476.ts b/test/github-issues/1476/issue-1476.ts
index b886071a40..7b73d5b468 100644
--- a/test/github-issues/1476/issue-1476.ts
+++ b/test/github-issues/1476/issue-1476.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe("github issues > #1476 subqueries", () => {
     let connections: Connection[] = [];
     before(async () => connections = await createTestingConnections({
         entities: [__dirname + "/entity/*{.js,.ts}"],
-        enabledDrivers: ["mysql", "mariadb", "sqlite", "sqljs"]
+        enabledDrivers: ["mysql", "mariadb", "sqlite", "better-sqlite3", "sqljs"]
     }));
     beforeEach(() => reloadTestingDatabases(connections));
     after(() => closeTestingConnections(connections));
diff --git a/test/github-issues/1898/issue-1898.ts b/test/github-issues/1898/issue-1898.ts
index a591d7c1ae..3eac414962 100644
--- a/test/github-issues/1898/issue-1898.ts
+++ b/test/github-issues/1898/issue-1898.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ describe("github issues > #1898 Simple JSON breaking in @next", () => {
     before(async () => {
         connections = await createTestingConnections({
             entities: [__dirname + "/entity/*{.js,.ts}"],
-            enabledDrivers: ["sqlite"],
+            enabledDrivers: ["sqlite", "better-sqlite3"],
             schemaCreate: true,
             dropSchema: true
         });
diff --git a/test/github-issues/190/issue-190.ts b/test/github-issues/190/issue-190.ts
index 665b3ab5c8..ab7f397027 100644
--- a/test/github-issues/190/issue-190.ts
+++ b/test/github-issues/190/issue-190.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ describe("github issues > #190 too many SQL variables when using setMaxResults i
     let connections: Connection[];
     before(async () => connections = await createTestingConnections({
         entities: [__dirname + "/entity/*{.js,.ts}"],
-        enabledDrivers: ["sqlite"] // this issue only related to sqlite
+        enabledDrivers: ["sqlite", "better-sqlite3"] // this issue only related to sqlite
     }));
     beforeEach(() => reloadTestingDatabases(connections));
     after(() => closeTestingConnections(connections));
diff --git a/test/github-issues/1981/issue-1981.ts b/test/github-issues/1981/issue-1981.ts
index 1134f42d75..3e653ec0cf 100644
--- a/test/github-issues/1981/issue-1981.ts
+++ b/test/github-issues/1981/issue-1981.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ describe("github issues > #1981 Boolean values not casted properly when used in
     let connections: Connection[];
     before(async () => connections = await createTestingConnections({
         entities: [__dirname + "/entity/*{.js,.ts}"],
-        enabledDrivers: ["sqlite"],
+        enabledDrivers: ["sqlite", "better-sqlite3"],
     }));
     beforeEach(() => reloadTestingDatabases(connections));
     after(() => closeTestingConnections(connections));
diff --git a/test/github-issues/2005/issue-2005.ts b/test/github-issues/2005/issue-2005.ts
index 52aaf9eb3e..bb714b3158 100644
--- a/test/github-issues/2005/issue-2005.ts
+++ b/test/github-issues/2005/issue-2005.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ describe("github issues > #2005", () => {
     let connections: Connection[];
     before(async () => connections = await createTestingConnections({
         entities: [__dirname + "/entity/*{.js,.ts}"],
-        enabledDrivers: ["sqlite"]
+        enabledDrivers: ["sqlite", "better-sqlite3"]
     }));
     beforeEach(() => reloadTestingDatabases(connections));
     after(() => closeTestingConnections(connections));
diff --git a/test/github-issues/2199/issue-2199.ts b/test/github-issues/2199/issue-2199.ts
index 3898c9f36f..8a51691ac9 100644
--- a/test/github-issues/2199/issue-2199.ts
+++ b/test/github-issues/2199/issue-2199.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ describe("github issues > #2199 - Inserting value for @PrimaryGeneratedColumn()
     let connections: Connection[];
     before(async () => connections = await createTestingConnections({
         entities: [__dirname + "/entity/*{.js,.ts}"],
-        enabledDrivers: ["mysql", "mariadb", "sqlite"],
+        enabledDrivers: ["mysql", "mariadb", "sqlite", "better-sqlite3"],
         schemaCreate: true,
         dropSchema: true
     }));
diff --git a/test/github-issues/2518/issue-2518.ts b/test/github-issues/2518/issue-2518.ts
index 538f1ee466..8b451aba25 100644
--- a/test/github-issues/2518/issue-2518.ts
+++ b/test/github-issues/2518/issue-2518.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe("github issues > #2518 TreeRepository.findDescendantsTree does not load
         (connections = await createTestingConnections({
             entities: [__dirname + "/entity/*{.js,.ts}"],
             // data type text isn't compatible with oracle
-            enabledDrivers: ["postgres", "cockroachdb", "mariadb", "mssql", "mysql", "sqlite", "sqljs"]
+            enabledDrivers: ["postgres", "cockroachdb", "mariadb", "mssql", "mysql", "sqlite", "better-sqlite3", "sqljs"]
         }))
     );
 
diff --git a/test/github-issues/2733/issue-2733.ts b/test/github-issues/2733/issue-2733.ts
index 02ff1074bf..bb4c1eb6cb 100644
--- a/test/github-issues/2733/issue-2733.ts
+++ b/test/github-issues/2733/issue-2733.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe("github issues > #2733 should correctly handle function calls with uper
             entities: [__dirname + "/entity/MSSQLDummy{.js,.ts}"],
             schemaCreate: true,
             dropSchema: true,
-            enabledDrivers: ["mssql", "sqljs", "sqlite"],
+            enabledDrivers: ["mssql", "sqljs", "sqlite", "better-sqlite3"],
         });
         await reloadTestingDatabases(connections);
         await Promise.all(connections.map(async connection => {
diff --git a/test/github-issues/3158/issue-3158.ts b/test/github-issues/3158/issue-3158.ts
index d074678c76..7f26cc6da9 100644
--- a/test/github-issues/3158/issue-3158.ts
+++ b/test/github-issues/3158/issue-3158.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ it("github issues > #3158 Cannot run sync a second time", async () => {
             entities: [__dirname + "/entity/*{.js,.ts}"],
             schemaCreate: true,
             dropSchema: true,
-            enabledDrivers: ["mysql", "mariadb", "oracle", "mssql", "sqljs", "sqlite"],
+            enabledDrivers: ["mysql", "mariadb", "oracle", "mssql", "sqljs", "sqlite", "better-sqlite3"],
             // todo(AlexMesser): check why tests are failing under postgres driver
         });
         await reloadTestingDatabases(connections);
diff --git a/test/github-issues/3949/issue-3949.ts b/test/github-issues/3949/issue-3949.ts
index 1e89826a45..a2bf94e917 100644
--- a/test/github-issues/3949/issue-3949.ts
+++ b/test/github-issues/3949/issue-3949.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe("github issues > #3949 sqlite date hydration is susceptible to corrupti
             entities: [__dirname + "/entity/*{.js,.ts}"],
             schemaCreate: true,
             dropSchema: true,
-            enabledDrivers: ["sqlite", "sqljs"],
+            enabledDrivers: ["sqlite", "better-sqlite3", "sqljs"],
         });
     });
     beforeEach(() => reloadTestingDatabases(connections));
diff --git a/test/github-issues/4096/issue-4096.ts b/test/github-issues/4096/issue-4096.ts
index 3685d0d17a..40f200f209 100644
--- a/test/github-issues/4096/issue-4096.ts
+++ b/test/github-issues/4096/issue-4096.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ describe("github issues > #4096 SQLite support for orUpdate", () => {
 
     before(async () => connections = await createTestingConnections({
         entities: [User],
-        enabledDrivers: ["sqlite"],
+        enabledDrivers: ["sqlite", "better-sqlite3"],
         schemaCreate: true,
         dropSchema: true,
     }));
diff --git a/test/github-issues/4147/issue-4147.ts b/test/github-issues/4147/issue-4147.ts
index d57a645e72..43b52aa152 100644
--- a/test/github-issues/4147/issue-4147.ts
+++ b/test/github-issues/4147/issue-4147.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ describe("github issues > #4147 `SQLITE_ERROR: near \"-\": syntax error` when us
             (connections = await createTestingConnections({
                 entities: [new EntitySchema<Post>(PostSchema)],
                 dropSchema: true,
-                enabledDrivers: ["sqlite"]
+                enabledDrivers: ["sqlite", "better-sqlite3"]
             }))
     );
     beforeEach(() => reloadTestingDatabases(connections));
diff --git a/test/github-issues/513/issue-513.ts b/test/github-issues/513/issue-513.ts
index be0cf0b754..5d039ca808 100644
--- a/test/github-issues/513/issue-513.ts
+++ b/test/github-issues/513/issue-513.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe("github issues > #513 Incorrect time/datetime types for SQLite", () =>
     let connections: Connection[];
     before(async () => connections = await createTestingConnections({
         entities: [__dirname + "/entity/*{.js,.ts}"],
-        enabledDrivers: ["sqlite"]
+        enabledDrivers: ["sqlite", "better-sqlite3"]
     }));
     beforeEach(() => reloadTestingDatabases(connections));
     after(() => closeTestingConnections(connections));
diff --git a/test/github-issues/798/issue-798.ts b/test/github-issues/798/issue-798.ts
index 445cbb3126..34a05c6775 100644
--- a/test/github-issues/798/issue-798.ts
+++ b/test/github-issues/798/issue-798.ts
@@ -28,4 +28,11 @@ describe("github issues > #798 sqlite: 'database' path in ormconfig.json is not
         assert.strictEqual(connection.isConnected, true);
     });
 
+    it("should find the sqlite database if the cwd is changed for better-sqlite3", async function () {
+        const options = await getConnectionOptions("better-sqlite3");
+        connection = await createConnection(options);
+
+        assert.strictEqual(connection.isConnected, true);
+    });
+
 });
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diff --git a/test/github-issues/799/issue-799.ts b/test/github-issues/799/issue-799.ts
index 28152caff3..d87a1c2ec4 100644
--- a/test/github-issues/799/issue-799.ts
+++ b/test/github-issues/799/issue-799.ts
@@ -34,4 +34,14 @@ describe("github issues > #799 sqlite: 'database' path should be created", () =>
         assert.strictEqual(connection.isConnected, true);
     });
 
+    it("should create the whole path to database file for better-sqlite3", async function () {
+        connection = await createConnection({
+            "name": "better-sqlite3",
+            "type": "better-sqlite3",
+            "database": path
+        });
+
+        assert.strictEqual(connection.isConnected, true);
+    });
+
 });