diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 4403329..bd5b9fa 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ GEM
     drb (2.1.1)
       ruby2_keywords
     erubi (1.12.0)
+    extralite (2.2)
     i18n (1.14.1)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
     io-console (0.6.0)
@@ -65,11 +66,11 @@ GEM
     loofah (2.21.3)
       crass (~> 1.0.2)
       nokogiri (>= 1.12.0)
+    mini_portile2 (2.8.5)
     minitest (5.20.0)
     mutex_m (0.1.2)
-    nokogiri (1.15.4-arm64-darwin)
-      racc (~> 1.4)
-    nokogiri (1.15.4-x86_64-linux)
+    nokogiri (1.15.4)
+      mini_portile2 (~> 2.8.2)
       racc (~> 1.4)
     parallel (1.23.0)
     parser (3.2.2.3)
@@ -126,8 +127,8 @@ GEM
       rubocop-ast (>= 0.4.0)
     ruby-progressbar (1.13.0)
     ruby2_keywords (0.0.5)
-    sqlite3 (1.6.6-arm64-darwin)
-    sqlite3 (1.6.6-x86_64-linux)
+    sqlite3 (1.6.6)
+      mini_portile2 (~> 2.8.0)
     standard (1.30.1)
       language_server-protocol (~> 3.17.0.2)
       lint_roller (~> 1.0)
@@ -151,11 +152,14 @@ GEM
 
 PLATFORMS
   arm64-darwin-21
+  arm64-darwin-22
+  arm64-darwin-23
   x86_64-linux
 
 DEPENDENCIES
   activerecord-enhancedsqlite3-adapter!
   combustion (~> 1.3)
+  extralite
   minitest (~> 5.0)
   railties
   rake (~> 13.0)
diff --git a/activerecord-enhancedsqlite3-adapter.gemspec b/activerecord-enhancedsqlite3-adapter.gemspec
index 3574153..604a06e 100644
--- a/activerecord-enhancedsqlite3-adapter.gemspec
+++ b/activerecord-enhancedsqlite3-adapter.gemspec
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_dependency "sqlite3", "~> 1.6"
 
   spec.add_development_dependency "combustion", "~> 1.3"
+  spec.add_development_dependency "extralite"
   spec.add_development_dependency "railties"
   spec.add_development_dependency "minitest"
   spec.add_development_dependency "rake"
diff --git a/lib/enhanced_sqlite3/adapter.rb b/lib/enhanced_sqlite3/adapter.rb
index 87c7ef3..965b526 100644
--- a/lib/enhanced_sqlite3/adapter.rb
+++ b/lib/enhanced_sqlite3/adapter.rb
@@ -7,28 +7,68 @@
 require "active_record/connection_adapters/sqlite3_adapter"
 require "enhanced_sqlite3/supports_virtual_columns"
 require "enhanced_sqlite3/supports_deferrable_constraints"
+require "enhanced_sqlite3/extralite/database_compatibility"
+require "enhanced_sqlite3/extralite/adapter_compatibility"
 
 module EnhancedSQLite3
   module Adapter
+    module ClassMethods
+      def new_client(config)
+        if config[:client] == "extralite"
+          new_client_extralite(config)
+        else
+          super
+        end
+      end
+
+      def new_client_extralite(config)
+        config.delete(:results_as_hash)
+
+        if config[:strict] == true
+          raise ArgumentError, "The :strict option is not supported by the SQLite3 adapter using Extralite"
+        end
+
+        unsupported_configuration_keys = config.keys - %i[database readonly client adapter strict timeout pool]
+        if unsupported_configuration_keys.any?
+          Rails.logger.warn "Unsupported configuration options for SQLite3 adapter using Extralite: #{unsupported_configuration_keys}"
+        end
+
+        ::Extralite::Database.new(config[:database].to_s, read_only: config[:readonly]).tap do |database|
+          database.singleton_class.prepend EnhancedSQLite3::Extralite::DatabaseCompatibility
+        end
+      rescue Errno::ENOENT => error
+        if error.message.include?("No such file or directory")
+          raise ActiveRecord::NoDatabaseError
+        else
+          raise
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     # Setup the Rails SQLite3 adapter instance.
     #
     # extends  https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/main/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlite3_adapter.rb#L90
     def initialize(...)
       super
-      # Ensure that all connections default to immediate transaction mode.
-      # This is necessary to prevent SQLite from deadlocking when concurrent processes open write transactions.
-      # By default, SQLite opens transactions in deferred mode, which means that a transactions acquire
-      # a shared lock on the database, but will attempt to upgrade that lock to an exclusive lock if/when
-      # a write is attempted. Because SQLite is in the middle of a transaction, it cannot retry the transaction
-      # if a BUSY exception is raised, and so it will immediately raise a SQLITE_BUSY exception without calling
-      # the `busy_handler`. Because Rails only wraps writes in transactions, this means that all transactions
-      # will attempt to acquire an exclusive lock on the database. Thus, under any concurrent load, you are very
-      # likely to encounter a SQLITE_BUSY exception.
-      # By setting the default transaction mode to immediate, SQLite will instead attempt to acquire
-      # an exclusive lock as soon as the transaction is opened. If the lock cannot be acquired, it will
-      # immediately call the `busy_handler` to retry the transaction. This allows concurrent processes to
-      # coordinate and linearize their transactions, avoiding deadlocks.
-      @connection_parameters.merge!(default_transaction_mode: :immediate)
+
+      if @config[:client] == "extralite"
+        singleton_class.prepend EnhancedSQLite3::Extralite::AdapterCompatibility
+      else
+        # Ensure that all connections default to immediate transaction mode.
+        # This is necessary to prevent SQLite from deadlocking when concurrent processes open write transactions.
+        # By default, SQLite opens transactions in deferred mode, which means that a transactions acquire
+        # a shared lock on the database, but will attempt to upgrade that lock to an exclusive lock if/when
+        # a write is attempted. Because SQLite is in the middle of a transaction, it cannot retry the transaction
+        # if a BUSY exception is raised, and so it will immediately raise a SQLITE_BUSY exception without calling
+        # the `busy_handler`. Because Rails only wraps writes in transactions, this means that all transactions
+        # will attempt to acquire an exclusive lock on the database. Thus, under any concurrent load, you are very
+        # likely to encounter a SQLITE_BUSY exception.
+        # By setting the default transaction mode to immediate, SQLite will instead attempt to acquire
+        # an exclusive lock as soon as the transaction is opened. If the lock cannot be acquired, it will
+        # immediately call the `busy_handler` to retry the transaction. This allows concurrent processes to
+        # coordinate and linearize their transactions, avoiding deadlocks.
+        @connection_parameters.merge!(default_transaction_mode: :immediate)
+      end
     end
 
     # Perform any necessary initialization upon the newly-established
@@ -53,10 +93,16 @@ def configure_connection
     private
 
     def configure_busy_handler_timeout
-      return unless @config.key?(:timeout)
+      return unless @config[:timeout]
 
       timeout = self.class.type_cast_config_to_integer(@config[:timeout])
       timeout_seconds = timeout.fdiv(1000)
+
+      if @config[:client] == "extralite"
+        @raw_connection.busy_timeout(timeout_seconds)
+        return
+      end
+
       retry_interval = 6e-5 # 60 microseconds
 
       @raw_connection.busy_handler do |count|
@@ -111,7 +157,9 @@ def configure_pragmas
     end
 
     def configure_extensions
-      @raw_connection.enable_load_extension(true)
+      # NOTE: Extralite enables extension loading by default and doesn't provide an API to toggle it.
+      @raw_connection.enable_load_extension(true) if @raw_connection.is_a?(::SQLite3::Database)
+
       @config.fetch(:extensions, []).each do |extension_name|
         require extension_name
         extension_classname = extension_name.camelize
@@ -122,7 +170,7 @@ def configure_extensions
       rescue NameError
         Rails.logger.error("Failed to find the SQLite extension class: #{extension_classname}. Skipping...")
       end
-      @raw_connection.enable_load_extension(false)
+      @raw_connection.enable_load_extension(false) if @raw_connection.is_a?(::SQLite3::Database)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/enhanced_sqlite3/extralite/adapter_compatibility.rb b/lib/enhanced_sqlite3/extralite/adapter_compatibility.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c94ea9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/enhanced_sqlite3/extralite/adapter_compatibility.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# Makes some methods of the ActiveRecord SQLite3 adapter compatible with Extralite::Database.
+
+module EnhancedSQLite3
+  module Extralite
+    module AdapterCompatibility
+      def internal_exec_query(sql, name = nil, binds = [], prepare: false, async: false)
+        sql = transform_query(sql)
+        check_if_write_query(sql)
+
+        mark_transaction_written_if_write(sql)
+
+        type_casted_binds = type_casted_binds(binds)
+
+        log(sql, name, binds, type_casted_binds, async: async) do
+          with_raw_connection do |conn|
+            unless prepare
+              stmt = conn.prepare(sql)
+              begin
+                cols = stmt.columns
+                unless without_prepared_statement?(binds)
+                  stmt.bind(*type_casted_binds) # Added splat since Extralite doesn't accept an array argument for #bind
+                end
+                records = stmt.to_a_ary # Extralite uses to_a_ary rather than to_a to get a Array[Array] result
+              ensure
+                stmt.close
+              end
+            else
+              stmt = @statements[sql] ||= conn.prepare(sql)
+              cols = stmt.columns
+              stmt.reset # Extralite uses reset rather than reset!
+              stmt.bind(*type_casted_binds) # Added splat since Extralite doesn't accept an array argument for #bind
+              records = stmt.to_a_ary # Extralite uses to_a_ary rather than to_a to get a Array[Array] result
+            end
+
+            # Extralite defaults to returning symbols for columns but #build_result expects strings
+            build_result(columns: cols.map(&:to_s), rows: records)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      private
+
+      def raw_execute(sql, name, async: false, allow_retry: false, materialize_transactions: false)
+        log(sql, name, async: async) do
+          with_raw_connection(allow_retry: allow_retry, materialize_transactions: materialize_transactions) do |conn|
+            conn.query(sql) # Extralite::Database#execute doesn't return results so use #query instead
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/enhanced_sqlite3/extralite/database_compatibility.rb b/lib/enhanced_sqlite3/extralite/database_compatibility.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7fda7bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/enhanced_sqlite3/extralite/database_compatibility.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# Implements some methods to make Extralite::Database compatible enough with
+# SQLite3::Database to be used by ActiveRecord's SQLite adapter.
+
+module EnhancedSQLite3
+  module Extralite
+    module DatabaseCompatibility
+      def transaction(mode = :deferred)
+        execute "BEGIN #{mode.to_s.upcase} TRANSACTION"
+
+        if block_given?
+          abort = false
+          begin
+            yield self
+          rescue StandardError
+            abort = true
+            raise
+          ensure
+            abort and rollback or commit
+          end
+        end
+
+        true
+      end
+
+      def commit
+        execute "COMMIT TRANSACTION"
+      end
+
+      def rollback
+        execute "ROLLBACK TRANSACTION"
+      end
+
+      # NOTE: Extralite only supports UTF-8 encoding while the sqlite3 gem can use UTF-16
+      # if utf16: true is passed to the Database initializer.
+      def encoding
+        "UTF-8"
+      end
+
+      # NOTE: The sqlite3 gem appears to support both busy_timeout= and busy_timeout
+      # The ActiveRecord adapter #configure_connection method uses the latter, which
+      # could potentially be changed, allowing us to get rid of the monkey patch.
+      def busy_timeout(timeout)
+        self.busy_timeout = timeout
+      end
+
+      def readonly?
+        read_only?
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/enhanced_sqlite3/railtie.rb b/lib/enhanced_sqlite3/railtie.rb
index de2e702..573a6a5 100644
--- a/lib/enhanced_sqlite3/railtie.rb
+++ b/lib/enhanced_sqlite3/railtie.rb
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ class Railtie < ::Rails::Railtie
     # Enhance the SQLite3 ActiveRecord adapter with optimized defaults
     initializer "enhanced_sqlite3.enhance_active_record_sqlite3adapter" do |app|
       ActiveSupport.on_load(:active_record_sqlite3adapter) do
-        # self refers to `SQLite3Adapter` here,
+        # self refers to `ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::SQLite3Adapter` here,
         # so we can call .prepend
         prepend EnhancedSQLite3::Adapter
+        singleton_class.prepend EnhancedSQLite3::Adapter::ClassMethods
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/test/combustion/config/database.yml b/test/combustion/config/database.yml
index 2c715ed..0ecdf69 100644
--- a/test/combustion/config/database.yml
+++ b/test/combustion/config/database.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 test:
   adapter: sqlite3
-  database: database.sqlite
\ No newline at end of file
+  database: database.sqlite
+  client: <%= "extralite" if ENV["EXTRALITE"] == "true" %>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index 1afbef8..6595bf7 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@
 require "minitest/autorun"
 
 require "combustion"
-# require "sqlite3"
+
+if ENV["EXTRALITE"] == "true"
+  puts "Testing in Extralite client mode..."
+  require "extralite"
+end
+
 Combustion.path = "test/combustion"
 Combustion.initialize! :active_record