diff --git a/playhouse/cysqlite_ext.py b/playhouse/cysqlite_ext.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61ea0bc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playhouse/cysqlite_ext.py
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import logging
+from peewee import ImproperlyConfigured
+from peewee import SqliteDatabase
+from peewee import __exception_wrapper__
+
+try:
+    from cysqlite import Connection
+except ImportError:
+    Connection = None
+
+logger = logging.getLogger('peewee')
+
+class CySqliteDatabase(SqliteDatabase):
+    def _connect(self):
+        if Connection is None:
+            raise ImproperlyConfigured('cysqlite is not installed.')
+        conn = Connection(self.database, timeout=self._timeout,
+                          extensions=True, **self.connect_params)
+        conn.connect()
+        try:
+            self._add_conn_hooks(conn)
+        except:
+            conn.close()
+            raise
+        return conn
+
+    def _set_pragmas(self, conn):
+        for pragma, value in self._pragmas:
+            conn.execute_one('PRAGMA %s = %s;' % (pragma, value))
+
+    def _attach_databases(self, conn):
+        for name, db in self._attached.items():
+            conn.execute_one('ATTACH DATABASE "%s" AS "%s"' % (db, name))
+
+    def _load_aggregates(self, conn):
+        for name, (klass, num_params) in self._aggregates.items():
+            conn.create_aggregate(klass, name, num_params)
+
+    def _load_collations(self, conn):
+        for name, fn in self._collations.items():
+            conn.create_collation(fn, name)
+
+    def _load_functions(self, conn):
+        for name, (fn, num_params, deterministic) in self._functions.items():
+            conn.create_function(fn, name, num_params, deterministic)
+
+    def _load_window_functions(self, conn):
+        for name, (klass, num_params) in self._window_functions.items():
+            conn.create_window_function(klass, name, num_params)
+
+    def last_insert_id(self, cursor, query_type=None):
+        return self.connection().last_insert_rowid()
+
+    def rows_affected(self, cursor):
+        return self.connection().changes()
+
+    def begin(self, lock_type='deferred'):
+        with __exception_wrapper__:
+            self.connection().begin(lock_type)
+
+    def commit(self):
+        with __exception_wrapper__:
+            self.connection().commit()
+
+    def rollback(self):
+        with __exception_wrapper__:
+            self.connection().rollback()
+
+    def cursor(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError('cysqlite does not use a cursor interface.')
+
+    def execute_sql(self, sql, params=None):
+        logger.debug((sql, params))
+        with __exception_wrapper__:
+            conn = self.connection()
+            stmt = conn.execute(sql, params or ())
+        return stmt
diff --git a/tests/base.py b/tests/base.py
index 6b7fd86b..21d3bf59 100644
--- a/tests/base.py
+++ b/tests/base.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from peewee import *
 from peewee import sqlite3
 from playhouse.cockroachdb import CockroachDatabase
 from playhouse.cockroachdb import NESTED_TX_MIN_VERSION
+from playhouse.cysqlite_ext import CySqliteDatabase
 from playhouse.mysql_ext import MariaDBConnectorDatabase
 from playhouse.mysql_ext import MySQLConnectorDatabase
 from playhouse.psycopg3_ext import Psycopg3Database
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ def db_loader(engine, name='peewee_test', db_class=None, **params):
     if db_class is None:
         engine_aliases = {
             SqliteDatabase: ['sqlite', 'sqlite3'],
+            CySqliteDatabase: ['cysqlite'],
             MySQLDatabase: ['mysql'],
             PostgresqlDatabase: ['postgres', 'postgresql'],
             Psycopg3Database: ['psycopg3'],
@@ -57,11 +59,12 @@ BACKEND = os.environ.get('PEEWEE_TEST_BACKEND') or 'sqlite'
 VERBOSITY = int(os.environ.get('PEEWEE_TEST_VERBOSITY') or 1)
 SLOW_TESTS = bool(os.environ.get('PEEWEE_SLOW_TESTS'))
 
-IS_SQLITE = BACKEND.startswith('sqlite')
+IS_SQLITE = BACKEND.startswith(('sqlite', 'cysqlite'))
 IS_MYSQL = BACKEND.startswith(('mysql', 'maria'))
 IS_POSTGRESQL = BACKEND.startswith(('postgres', 'psycopg'))
 IS_CRDB = BACKEND in ('cockroach', 'cockroachdb', 'crdb')
 IS_PSYCOPG3 = BACKEND == 'psycopg3'
+IS_CYSQLITE = BACKEND == 'cysqlite'
 
 
 def make_db_params(key):
diff --git a/tests/reflection.py b/tests/reflection.py
index 2595a5d6..2f03053c 100644
--- a/tests/reflection.py
+++ b/tests/reflection.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from peewee import *
 from playhouse.reflection import *
 
 from .base import IS_CRDB
+from .base import IS_CYSQLITE
 from .base import IS_SQLITE_OLD
 from .base import ModelTestCase
 from .base import TestModel
@@ -601,6 +602,7 @@ class TestCyclicalFK(BaseReflectionTestCase):
         warnings.filterwarnings('ignore')
 
     @requires_sqlite
+    @skip_if(IS_CYSQLITE, 'cysqlite does not implement cursor at the moment.')
     def test_cyclical_fk(self):
         # NOTE: this schema was provided by a user.
         cursor = self.database.cursor()
diff --git a/tests/transactions.py b/tests/transactions.py
index 5793f92e..7095bb10 100644
--- a/tests/transactions.py
+++ b/tests/transactions.py
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ class TestSession(BaseTransactionTestCase):
 @skip_unless(IS_SQLITE, 'requires sqlite for transaction lock type')
 class TestTransactionLockType(BaseTransactionTestCase):
     def test_lock_type(self):
-        db2 = new_connection(timeout=0.001)
+        db2 = new_connection(timeout=0.0001)
         db2.connect()
 
         with self.database.atomic(lock_type='EXCLUSIVE') as txn: