diff --git a/src/SQLite.cs b/src/SQLite.cs
index ea5386fe4..734b2de5b 100644
--- a/src/SQLite.cs
+++ b/src/SQLite.cs
@@ -1483,42 +1483,48 @@ public int DeleteAll<T> ()
 			return count;
 		}
 
-		~SQLiteConnection ()
-		{
-			Dispose (false);
-		}
-
-		public void Dispose ()
-		{
-			Dispose (true);
-			GC.SuppressFinalize (this);
-		}
-
-		protected virtual void Dispose (bool disposing)
-		{
-			Close ();
-		}
-
-		public void Close ()
-		{
-			if (_open && Handle != NullHandle) {
-				try {
-					if (_mappings != null) {
-						foreach (var sqlInsertCommand in _mappings.Values) {
-							sqlInsertCommand.Dispose();
-						}
-					}
-					var r = SQLite3.Close (Handle);
-					if (r != SQLite3.Result.OK) {
-						string msg = SQLite3.GetErrmsg (Handle);
-						throw SQLiteException.New (r, msg);
-					}
-				}
-				finally {
-					Handle = NullHandle;
-					_open = false;
-				}
-			}
+		~SQLiteConnection ()
+		{
+			Dispose (false);
+		}
+
+		public void Dispose ()
+		{
+			Dispose(true);
+			GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
+		}
+
+		public void Close()
+		{
+			Dispose(true);
+		}
+
+		protected virtual void Dispose(bool disposing)
+		{
+			if (_open && Handle != NullHandle) {
+				try {
+					if (disposing) {
+						if (_mappings != null) {
+							foreach (var sqlInsertCommand in _mappings.Values){
+								sqlInsertCommand.Dispose();
+							}
+						}
+
+						var r = SQLite3.Close(Handle);
+						if (r != SQLite3.Result.OK)
+						{
+							string msg = SQLite3.GetErrmsg(Handle);
+							throw SQLiteException.New(r, msg);
+						}
+					} else {
+						SQLite3.Close2(Handle);
+					}
+				}
+				finally {
+					Handle = NullHandle;
+					_open = false;
+				}
+			}
 		}
 
 		void OnTableChanged (TableMapping table, NotifyTableChangedAction action)
@@ -2999,7 +3005,10 @@ public enum ConfigOption : int
 		public static extern Result EnableLoadExtension (IntPtr db, int onoff);
 
 		[DllImport("sqlite3", EntryPoint = "sqlite3_close", CallingConvention=CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
-		public static extern Result Close (IntPtr db);
+		public static extern Result Close (IntPtr db);
+
+		[DllImport("sqlite3", EntryPoint = "sqlite3_close_v2", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+		public static extern Result Close2(IntPtr db);
 		
 		[DllImport("sqlite3", EntryPoint = "sqlite3_initialize", CallingConvention=CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
 		public static extern Result Initialize();
@@ -3159,6 +3168,11 @@ public static Result Close(Sqlite3DatabaseHandle db)
 			return (Result)Sqlite3.sqlite3_close(db);
 		}
 
+		public static Result Close2(Sqlite3DatabaseHandle db)
+		{
+			return (Result)Sqlite3.sqlite3_close_v2(db);
+		}
+
 		public static Result BusyTimeout(Sqlite3DatabaseHandle db, int milliseconds)
 		{
 			return (Result)Sqlite3.sqlite3_busy_timeout(db, milliseconds);