diff --git a/ruby/ql/lib/change-notes/2023-05-03-sqlite3.md b/ruby/ql/lib/change-notes/2023-05-03-sqlite3.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..16af7f859e9
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+++ b/ruby/ql/lib/change-notes/2023-05-03-sqlite3.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+category: minorAnalysis
+---
+* Support for the `sqlite3` gem has been added. Method calls that execute queries against an SQLite3 database that may be vulnerable to injection attacks will now be recognized.
diff --git a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/Frameworks.qll b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/Frameworks.qll
index 7f75f889e71..e61ac723e7e 100644
--- a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/Frameworks.qll
+++ b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/Frameworks.qll
@@ -31,3 +31,4 @@ private import codeql.ruby.frameworks.Erb
 private import codeql.ruby.frameworks.Slim
 private import codeql.ruby.frameworks.Sinatra
 private import codeql.ruby.frameworks.Twirp
+private import codeql.ruby.frameworks.Sqlite3
diff --git a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/frameworks/Sqlite3.qll b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/frameworks/Sqlite3.qll
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e051a847993
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+++ b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/frameworks/Sqlite3.qll
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/**
+ * Provides modeling for `sqlite3`, a library that allows Ruby programs to use the SQLite3 database engine.
+ * Version: 1.6.2
+ * https://github.com/sparklemotion/sqlite3-ruby
+ */
+
+private import ruby
+private import codeql.ruby.ApiGraphs
+private import codeql.ruby.dataflow.FlowSummary
+private import codeql.ruby.Concepts
+
+/**
+ * Provides modeling for `sqlite3`, a library that allows Ruby programs to use the SQLite3 database engine.
+ * Version: 1.6.2
+ * https://github.com/sparklemotion/sqlite3-ruby
+ */
+module Sqlite3 {
+  /** Gets a method call with a receiver that is a database instance. */
+  private DataFlow::CallNode getADatabaseMethodCall(string methodName) {
+    exists(API::Node dbInstance |
+      dbInstance = API::getTopLevelMember("SQLite3").getMember("Database").getInstance() and
+      (
+        result = dbInstance.getAMethodCall(methodName)
+        or
+        // e.g. SQLite3::Database.new("foo.db") |db| { db.some_method }
+        exists(DataFlow::BlockNode block |
+          result.getMethodName() = methodName and
+          block = dbInstance.getAValueReachableFromSource().(DataFlow::CallNode).getBlock() and
+          block.getParameter(0).flowsTo(result.getReceiver())
+        )
+      )
+    )
+  }
+
+  /** A prepared but unexecuted SQL statement. */
+  private class PreparedStatement extends SqlConstruction::Range, DataFlow::CallNode {
+    PreparedStatement() { this = getADatabaseMethodCall("prepare") }
+
+    override DataFlow::Node getSql() { result = this.getArgument(0) }
+  }
+
+  /** Execution of a prepared SQL statement. */
+  private class PreparedStatementExecution extends SqlExecution::Range, DataFlow::CallNode {
+    private PreparedStatement stmt;
+
+    PreparedStatementExecution() {
+      stmt.flowsTo(this.getReceiver()) and
+      this.getMethodName() = ["columns", "execute", "execute!", "get_metadata", "types"]
+    }
+
+    override DataFlow::Node getSql() { result = stmt.getReceiver() }
+  }
+
+  /** Gets the name of a method called against a database that executes an SQL statement. */
+  private string getAnExecutionMethodName() {
+    result =
+      [
+        "execute", "execute2", "execute_batch", "execute_batch2", "get_first_row",
+        "get_first_value", "query"
+      ]
+  }
+
+  /** A method call against a database that constructs an SQL query. */
+  private class DatabaseMethodCallSqlConstruction extends SqlConstruction::Range, DataFlow::CallNode
+  {
+    // Database query execution methods also construct an SQL query
+    DatabaseMethodCallSqlConstruction() {
+      this = getADatabaseMethodCall(getAnExecutionMethodName())
+    }
+
+    override DataFlow::Node getSql() { result = this.getArgument(0) }
+  }
+
+  /** A method call against a database that executes an SQL query. */
+  private class DatabaseMethodCallSqlExecution extends SqlExecution::Range, DataFlow::CallNode {
+    DatabaseMethodCallSqlExecution() { this = getADatabaseMethodCall(getAnExecutionMethodName()) }
+
+    override DataFlow::Node getSql() { result = this.getArgument(0) }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ruby/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/sqlite3/Sqlite3.expected b/ruby/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/sqlite3/Sqlite3.expected
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bd4f9883045
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ruby/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/sqlite3/Sqlite3.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+sqlite3SqlConstruction
+| sqlite3.rb:5:1:5:17 | call to execute | sqlite3.rb:5:12:5:17 | <<-SQL |
+| sqlite3.rb:12:8:12:41 | call to prepare | sqlite3.rb:12:19:12:41 | "select * from numbers" |
+| sqlite3.rb:17:3:19:5 | call to execute | sqlite3.rb:17:15:17:35 | "select * from table" |
+| sqlite3.rb:29:7:29:40 | call to execute | sqlite3.rb:29:19:29:39 | "select * from table" |
+sqlite3SqlExecution
+| sqlite3.rb:5:1:5:17 | call to execute | sqlite3.rb:5:12:5:17 | <<-SQL |
+| sqlite3.rb:14:1:14:12 | call to execute | sqlite3.rb:12:8:12:9 | db |
+| sqlite3.rb:17:3:19:5 | call to execute | sqlite3.rb:17:15:17:35 | "select * from table" |
+| sqlite3.rb:29:7:29:40 | call to execute | sqlite3.rb:29:19:29:39 | "select * from table" |
diff --git a/ruby/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/sqlite3/Sqlite3.ql b/ruby/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/sqlite3/Sqlite3.ql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1cb2d7004cc
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+++ b/ruby/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/sqlite3/Sqlite3.ql
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+private import codeql.ruby.DataFlow
+private import codeql.ruby.Concepts
+private import codeql.ruby.frameworks.Sqlite3
+
+query predicate sqlite3SqlConstruction(SqlConstruction c, DataFlow::Node sql) { sql = c.getSql() }
+
+query predicate sqlite3SqlExecution(SqlExecution e, DataFlow::Node sql) { sql = e.getSql() }
diff --git a/ruby/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/sqlite3/sqlite3.rb b/ruby/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/sqlite3/sqlite3.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..465bb708598
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ruby/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/sqlite3/sqlite3.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+require 'sqlite3'
+
+db = SQLite3::Database.new "test.db"
+
+db.execute <<-SQL
+  create table numbers (
+    name varchar(30),
+    val int
+  );
+SQL
+
+stmt = db.prepare "select * from numbers"
+
+stmt.execute
+
+SQLite3::Database.new( "data.db" ) do |db|
+  db.execute( "select * from table" ) do |row|
+    p row
+  end
+end
+
+
+class MyDatabaseWrapper
+      def initialize(filename)
+      @db = SQLite3::Database.new(filename, results_as_hash: true)
+    end
+
+    def select_rows(category)
+      @db.execute("select * from table")
+    end
+end