diff --git a/Modules/_sqlite/module.c b/Modules/_sqlite/module.c
index 8dbfa7b38a..d40989bd55 100644
--- a/Modules/_sqlite/module.c
+++ b/Modules/_sqlite/module.c
@@ -360,6 +360,50 @@ do {                                                            \
     }                                                           \
 } while (0)
 
+static void *
+pysqlite_mem_malloc(int size)
+{
+    if (size == 0) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    int *ptr = PyMem_RawMalloc(size + sizeof(int));
+    if (ptr == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    *ptr = size;
+    return ptr+1;
+}
+
+#include <malloc/malloc.h>
+static int
+pysqlite_mem_size(void *ptr)
+{
+    if (ptr == NULL) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    int *iptr = ptr;
+    return iptr[0];
+}
+
+static void
+pysqlite_mem_free(void *ptr)
+{
+    if (ptr) {
+        int *iptr = ptr;
+        PyMem_RawFree(iptr-1);
+    }
+}
+
+static void *
+pysqlite_mem_realloc(void *ptr, int size)
+{
+    pysqlite_mem_free(ptr);
+    return pysqlite_mem_malloc(size);
+}
+
 PyMODINIT_FUNC PyInit__sqlite3(void)
 {
     PyObject *module;
@@ -369,12 +413,28 @@ PyMODINIT_FUNC PyInit__sqlite3(void)
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    int rc = sqlite3_initialize();
+    /* Set SQLite up to use Python's memory allocators to give access to the
+     * built-in memory debugger. */
+    struct sqlite3_mem_methods mem_methods;
+    int rc = sqlite3_config(SQLITE_CONFIG_GETMALLOC, &mem_methods);
     if (rc != SQLITE_OK) {
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ImportError, sqlite3_errstr(rc));
         return NULL;
     }
 
+    mem_methods.xMalloc = pysqlite_mem_malloc;
+    mem_methods.xFree = pysqlite_mem_free;
+    mem_methods.xSize = pysqlite_mem_size;
+    mem_methods.xRealloc = pysqlite_mem_realloc;
+
+    rc = sqlite3_config(SQLITE_CONFIG_MALLOC, &mem_methods);
+    if (rc != SQLITE_OK) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ImportError, sqlite3_errstr(rc));
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    int rc = sqlite3_initialize();
+
     module = PyModule_Create(&_sqlite3module);
 
     if (!module ||