diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6694f809..ef703f2e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -59,6 +59,21 @@ then
 	CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -fsanitize=address -fsanitize=undefined"
 fi
 
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([sqlite_talloc],
+		AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-sqlite-talloc],
+				[Configure SQLite3 to use talloc memory allocator [default=no]]),
+		[sqlite_talloc="$enableval"],[sqlite_talloc="no"])
+if test "x$sqlite_talloc" = "xyes" ; then
+	# Older versions of SQLite3 (at least 3.8.2) become unstable with talloc.
+	# Feel free to relax to 3.24.0 > VER > 3.8.2 if it works for you.
+	# FIXME: PKG_CHECK_MODULES() may return cached result here!
+	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(SQLITE3, sqlite3 >= 3.24.0)
+	AC_DEFINE([SQLITE_USE_TALLOC], 1, [Use talloc for SQLite3])
+fi
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether to use talloc for SQLite3])
+AC_MSG_RESULT([$sqlite_talloc])
+AM_CONDITIONAL([DB_SQLITE_DEBUG], [test "x$sqlite_talloc" = "xyes"])
+
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(werror,
 	[AS_HELP_STRING(
 		[--enable-werror],
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 131b44f7..a042e4e1 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ osmo_euse_demo_LDADD = \
 	$(LIBOSMOGSM_LIBS) \
 	$(NULL)
 
+if DB_SQLITE_DEBUG
+osmo_hlr_SOURCES += db_debug.c
+osmo_hlr_db_tool_SOURCES += db_debug.c
+endif
+
 BOOTSTRAP_SQL = $(top_srcdir)/sql/hlr.sql
 
 db_bootstrap.h: $(BOOTSTRAP_SQL) $(srcdir)/db_sql2c.sed
diff --git a/src/db.c b/src/db.c
index 7de61a2b..5e6b5eb4 100644
--- a/src/db.c
+++ b/src/db.c
@@ -365,6 +365,17 @@ struct db_context *db_open(void *ctx, const char *fname, bool enable_sqlite_logg
 	LOGP(DDB, LOGL_INFO, "Compiled against SQLite3 lib version %s\n", SQLITE_VERSION);
 	LOGP(DDB, LOGL_INFO, "Running with SQLite3 lib version %s\n", sqlite3_libversion());
 
+#ifdef SQLITE_USE_TALLOC
+	/* Configure SQLite3 to use talloc memory allocator */
+	rc = db_sqlite3_use_talloc(ctx);
+	if (rc == SQLITE_OK) {
+		LOGP(DDB, LOGL_NOTICE, "SQLite3 is configured to use talloc\n");
+	} else {
+		LOGP(DDB, LOGL_ERROR, "Failed to configure SQLite3 "
+		     "to use talloc, using default memory allocator\n");
+	}
+#endif
+
 	dbc->fname = talloc_strdup(dbc, fname);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < 0xfffff; i++) {
diff --git a/src/db.h b/src/db.h
index 6e4bf499..15d83def 100644
--- a/src/db.h
+++ b/src/db.h
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ struct db_context {
 	sqlite3_stmt *stmt[_NUM_DB_STMT];
 };
 
+/* Optional feature to make SQLite3 using talloc */
+#ifdef SQLITE_USE_TALLOC
+int db_sqlite3_use_talloc(void *ctx);
+#endif
+
 void db_remove_reset(sqlite3_stmt *stmt);
 bool db_bind_text(sqlite3_stmt *stmt, const char *param_name, const char *text);
 bool db_bind_int(sqlite3_stmt *stmt, const char *param_name, int nr);
diff --git a/src/db_debug.c b/src/db_debug.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13ccdd64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/db_debug.c
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/*
+ * libtalloc based memory allocator for SQLite3.
+ *
+ * (C) 2019 by Vadim Yanitskiy <axilirator@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * All Rights Reserved
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <sqlite3.h>
+#include <talloc.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+/* Dedicated talloc context for SQLite */
+static void *db_sqlite_ctx = NULL;
+
+static void *tall_xMalloc(int size)
+{
+	return talloc_size(db_sqlite_ctx, size);
+}
+
+static void tall_xFree(void *ptr)
+{
+	talloc_free(ptr);
+}
+
+static void *tall_xRealloc(void *ptr, int size)
+{
+	return talloc_realloc_fn(db_sqlite_ctx, ptr, size);
+}
+
+static int tall_xSize(void *ptr)
+{
+	return talloc_total_size(ptr);
+}
+
+/* DUMMY: talloc doesn't round up the allocation size */
+static int tall_xRoundup(int size) { return size; }
+
+/* DUMMY: nothing to initialize */
+static int tall_xInit(void *data) { return 0; }
+
+/* DUMMY: nothing to deinitialize */
+static void tall_xShutdown(void *data) {  }
+
+/* Interface between SQLite and talloc memory allocator */
+static const struct sqlite3_mem_methods tall_sqlite_if = {
+	/* Memory allocation function */
+	.xMalloc = &tall_xMalloc,
+	/* Free a prior allocation */
+	.xFree = &tall_xFree,
+	/* Resize an allocation */
+	.xRealloc = &tall_xRealloc,
+	/* Return the size of an allocation */
+	.xSize = &tall_xSize,
+	/* Round up request size to allocation size */
+	.xRoundup = &tall_xRoundup,
+	/* Initialize the memory allocator */
+	.xInit = &tall_xInit,
+	/* Deinitialize the memory allocator */
+	.xShutdown = &tall_xShutdown,
+	/* Argument to xInit() and xShutdown() */
+	.pAppData = NULL,
+};
+
+int db_sqlite3_use_talloc(void *ctx)
+{
+	if (db_sqlite_ctx != NULL)
+		return -EEXIST;
+
+	db_sqlite_ctx = talloc_named_const(ctx, 0, "SQLite3");
+	return sqlite3_config(SQLITE_CONFIG_MALLOC, &tall_sqlite_if);
+}
diff --git a/tests/db/Makefile.am b/tests/db/Makefile.am
index fa925f86..57309375 100644
--- a/tests/db/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/db/Makefile.am
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ db_test_LDADD = \
 	$(SQLITE3_LIBS) \
 	$(NULL)
 
+if DB_SQLITE_DEBUG
+db_test_LDADD += $(top_builddir)/src/db_debug.o
+endif
+
 .PHONY: db_test.db update_exp manual manual-nonverbose manual-gdb
 db_test.db:
 	rm -f db_test.db