diff --git a/system/Database/SQLite3/Connection.php b/system/Database/SQLite3/Connection.php
index 945434184f33..a95289f8d57d 100644
--- a/system/Database/SQLite3/Connection.php
+++ b/system/Database/SQLite3/Connection.php
@@ -55,6 +55,13 @@ class Connection extends BaseConnection
      */
     protected $busyTimeout;
 
+    /**
+     * How many savepoints have been created as part of managing nested transactions.
+     *
+     * @var int 0 = no savepoints, 1 = top level transaction + 0 savepoints, 2 = top level transaction + 1 savepoint, etc.
+     */
+    protected $savepointLevel = 0;
+
     public function initialize()
     {
         parent::initialize();
@@ -418,12 +425,32 @@ public function insertID(): int
         return $this->connID->lastInsertRowID();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Generates the SQL for managing savepoints, which
+     * are used to support nested transactions with SQLite3
+     */
+    private function _savepoint($savepoint, string $action = ''): string {
+        return ($action === '' ? '' : $action . ' ') . 'SAVEPOINT `__ci4_' . $savepoint . '`';
+    }
+
+
     /**
      * Begin Transaction
      */
     protected function _transBegin(): bool
     {
-        return $this->connID->exec('BEGIN TRANSACTION');
+        $created = false;
+        $savepoint = $this->savepointLevel;
+        try {
+
+            return $created = ($this->savepointLevel === 0
+                ? $this->connID->exec('BEGIN TRANSACTION')
+                : $this->connID->exec($this->_savepoint($savepoint + 1)));
+        } finally {
+            if ($created) {
+                $this->savepointLevel++;
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -431,7 +458,22 @@ protected function _transBegin(): bool
      */
     protected function _transCommit(): bool
     {
-        return $this->connID->exec('END TRANSACTION');
+        if ($this->savepointLevel === 0) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        $committed = false;
+        $savepoint = $this->savepointLevel;
+        try {
+            return $committed = ($this->savepointLevel <= 1
+                ? $this->connID->exec('END TRANSACTION')
+                : $this->connID->exec($this->_savepoint($savepoint, 'RELEASE')));
+        } finally {
+            if ($committed) {
+                $this->savepointLevel = max($this->savepointLevel - 1, 0);
+            }
+
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -439,7 +481,20 @@ protected function _transCommit(): bool
      */
     protected function _transRollback(): bool
     {
-        return $this->connID->exec('ROLLBACK');
+        if ($this->savepointLevel === 0) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        $rolledBack = false;
+        $savepoint = $this->savepointLevel;
+        try {
+            return $rolledBack = ($this->savepointLevel <= 1
+                ? $this->connID->exec('ROLLBACK')
+                : $this->connID->exec($this->_savepoint($savepoint, 'ROLLBACK TO')));
+        } finally {
+            if ($rolledBack) {
+                $this->savepointLevel = max($this->savepointLevel - 1, 0);
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     /**