diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 76c6487f084..6db9dab4049 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1222,6 +1222,9 @@ if test x$enable_wallet != xno; then
     if test x$suppress_external_warnings != xno ; then
         BDB_CPPFLAGS=SUPPRESS_WARNINGS($BDB_CPPFLAGS)
     fi
+
+    dnl Check for sqlite3
+    PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SQLITE], [sqlite3 >= 3.7.17], , [AC_MSG_ERROR([sqlite3 not found.])])
 fi
 
 dnl Check for libminiupnpc (optional)
@@ -1643,6 +1646,7 @@ AC_SUBST(LIBTOOL_APP_LDFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(USE_UPNP)
 AC_SUBST(USE_QRCODE)
 AC_SUBST(BOOST_LIBS)
+AC_SUBST(SQLITE_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(TESTDEFS)
 AC_SUBST(MINIUPNPC_CPPFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(MINIUPNPC_LIBS)
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index aa63b5f516c..398d904fe61 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ bitcoin_bin_ldadd = \
   $(LIBMEMENV) \
   $(LIBSECP256K1)
 
-bitcoin_bin_ldadd += $(BOOST_LIBS) $(BDB_LIBS) $(MINIUPNPC_LIBS) $(EVENT_PTHREADS_LIBS) $(EVENT_LIBS) $(ZMQ_LIBS)
+bitcoin_bin_ldadd += $(BOOST_LIBS) $(BDB_LIBS) $(MINIUPNPC_LIBS) $(EVENT_PTHREADS_LIBS) $(EVENT_LIBS) $(ZMQ_LIBS) $(SQLITE_LIBS)
 
 bitcoind_SOURCES = $(bitcoin_daemon_sources)
 bitcoind_CPPFLAGS = $(bitcoin_bin_cppflags)
diff --git a/src/Makefile.bench.include b/src/Makefile.bench.include
index bd9143a3817..beb3f8dfd20 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.bench.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.bench.include
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ bench_bench_bitcoin_SOURCES += bench/coin_selection.cpp
 bench_bench_bitcoin_SOURCES += bench/wallet_balance.cpp
 endif
 
-bench_bench_bitcoin_LDADD += $(BOOST_LIBS) $(BDB_LIBS) $(EVENT_PTHREADS_LIBS) $(EVENT_LIBS) $(MINIUPNPC_LIBS)
+bench_bench_bitcoin_LDADD += $(BOOST_LIBS) $(BDB_LIBS) $(EVENT_PTHREADS_LIBS) $(EVENT_LIBS) $(MINIUPNPC_LIBS) $(SQLITE_LIBS)
 bench_bench_bitcoin_LDFLAGS = $(RELDFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(LIBTOOL_APP_LDFLAGS) $(PTHREAD_FLAGS)
 
 CLEAN_BITCOIN_BENCH = bench/*.gcda bench/*.gcno $(GENERATED_BENCH_FILES)
diff --git a/src/Makefile.qt.include b/src/Makefile.qt.include
index a6236ef19b6..f46310a6039 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.qt.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.qt.include
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ bitcoin_qt_ldadd += $(LIBBITCOIN_ZMQ) $(ZMQ_LIBS)
 endif
 bitcoin_qt_ldadd += $(LIBBITCOIN_CLI) $(LIBBITCOIN_COMMON) $(LIBBITCOIN_UTIL) $(LIBBITCOIN_CONSENSUS) $(LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO) $(LIBUNIVALUE) $(LIBLEVELDB) $(LIBLEVELDB_SSE42) $(LIBMEMENV) \
   $(BOOST_LIBS) $(QT_LIBS) $(QT_DBUS_LIBS) $(QR_LIBS) $(BDB_LIBS) $(MINIUPNPC_LIBS) $(LIBSECP256K1) \
-  $(EVENT_PTHREADS_LIBS) $(EVENT_LIBS)
+  $(EVENT_PTHREADS_LIBS) $(EVENT_LIBS) $(SQLITE_LIBS)
 bitcoin_qt_ldflags = $(RELDFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(QT_LDFLAGS) $(LIBTOOL_APP_LDFLAGS) $(PTHREAD_FLAGS)
 bitcoin_qt_libtoolflags = $(AM_LIBTOOLFLAGS) --tag CXX
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile.qttest.include b/src/Makefile.qttest.include
index d300398b255..c05dd387373 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.qttest.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.qttest.include
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ endif
 qt_test_test_bitcoin_qt_LDADD += $(LIBBITCOIN_CLI) $(LIBBITCOIN_COMMON) $(LIBBITCOIN_UTIL) $(LIBBITCOIN_CONSENSUS) $(LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO) $(LIBUNIVALUE) $(LIBLEVELDB) \
   $(LIBLEVELDB_SSE42) $(LIBMEMENV) $(BOOST_LIBS) $(QT_DBUS_LIBS) $(QT_TEST_LIBS) $(QT_LIBS) \
   $(QR_LIBS) $(BDB_LIBS) $(MINIUPNPC_LIBS) $(LIBSECP256K1) \
-  $(EVENT_PTHREADS_LIBS) $(EVENT_LIBS)
+  $(EVENT_PTHREADS_LIBS) $(EVENT_LIBS) $(SQLITE_LIBS)
 qt_test_test_bitcoin_qt_LDFLAGS = $(RELDFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(QT_LDFLAGS) $(LIBTOOL_APP_LDFLAGS) $(PTHREAD_FLAGS)
 qt_test_test_bitcoin_qt_CXXFLAGS = $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(QT_PIE_FLAGS)
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile.test.include b/src/Makefile.test.include
index 06dde87ddd3..c6a4a4edc43 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.test.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.test.include
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ test_test_bitcoin_LDADD += $(LIBBITCOIN_SERVER) $(LIBBITCOIN_CLI) $(LIBBITCOIN_C
   $(LIBLEVELDB) $(LIBLEVELDB_SSE42) $(LIBMEMENV) $(BOOST_LIBS) $(BOOST_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_LIB) $(LIBSECP256K1) $(EVENT_LIBS) $(EVENT_PTHREADS_LIBS)
 test_test_bitcoin_CXXFLAGS = $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(PIE_FLAGS)
 
-test_test_bitcoin_LDADD += $(BDB_LIBS) $(MINIUPNPC_LIBS)
+test_test_bitcoin_LDADD += $(BDB_LIBS) $(MINIUPNPC_LIBS) $(SQLITE_LIBS)
 test_test_bitcoin_LDFLAGS = $(RELDFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(LIBTOOL_APP_LDFLAGS) $(PTHREAD_FLAGS) -static
 
 if ENABLE_ZMQ