diff --git a/src/mantle/testing/class-installation-manager.php b/src/mantle/testing/class-installation-manager.php
index d554467ef..c96875b54 100644
--- a/src/mantle/testing/class-installation-manager.php
+++ b/src/mantle/testing/class-installation-manager.php
@@ -119,6 +119,16 @@ public function theme( string $theme ) {
 		return $this->loaded( fn () => switch_theme( $theme ) );
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Alias for `theme()`.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $theme Theme name.
+	 * @return static
+	 */
+	public function with_theme( string $theme ) {
+		return $this->theme( $theme );
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Define the active plugins to be set after the installation is loaded.
 	 *
@@ -129,6 +139,16 @@ public function plugins( array $plugins ) {
 		return $this->loaded( fn () => update_option( 'active_plugins', $plugins ) );
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Alias for `plugins()`.
+	 *
+	 * @param array<int, string> $plugins Plugin files.
+	 * @return static
+	 */
+	public function with_plugins( array $plugins ) {
+		return $this->plugins( $plugins );
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Install the Mantle Testing Framework.
 	 *
diff --git a/src/mantle/testing/class-utils.php b/src/mantle/testing/class-utils.php
index e240be100..7d958c10b 100644
--- a/src/mantle/testing/class-utils.php
+++ b/src/mantle/testing/class-utils.php
@@ -275,16 +275,23 @@ public static function shell_safe( string|bool $string ): string {
 	 * not install the WordPress database.
 	 *
 	 * @param string $directory Directory to install WordPress in.
-	 * @param bool   $install_vip_mu_plugins Whether to install VIP MU plugins.
-	 * @param bool   $install_object_cache Whether to install the object cache drop-in.
+	 * @param bool   $install_vip_mu_plugins Whether to install VIP MU plugins, defaults to false.
+	 * @param bool   $install_object_cache Whether to install the object cache drop-in, defaults to false.
+	 * @param bool   $use_sqlite_db Whether to use SQLite for the database, defaults to false.
 	 */
-	public static function install_wordpress( string $directory, bool $install_vip_mu_plugins = false, bool $install_object_cache = false ) {
+	public static function install_wordpress(
+		string $directory,
+		bool $install_vip_mu_plugins = false,
+		bool $install_object_cache = false,
+		bool $use_sqlite_db = false,
+	): void {
 		$branch = static::env( 'MANTLE_CI_BRANCH', 'HEAD' );
 
 		$command = sprintf(
-			'export WP_CORE_DIR=%s WP_MULTISITE=%s INSTALL_WP_TEST_DEBUG=%s && curl -s %s | bash -s %s',
+			'export WP_CORE_DIR=%s WP_MULTISITE=%s WP_USE_SQLITE=%s INSTALL_WP_TEST_DEBUG=%s && curl -s %s | bash -s %s',
 			$directory,
 			static::shell_safe( static::env( 'WP_MULTISITE', '0' ) ),
+			static::shell_safe( $use_sqlite_db ),
 			static::shell_safe( static::is_debug_mode() ),
 			"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/alleyinteractive/mantle-ci/{$branch}/install-wp-tests.sh",
 			collect(
diff --git a/src/mantle/testing/concerns/trait-rsync-installation.php b/src/mantle/testing/concerns/trait-rsync-installation.php
index f5a0d73dc..9d28121bd 100644
--- a/src/mantle/testing/concerns/trait-rsync-installation.php
+++ b/src/mantle/testing/concerns/trait-rsync-installation.php
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@ trait Rsync_Installation {
 	 */
 	protected bool $install_object_cache = false;
 
+	/**
+	 * Flag to use a SQLite db.php drop-in when rsyncing the codebase.
+	 *
+	 * @var boolean
+	 */
+	protected bool $use_sqlite_db = false;
+
 	/**
 	 * Exclusions to be used when rsyncing the codebase.
 	 *
@@ -197,6 +204,27 @@ public function with_object_cache( bool $install = true ): static {
 		return $this;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Install SQLite db.php drop-in into the codebase.
+	 *
+	 * This will only be applied if the codebase is being rsync-ed to a WordPress
+	 * installation.
+	 *
+	 * @param bool $install Install the SQLite db.php drop-in into the codebase.
+	 * @return static
+	 */
+	public function with_sqlite( bool $install = true ): static {
+		if ( $this->is_within_wordpress_install() ) {
+			return $this;
+		}
+
+		$this->rsync_exclusions[] = 'db.php';
+
+		$this->use_sqlite_db = $install;
+
+		return $this;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Maybe rsync the codebase as a plugin within WordPress.
 	 *
@@ -306,6 +334,7 @@ protected function perform_rsync_testsuite() {
 				directory: $base_install_path,
 				install_vip_mu_plugins: $this->install_vip_mu_plugins,
 				install_object_cache: $this->install_object_cache,
+				use_sqlite_db: $this->use_sqlite_db,
 			);
 
 			Utils::success(