diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 48ba0d9..621cbda 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ $ npm install sqlite --save
 
 ### How to Use
 
+**NOTE**: For Node.js v5 and below use `var db = require('sqlite/legacy');`.
+
 This module has the same API as the original `sqlite3` library ([docs](https://github.com/mapbox/node-sqlite3/wiki/API)),
 except that all its API methods return ES6 Promises and do not accept callback arguments.
 
@@ -58,8 +60,13 @@ Promise.resolve()
   .finally(() => app.listen(port));
 ```
 
-**NOTE**: For Node.js v5 and below use `var db = require('sqlite/legacy');`.
+### Cached DB Driver
 
+If you want to enable the (database object cache)[https://github.com/mapbox/node-sqlite3/wiki/Caching]
+
+```
+db.open('./database.sqlite', { cached: true }))
+```
 
 ### Migrations
 
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 2a9b52c..a52e321 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -18,8 +18,17 @@ const db = new Database(null, { Promise: promise });
  *
  * @returns Promise<Database> A promise that resolves to an instance of SQLite database client.
  */
-db.open = (filename, { mode = null, verbose = false, Promise = promise } = {}) => {
+db.open = (filename, {
+  mode = null,
+  verbose = false,
+  Promise = promise,
+  cached = false } = {}) => {
   let driver;
+  let DBDriver = sqlite3.Database;
+
+  if (cached) {
+    DBDriver = sqlite3.cached.Database;
+  }
 
   if (verbose) {
     sqlite3.verbose();
@@ -27,7 +36,7 @@ db.open = (filename, { mode = null, verbose = false, Promise = promise } = {}) =
 
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     if (mode !== null) {
-      driver = new sqlite3.Database(filename, mode, (err) => {
+      driver = new DBDriver(filename, mode, (err) => {
         if (err) {
           reject(err);
         } else {
@@ -35,7 +44,7 @@ db.open = (filename, { mode = null, verbose = false, Promise = promise } = {}) =
         }
       });
     } else {
-      driver = new sqlite3.Database(filename, (err) => {
+      driver = new DBDriver(filename, (err) => {
         if (err) {
           reject(err);
         } else {
diff --git a/test/spec.js b/test/spec.js
index 96c02a0..93950f9 100644
--- a/test/spec.js
+++ b/test/spec.js
@@ -10,30 +10,35 @@
 const db = require('../build/main');
 const expect = require('chai').expect;
 
-it('Should open a database connection', (done) => {
-  let p = db.open(':memory:');
-  p = p.then(() => db.exec('CREATE TABLE tbl (col TEXT)'));
-  p = p.then(() => db.exec('INSERT INTO tbl VALUES ("test")'));
-  p = p.then(() => db.get('SELECT col FROM tbl').then((result) => {
-    expect(result).to.be.deep.equal({ col: 'test' });
-  }));
-  p = p.then(() => db.all('SELECT col FROM tbl').then((result) => {
-    expect(result).to.be.deep.equal([{ col: 'test' }]);
-  }));
-  p = p.then(() => db.all('SELECT * FROM tbl WHERE col = ?', 'test').then((result) => {
-    expect(result).to.have.length(1);
-  }));
-  p = p.then(() => db.run('UPDATE tbl SET col = ? WHERE col = ?', 'foo', 'test')).then((stmt) => {
-    // Cannot use deep equals because stmt is a Statement instance
-    expect(stmt.lastID).to.equal(1);
-    expect(stmt.changes).to.equal(1);
-    expect(stmt.sql).to.equal('UPDATE tbl SET col = ? WHERE col = ?');
+// enable the sqlite cached database or not
+const cache = [false, true];
+
+cache.forEach((c) => {
+  it(`Should open a database connection; cached = ${c}`, (done) => {
+    let p = db.open(':memory:', { cached: c });
+    p = p.then(() => db.exec('CREATE TABLE tbl (col TEXT)'));
+    p = p.then(() => db.exec('INSERT INTO tbl VALUES ("test")'));
+    p = p.then(() => db.get('SELECT col FROM tbl').then((result) => {
+      expect(result).to.be.deep.equal({ col: 'test' });
+    }));
+    p = p.then(() => db.all('SELECT col FROM tbl').then((result) => {
+      expect(result).to.be.deep.equal([{ col: 'test' }]);
+    }));
+    p = p.then(() => db.all('SELECT * FROM tbl WHERE col = ?', 'test').then((result) => {
+      expect(result).to.have.length(1);
+    }));
+    p = p.then(() => db.run('UPDATE tbl SET col = ? WHERE col = ?', 'foo', 'test')).then((stmt) => {
+      // Cannot use deep equals because stmt is a Statement instance
+      expect(stmt.lastID).to.equal(1);
+      expect(stmt.changes).to.equal(1);
+      expect(stmt.sql).to.equal('UPDATE tbl SET col = ? WHERE col = ?');
+    });
+    p = p.then(() => db.get('SELECT col FROM tbl').then((result) => {
+      expect(result).to.be.deep.equal({ col: 'foo' });
+    }));
+    p = p.then(() => db.close());
+    p.then(done, done);
   });
-  p = p.then(() => db.get('SELECT col FROM tbl').then((result) => {
-    expect(result).to.be.deep.equal({ col: 'foo' });
-  }));
-  p = p.then(() => db.close());
-  p.then(done, done);
 });
 
 it('Should allow named parameters to be used', (done) => {