diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/connection/describe.rs b/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/connection/describe.rs
index 8bc9f9ceed..cb86e7e024 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/connection/describe.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/connection/describe.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ pub(super) fn describe<'c: 'e, 'q: 'e, 'e>(
                     // fallback to [column_decltype]
                     if !stepped && stmt.read_only() {
                         stepped = true;
-                        let _ = conn.worker.step(*stmt).await;
+                        let _ = conn.worker.step(stmt).await;
                     }
 
                     let mut ty = stmt.column_type_info(col);
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/connection/establish.rs b/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/connection/establish.rs
index 20206a4388..77f10db369 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/connection/establish.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/connection/establish.rs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn establish(options: &SqliteConnectOptions) -> Result<SqliteCo
         // https://www.sqlite.org/c3ref/extended_result_codes.html
         unsafe {
             // NOTE: ignore the failure here
-            sqlite3_extended_result_codes(handle.0.as_ptr(), 1);
+            sqlite3_extended_result_codes(handle.as_ptr(), 1);
         }
 
         // Configure a busy timeout
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn establish(options: &SqliteConnectOptions) -> Result<SqliteCo
         let ms =
             i32::try_from(busy_timeout.as_millis()).expect("Given busy timeout value is too big.");
 
-        status = unsafe { sqlite3_busy_timeout(handle.0.as_ptr(), ms) };
+        status = unsafe { sqlite3_busy_timeout(handle.as_ptr(), ms) };
 
         if status != SQLITE_OK {
             return Err(Error::Database(Box::new(SqliteError::new(handle.as_ptr()))));
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ pub(crate) async fn establish(options: &SqliteConnectOptions) -> Result<SqliteCo
     })?;
 
     Ok(SqliteConnection {
+        worker: StatementWorker::new(handle.to_ref()),
         handle,
-        worker: StatementWorker::new(),
         statements: StatementCache::new(options.statement_cache_capacity),
         statement: None,
         transaction_depth: 0,
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/connection/executor.rs b/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/connection/executor.rs
index 6e09fdc27a..09bbc6cf5b 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/connection/executor.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/connection/executor.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::error::Error;
 use crate::executor::{Execute, Executor};
 use crate::logger::QueryLogger;
 use crate::sqlite::connection::describe::describe;
-use crate::sqlite::statement::{StatementHandle, VirtualStatement};
+use crate::sqlite::statement::{StatementHandle, StatementWorker, VirtualStatement};
 use crate::sqlite::{
     Sqlite, SqliteArguments, SqliteConnection, SqliteQueryResult, SqliteRow, SqliteStatement,
     SqliteTypeInfo,
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ use libsqlite3_sys::sqlite3_last_insert_rowid;
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-fn prepare<'a>(
+async fn prepare<'a>(
+    worker: &mut StatementWorker,
     statements: &'a mut StatementCache<VirtualStatement>,
     statement: &'a mut Option<VirtualStatement>,
     query: &str,
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ fn prepare<'a>(
     if exists {
         // as this statement has been executed before, we reset before continuing
         // this also causes any rows that are from the statement to be inflated
-        statement.reset();
+        statement.reset(worker).await?;
     }
 
     Ok(statement)
@@ -61,19 +62,25 @@ fn bind(
 
 /// A structure holding sqlite statement handle and resetting the
 /// statement when it is dropped.
-struct StatementResetter {
-    handle: StatementHandle,
+struct StatementResetter<'a> {
+    handle: Arc<StatementHandle>,
+    worker: &'a mut StatementWorker,
 }
 
-impl StatementResetter {
-    fn new(handle: StatementHandle) -> Self {
-        Self { handle }
+impl<'a> StatementResetter<'a> {
+    fn new(worker: &'a mut StatementWorker, handle: &Arc<StatementHandle>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            worker,
+            handle: Arc::clone(handle),
+        }
     }
 }
 
-impl Drop for StatementResetter {
+impl Drop for StatementResetter<'_> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        self.handle.reset();
+        // this method is designed to eagerly send the reset command
+        // so we don't need to await or spawn it
+        let _ = self.worker.reset(&self.handle);
     }
 }
 
@@ -103,7 +110,7 @@ impl<'c> Executor<'c> for &'c mut SqliteConnection {
             } = self;
 
             // prepare statement object (or checkout from cache)
-            let stmt = prepare(statements, statement, sql, persistent)?;
+            let stmt = prepare(worker, statements, statement, sql, persistent).await?;
 
             // keep track of how many arguments we have bound
             let mut num_arguments = 0;
@@ -113,7 +120,7 @@ impl<'c> Executor<'c> for &'c mut SqliteConnection {
                 // is dropped. `StatementResetter` will reliably reset the
                 // statement even if the stream returned from `fetch_many`
                 // is dropped early.
-                let _resetter = StatementResetter::new(*stmt);
+                let resetter = StatementResetter::new(worker, stmt);
 
                 // bind values to the statement
                 num_arguments += bind(stmt, &arguments, num_arguments)?;
@@ -125,7 +132,7 @@ impl<'c> Executor<'c> for &'c mut SqliteConnection {
 
                     // invoke [sqlite3_step] on the dedicated worker thread
                     // this will move us forward one row or finish the statement
-                    let s = worker.step(*stmt).await?;
+                    let s = resetter.worker.step(stmt).await?;
 
                     match s {
                         Either::Left(changes) => {
@@ -145,7 +152,7 @@ impl<'c> Executor<'c> for &'c mut SqliteConnection {
 
                         Either::Right(()) => {
                             let (row, weak_values_ref) = SqliteRow::current(
-                                *stmt,
+                                &stmt,
                                 columns,
                                 column_names
                             );
@@ -188,7 +195,7 @@ impl<'c> Executor<'c> for &'c mut SqliteConnection {
             } = self;
 
             // prepare statement object (or checkout from cache)
-            let virtual_stmt = prepare(statements, statement, sql, persistent)?;
+            let virtual_stmt = prepare(worker, statements, statement, sql, persistent).await?;
 
             // keep track of how many arguments we have bound
             let mut num_arguments = 0;
@@ -205,18 +212,18 @@ impl<'c> Executor<'c> for &'c mut SqliteConnection {
 
                 // invoke [sqlite3_step] on the dedicated worker thread
                 // this will move us forward one row or finish the statement
-                match worker.step(*stmt).await? {
+                match worker.step(stmt).await? {
                     Either::Left(_) => (),
 
                     Either::Right(()) => {
                         let (row, weak_values_ref) =
-                            SqliteRow::current(*stmt, columns, column_names);
+                            SqliteRow::current(stmt, columns, column_names);
 
                         *last_row_values = Some(weak_values_ref);
 
                         logger.increment_rows();
 
-                        virtual_stmt.reset();
+                        virtual_stmt.reset(worker).await?;
                         return Ok(Some(row));
                     }
                 }
@@ -238,11 +245,12 @@ impl<'c> Executor<'c> for &'c mut SqliteConnection {
                 handle: ref mut conn,
                 ref mut statements,
                 ref mut statement,
+                ref mut worker,
                 ..
             } = self;
 
             // prepare statement object (or checkout from cache)
-            let statement = prepare(statements, statement, sql, true)?;
+            let statement = prepare(worker, statements, statement, sql, true).await?;
 
             let mut parameters = 0;
             let mut columns = None;
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/connection/handle.rs b/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/connection/handle.rs
index 6aa8f37667..bf59d41f5b 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/connection/handle.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/connection/handle.rs
@@ -3,11 +3,23 @@ use std::ptr::NonNull;
 use libsqlite3_sys::{sqlite3, sqlite3_close, SQLITE_OK};
 
 use crate::sqlite::SqliteError;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 
 /// Managed handle to the raw SQLite3 database handle.
-/// The database handle will be closed when this is dropped.
+/// The database handle will be closed when this is dropped and no `ConnectionHandleRef`s exist.
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub(crate) struct ConnectionHandle(pub(super) NonNull<sqlite3>);
+pub(crate) struct ConnectionHandle(Arc<HandleInner>);
+
+/// A wrapper around `ConnectionHandle` which only exists for a `StatementWorker` to own
+/// which prevents the `sqlite3` handle from being finalized while it is running `sqlite3_step()`
+/// or `sqlite3_reset()`.
+///
+/// Note that this does *not* actually give access to the database handle!
+pub(crate) struct ConnectionHandleRef(Arc<HandleInner>);
+
+// Wrapper for `*mut sqlite3` which finalizes the handle on-drop.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct HandleInner(NonNull<sqlite3>);
 
 // A SQLite3 handle is safe to send between threads, provided not more than
 // one is accessing it at the same time. This is upheld as long as [SQLITE_CONFIG_MULTITHREAD] is
@@ -20,19 +32,32 @@ pub(crate) struct ConnectionHandle(pub(super) NonNull<sqlite3>);
 
 unsafe impl Send for ConnectionHandle {}
 
+// SAFETY: `Arc<T>` normally only implements `Send` where `T: Sync` because it allows
+// concurrent access.
+//
+// However, in this case we're only using `Arc` to prevent the database handle from being
+// finalized while the worker still holds a statement handle; `ConnectionHandleRef` thus
+// should *not* actually provide access to the database handle.
+unsafe impl Send for ConnectionHandleRef {}
+
 impl ConnectionHandle {
     #[inline]
     pub(super) unsafe fn new(ptr: *mut sqlite3) -> Self {
-        Self(NonNull::new_unchecked(ptr))
+        Self(Arc::new(HandleInner(NonNull::new_unchecked(ptr))))
     }
 
     #[inline]
     pub(crate) fn as_ptr(&self) -> *mut sqlite3 {
-        self.0.as_ptr()
+        self.0 .0.as_ptr()
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    pub(crate) fn to_ref(&self) -> ConnectionHandleRef {
+        ConnectionHandleRef(Arc::clone(&self.0))
     }
 }
 
-impl Drop for ConnectionHandle {
+impl Drop for HandleInner {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         unsafe {
             // https://sqlite.org/c3ref/close.html
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/connection/mod.rs b/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/connection/mod.rs
index 92926beef4..c18add85b2 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/connection/mod.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/connection/mod.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ mod executor;
 mod explain;
 mod handle;
 
-pub(crate) use handle::ConnectionHandle;
+pub(crate) use handle::{ConnectionHandle, ConnectionHandleRef};
 
 /// A connection to a [Sqlite] database.
 pub struct SqliteConnection {
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/row.rs b/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/row.rs
index 9f14ca58f0..f1e15f599d 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/row.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/row.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pub struct SqliteRow {
     // IF the user drops the Row before iterating the stream (so
     // nearly all of our internal stream iterators), the executor moves on; otherwise,
     // it actually inflates this row with a list of owned sqlite3 values.
-    pub(crate) statement: StatementHandle,
+    pub(crate) statement: Arc<StatementHandle>,
 
     pub(crate) values: Arc<AtomicPtr<SqliteValue>>,
     pub(crate) num_values: usize,
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ impl SqliteRow {
     // returns a weak reference to an atomic list where the executor should inflate if its going
     // to increment the statement with [step]
     pub(crate) fn current(
-        statement: StatementHandle,
+        statement: &Arc<StatementHandle>,
         columns: &Arc<Vec<SqliteColumn>>,
         column_names: &Arc<HashMap<UStr, usize>>,
     ) -> (Self, Weak<AtomicPtr<SqliteValue>>) {
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl SqliteRow {
         let size = statement.column_count();
 
         let row = Self {
-            statement,
+            statement: Arc::clone(statement),
             values,
             num_values: size,
             columns: Arc::clone(columns),
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/statement/handle.rs b/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/statement/handle.rs
index d1af117a7d..e796d48c5b 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/statement/handle.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/statement/handle.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::ffi::c_void;
 use std::ffi::CStr;
+
 use std::os::raw::{c_char, c_int};
 use std::ptr;
 use std::ptr::NonNull;
@@ -9,21 +10,22 @@ use std::str::{from_utf8, from_utf8_unchecked};
 use libsqlite3_sys::{
     sqlite3, sqlite3_bind_blob64, sqlite3_bind_double, sqlite3_bind_int, sqlite3_bind_int64,
     sqlite3_bind_null, sqlite3_bind_parameter_count, sqlite3_bind_parameter_name,
-    sqlite3_bind_text64, sqlite3_changes, sqlite3_column_blob, sqlite3_column_bytes,
-    sqlite3_column_count, sqlite3_column_database_name, sqlite3_column_decltype,
-    sqlite3_column_double, sqlite3_column_int, sqlite3_column_int64, sqlite3_column_name,
-    sqlite3_column_origin_name, sqlite3_column_table_name, sqlite3_column_type,
-    sqlite3_column_value, sqlite3_db_handle, sqlite3_reset, sqlite3_sql, sqlite3_stmt,
-    sqlite3_stmt_readonly, sqlite3_table_column_metadata, sqlite3_value, SQLITE_OK,
-    SQLITE_TRANSIENT, SQLITE_UTF8,
+    sqlite3_bind_text64, sqlite3_changes, sqlite3_clear_bindings, sqlite3_column_blob,
+    sqlite3_column_bytes, sqlite3_column_count, sqlite3_column_database_name,
+    sqlite3_column_decltype, sqlite3_column_double, sqlite3_column_int, sqlite3_column_int64,
+    sqlite3_column_name, sqlite3_column_origin_name, sqlite3_column_table_name,
+    sqlite3_column_type, sqlite3_column_value, sqlite3_db_handle, sqlite3_finalize, sqlite3_reset,
+    sqlite3_sql, sqlite3_step, sqlite3_stmt, sqlite3_stmt_readonly, sqlite3_table_column_metadata,
+    sqlite3_value, SQLITE_DONE, SQLITE_MISUSE, SQLITE_OK, SQLITE_ROW, SQLITE_TRANSIENT,
+    SQLITE_UTF8,
 };
 
 use crate::error::{BoxDynError, Error};
 use crate::sqlite::type_info::DataType;
 use crate::sqlite::{SqliteError, SqliteTypeInfo};
 
-#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
-pub(crate) struct StatementHandle(pub(super) NonNull<sqlite3_stmt>);
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct StatementHandle(NonNull<sqlite3_stmt>);
 
 // access to SQLite3 statement handles are safe to send and share between threads
 // as long as the `sqlite3_step` call is serialized.
@@ -32,6 +34,14 @@ unsafe impl Send for StatementHandle {}
 unsafe impl Sync for StatementHandle {}
 
 impl StatementHandle {
+    pub(super) fn new(ptr: NonNull<sqlite3_stmt>) -> Self {
+        Self(ptr)
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn as_ptr(&self) -> *mut sqlite3_stmt {
+        self.0.as_ptr()
+    }
+
     #[inline]
     pub(super) unsafe fn db_handle(&self) -> *mut sqlite3 {
         // O(c) access to the connection handle for this statement handle
@@ -280,7 +290,25 @@ impl StatementHandle {
         Ok(from_utf8(self.column_blob(index))?)
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn reset(&self) {
-        unsafe { sqlite3_reset(self.0.as_ptr()) };
+    pub(crate) fn clear_bindings(&self) {
+        unsafe { sqlite3_clear_bindings(self.0.as_ptr()) };
+    }
+}
+impl Drop for StatementHandle {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        // SAFETY: we have exclusive access to the `StatementHandle` here
+        unsafe {
+            // https://sqlite.org/c3ref/finalize.html
+            let status = sqlite3_finalize(self.0.as_ptr());
+            if status == SQLITE_MISUSE {
+                // Panic in case of detected misuse of SQLite API.
+                //
+                // sqlite3_finalize returns it at least in the
+                // case of detected double free, i.e. calling
+                // sqlite3_finalize on already finalized
+                // statement.
+                panic!("Detected sqlite3_finalize misuse.");
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/statement/virtual.rs b/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/statement/virtual.rs
index 0063e06508..3da6d33d64 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/statement/virtual.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/statement/virtual.rs
@@ -3,13 +3,12 @@
 use crate::error::Error;
 use crate::ext::ustr::UStr;
 use crate::sqlite::connection::ConnectionHandle;
-use crate::sqlite::statement::StatementHandle;
+use crate::sqlite::statement::{StatementHandle, StatementWorker};
 use crate::sqlite::{SqliteColumn, SqliteError, SqliteRow, SqliteValue};
 use crate::HashMap;
 use bytes::{Buf, Bytes};
 use libsqlite3_sys::{
-    sqlite3, sqlite3_clear_bindings, sqlite3_finalize, sqlite3_prepare_v3, sqlite3_reset,
-    sqlite3_stmt, SQLITE_MISUSE, SQLITE_OK, SQLITE_PREPARE_PERSISTENT,
+    sqlite3, sqlite3_prepare_v3, sqlite3_stmt, SQLITE_OK, SQLITE_PREPARE_PERSISTENT,
 };
 use smallvec::SmallVec;
 use std::i32;
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ pub(crate) struct VirtualStatement {
     // underlying sqlite handles for each inner statement
     // a SQL query string in SQLite is broken up into N statements
     // we use a [`SmallVec`] to optimize for the most likely case of a single statement
-    pub(crate) handles: SmallVec<[StatementHandle; 1]>,
+    pub(crate) handles: SmallVec<[Arc<StatementHandle>; 1]>,
 
     // each set of columns
     pub(crate) columns: SmallVec<[Arc<Vec<SqliteColumn>>; 1]>,
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ fn prepare(
         query.advance(n);
 
         if let Some(handle) = NonNull::new(statement_handle) {
-            return Ok(Some(StatementHandle(handle)));
+            return Ok(Some(StatementHandle::new(handle)));
         }
     }
 
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@ impl VirtualStatement {
         conn: &mut ConnectionHandle,
     ) -> Result<
         Option<(
-            &StatementHandle,
+            &Arc<StatementHandle>,
             &mut Arc<Vec<SqliteColumn>>,
             &Arc<HashMap<UStr, usize>>,
             &mut Option<Weak<AtomicPtr<SqliteValue>>>,
@@ -159,7 +158,7 @@ impl VirtualStatement {
                     column_names.insert(name, i);
                 }
 
-                self.handles.push(statement);
+                self.handles.push(Arc::new(statement));
                 self.columns.push(Arc::new(columns));
                 self.column_names.push(Arc::new(column_names));
                 self.last_row_values.push(None);
@@ -177,20 +176,20 @@ impl VirtualStatement {
         )))
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn reset(&mut self) {
+    pub(crate) async fn reset(&mut self, worker: &mut StatementWorker) -> Result<(), Error> {
         self.index = 0;
 
         for (i, handle) in self.handles.iter().enumerate() {
             SqliteRow::inflate_if_needed(&handle, &self.columns[i], self.last_row_values[i].take());
 
-            unsafe {
-                // Reset A Prepared Statement Object
-                // https://www.sqlite.org/c3ref/reset.html
-                // https://www.sqlite.org/c3ref/clear_bindings.html
-                sqlite3_reset(handle.0.as_ptr());
-                sqlite3_clear_bindings(handle.0.as_ptr());
-            }
+            // Reset A Prepared Statement Object
+            // https://www.sqlite.org/c3ref/reset.html
+            // https://www.sqlite.org/c3ref/clear_bindings.html
+            worker.reset(handle).await?;
+            handle.clear_bindings();
         }
+
+        Ok(())
     }
 }
 
@@ -198,20 +197,6 @@ impl Drop for VirtualStatement {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         for (i, handle) in self.handles.drain(..).enumerate() {
             SqliteRow::inflate_if_needed(&handle, &self.columns[i], self.last_row_values[i].take());
-
-            unsafe {
-                // https://sqlite.org/c3ref/finalize.html
-                let status = sqlite3_finalize(handle.0.as_ptr());
-                if status == SQLITE_MISUSE {
-                    // Panic in case of detected misuse of SQLite API.
-                    //
-                    // sqlite3_finalize returns it at least in the
-                    // case of detected double free, i.e. calling
-                    // sqlite3_finalize on already finalized
-                    // statement.
-                    panic!("Detected sqlite3_finalize misuse.");
-                }
-            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/statement/worker.rs b/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/statement/worker.rs
index 8b1d229978..b5a7cf88ed 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/statement/worker.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/statement/worker.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,14 @@ use crate::sqlite::statement::StatementHandle;
 use crossbeam_channel::{unbounded, Sender};
 use either::Either;
 use futures_channel::oneshot;
-use libsqlite3_sys::{sqlite3_step, SQLITE_DONE, SQLITE_ROW};
+use std::sync::{Arc, Weak};
 use std::thread;
 
+use crate::sqlite::connection::ConnectionHandleRef;
+
+use libsqlite3_sys::{sqlite3_reset, sqlite3_step, SQLITE_DONE, SQLITE_ROW};
+use std::future::Future;
+
 // Each SQLite connection has a dedicated thread.
 
 // TODO: Tweak this so that we can use a thread pool per pool of SQLite3 connections to reduce
@@ -18,31 +23,60 @@ pub(crate) struct StatementWorker {
 
 enum StatementWorkerCommand {
     Step {
-        statement: StatementHandle,
+        statement: Weak<StatementHandle>,
         tx: oneshot::Sender<Result<Either<u64, ()>, Error>>,
     },
+    Reset {
+        statement: Weak<StatementHandle>,
+        tx: oneshot::Sender<()>,
+    },
 }
 
 impl StatementWorker {
-    pub(crate) fn new() -> Self {
+    pub(crate) fn new(conn: ConnectionHandleRef) -> Self {
         let (tx, rx) = unbounded();
 
         thread::spawn(move || {
             for cmd in rx {
                 match cmd {
                     StatementWorkerCommand::Step { statement, tx } => {
-                        let status = unsafe { sqlite3_step(statement.0.as_ptr()) };
+                        let statement = if let Some(statement) = statement.upgrade() {
+                            statement
+                        } else {
+                            // statement is already finalized, the sender shouldn't be expecting a response
+                            continue;
+                        };
 
-                        let resp = match status {
+                        // SAFETY: only the `StatementWorker` calls this function
+                        let status = unsafe { sqlite3_step(statement.as_ptr()) };
+                        let result = match status {
                             SQLITE_ROW => Ok(Either::Right(())),
                             SQLITE_DONE => Ok(Either::Left(statement.changes())),
                             _ => Err(statement.last_error().into()),
                         };
 
-                        let _ = tx.send(resp);
+                        let _ = tx.send(result);
+                    }
+                    StatementWorkerCommand::Reset { statement, tx } => {
+                        if let Some(statement) = statement.upgrade() {
+                            // SAFETY: this must be the only place we call `sqlite3_reset`
+                            unsafe { sqlite3_reset(statement.as_ptr()) };
+
+                            // `sqlite3_reset()` always returns either `SQLITE_OK`
+                            // or the last error code for the statement,
+                            // which should have already been handled;
+                            // so it's assumed the return value is safe to ignore.
+                            //
+                            // https://www.sqlite.org/c3ref/reset.html
+
+                            let _ = tx.send(());
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
+
+            // SAFETY: we need to make sure a strong ref to `conn` always outlives anything in `rx`
+            drop(conn);
         });
 
         Self { tx }
@@ -50,14 +84,47 @@ impl StatementWorker {
 
     pub(crate) async fn step(
         &mut self,
-        statement: StatementHandle,
+        statement: &Arc<StatementHandle>,
     ) -> Result<Either<u64, ()>, Error> {
         let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel();
 
         self.tx
-            .send(StatementWorkerCommand::Step { statement, tx })
+            .send(StatementWorkerCommand::Step {
+                statement: Arc::downgrade(statement),
+                tx,
+            })
             .map_err(|_| Error::WorkerCrashed)?;
 
         rx.await.map_err(|_| Error::WorkerCrashed)?
     }
+
+    /// Send a command to the worker to execute `sqlite3_reset()` next.
+    ///
+    /// This method is written to execute the sending of the command eagerly so
+    /// you do not need to await the returned future unless you want to.
+    ///
+    /// The only error is `WorkerCrashed` as `sqlite3_reset()` returns the last error
+    /// in the statement execution which should have already been handled from `step()`.
+    pub(crate) fn reset(
+        &mut self,
+        statement: &Arc<StatementHandle>,
+    ) -> impl Future<Output = Result<(), Error>> {
+        // execute the sending eagerly so we don't need to spawn the future
+        let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel();
+
+        let send_res = self
+            .tx
+            .send(StatementWorkerCommand::Reset {
+                statement: Arc::downgrade(statement),
+                tx,
+            })
+            .map_err(|_| Error::WorkerCrashed);
+
+        async move {
+            send_res?;
+
+            // wait for the response
+            rx.await.map_err(|_| Error::WorkerCrashed)
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/sqlite/sqlite.db b/tests/sqlite/sqlite.db
index d693511079..a3d8d5cc29 100644
Binary files a/tests/sqlite/sqlite.db and b/tests/sqlite/sqlite.db differ
diff --git a/tests/sqlite/sqlite.rs b/tests/sqlite/sqlite.rs
index 1334e493c1..e794f49a74 100644
--- a/tests/sqlite/sqlite.rs
+++ b/tests/sqlite/sqlite.rs
@@ -536,3 +536,34 @@ async fn it_resets_prepared_statement_after_fetch_many() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     Ok(())
 }
+
+// https://github.com/launchbadge/sqlx/issues/1300
+#[sqlx_macros::test]
+async fn concurrent_resets_dont_segfault() {
+    use sqlx::{sqlite::SqliteConnectOptions, ConnectOptions};
+    use std::{str::FromStr, time::Duration};
+
+    let mut conn = SqliteConnectOptions::from_str(":memory:")
+        .unwrap()
+        .connect()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    sqlx::query("CREATE TABLE stuff (name INTEGER, value INTEGER)")
+        .execute(&mut conn)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    sqlx_rt::spawn(async move {
+        for i in 0..1000 {
+            sqlx::query("INSERT INTO stuff (name, value) VALUES (?, ?)")
+                .bind(i)
+                .bind(0)
+                .execute(&mut conn)
+                .await
+                .unwrap();
+        }
+    });
+
+    sqlx_rt::sleep(Duration::from_millis(1)).await;
+}