diff --git a/uppsrc/plugin/sqlite3/Sqlite3.h b/uppsrc/plugin/sqlite3/Sqlite3.h
index a7a8c5016..a4a6337cd 100644
--- a/uppsrc/plugin/sqlite3/Sqlite3.h
+++ b/uppsrc/plugin/sqlite3/Sqlite3.h
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ public:
 	virtual Vector<String> EnumDatabases();	
 	virtual Vector<String> EnumTables(String database);
 	virtual Vector<String> EnumViews(String database);
-        virtual Vector<SqlColumnInfo> EnumColumns(String database, String table);
-
+	virtual Vector<SqlColumnInfo> EnumColumns(String database, String table);
+	virtual int            GetTransactionLevel() const;
+	
 	// Some opaque structures used by the sqlite3 library
 	typedef struct sqlite3 sqlite3;
 	typedef struct sqlite3_stmt sqlite3_stmt;
diff --git a/uppsrc/plugin/sqlite3/Sqlite3upp.cpp b/uppsrc/plugin/sqlite3/Sqlite3upp.cpp
index 6a973f9e8..33e1df131 100644
--- a/uppsrc/plugin/sqlite3/Sqlite3upp.cpp
+++ b/uppsrc/plugin/sqlite3/Sqlite3upp.cpp
@@ -459,6 +459,11 @@ Vector<String> Sqlite3Session::EnumViews(String database) {
 	return out;
 }
 
+int Sqlite3Session::GetTransactionLevel() const
+{
+	int autocommit = sqlite3_get_autocommit(db);
+	return (autocommit ? 0 : 1);
+}
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////