diff --git a/src/statement.cc b/src/statement.cc
index 6f3a8da19..62ecfbf96 100644
--- a/src/statement.cc
+++ b/src/statement.cc
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Napi::Object Statement::Init(Napi::Env env, Napi::Object exports) {
       InstanceMethod("each", &Statement::Each, napi_default_method),
       InstanceMethod("reset", &Statement::Reset, napi_default_method),
       InstanceMethod("finalize", &Statement::Finalize_, napi_default_method),
+      InstanceAccessor("readOnly", &Statement::ReadOnlyGetter, nullptr),
     });
 
     exports.Set("Statement", t);
@@ -151,6 +152,9 @@ void Statement::Work_Prepare(napi_env e, void* data) {
         stmt->message = std::string(sqlite3_errmsg(baton->db->_handle));
         stmt->_handle = NULL;
     }
+    // sqlite3_stmt_readonly is an instant operation (just reading out
+    // something already computed). And it can handle null.
+    stmt->readOnly = bool(sqlite3_stmt_readonly(stmt->_handle));
 
     sqlite3_mutex_leave(mtx);
 }
@@ -1026,6 +1030,11 @@ void Statement::Finalize_() {
     db->Unref();
 }
 
+Napi::Value Statement::ReadOnlyGetter(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
+    Statement *statement = this;
+    return Napi::Boolean::New(this->Env(), statement->readOnly);
+}
+
 void Statement::CleanQueue() {
     Napi::Env env = this->Env();
     Napi::HandleScope scope(env);
diff --git a/src/statement.h b/src/statement.h
index e9335e1d6..a30d0ffaf 100644
--- a/src/statement.h
+++ b/src/statement.h
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ class Statement : public Napi::ObjectWrap<Statement> {
     WORK_DEFINITION(AllMarshal);
     WORK_DEFINITION(Each);
     WORK_DEFINITION(Reset);
+    Napi::Value ReadOnlyGetter(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info);
 
     Napi::Value Finalize_(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info);
 
@@ -251,6 +252,7 @@ class Statement : public Napi::ObjectWrap<Statement> {
     bool prepared;
     bool locked;
     bool finalized;
+    bool readOnly;
     std::queue<Call*> queue;
 };
 
diff --git a/test/readOnly.test.js b/test/readOnly.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..09300e520
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/readOnly.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+const sqlite3 = require('..');
+const assert = require('assert');
+
+const testCases = [
+  { sql: 'DELETE FROM foo', readOnly: false },
+  { sql: 'SELECT * FROM foo', readOnly: true },
+  { sql: 'UPDATE foo SET x = 10', readOnly: false },
+  { sql: 'PRAGMA application_id', readOnly: true },
+  { sql: 'PRAGMA application_id = 1', readOnly: false },
+  { sql: 'CREATE TABLE bar(x, y)', readOnly: false },
+  { sql: 'CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS foo(x, y)', readOnly: false },
+
+  // Prepare only uses the first statement if there are multiple
+  // (the rest are returned in a tail string by the underlying
+  // sqlite3 function). The readOnly flag is for that first
+  // statement. Anything after the first statement could be
+  // readOnly or not readOnly, it just won't be running.
+  { sql: 'SELECT * FROM foo; DELETE FROM foo', readOnly: true },
+
+  // Statements that only affect the connection don't count.
+  // This is too bad, wish there were a way to detect such things.
+  { sql: 'PRAGMA query_only = false', readOnly: true },
+  { sql: 'ATTACH DATABASE \'test\' AS test', readOnly: true },
+];
+
+describe('readOnly', function() {
+    let db;
+
+    before(function(done) {
+        db = new sqlite3.Database(':memory:', function(err) {
+            if (err) throw err;
+            db.run('CREATE TABLE foo(x, y)', function(err) {
+                if (err) throw err;
+                done();
+            });
+        });
+    });
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < testCases.length; i++) {
+        const testCase = testCases[i];
+        it("reports " + testCase.sql + " as " +
+           (testCase.readOnly ? "not " : "") + "readOnly", function(done) {
+            const stmt = db.prepare(testCase.sql, function(err) {
+                if (err) throw err;
+                assert.equal(stmt.readOnly, testCase.readOnly);
+                stmt.finalize(done);
+            });
+        });
+    }
+});