diff --git a/doc/lispref/text.texi b/doc/lispref/text.texi
index 07fb730f0f1..7f2123d06f9 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/text.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/text.texi
@@ -5414,6 +5414,14 @@ called @var{gif}, you have to mark it specially to let
 
 @end defun
 
+@defun sqlite-execute-batch db statements
+Execute the @acronym{SQL} @var{statements}.  @var{statements} is a
+string containing 0 or more @acronym{SQL} statements.  This command
+might be useful when we want to execute multiple @acronym{DDL}
+statements.
+
+@end defun
+
 @defun sqlite-select db query &optional values return-type
 Select some data from @var{db} and return them.  For instance:
 
diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 922721f143c..b53136e3ba2 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -484,6 +484,13 @@ When visiting a script that invokes 'env -S INTERPRETER ARGS...' in
 its shebang line, Emacs will now skip over 'env -S' and deduce the
 major mode based on the interpreter after 'env -S'.
 
++++
+** New command 'sqlite-execute-batch'.
+This command lets the user execute multiple SQL commands in one
+command.  It is useful when the user wants to evaluate an entire SQL
+file.
+
++++
 
 * Editing Changes in Emacs 30.1
 
diff --git a/src/sqlite.c b/src/sqlite.c
index 261080da673..c606fa5f831 100644
--- a/src/sqlite.c
+++ b/src/sqlite.c
@@ -646,6 +646,17 @@ sqlite_exec (sqlite3 *sdb, const char *query)
   return Qt;
 }
 
+DEFUN ("sqlite-execute-batch", Fsqlite_execute_batch, Ssqlite_execute_batch, 2, 2, 0,
+       doc: /* Execute multiple SQL statements in DB.
+Query is a string containing 0 or more SQL statements.  */)
+  (Lisp_Object db, Lisp_Object query)
+{
+  check_sqlite (db, false);
+  CHECK_STRING (query);
+  Lisp_Object encoded = encode_string(query);
+  return sqlite_exec (XSQLITE (db)->db, SSDATA (encoded));
+}
+
 DEFUN ("sqlite-transaction", Fsqlite_transaction, Ssqlite_transaction, 1, 1, 0,
        doc: /* Start a transaction in DB.  */)
   (Lisp_Object db)
@@ -866,6 +877,7 @@ syms_of_sqlite (void)
   defsubr (&Ssqlite_close);
   defsubr (&Ssqlite_execute);
   defsubr (&Ssqlite_select);
+  defsubr (&Ssqlite_execute_batch);
   defsubr (&Ssqlite_transaction);
   defsubr (&Ssqlite_commit);
   defsubr (&Ssqlite_rollback);
diff --git a/test/src/sqlite-tests.el b/test/src/sqlite-tests.el
index a10dca9a0c9..e87a5fc77b1 100644
--- a/test/src/sqlite-tests.el
+++ b/test/src/sqlite-tests.el
@@ -261,4 +261,30 @@
 		        '("Joe" "Doe"))
         '((1 "Joe")))))))
 
+(ert-deftest sqlite-multiple-statements ()
+  (skip-unless (sqlite-available-p))
+  (let ((db (sqlite-open nil))
+        (query (with-temp-buffer
+                 (insert "-- -*- sql-product: sqlite -*-
+
+-- I 💘 emojis
+
+CREATE TABLE settings (
+  name TEXT NOT NULL,
+  value TEXT,
+  section TEXT NOT NULL,
+  PRIMARY KEY (section, name)
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE tags📎 (
+  name TEXT PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL
+);
+
+-- CREATE TABLE todo_states (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, name TEXT NOT NULL);
+")
+                 (buffer-string))))
+    (sqlite-execute-batch db query)
+    (should (equal '(("settings") ("tags📎"))
+                   (sqlite-select db "select name from sqlite_master where type = 'table' and name not like 'sqlite_%' order by name")))))
+
 ;;; sqlite-tests.el ends here