diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c4149c0..746621f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ Boolean values can be one of:
 | Time Zone Location | `_loc` | auto | Specify location of time format. |
 | Transaction Lock | `_txlock` | <ul><li>immediate</li><li>deferred</li><li>exclusive</li></ul> | Specify locking behavior for transactions. |
 | Writable Schema | `_writable_schema` | `Boolean` | When this pragma is on, the SQLITE_MASTER tables in which database can be changed using ordinary UPDATE, INSERT, and DELETE statements. Warning: misuse of this pragma can easily result in a corrupt database file. |
+| Cache Size | `_cache_size` | `int` | Maximum cache size; default is 2000K (2M). See [PRAGMA cache_size](https://sqlite.org/pragma.html#pragma_cache_size) |
+
 
 ## DSN Examples
 
diff --git a/sqlite3.go b/sqlite3.go
index a66c7f7..d1ff406 100644
--- a/sqlite3.go
+++ b/sqlite3.go
@@ -1040,6 +1040,7 @@ func (d *SQLiteDriver) Open(dsn string) (driver.Conn, error) {
 	synchronousMode := "NORMAL"
 	writableSchema := -1
 	vfsName := ""
+	var cacheSize *int64
 
 	pos := strings.IndexRune(dsn, '?')
 	if pos >= 1 {
@@ -1363,6 +1364,18 @@ func (d *SQLiteDriver) Open(dsn string) (driver.Conn, error) {
 			}
 		}
 
+		// Cache size (_cache_size)
+		//
+		// https://sqlite.org/pragma.html#pragma_cache_size
+		//
+		if val := params.Get("_cache_size"); val != "" {
+			iv, err := strconv.ParseInt(val, 10, 64)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("Invalid _cache_size: %v: %v", val, err)
+			}
+			cacheSize = &iv
+		}
+
 		if val := params.Get("vfs"); val != "" {
 			vfsName = val
 		}
@@ -1675,6 +1688,14 @@ func (d *SQLiteDriver) Open(dsn string) (driver.Conn, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Cache Size
+	if cacheSize != nil {
+		if err := exec(fmt.Sprintf("PRAGMA cache_size = %d;", *cacheSize)); err != nil {
+			C.sqlite3_close_v2(db)
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
 	if len(d.Extensions) > 0 {
 		if err := conn.loadExtensions(d.Extensions); err != nil {
 			conn.Close()