diff --git a/scripts/base/frameworks/logging/writers/sqlite.zeek b/scripts/base/frameworks/logging/writers/sqlite.zeek
index f7ebd9130c..56c762cb61 100644
--- a/scripts/base/frameworks/logging/writers/sqlite.zeek
+++ b/scripts/base/frameworks/logging/writers/sqlite.zeek
@@ -21,5 +21,38 @@ export {
 	## String to use for empty fields. This should be different from
 	## *unset_field* to make the output unambiguous.
 	const empty_field = Log::empty_field &redef;
+	
+	type SQLiteSynchronous: enum {
+		SQLITE_SYNCHRONOUS_OFF,
+		SQLITE_SYNCHRONOUS_NORMAL,
+		SQLITE_SYNCHRONOUS_FULL,
+		SQLITE_SYNCHRONOUS_EXTRA,
+	};
+
+	## Values supported for SQLite's PRAGMA journal_mode statement.
+	type SQLiteJournalMode: enum {
+		SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE_DELETE,
+		SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE_TRUNCATE,
+		SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE_PERIST,
+		SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE_MEMORY,
+		SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE_WAL,
+		SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE_OFF,
+	};
+	
+	## If set, runs the PRAGMA synchronous statement with the
+	## provided value after connecting to the SQLite database. See
+	## `SQLite's synchronous documentation <https://www.sqlite.org/pragma.html#pragma_synchronous>`_
+	## for more details around performance and data safety trade offs.
+	
+	const synchronous = SQLITE_SYNCHRONOUS_FULL &redef;
+	
+	## If set, runs the PRAGMA journal_mode statement with the
+	## provided value after connecting to the SQLite database. See
+	## `SQLite's journal_mode documentation <https://www.sqlite.org/pragma.html#pragma_journal_mode>`_
+	## for more details around performance, data safety trade offs
+	## and interaction with the PRAGMA synchronous statement.
+	const journal_mode = SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE_DELETE &redef;
+
+	
 }
 
diff --git a/src/logging/writers/sqlite/SQLite.cc b/src/logging/writers/sqlite/SQLite.cc
index 21942d82ec..e7b1af313c 100644
--- a/src/logging/writers/sqlite/SQLite.cc
+++ b/src/logging/writers/sqlite/SQLite.cc
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ SQLite::SQLite(WriterFrontend* frontend) : WriterBackend(frontend), fields(), nu
 
     empty_field.assign((const char*)BifConst::LogSQLite::empty_field->Bytes(), BifConst::LogSQLite::empty_field->Len());
 
+    synchronous = BifConst::LogSQLite::synchronous->AsInt();
+    journal_mode = BifConst::LogSQLite::journal_mode->AsInt();
+
     threading::formatter::Ascii::SeparatorInfo sep_info(string(), set_separator, unset_field, empty_field);
     io = new threading::formatter::Ascii(this, sep_info);
 }
@@ -128,6 +131,49 @@ bool SQLite::DoInit(const WriterInfo& info, int arg_num_fields, const Field* con
                                     SQLITE_OPEN_READWRITE | SQLITE_OPEN_CREATE | SQLITE_OPEN_NOMUTEX, NULL)) )
         return false;
 
+    char* errorMsg = 0;
+    int res;
+    switch ( synchronous ) {
+        case SQLITE_SYNCHRONOUS_OFF: res = sqlite3_exec(db, "PRAGMA synchronous=OFF;", NULL, NULL, &errorMsg); break;
+        case SQLITE_SYNCHRONOUS_NORMAL:
+            res = sqlite3_exec(db, "PRAGMA synchronous=NORMAL;", NULL, NULL, &errorMsg);
+            break;
+        case SQLITE_SYNCHRONOUS_FULL: res = sqlite3_exec(db, "PRAGMA synchronous=FULL;", NULL, NULL, &errorMsg); break;
+        case SQLITE_SYNCHRONOUS_EXTRA:
+            res = sqlite3_exec(db, "PRAGMA synchronous=EXTRA;", NULL, NULL, &errorMsg);
+            break;
+        default: Error("Invalid LogSQLite::synchronous enum"); return false;
+    }
+    if ( res != SQLITE_OK ) {
+        Error(Fmt("Error setting synchronous pragma %s", errorMsg));
+        sqlite3_free(errorMsg);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    switch ( journal_mode ) {
+        case SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE_DELETE:
+            res = sqlite3_exec(db, "PRAGMA journal_mode=DELETE;", NULL, NULL, &errorMsg);
+            break;
+        case SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE_TRUNCATE:
+            res = sqlite3_exec(db, "PRAGMA journal_mode=TRUNCATE;", NULL, NULL, &errorMsg);
+            break;
+        case SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE_PERSIST:
+            res = sqlite3_exec(db, "PRAGMA journal_mode=PERSIST;", NULL, NULL, &errorMsg);
+            break;
+        case SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE_MEMORY:
+            res = sqlite3_exec(db, "PRAGMA journal_mode=MEMORY;", NULL, NULL, &errorMsg);
+            break;
+        case SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE_WAL: res = sqlite3_exec(db, "PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL;", NULL, NULL, &errorMsg); break;
+        case SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE_OFF: res = sqlite3_exec(db, "PRAGMA journal_mode=OFF;", NULL, NULL, &errorMsg); break;
+        default: Error("Invalid LogSQLite::journal_mode enum"); return false;
+    }
+    if ( res != SQLITE_OK ) {
+        Error(Fmt("Error setting journal_mode pragma %s", errorMsg));
+        sqlite3_free(errorMsg);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+
     string create = "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS " + tablename + " (\n";
     //"id SERIAL UNIQUE NOT NULL"; // SQLite has rowids, we do not need a counter here.
 
@@ -163,8 +209,8 @@ bool SQLite::DoInit(const WriterInfo& info, int arg_num_fields, const Field* con
 
     create += "\n);";
 
-    char* errorMsg = 0;
-    int res = sqlite3_exec(db, create.c_str(), NULL, NULL, &errorMsg);
+    errorMsg = 0;
+    res = sqlite3_exec(db, create.c_str(), NULL, NULL, &errorMsg);
     if ( res != SQLITE_OK ) {
         Error(Fmt("Error executing table creation statement: %s", errorMsg));
         sqlite3_free(errorMsg);
diff --git a/src/logging/writers/sqlite/SQLite.h b/src/logging/writers/sqlite/SQLite.h
index 15e1255730..61acdc28af 100644
--- a/src/logging/writers/sqlite/SQLite.h
+++ b/src/logging/writers/sqlite/SQLite.h
@@ -45,6 +45,24 @@ private:
     std::string unset_field;
     std::string empty_field;
 
+    int64_t synchronous;
+    int64_t journal_mode;
+
+    enum SQLiteSynchronous {
+        SQLITE_SYNCHRONOUS_OFF,
+        SQLITE_SYNCHRONOUS_NORMAL,
+        SQLITE_SYNCHRONOUS_FULL,
+        SQLITE_SYNCHRONOUS_EXTRA,
+    };
+    enum SQLiteJournalMode {
+        SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE_DELETE,
+        SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE_TRUNCATE,
+        SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE_PERSIST,
+        SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE_MEMORY,
+        SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE_WAL,
+        SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE_OFF,
+    };
+
     threading::formatter::Ascii* io;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/logging/writers/sqlite/sqlite.bif b/src/logging/writers/sqlite/sqlite.bif
index 29b93f3a0c..7c68f2795e 100644
--- a/src/logging/writers/sqlite/sqlite.bif
+++ b/src/logging/writers/sqlite/sqlite.bif
@@ -7,3 +7,23 @@ const set_separator: string;
 const empty_field: string;
 const unset_field: string;
 
+enum SQLiteSynchronous %{
+	SQLITE_SYNCHRONOUS_OFF,
+	SQLITE_SYNCHRONOUS_NORMAL,
+	SQLITE_SYNCHRONOUS_FULL,
+	SQLITE_SYNCHRONOUS_EXTRA,
+%}
+
+enum SQLiteJournalMode %{
+	SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE_DELETE,
+	SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE_TRUNCATE,
+	SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE_PERIST,
+	SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE_MEMORY,
+	SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE_WAL,
+	SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE_OFF,
+%}
+
+const synchronous: SQLiteSynchronous;
+const journal_mode: SQLiteJournalMode;
+
+