diff --git a/driver/driver.go b/driver/driver.go
index 5d28473..c3cdf7c 100644
--- a/driver/driver.go
+++ b/driver/driver.go
@@ -442,6 +442,22 @@ func (c *conn) CheckNamedValue(arg *driver.NamedValue) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Deprecated: for Litestream use only; may be removed at any time.
+func (c *conn) FileControlPersistWAL(schema string, mode int) (int, error) {
+	// notest
+	arg := make([]any, 1)
+	if mode >= 0 {
+		arg[0] = mode > 0
+	} else {
+		arg = arg[:0]
+	}
+	res, err := c.Conn.FileControl(schema, sqlite3.FCNTL_PERSIST_WAL, arg...)
+	if res == true {
+		return 1, err
+	}
+	return 0, err
+}
+
 type stmt struct {
 	*sqlite3.Stmt
 	tmWrite sqlite3.TimeFormat
diff --git a/embed/init.go b/embed/init.go
index 5ffd695..275cdef 100644
--- a/embed/init.go
+++ b/embed/init.go
@@ -17,5 +17,7 @@ import (
 var binary string
 
 func init() {
-	sqlite3.Binary = unsafe.Slice(unsafe.StringData(binary), len(binary))
+	if sqlite3.Binary == nil {
+		sqlite3.Binary = unsafe.Slice(unsafe.StringData(binary), len(binary))
+	}
 }
diff --git a/litestream/modernc/go.mod b/litestream/modernc/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ea8b91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/litestream/modernc/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module modernc.org/sqlite
+
+go 1.24.0
diff --git a/litestream/modernc/sqlite.go b/litestream/modernc/sqlite.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6611808
--- /dev/null
+++ b/litestream/modernc/sqlite.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Package sqlite provides a shim that allows Litestream to work with the ncruces SQLite driver.
+package sqlite
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"slices"
+
+	"github.com/ncruces/go-sqlite3/driver"
+	_ "github.com/ncruces/go-sqlite3/embed"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	if !slices.Contains(sql.Drivers(), "sqlite") {
+		sql.Register("sqlite", &driver.SQLite{})
+	}
+}
+
+type FileControl interface {
+	FileControlPersistWAL(string, int) (int, error)
+}