diff --git a/driver/driver.go b/driver/driver.go
index a65d166..20b557d 100644
--- a/driver/driver.go
+++ b/driver/driver.go
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ func (c *conn) ExecContext(ctx context.Context, query string, args []driver.Name
 	if savept, ok := ctx.(*saveptCtx); ok {
 		// Called from driver.Savepoint.
 		savept.Savepoint = c.Savepoint()
-		return resultRowsAffected(-1), nil
+		return resultRowsAffected(0), nil
 	}
 
 	old := c.Conn.SetInterrupt(ctx)
diff --git a/driver/savepoint_test.go b/driver/savepoint_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4e72bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/driver/savepoint_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+package driver_test
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+
+	"github.com/ncruces/go-sqlite3/driver"
+)
+
+func ExampleSavepoint() {
+	db, err := driver.Open(":memory:", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	_, err = db.Exec(`CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (id INT, name VARCHAR(10))`)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	err = func() error {
+		tx, err := db.Begin()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer tx.Rollback()
+
+		stmt, err := tx.Prepare(`INSERT INTO users (id, name) VALUES (?, ?)`)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer stmt.Close()
+
+		_, err = stmt.Exec(0, "go")
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		_, err = stmt.Exec(1, "zig")
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		savept := driver.Savepoint(tx)
+
+		_, err = stmt.Exec(2, "whatever")
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		err = savept.Rollback()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		_, err = stmt.Exec(3, "rust")
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		return tx.Commit()
+	}()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	rows, err := db.Query(`SELECT id, name FROM users`)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var id, name string
+		err = rows.Scan(&id, &name)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		fmt.Printf("%s %s\n", id, name)
+	}
+	// Output:
+	// 0 go
+	// 1 zig
+	// 3 rust
+}