diff --git a/const.go b/const.go
index 5697b31..5c46934 100644
--- a/const.go
+++ b/const.go
@@ -169,7 +169,8 @@ const (
 	PREPARE_NO_VTAB    PrepareFlag = 0x04
 )
 
-// FunctionFlag is a flag that can be passed to [Conn.PrepareFlags].
+// FunctionFlag is a flag that can be passed to
+// [Conn.CreateFunction] and [Conn.CreateWindowFunction].
 //
 // https://sqlite.org/c3ref/c_deterministic.html
 type FunctionFlag uint32
@@ -181,6 +182,23 @@ const (
 	INNOCUOUS     FunctionFlag = 0x000200000
 )
 
+// StmtStatus name counter values associated with the [Stmt.Status] method.
+//
+// https://sqlite.org/c3ref/c_stmtstatus_counter.html
+type StmtStatus uint32
+
+const (
+	STMTSTATUS_FULLSCAN_STEP StmtStatus = 1
+	STMTSTATUS_SORT          StmtStatus = 2
+	STMTSTATUS_AUTOINDEX     StmtStatus = 3
+	STMTSTATUS_VM_STEP       StmtStatus = 4
+	STMTSTATUS_REPREPARE     StmtStatus = 5
+	STMTSTATUS_RUN           StmtStatus = 6
+	STMTSTATUS_FILTER_MISS   StmtStatus = 7
+	STMTSTATUS_FILTER_HIT    StmtStatus = 8
+	STMTSTATUS_MEMUSED       StmtStatus = 99
+)
+
 // Datatype is a fundamental datatype of SQLite.
 //
 // https://sqlite.org/c3ref/c_blob.html
diff --git a/driver/driver.go b/driver/driver.go
index 564786c..ef08aa7 100644
--- a/driver/driver.go
+++ b/driver/driver.go
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ func (c *conn) PrepareContext(ctx context.Context, query string) (driver.Stmt, e
 		s.Close()
 		return nil, util.TailErr
 	}
-	return &stmt{s, c.Conn}, nil
+	return &stmt{s}, nil
 }
 
 func (c *conn) ExecContext(ctx context.Context, query string, args []driver.NamedValue) (driver.Result, error) {
@@ -281,8 +281,7 @@ func (*conn) CheckNamedValue(arg *driver.NamedValue) error {
 }
 
 type stmt struct {
-	Stmt *sqlite3.Stmt
-	Conn *sqlite3.Conn
+	*sqlite3.Stmt
 }
 
 var (
@@ -292,10 +291,6 @@ var (
 	_ driver.NamedValueChecker = &stmt{}
 )
 
-func (s *stmt) Close() error {
-	return s.Stmt.Close()
-}
-
 func (s *stmt) NumInput() int {
 	n := s.Stmt.BindCount()
 	for i := 1; i <= n; i++ {
@@ -322,15 +317,15 @@ func (s *stmt) ExecContext(ctx context.Context, args []driver.NamedValue) (drive
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	old := s.Conn.SetInterrupt(ctx)
-	defer s.Conn.SetInterrupt(old)
+	old := s.Stmt.Conn().SetInterrupt(ctx)
+	defer s.Stmt.Conn().SetInterrupt(old)
 
 	err = s.Stmt.Exec()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return newResult(s.Conn), nil
+	return newResult(s.Stmt.Conn()), nil
 }
 
 func (s *stmt) QueryContext(ctx context.Context, args []driver.NamedValue) (driver.Rows, error) {
@@ -338,7 +333,7 @@ func (s *stmt) QueryContext(ctx context.Context, args []driver.NamedValue) (driv
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return &rows{ctx, s.Stmt, s.Conn}, nil
+	return &rows{ctx, s.Stmt}, nil
 }
 
 func (s *stmt) setupBindings(args []driver.NamedValue) error {
@@ -442,10 +437,10 @@ func (r resultRowsAffected) RowsAffected() (int64, error) {
 type rows struct {
 	ctx  context.Context
 	Stmt *sqlite3.Stmt
-	Conn *sqlite3.Conn
 }
 
 func (r *rows) Close() error {
+	r.Stmt.ClearBindings()
 	return r.Stmt.Reset()
 }
 
@@ -469,8 +464,8 @@ func (r *rows) ColumnTypeDatabaseTypeName(index int) string {
 }
 
 func (r *rows) Next(dest []driver.Value) error {
-	old := r.Conn.SetInterrupt(r.ctx)
-	defer r.Conn.SetInterrupt(old)
+	old := r.Stmt.Conn().SetInterrupt(r.ctx)
+	defer r.Stmt.Conn().SetInterrupt(old)
 
 	if !r.Stmt.Step() {
 		if err := r.Stmt.Err(); err != nil {
diff --git a/embed/exports.txt b/embed/exports.txt
index 88310f0..ddd284d 100644
--- a/embed/exports.txt
+++ b/embed/exports.txt
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ sqlite3_result_value
 sqlite3_result_zeroblob64
 sqlite3_set_auxdata_go
 sqlite3_step
+sqlite3_stmt_busy
 sqlite3_stmt_readonly
+sqlite3_stmt_status
 sqlite3_uri_key
 sqlite3_uri_parameter
 sqlite3_user_data
diff --git a/embed/sqlite3.wasm b/embed/sqlite3.wasm
index 47c4d10..3f519dc 100755
Binary files a/embed/sqlite3.wasm and b/embed/sqlite3.wasm differ
diff --git a/ext/csv/csv.go b/ext/csv/csv.go
index 87d173d..4910f25 100644
--- a/ext/csv/csv.go
+++ b/ext/csv/csv.go
@@ -172,9 +172,9 @@ func (t *table) newReader() *csv.Reader {
 
 type cursor struct {
 	table *table
-	rowID int64
-	row   []string
 	csv   *csv.Reader
+	row   []string
+	rowID int64
 }
 
 func (c *cursor) Filter(idxNum int, idxStr string, arg ...sqlite3.Value) error {
diff --git a/ext/lines/lines.go b/ext/lines/lines.go
index 638715e..1f7e360 100644
--- a/ext/lines/lines.go
+++ b/ext/lines/lines.go
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ func (l lines) Open() (sqlite3.VTabCursor, error) {
 }
 
 type cursor struct {
-	reader  bool
 	scanner *bufio.Scanner
 	closer  io.Closer
 	rowID   int64
 	eof     bool
+	reader  bool
 }
 
 func (c *cursor) Close() (err error) {
diff --git a/ext/statement/stmt.go b/ext/statement/stmt.go
index 55d5df2..81ef4e3 100644
--- a/ext/statement/stmt.go
+++ b/ext/statement/stmt.go
@@ -26,12 +26,10 @@ func Register(db *sqlite3.Conn) {
 			sql = sql[1 : len-1]
 		}
 
-		table := &table{
-			db:  db,
-			sql: sql,
-		}
-		err = table.declare()
+		table := &table{sql: sql}
+		err = table.declare(db)
 		if err != nil {
+			table.Close()
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		return table, nil
@@ -41,42 +39,40 @@ func Register(db *sqlite3.Conn) {
 }
 
 type table struct {
-	db      *sqlite3.Conn
-	sql     string
-	inputs  int
-	outputs int
+	stmt  *sqlite3.Stmt
+	sql   string
+	inuse bool
 }
 
-func (t *table) declare() error {
-	stmt, tail, err := t.db.Prepare(t.sql)
+func (t *table) declare(db *sqlite3.Conn) (err error) {
+	var tail string
+	t.stmt, tail, err = db.Prepare(t.sql)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	defer stmt.Close()
 	if tail != "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("statement: multiple statements")
 	}
-	if !stmt.ReadOnly() {
+	if !t.stmt.ReadOnly() {
 		return fmt.Errorf("statement: statement must be read only")
 	}
 
-	t.inputs = stmt.BindCount()
-	t.outputs = stmt.ColumnCount()
-
 	var sep = ""
 	var str strings.Builder
 	str.WriteString(`CREATE TABLE x(`)
-	for i := 0; i < t.outputs; i++ {
+	outputs := t.stmt.ColumnCount()
+	for i := 0; i < outputs; i++ {
 		str.WriteString(sep)
-		name := stmt.ColumnName(i)
+		name := t.stmt.ColumnName(i)
 		str.WriteString(sqlite3.QuoteIdentifier(name))
 		str.WriteByte(' ')
-		str.WriteString(stmt.ColumnDeclType(i))
+		str.WriteString(t.stmt.ColumnDeclType(i))
 		sep = ","
 	}
-	for i := 1; i <= t.inputs; i++ {
+	inputs := t.stmt.BindCount()
+	for i := 1; i <= inputs; i++ {
 		str.WriteString(sep)
-		name := stmt.BindName(i)
+		name := t.stmt.BindName(i)
 		if name == "" {
 			str.WriteString("[")
 			str.WriteString(strconv.Itoa(i))
@@ -87,22 +83,24 @@ func (t *table) declare() error {
 		}
 		sep = ","
 	}
-
 	str.WriteByte(')')
-	return t.db.DeclareVtab(str.String())
+	return db.DeclareVtab(str.String())
+}
+
+func (t *table) Close() error {
+	return t.stmt.Close()
 }
 
 func (t *table) BestIndex(idx *sqlite3.IndexInfo) error {
-	idx.OrderByConsumed = false
-	idx.EstimatedCost = 1
-	idx.EstimatedRows = 1
+	idx.EstimatedCost = 1000
 
 	var argvIndex = 1
 	var needIndex bool
 	var listIndex []int
+	outputs := t.stmt.ColumnCount()
 	for i, cst := range idx.Constraint {
 		// Skip if this is a constraint on one of our output columns.
-		if cst.Column < t.outputs {
+		if cst.Column < outputs {
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -114,7 +112,7 @@ func (t *table) BestIndex(idx *sqlite3.IndexInfo) error {
 
 		// The non-zero argvIdx values must be contiguous.
 		// If they're not, build a list and serialize it through IdxStr.
-		nextIndex := cst.Column - t.outputs + 1
+		nextIndex := cst.Column - outputs + 1
 		idx.ConstraintUsage[i] = sqlite3.IndexConstraintUsage{
 			ArgvIndex: argvIndex,
 			Omit:      true,
@@ -136,10 +134,15 @@ func (t *table) BestIndex(idx *sqlite3.IndexInfo) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (t *table) Open() (sqlite3.VTabCursor, error) {
-	stmt, _, err := t.db.Prepare(t.sql)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+func (t *table) Open() (_ sqlite3.VTabCursor, err error) {
+	stmt := t.stmt
+	if !t.inuse {
+		t.inuse = true
+	} else {
+		stmt, _, err = t.stmt.Conn().Prepare(t.sql)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 	return &cursor{table: t, stmt: stmt}, nil
 }
@@ -153,26 +156,29 @@ type cursor struct {
 	stmt  *sqlite3.Stmt
 	arg   []sqlite3.Value
 	rowID int64
-	done  bool
 }
 
 func (c *cursor) Close() error {
+	if c.stmt == c.table.stmt {
+		c.table.inuse = false
+		c.stmt.ClearBindings()
+		return c.stmt.Reset()
+	}
 	return c.stmt.Close()
 }
 
 func (c *cursor) Filter(idxNum int, idxStr string, arg ...sqlite3.Value) error {
 	c.arg = arg
 	c.rowID = 0
-	if err := c.stmt.ClearBindings(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	c.stmt.ClearBindings()
 	if err := c.stmt.Reset(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	var list []int
 	if idxStr != "" {
-		err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(idxStr), &list)
+		buf := unsafe.Slice(unsafe.StringData(idxStr), len(idxStr))
+		err := json.Unmarshal(buf, &list)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -196,12 +202,11 @@ func (c *cursor) Next() error {
 		c.rowID++
 		return nil
 	}
-	c.done = true
 	return c.stmt.Err()
 }
 
 func (c *cursor) EOF() bool {
-	return c.done
+	return !c.stmt.Busy()
 }
 
 func (c *cursor) RowID() (int64, error) {
@@ -209,10 +214,11 @@ func (c *cursor) RowID() (int64, error) {
 }
 
 func (c *cursor) Column(ctx *sqlite3.Context, col int) error {
-	if col < c.table.outputs {
+	switch outputs := c.stmt.ColumnCount(); {
+	case col < outputs:
 		ctx.ResultValue(c.stmt.ColumnValue(col))
-	} else if col-c.table.outputs < len(c.arg) {
-		ctx.ResultValue(c.arg[col-c.table.outputs])
+	case col-outputs < len(c.arg):
+		ctx.ResultValue(c.arg[col-outputs])
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/func.go b/func.go
index 2a8b5e4..fbf0812 100644
--- a/func.go
+++ b/func.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func (c *Conn) CreateCollation(name string, fn func(a, b []byte) int) error {
 // CreateFunction defines a new scalar SQL function.
 //
 // https://sqlite.org/c3ref/create_function.html
-func (c *Conn) CreateFunction(name string, nArg int, flag FunctionFlag, fn func(ctx Context, arg ...Value)) error {
+func (c *Conn) CreateFunction(name string, nArg int, flag FunctionFlag, fn ScalarFunction) error {
 	defer c.arena.mark()()
 	namePtr := c.arena.string(name)
 	funcPtr := util.AddHandle(c.ctx, fn)
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ func (c *Conn) CreateFunction(name string, nArg int, flag FunctionFlag, fn func(
 	return c.error(r)
 }
 
+// ScalarFunction is the type of a scalar SQL function.
+type ScalarFunction func(ctx Context, arg ...Value)
+
 // CreateWindowFunction defines a new aggregate or aggregate window SQL function.
 // If fn returns a [WindowFunction], then an aggregate window function is created.
 // If fn returns an [io.Closer], it will be called to free resources.
@@ -95,7 +98,7 @@ func compareCallback(ctx context.Context, mod api.Module, pApp, nKey1, pKey1, nK
 
 func funcCallback(ctx context.Context, mod api.Module, pCtx, nArg, pArg uint32) {
 	db := ctx.Value(connKey{}).(*Conn)
-	fn := userDataHandle(db, pCtx).(func(ctx Context, arg ...Value))
+	fn := userDataHandle(db, pCtx).(ScalarFunction)
 	fn(Context{db, pCtx}, callbackArgs(db, nArg, pArg)...)
 }
 
diff --git a/stmt.go b/stmt.go
index 3f5da0d..85ac447 100644
--- a/stmt.go
+++ b/stmt.go
@@ -34,6 +34,22 @@ func (s *Stmt) Close() error {
 	return s.c.error(r)
 }
 
+// Conn returns the database connection to which the prepared statement belongs.
+//
+// https://sqlite.org/c3ref/db_handle.html
+func (s *Stmt) Conn() *Conn {
+	return s.c
+}
+
+// ReadOnly returns true if and only if the statement
+// makes no direct changes to the content of the database file.
+//
+// https://sqlite.org/c3ref/stmt_readonly.html
+func (s *Stmt) ReadOnly() bool {
+	r := s.c.call("sqlite3_stmt_readonly", uint64(s.handle))
+	return r != 0
+}
+
 // Reset resets the prepared statement object.
 //
 // https://sqlite.org/c3ref/reset.html
@@ -43,12 +59,12 @@ func (s *Stmt) Reset() error {
 	return s.c.error(r)
 }
 
-// ClearBindings resets all bindings on the prepared statement.
+// Busy determines if a prepared statement has been reset.
 //
-// https://sqlite.org/c3ref/clear_bindings.html
-func (s *Stmt) ClearBindings() error {
-	r := s.c.call("sqlite3_clear_bindings", uint64(s.handle))
-	return s.c.error(r)
+// https://sqlite.org/c3ref/stmt_busy.html
+func (s *Stmt) Busy() bool {
+	r := s.c.call("sqlite3_stmt_busy", uint64(s.handle))
+	return r != 0
 }
 
 // Step evaluates the SQL statement.
@@ -90,13 +106,25 @@ func (s *Stmt) Exec() error {
 	return s.Reset()
 }
 
-// ReadOnly returns true if and only if the statement
-// makes no direct changes to the content of the database file.
+// Status monitors the performance characteristics of prepared statements.
 //
-// https://sqlite.org/c3ref/stmt_readonly.html
-func (s *Stmt) ReadOnly() bool {
-	r := s.c.call("sqlite3_stmt_readonly", uint64(s.handle))
-	return r != 0
+// https://sqlite.org/c3ref/stmt_status.html
+func (s *Stmt) Status(op StmtStatus, reset bool) int {
+	var i uint64
+	if reset {
+		i = 1
+	}
+	r := s.c.call("sqlite3_stmt_status", uint64(s.handle),
+		uint64(op), i)
+	return int(r)
+}
+
+// ClearBindings resets all bindings on the prepared statement.
+//
+// https://sqlite.org/c3ref/clear_bindings.html
+func (s *Stmt) ClearBindings() error {
+	r := s.c.call("sqlite3_clear_bindings", uint64(s.handle))
+	return s.c.error(r)
 }
 
 // BindCount returns the number of SQL parameters in the prepared statement.
diff --git a/tests/stmt_test.go b/tests/stmt_test.go
index c475f23..a39acc7 100644
--- a/tests/stmt_test.go
+++ b/tests/stmt_test.go
@@ -586,6 +586,10 @@ func TestStmt_ColumnTime(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("want error")
 		}
 	}
+
+	if got := stmt.Status(sqlite3.STMTSTATUS_RUN, true); got != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("got %d, want 1", got)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestStmt_Error(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/vfs/os_std_access.go b/vfs/os_std_access.go
index b1ca611..1621c09 100644
--- a/vfs/os_std_access.go
+++ b/vfs/os_std_access.go
@@ -7,12 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 )
 
-const (
-	_S_IREAD  = 0400
-	_S_IWRITE = 0200
-	_S_IEXEC  = 0100
-)
-
 func osAccess(path string, flags AccessFlag) error {
 	fi, err := os.Stat(path)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -22,12 +16,18 @@ func osAccess(path string, flags AccessFlag) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	var want fs.FileMode = _S_IREAD
+	const (
+		S_IREAD  = 0400
+		S_IWRITE = 0200
+		S_IEXEC  = 0100
+	)
+
+	var want fs.FileMode = S_IREAD
 	if flags == ACCESS_READWRITE {
-		want |= _S_IWRITE
+		want |= S_IWRITE
 	}
 	if fi.IsDir() {
-		want |= _S_IEXEC
+		want |= S_IEXEC
 	}
 	if fi.Mode()&want != want {
 		return fs.ErrPermission
diff --git a/vtab.go b/vtab.go
index 928a6d9..f5bddf7 100644
--- a/vtab.go
+++ b/vtab.go
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ type VTabRenamer interface {
 type VTabOverloader interface {
 	VTab
 	// https://sqlite.org/vtab.html#xfindfunction
-	FindFunction(arg int, name string) (func(ctx Context, arg ...Value), IndexConstraintOp)
+	FindFunction(arg int, name string) (ScalarFunction, IndexConstraintOp)
 }
 
 // A VTabChecker allows a virtual table to report errors
@@ -161,6 +161,11 @@ type VTabChecker interface {
 
 // A VTabTx allows a virtual table to implement
 // transactions with two-phase commit.
+//
+// Anything that is required as part of a commit that may fail
+// should be performed in the Sync() callback.
+// Current versions of SQLite ignore any errors
+// returned by Commit() and Rollback().
 type VTabTx interface {
 	VTab
 	// https://sqlite.org/vtab.html#xBegin