diff --git a/func.go b/func.go
index d58a144..205943e 100644
--- a/func.go
+++ b/func.go
@@ -8,6 +8,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tetratelabs/wazero/api"
 )
 
+// AnyCollationNeeded registers a fake collating function
+// for any unknown collating sequence.
+// The fake collating function works like BINARY.
+//
+// This extension can be used to load schemas that contain
+// one or more unknown collating sequences.
+func (c *Conn) AnyCollationNeeded() {
+	c.call(c.api.anyCollation, uint64(c.handle), 0, 0)
+}
+
 // CreateCollation defines a new collating sequence.
 //
 // https://www.sqlite.org/c3ref/create_collation.html
diff --git a/internal/util/handle.go b/internal/util/handle.go
index 6aa1dc7..a1e5675 100644
--- a/internal/util/handle.go
+++ b/internal/util/handle.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 type handleKey struct{}
 type handleState struct {
 	handles []any
+	empty   int
 }
 
 func NewContext(ctx context.Context) (context.Context, io.Closer) {
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ func (s *handleState) Close() (err error) {
 		}
 	}
 	s.handles = nil
+	s.empty = 0
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ func DelHandle(ctx context.Context, id uint32) error {
 	s := ctx.Value(handleKey{}).(*handleState)
 	a := s.handles[^id]
 	s.handles[^id] = nil
+	s.empty++
 	if c, ok := a.(io.Closer); ok {
 		return c.Close()
 	}
@@ -55,10 +58,13 @@ func AddHandle(ctx context.Context, a any) (id uint32) {
 	s := ctx.Value(handleKey{}).(*handleState)
 
 	// Find an empty slot.
-	for id, h := range s.handles {
-		if h == nil {
-			s.handles[id] = a
-			return ^uint32(id)
+	if s.empty > cap(s.handles)-len(s.handles) {
+		for id, h := range s.handles {
+			if h == nil {
+				s.empty--
+				s.handles[id] = a
+				return ^uint32(id)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/sqlite.go b/sqlite.go
index e92525b..115adf7 100644
--- a/sqlite.go
+++ b/sqlite.go
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ func newSQLite(mod api.Module) (sqlt *sqlite, err error) {
 		changes:         getFun("sqlite3_changes64"),
 		lastRowid:       getFun("sqlite3_last_insert_rowid"),
 		autocommit:      getFun("sqlite3_get_autocommit"),
+		anyCollation:    getFun("sqlite3_anycollseq_init"),
 		createCollation: getFun("sqlite3_create_collation_go"),
 		createFunction:  getFun("sqlite3_create_function_go"),
 		createAggregate: getFun("sqlite3_create_aggregate_function_go"),
@@ -377,6 +378,7 @@ type sqliteAPI struct {
 	changes         api.Function
 	lastRowid       api.Function
 	autocommit      api.Function
+	anyCollation    api.Function
 	createCollation api.Function
 	createFunction  api.Function
 	createAggregate api.Function
diff --git a/tests/func_test.go b/tests/func_test.go
index 1e408ef..b2e6768 100644
--- a/tests/func_test.go
+++ b/tests/func_test.go
@@ -136,3 +136,53 @@ func TestCreateFunction(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("got %v, want sqlite3.FULL", err)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestAnyCollationNeeded(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	db, err := sqlite3.Open(":memory:")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	err = db.Exec(`CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (id INT, name VARCHAR(10))`)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	err = db.Exec(`INSERT INTO users (id, name) VALUES (0, 'go'), (1, 'zig'), (2, 'whatever')`)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	db.AnyCollationNeeded()
+
+	stmt, _, err := db.Prepare(`SELECT id, name FROM users ORDER BY name COLLATE silly`)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer stmt.Close()
+
+	row := 0
+	ids := []int{0, 2, 1}
+	names := []string{"go", "whatever", "zig"}
+	for ; stmt.Step(); row++ {
+		id := stmt.ColumnInt(0)
+		name := stmt.ColumnText(1)
+
+		if id != ids[row] {
+			t.Errorf("got %d, want %d", id, ids[row])
+		}
+		if name != names[row] {
+			t.Errorf("got %q, want %q", name, names[row])
+		}
+	}
+	if row != 3 {
+		t.Errorf("got %d, want %d", row, len(ids))
+	}
+
+	if err := stmt.Err(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}