diff --git a/sqliter-driver/src/nativeCommonMain/kotlin/co/touchlab/sqliter/DatabaseConfiguration.kt b/sqliter-driver/src/nativeCommonMain/kotlin/co/touchlab/sqliter/DatabaseConfiguration.kt
index 25755cfb..80628c84 100644
--- a/sqliter-driver/src/nativeCommonMain/kotlin/co/touchlab/sqliter/DatabaseConfiguration.kt
+++ b/sqliter-driver/src/nativeCommonMain/kotlin/co/touchlab/sqliter/DatabaseConfiguration.kt
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ data class DatabaseConfiguration(
         val busyTimeout: Int = 5000,
         val pageSize: Int? = null,
         val basePath: String? = null,
-        )
+        val synchronousFlag: SynchronousFlag? = null,
+        val recursiveTriggers: Boolean = false
+    )
     data class Logging(
         val logger: Logger = WarningLogger,
         val verboseDataCalls: Boolean = false
@@ -94,3 +96,7 @@ enum class JournalMode {
             }
     }
 }
+
+enum class SynchronousFlag(val value: Int) {
+    OFF(0), NORMAL(1), FULL(2), EXTRA(3);
+}
diff --git a/sqliter-driver/src/nativeCommonMain/kotlin/co/touchlab/sqliter/DatabaseConnection.kt b/sqliter-driver/src/nativeCommonMain/kotlin/co/touchlab/sqliter/DatabaseConnection.kt
index fe311e9d..21be9e43 100644
--- a/sqliter-driver/src/nativeCommonMain/kotlin/co/touchlab/sqliter/DatabaseConnection.kt
+++ b/sqliter-driver/src/nativeCommonMain/kotlin/co/touchlab/sqliter/DatabaseConnection.kt
@@ -105,10 +105,15 @@ fun DatabaseConnection.updateJournalMode(value: JournalMode): JournalMode {
 }
 
 fun DatabaseConnection.updateForeignKeyConstraints(enabled: Boolean) {
-    val newValue = if (enabled) {
-        1
-    } else {
-        0
-    }
-    withStatement("PRAGMA foreign_keys=$newValue") { execute() }
+    withStatement("PRAGMA foreign_keys=${enabled.toInt()}") { execute() }
+}
+
+fun DatabaseConnection.updateSynchronousFlag(flag: SynchronousFlag) {
+    withStatement("PRAGMA synchronous=${flag.value}") { execute() }
 }
+
+fun DatabaseConnection.updateRecursiveTriggers(enabled: Boolean) {
+    withStatement("PRAGMA recursive_triggers=${enabled.toInt()}") { execute() }
+}
+
+private fun Boolean.toInt(): Int = if (this) 1 else 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sqliter-driver/src/nativeCommonMain/kotlin/co/touchlab/sqliter/native/NativeDatabaseManager.kt b/sqliter-driver/src/nativeCommonMain/kotlin/co/touchlab/sqliter/native/NativeDatabaseManager.kt
index aea538eb..12ffe9cf 100644
--- a/sqliter-driver/src/nativeCommonMain/kotlin/co/touchlab/sqliter/native/NativeDatabaseManager.kt
+++ b/sqliter-driver/src/nativeCommonMain/kotlin/co/touchlab/sqliter/native/NativeDatabaseManager.kt
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ class NativeDatabaseManager(private val path:String,
             val conn = NativeDatabaseConnection(this, connectionPtrArg)
             configuration.lifecycleConfig.onCreateConnection(conn)
 
+            if (configuration.extendedConfig.synchronousFlag != null) {
+                conn.updateSynchronousFlag(configuration.extendedConfig.synchronousFlag)
+            }
+
             if (configuration.encryptionConfig.rekey == null) {
                 configuration.encryptionConfig.key?.let { conn.setCipherKey(it) }
             } else {
@@ -69,9 +73,15 @@ class NativeDatabaseManager(private val path:String,
                 }
             }
 
-            if(configuration.extendedConfig.foreignKeyConstraints){
-                conn.updateForeignKeyConstraints(true)
-            }
+            // These flags should be explicitly set on each connection at all times.
+            //
+            // "should set the foreign key enforcement flag [...] and not depend on the default setting."
+            // https://www.sqlite.org/pragma.html#pragma_foreign_keys
+            // "Recursive triggers may be turned on by default in future versions of SQLite."
+            // https://www.sqlite.org/pragma.html#pragma_recursive_triggers
+            conn.updateForeignKeyConstraints(configuration.extendedConfig.foreignKeyConstraints)
+            conn.updateRecursiveTriggers(configuration.extendedConfig.recursiveTriggers)
+
 
             if(newConnection.value == 0){
                 conn.updateJournalMode(configuration.journalMode)