diff --git a/c_src/sqlite3_drv.c b/c_src/sqlite3_drv.c
index 1b2e42a..a246b22 100644
--- a/c_src/sqlite3_drv.c
+++ b/c_src/sqlite3_drv.c
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ static int control(
   case CMD_PREPARED_COLUMNS:
     prepared_columns(driver_data, buf, len);
     break;
+  case CMD_SQL_EXEC_SCRIPT:
+    sql_exec_script(driver_data, buf, len);
+    break;
   default:
     unknown(driver_data, buf, len);
   }
@@ -193,7 +196,7 @@ static inline int output_error(
   int term_count;
   return_error(drv, error_code, error, &dataset, &term_count);
   driver_output_term(drv->port, dataset, term_count);
-  return 0;
+  return 1;
 }
 
 static inline int output_db_error(sqlite3_drv_t *drv) {
@@ -259,6 +262,32 @@ static int sql_exec(sqlite3_drv_t *drv, char *command, int command_size) {
   return sql_exec_statement(drv, statement);
 }
 
+static int sql_exec_script(sqlite3_drv_t *drv, char *command, int command_size) {
+  int result;
+  const char *rest = command;
+  const char *end = command + command_size;
+  sqlite3_stmt *statement;
+
+  // printf("SQL: %.*s\n", command_size, command);
+
+  while (rest < end) {
+    result = sqlite3_prepare_v2(drv->db, command, end - command, &statement, &rest);
+    command = (char *) rest; // won't actually mutate!
+    if (result != SQLITE_OK) {
+      return output_db_error(drv);
+    } else if (statement == NULL) {
+      return output_error(drv, SQLITE_MISUSE, "empty statement");
+    }
+
+    result = sql_exec_statement(drv, statement);
+    if (result) {
+      // there was an error, bail out
+      return result;
+    }
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
 static inline int decode_and_bind_param(
     sqlite3_drv_t *drv, char *buffer, int *p_index,
     sqlite3_stmt *statement, int param_index, int *p_type, int *p_size) {
diff --git a/c_src/sqlite3_drv.h b/c_src/sqlite3_drv.h
index b9c7a44..3609d70 100644
--- a/c_src/sqlite3_drv.h
+++ b/c_src/sqlite3_drv.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #define CMD_PREPARED_CLEAR_BINDINGS 9
 #define CMD_PREPARED_FINALIZE 10
 #define CMD_PREPARED_COLUMNS 11
+#define CMD_SQL_EXEC_SCRIPT 12
 
 // Number of bytes for each key
 // (160 bits for SHA1 hash)
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ static int control(ErlDrvData drv_data, unsigned int command, char *buf,
                    int len, char **rbuf, int rlen);
 static int sql_exec(sqlite3_drv_t *drv, char *buf, int len);
 static int sql_bind_and_exec(sqlite3_drv_t *drv, char *buf, int len);
+static int sql_exec_script(sqlite3_drv_t *drv, char *buf, int len);
 static int prepare(sqlite3_drv_t *drv, char *buf, int len);
 static int prepared_bind(sqlite3_drv_t *drv, char *buf, int len);
 static int prepared_step(sqlite3_drv_t *drv, char *buf, int len);
diff --git a/src/sqlite3.erl b/src/sqlite3.erl
index 8a402c5..6065654 100644
--- a/src/sqlite3.erl
+++ b/src/sqlite3.erl
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
 -export([open/1, open/2]).
 -export([start_link/1, start_link/2]).
 -export([stop/0, close/1]).
--export([sql_exec/1, sql_exec/2, sql_exec/3]).
+-export([sql_exec/1, sql_exec/2, sql_exec/3, 
+         sql_exec_script/2]).
 -export([prepare/2, bind/3, next/2, reset/2, clear_bindings/2, finalize/2,
          columns/2]).
 -export([create_table/2, create_table/3, create_table/4]).
@@ -170,6 +171,17 @@ sql_exec(Db, SQL) ->
 sql_exec(Db, SQL, Params) ->
     gen_server:call(Db, {sql_bind_and_exec, SQL, Params}).
 
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% @spec sql_exec_script(Db :: atom(), Sql :: iodata()) -> sql_non_query_result()
+%% @doc
+%%   Executes the Sql script (consisting of semicolon-separated statements) 
+%%   directly on the Db database. Returns 'ok' if there were no errors. 
+%% @end
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+-spec sql_exec_script(atom(), iodata()) -> sql_non_query_result().
+sql_exec_script(Db, SQL) ->
+    gen_server:call(Db, {sql_exec_script, SQL}).
+
 -spec prepare(atom(), iodata()) -> {ok, reference()} | sqlite_error().
 prepare(Db, SQL) ->
     gen_server:call(Db, {prepare, SQL}).
@@ -643,6 +655,9 @@ handle_call({sql_exec, SQL}, _From, State) ->
 handle_call({sql_bind_and_exec, SQL, Params}, _From, State) ->
     Reply = do_sql_bind_and_exec(SQL, Params, State),
     {reply, Reply, State};
+handle_call({sql_exec_script, SQL}, _From, State) ->
+    Reply = do_sql_exec_script(SQL, State),
+    {reply, Reply, State};
 handle_call({create_table, Tbl, Columns}, _From, State) ->
     SQL = sqlite3_lib:create_table_sql(Tbl, Columns),
     do_handle_call_sql_exec(SQL, State);
@@ -813,6 +828,7 @@ get_priv_dir() ->
 -define(PREPARED_CLEAR_BINDINGS, 9).
 -define(PREPARED_FINALIZE, 10).
 -define(PREPARED_COLUMNS, 11).
+-define(SQL_EXEC_SCRIPT, 12).
 
 create_port_cmd(DbFile) ->
     atom_to_list(?DRIVER_NAME) ++ " " ++ DbFile.
@@ -829,6 +845,10 @@ do_sql_bind_and_exec(SQL, Params, #state{port = Port}) ->
     ?dbg("SQL: ~s; Parameters: ~p~n", [SQL, Params]),
     exec(Port, {sql_bind_and_exec, SQL, Params}).
 
+do_sql_exec_script(SQL, #state{port = Port}) ->
+    ?dbg("SQL: ~s~n", [SQL]),
+    exec(Port, {sql_exec_script, SQL}).
+
 exec(_Port, {create_function, _FunctionName, _Function}) ->
     error_logger:error_report([{application, sqlite3}, "NOT IMPL YET"]);
 %port_control(Port, ?SQL_CREATE_FUNCTION, list_to_binary(Cmd)),
@@ -840,6 +860,9 @@ exec(Port, {sql_bind_and_exec, SQL, Params}) ->
     Bin = term_to_binary({iolist_to_binary(SQL), Params}),
     port_control(Port, ?SQL_BIND_AND_EXEC_COMMAND, Bin),
     wait_result(Port);
+exec(Port, {sql_exec_script, SQL}) ->
+    port_control(Port, ?SQL_EXEC_SCRIPT, SQL),
+    wait_result(Port);
 exec(Port, {prepare, SQL}) ->
     port_control(Port, ?PREPARE, SQL),
     wait_result(Port);
diff --git a/test/sqlite3_test.erl b/test/sqlite3_test.erl
index e7bf266..1f0b56d 100644
--- a/test/sqlite3_test.erl
+++ b/test/sqlite3_test.erl
@@ -233,6 +233,25 @@ prepared_test() ->
     ?assertEqual(ok, sqlite3:finalize(prepared, Ref2)),
     sqlite3:close(prepared).
 
+script_test() ->
+    sqlite3:open(script, [in_memory]),
+    Script = string:join(
+                 ["CREATE TABLE person(",
+                  "id INTEGER",
+                  ");",
+                  "  ",
+                  "-- Comment",
+                  "",
+                  "INSERT INTO person (id) VALUES (1);",
+                  "INSERT INTO person (id) VALUES (2);",
+                  "   "
+                 ], "\n"),
+    ?assertEqual(ok, sqlite3:sql_exec_script(script, Script)),
+    ?assertEqual(
+        [{columns,["id"]},{rows,[{1},{2}]}], 
+        sqlite3:read_all(script, person)),
+    sqlite3:close(script).
+
 % create, read, update, delete
 %%====================================================================
 %% Internal functions