diff --git a/misc/ext.d/misc.sh.in b/misc/ext.d/misc.sh.in
index ea80ced73..4a8103567 100644
--- a/misc/ext.d/misc.sh.in
+++ b/misc/ext.d/misc.sh.in
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ do_view_action() {
     dbf)
         dbview -b "${MC_EXT_FILENAME}"
         ;;
+    sqlite)
+        sqlite3 "${MC_EXT_FILENAME}" .dump
+        ;;
     mo)
         msgunfmt "${MC_EXT_FILENAME}" || \
             cat "${MC_EXT_FILENAME}"
@@ -57,6 +60,9 @@ do_open_action() {
     dbf)
         dbview "${MC_EXT_FILENAME}"
         ;;
+    sqlite)
+        sqlite3 "${MC_EXT_FILENAME}"
+        ;;
     glade)
         if glade-3 --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
             (glade-3 "${MC_EXT_FILENAME}" >/dev/null 2>&1 &)
diff --git a/misc/mc.ext.in b/misc/mc.ext.in
index 5eb80aed2..9f65f1f00 100644
--- a/misc/mc.ext.in
+++ b/misc/mc.ext.in
@@ -604,9 +604,14 @@ shell/Imakefile
 regex/^Makefile.(PL|pl)$
 	Open=%var{PERL:perl} %f
 
+# sqlite3.db
+type/^SQLite 3.x database
+	Open=@EXTHELPERSDIR@/misc.sh open sqlite
+	View=%view{ascii} @EXTHELPERSDIR@/misc.sh view sqlite
+
 # dbf
 shell/i/.dbf
-	Open=%view{ascii} @EXTHELPERSDIR@/misc.sh open dbf
+	Open=@EXTHELPERSDIR@/misc.sh open dbf
 	View=%view{ascii} @EXTHELPERSDIR@/misc.sh view dbf
 
 # REXX script