diff --git a/vlib/sqlite/sqlite.v b/vlib/sqlite/sqlite.v
index 4bbe40e093..f09262768b 100644
--- a/vlib/sqlite/sqlite.v
+++ b/vlib/sqlite/sqlite.v
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ $if windows {
 
 #include "sqlite3.h"
 
-const (
+pub const (
 	sqlite_ok    = 0
 	sqlite_error = 1
 	sqlite_row   = 100
diff --git a/vlib/sqlite/sqlite_test.v b/vlib/sqlite/sqlite_test.v
index f1e9db36cf..1e72a0c930 100644
--- a/vlib/sqlite/sqlite_test.v
+++ b/vlib/sqlite/sqlite_test.v
@@ -29,3 +29,10 @@ fn test_sqlite() {
 	db.close() or { panic(err) }
 	assert !db.is_open
 }
+
+fn test_can_access_sqlite_result_consts() {
+	assert sqlite.sqlite_ok == 0
+	assert sqlite.sqlite_error == 1
+	assert sqlite.sqlite_row == 100
+	assert sqlite.sqlite_done == 101
+}