@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ sqlite3
   object is not :meth:`closed <sqlite3.Connection.close>` explicitly.
   (Contributed by Erlend E. Aasland in :gh:`105539`.)
 
+* Add support for virtual tables to :meth:`sqlite3.Connection.iterdump`.
+  (Contributed by Aviv Palivoda in :gh:`64662`.)
+
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 -------
 

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ def _iterdump(connection):
     directly but instead called from the Connection method, iterdump().
     """
 
+    writeable_schema = False
     cu = connection.cursor()
     yield('BEGIN TRANSACTION;')
 
@@ -50,13 +51,15 @@ def _iterdump(connection):
             yield('ANALYZE "sqlite_master";')
         elif table_name.startswith('sqlite_'):
             continue
-        # NOTE: Virtual table support not implemented
-        #elif sql.startswith('CREATE VIRTUAL TABLE'):
-        #    qtable = table_name.replace("'", "''")
-        #    yield("INSERT INTO sqlite_master(type,name,tbl_name,rootpage,sql)"\
-        #        "VALUES('table','{0}','{0}',0,'{1}');".format(
-        #        qtable,
-        #        sql.replace("''")))
+        elif sql.startswith('CREATE VIRTUAL TABLE'):
+            if not writeable_schema:
+                writeable_schema = True
+                yield('PRAGMA writable_schema=ON;')
+            yield("INSERT INTO sqlite_master(type,name,tbl_name,rootpage,sql)"
+                  "VALUES('table',{0},{0},0,{1});".format(
+                      _quote_value(table_name),
+                      _quote_value(sql),
+                  ))
         else:
             yield('{0};'.format(sql))
 
@@ -85,6 +88,9 @@ def _iterdump(connection):
     for name, type, sql in schema_res.fetchall():
         yield('{0};'.format(sql))
 
+    if writeable_schema:
+        yield('PRAGMA writable_schema=OFF;')
+
     # gh-79009: Yield statements concerning the sqlite_sequence table at the
     # end of the transaction.
     for row in sqlite_sequence:

@@ -113,6 +113,26 @@ def __getitem__(self, index):
         got = list(self.cx.iterdump())
         self.assertEqual(expected, got)
 
+    def test_dump_virtual_tables(self):
+        # gh-64662
+        expected = [
+            "BEGIN TRANSACTION;",
+            "PRAGMA writable_schema=ON;",
+            ("INSERT INTO sqlite_master(type,name,tbl_name,rootpage,sql)"
+             "VALUES('table','test','test',0,'CREATE VIRTUAL TABLE test USING fts4(example)');"),
+            "CREATE TABLE 'test_content'(docid INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, 'c0example');",
+            "CREATE TABLE 'test_docsize'(docid INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, size BLOB);",
+            ("CREATE TABLE 'test_segdir'(level INTEGER,idx INTEGER,start_block INTEGER,"
+             "leaves_end_block INTEGER,end_block INTEGER,root BLOB,PRIMARY KEY(level, idx));"),
+            "CREATE TABLE 'test_segments'(blockid INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, block BLOB);",
+            "CREATE TABLE 'test_stat'(id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, value BLOB);",
+            "PRAGMA writable_schema=OFF;",
+            "COMMIT;"
+        ]
+        self.cu.execute("CREATE VIRTUAL TABLE test USING fts4(example)")
+        actual = list(self.cx.iterdump())
+        self.assertEqual(expected, actual)
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-08-22-22-29-42.gh-issue-64662.jHl_Bt.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-08-22-22-29-42.gh-issue-64662.jHl_Bt.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Add support for virtual tables to :meth:`sqlite3.Connection.iterdump`. Patch
+by Aviv Palivoda.
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		Add support for virtual tables to :meth:`sqlite3.Connection.iterdump`. Patch
		by Aviv Palivoda.