diff --git a/.changeset/wise-ravens-kiss.md b/.changeset/wise-ravens-kiss.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72d696f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wise-ravens-kiss.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@journeyapps/react-native-quick-sqlite': patch
+---
+
+Enable extension loading for all opened DB connections.
diff --git a/cpp/ConnectionState.cpp b/cpp/ConnectionState.cpp
index c27e980..14c7f81 100644
--- a/cpp/ConnectionState.cpp
+++ b/cpp/ConnectionState.cpp
@@ -116,5 +116,7 @@ SQLiteOPResult genericSqliteOpenDb(string const dbName, string const docPath,
                           .errorMessage = sqlite3_errmsg(*db)};
   }
 
+  sqlite3_enable_load_extension(*db, 1);
+
   return SQLiteOPResult{.type = SQLiteOk, .rowsAffected = 0};
 }
\ No newline at end of file