diff --git a/things/database.py b/things/database.py
index 5bbd7da..406b28c 100755
--- a/things/database.py
+++ b/things/database.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import plistlib
 import re
 import sqlite3
+import weakref
 from textwrap import dedent
 from typing import Optional, Union
 
@@ -186,6 +187,8 @@ def __init__(self, filepath=None, print_sql=False):
         # See: https://sqlite.org/uri.html#recognized_query_parameters
         uri = f"file:{self.filepath}?mode=ro"
         self.connection = sqlite3.connect(uri, uri=True)  # pylint: disable=E1101
+        # Close the underlying SQLite connection when this Database object is garbage collected
+        weakref.finalize(self, sqlite3.Connection.close, self.connection)
 
         # Test for migrated database in Things 3.15.16+
         # --------------------------------