diff --git a/vlib/db/sqlite/sqlite.c.v b/vlib/db/sqlite/sqlite.c.v
index 2a294304a3..bbd38deabb 100644
--- a/vlib/db/sqlite/sqlite.c.v
+++ b/vlib/db/sqlite/sqlite.c.v
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ fn C.sqlite3_column_count(&C.sqlite3_stmt) int
 
 fn C.sqlite3_column_type(&C.sqlite3_stmt, int) int
 
+fn C.sqlite3_column_bytes(&C.sqlite3_stmt, int) int
+
 //
 fn C.sqlite3_errstr(int) &char
 
diff --git a/vlib/db/sqlite/stmt.c.v b/vlib/db/sqlite/stmt.c.v
index 8068e0c9f1..56d63025de 100644
--- a/vlib/db/sqlite/stmt.c.v
+++ b/vlib/db/sqlite/stmt.c.v
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ fn (stmt &Stmt) get_text(idx int) ?string {
 		if b == &char(unsafe { nil }) {
 			return ''
 		}
-		return unsafe { b.vstring() }
+		l := C.sqlite3_column_bytes(stmt.stmt, idx)
+		return unsafe { b.vstring_with_len(l) }
 	}
 }