diff --git a/activerecord/CHANGELOG b/activerecord/CHANGELOG
index ef2263a855ce00cefeefd2a1f870be84b2f4d8c9..de3a7779201f552286c9c20f4e2fc51f3b529e42 100644
--- a/activerecord/CHANGELOG
+++ b/activerecord/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 *SVN*
 
+* Make sure sqlite3 driver closes open connections on disconnect [Rob Rasmussen]
+
 * [DOC] clear up some ambiguity with the way has_and_belongs_to_many creates the default join table name.  #7072 [jeremymcanally]
 
 * change_column accepts :default => nil. Skip column options for primary keys.  #6956, #7048 [dcmanges, Jeremy Kemper]
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlite_adapter.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlite_adapter.rb
index 57520ea24953b3f5c85f740f84b2a1bdd0faaf67..199f53b8a70adc1f3c5738087ed762e5977a9a1c 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlite_adapter.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlite_adapter.rb
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@ def supports_migrations? #:nodoc:
       def requires_reloading?
         true
       end
+ 
+      def disconnect!
+        super
+        @connection.close rescue nil
+      end
 
       def supports_count_distinct? #:nodoc:
         sqlite_version >= '3.2.6'