--- Makefile.in
+++ Makefile.in
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@
 #
 LIBOBJS0 = alter.lo analyze.lo attach.lo auth.lo \
          backup.lo bitvec.lo btmutex.lo btree.lo build.lo \
-         callback.lo complete.lo ctime.lo date.lo db_pragma.lo db_shell.lo \
-         delete.lo expr.lo fault.lo fkey.lo \
+         callback.lo complete.lo ctime.lo date.lo db_encrypt.lo db_pragma.lo \
+         db_shell.lo delete.lo expr.lo fault.lo fkey.lo \
          fts3.lo fts3_aux.lo fts3_expr.lo fts3_hash.lo fts3_icu.lo \
          fts3_porter.lo fts3_snippet.lo fts3_tokenizer.lo fts3_tokenizer1.lo \
          fts3_tokenize_vtab.lo \
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@
   $(TOP)/src/complete.c \
   $(TOP)/src/ctime.c \
   $(TOP)/src/date.c \
+  $(TOP)/../adapter/db_encrypt.c \
   $(TOP)/../adapter/db_pragma.c \
   $(TOP)/../adapter/db_shell.c \
   $(TOP)/src/delete.c \
@@ -617,6 +618,10 @@
 date.lo:	$(TOP)/src/date.c $(HDR)
 	$(LTCOMPILE) $(TEMP_STORE) -c $(TOP)/src/date.c
 
+db_encrypt.lo:	$(TOP)/../adapter/db_encrypt.c $(HDR) \
+		$(TOP)/../adapter/btreeInt.h
+	$(LTCOMPILE) $(TEMP_STORE) -c $(TOP)/../adapter/db_encrypt.c
+
 db_pragma.lo:	$(TOP)/../adapter/db_pragma.c $(HDR) \
 		$(TOP)/../adapter/btreeInt.h
 	$(LTCOMPILE) $(TEMP_STORE) -c $(TOP)/../adapter/db_pragma.c
--- src/tclsqlite.c
+++ src/tclsqlite.c
@@ -3036,7 +3036,13 @@
   }
 #ifdef SQLITE_HAS_CODEC
   if( p->db ){
-    sqlite3_key(p->db, pKey, nKey);
+    rc = sqlite3_key(p->db, pKey, nKey);
+    if( rc ){
+      zErrMsg = sqlite3_mprintf("%s", sqlite3ErrStr(rc));
+      sqlite3_close(p->db);
+      p->db = 0;
+    }
+
   }
 #endif
   if( p->db==0 ){
--- test/vtab1.test
+++ test/vtab1.test
@@ -879,8 +879,12 @@
 ifcapable attach {
   do_test vtab1.8-1 {
     set echo_module ""
+    set key ""
+    if {[sqlite -has-codec]} {
+      set key "xyzzy"
+    }
     execsql {
-      ATTACH 'test2.db' AS aux;
+      ATTACH 'test2.db' AS aux KEY $key;
       CREATE VIRTUAL TABLE aux.e2 USING echo(real_abc);
     }
     set echo_module
--- tool/mksqlite3c.tcl
+++ tool/mksqlite3c.tcl
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@
    btmutex.c
    btree.c
    backup.c
+   db_encrypt.c
    db_pragma.c
    db_shell.c