Index: SQLite.Interop/src/win/interop.c
==================================================================
--- SQLite.Interop/src/win/interop.c
+++ SQLite.Interop/src/win/interop.c
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@
 SQLITE_PRIVATE void sqlite3InteropLogCallback(void *pArg, int iCode, const char *zMsg){
   sqlite3InteropDebug("INTEROP_LOG (%d) %s\n", iCode, zMsg);
 }
 #endif
 
-#if SQLITE_VERSION_NUMBER < 3007014
+#if defined(INTEROP_LEGACY_CLOSE) || SQLITE_VERSION_NUMBER < 3007014
 SQLITE_PRIVATE void * sqlite3DbMallocZero_interop(sqlite3 *db, int n)
 {
   void *p;
   if (db) {
     sqlite3_mutex_enter(db->mutex);
@@ -120,11 +120,11 @@
     GC gets around to calling finalize_interop() on the "bad" statement, we detect that and finish deallocating the pointer.
 */
 SQLITE_API int WINAPI sqlite3_close_interop(sqlite3 *db)
 {
   int ret;
-#if SQLITE_VERSION_NUMBER >= 3007014
+#if !defined(INTEROP_LEGACY_CLOSE) && SQLITE_VERSION_NUMBER >= 3007014
 
 #if defined(INTEROP_DEBUG) && (INTEROP_DEBUG & INTEROP_DEBUG_CLOSE)
   sqlite3InteropDebug("sqlite3_close_interop(): calling sqlite3_close_v2(%p)...\n", db);
 #endif
 
@@ -403,11 +403,11 @@
 }
 
 SQLITE_API int WINAPI sqlite3_finalize_interop(sqlite3_stmt *stmt)
 {
   int ret;
-#if SQLITE_VERSION_NUMBER >= 3007014
+#if !defined(INTEROP_LEGACY_CLOSE) && SQLITE_VERSION_NUMBER >= 3007014
 
 #if defined(INTEROP_DEBUG) && (INTEROP_DEBUG & INTEROP_DEBUG_FINALIZE)
   Vdbe *p = (Vdbe *)stmt;
   sqlite3 *db = p->db;
   sqlite3InteropDebug("sqlite3_finalize_interop(): calling sqlite3_finalize(%p, %p)...\n", db, stmt);
@@ -469,11 +469,11 @@
 }
 
 SQLITE_API int WINAPI sqlite3_reset_interop(sqlite3_stmt *stmt)
 {
   int ret;
-#if SQLITE_VERSION_NUMBER >= 3007014
+#if !defined(INTEROP_LEGACY_CLOSE) && SQLITE_VERSION_NUMBER >= 3007014
 
 #if defined(INTEROP_DEBUG) && (INTEROP_DEBUG & INTEROP_DEBUG_RESET)
   sqlite3InteropDebug("sqlite3_reset_interop(): calling sqlite3_reset(%p)...\n", stmt);
 #endif
 

Index: SQLite.NET.Settings.targets
==================================================================
--- SQLite.NET.Settings.targets
+++ SQLite.NET.Settings.targets
@@ -278,10 +278,24 @@
                   INTEROP_DEBUG_BREAK          (0x0200)
     -->
     <InteropDebug Condition="'$(InteropDebug)' == '' And '$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'">true</InteropDebug>
     <InteropDebug Condition="'$(InteropDebug)' == '' And '$(Configuration)' != 'Debug'">false</InteropDebug>
 
+    <!--
+        NOTE: Disable all use of the sqlite3_close_v2() native API and use the
+              legacy System.Data.SQLite connection closing algorithm instead.
+              By default, this is disabled.  If this is enabled, it must also
+              be enabled via the "INTEROP_LEGACY_CLOSE=1" preprocessor define
+              being present in the "INTEROP_EXTRA_DEFINES" macro in the build
+              properties file:
+
+                  "SQLite.Interop\props\SQLite.Interop.20YY.[vs]props"
+
+              for the corresponding version(s) of Visual Studio.
+    -->
+    <InteropLegacyClose Condition="'$(InteropLegacyClose)' == ''">false</InteropLegacyClose>
+
     <!--
         NOTE: Enable the logging callback in the custom built interop DLL (i.e.
               "SQLite.Interop.dll")?  By default, this is enabled in the Debug
               build configuration.  If this is disabled, the logging callback
               will be unavailable and diagnostic messages may not be seen if

Index: System.Data.SQLite/SQLiteBase.cs
==================================================================
--- System.Data.SQLite/SQLiteBase.cs
+++ System.Data.SQLite/SQLiteBase.cs
@@ -594,10 +594,11 @@
                 if (n != SQLiteErrorCode.Ok) throw new SQLiteException(n, GetLastError(hdl, db));
             }
         }
     }
 
+#if !INTEROP_LEGACY_CLOSE
     internal static void CloseConnectionV2(SQLiteConnectionHandle hdl, IntPtr db)
     {
         if ((hdl == null) || (db == IntPtr.Zero)) return;
 
         try
@@ -621,10 +622,11 @@
 #endif
                 if (n != SQLiteErrorCode.Ok) throw new SQLiteException(n, GetLastError(hdl, db));
             }
         }
     }
+#endif
 
     internal static bool ResetConnection(SQLiteConnectionHandle hdl, IntPtr db, bool canThrow)
     {
         if ((hdl == null) || (db == IntPtr.Zero)) return false;
 

Index: System.Data.SQLite/SQLiteConnection.cs
==================================================================
--- System.Data.SQLite/SQLiteConnection.cs
+++ System.Data.SQLite/SQLiteConnection.cs
@@ -493,11 +493,11 @@
 
 #if !INTEROP_LOG
       SQLiteLog.Initialize();
 #endif
 
-#if !PLATFORM_COMPACTFRAMEWORK && SQLITE_STANDARD
+#if !PLATFORM_COMPACTFRAMEWORK && !INTEROP_LEGACY_CLOSE && SQLITE_STANDARD
       //
       // NOTE: Check if the sqlite3_close_v2() native API should be available
       //       to use.  This must be done dynamically because the delegate set
       //       here is used by the SQLiteConnectionHandle class, which is a
       //       CriticalHandle derived class (i.e. protected by a constrained

Index: System.Data.SQLite/SQLiteDefineConstants.cs
==================================================================
--- System.Data.SQLite/SQLiteDefineConstants.cs
+++ System.Data.SQLite/SQLiteDefineConstants.cs
@@ -33,10 +33,14 @@
 #endif
 
 #if INTEROP_EXTENSION_FUNCTIONS
             "INTEROP_EXTENSION_FUNCTIONS",
 #endif
+
+#if INTEROP_LEGACY_CLOSE
+            "INTEROP_LEGACY_CLOSE",
+#endif
 
 #if INTEROP_LOG
             "INTEROP_LOG",
 #endif
 

Index: System.Data.SQLite/System.Data.SQLite.Properties.targets
==================================================================
--- System.Data.SQLite/System.Data.SQLite.Properties.targets
+++ System.Data.SQLite/System.Data.SQLite.Properties.targets
@@ -151,10 +151,18 @@
   -->
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(InteropDebug)' != 'false'">
     <DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);INTEROP_DEBUG</DefineConstants>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <!--
+      NOTE: Disable all use of the sqlite3_close_v2() native API and use the
+            legacy System.Data.SQLite connection closing algorithm instead.
+  -->
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(InteropLegacyClose)' != 'false'">
+    <DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);INTEROP_LEGACY_CLOSE</DefineConstants>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
   <!--
       NOTE: Enable the logging callback in the custom built interop DLL (see
             the "SQLite.NET.Settings.targets" file for more information)?
   -->
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(InteropLog)' != 'false'">

Index: System.Data.SQLite/UnsafeNativeMethods.cs
==================================================================
--- System.Data.SQLite/UnsafeNativeMethods.cs
+++ System.Data.SQLite/UnsafeNativeMethods.cs
@@ -641,16 +641,18 @@
 #else
     [DllImport(SQLITE_DLL)]
 #endif
     internal static extern SQLiteErrorCode sqlite3_close(IntPtr db);
 
+#if !INTEROP_LEGACY_CLOSE
 #if !PLATFORM_COMPACTFRAMEWORK
     [DllImport(SQLITE_DLL, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
 #else
     [DllImport(SQLITE_DLL)]
 #endif
     internal static extern SQLiteErrorCode sqlite3_close_v2(IntPtr db); /* 3.7.14+ */
+#endif
 
 #if !PLATFORM_COMPACTFRAMEWORK
     [DllImport(SQLITE_DLL, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
 #else
     [DllImport(SQLITE_DLL)]