diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d80ecaf..6fdf534 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,3 +18,8 @@ sqlite3-sys = "0.6"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 temporary = "0.5"
+
+[features]
+# Link sqlite3-sys against sqlcipher, instead of sqlite3,
+# enabling support for transparent database encryption.
+sqlcipher = ["sqlite3-sys/sqlcipher"]