diff --git a/.changeset/beige-lies-pay.md b/.changeset/beige-lies-pay.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f3d7d70c1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/beige-lies-pay.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+'@backstage/backend-common': patch
+'@backstage/backend-tasks': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-app-backend': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-auth-backend': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-bazaar-backend': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend': patch
+---
+
+Do some groundwork for supporting the `better-sqlite3` driver, to maybe eventually replace `@vscode/sqlite3` (#9912)
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/database/connection.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/database/connection.ts
index fd0769b8a2..b61aabbecb 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/database/connection.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/database/connection.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ type DatabaseClient = 'pg' | 'sqlite3' | 'mysql' | 'mysql2' | string;
  */
 const ConnectorMapping: Record<DatabaseClient, DatabaseConnector> = {
   pg: pgConnector,
+  'better-sqlite3': sqlite3Connector,
   sqlite3: sqlite3Connector,
   mysql: mysqlConnector,
   mysql2: mysqlConnector,
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/database/connectors/sqlite3.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/database/connectors/sqlite3.ts
index 8e47720f82..6426005f0e 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/database/connectors/sqlite3.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/database/connectors/sqlite3.ts
@@ -13,12 +13,11 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-import path from 'path';
-
-import { ensureDirSync } from 'fs-extra';
-import knexFactory, { Knex } from 'knex';
 
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
+import { ensureDirSync } from 'fs-extra';
+import knexFactory, { Knex } from 'knex';
+import path from 'path';
 import { mergeDatabaseConfig } from '../config';
 import { DatabaseConnector } from '../types';
 
diff --git a/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/TaskWorker.ts b/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/TaskWorker.ts
index 991d97b956..5d33bfa7a1 100644
--- a/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/TaskWorker.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/TaskWorker.ts
@@ -229,10 +229,9 @@ export class TaskWorker {
     // leaning on the database as a central clock source
     const dbNull = this.knex.raw('null');
     const dt = Duration.fromISO(recurringAtMostEveryDuration).as('seconds');
-    const nextRun =
-      this.knex.client.config.client === 'sqlite3'
-        ? this.knex.raw('datetime(next_run_start_at, ?)', [`+${dt} seconds`])
-        : this.knex.raw(`next_run_start_at + interval '${dt} seconds'`);
+    const nextRun = this.knex.client.config.client.includes('sqlite3')
+      ? this.knex.raw('datetime(next_run_start_at, ?)', [`+${dt} seconds`])
+      : this.knex.raw(`next_run_start_at + interval '${dt} seconds'`);
 
     const rows = await this.knex<DbTasksRow>(DB_TASKS_TABLE)
       .where('id', '=', this.taskId)
diff --git a/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/util.ts b/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/util.ts
index 0509f29363..8b247cdeb8 100644
--- a/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/util.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/util.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export function nowPlus(duration: Duration | undefined, knex: Knex) {
   if (!seconds) {
     return knex.fn.now();
   }
-  return knex.client.config.client === 'sqlite3'
+  return knex.client.config.client.includes('sqlite3')
     ? knex.raw(`datetime('now', ?)`, [`${seconds} seconds`])
     : knex.raw(`now() + interval '${seconds} seconds'`);
 }
diff --git a/plugins/app-backend/src/lib/assets/StaticAssetsStore.test.ts b/plugins/app-backend/src/lib/assets/StaticAssetsStore.test.ts
index 0230486444..95de905e7a 100644
--- a/plugins/app-backend/src/lib/assets/StaticAssetsStore.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/app-backend/src/lib/assets/StaticAssetsStore.test.ts
@@ -140,10 +140,9 @@ describe('StaticAssetsStore', () => {
       const updated = await database('static_assets_cache')
         .where({ path: 'old' })
         .update({
-          last_modified_at:
-            database.client.config.client === 'sqlite3'
-              ? database.raw(`datetime('now', '-3600 seconds')`)
-              : database.raw(`now() + interval '-3600 seconds'`),
+          last_modified_at: database.client.config.client.includes('sqlite3')
+            ? database.raw(`datetime('now', '-3600 seconds')`)
+            : database.raw(`now() + interval '-3600 seconds'`),
         });
       expect(updated).toBe(1);
 
diff --git a/plugins/app-backend/src/lib/assets/StaticAssetsStore.ts b/plugins/app-backend/src/lib/assets/StaticAssetsStore.ts
index 6b393ce036..70d664307e 100644
--- a/plugins/app-backend/src/lib/assets/StaticAssetsStore.ts
+++ b/plugins/app-backend/src/lib/assets/StaticAssetsStore.ts
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ export class StaticAssetsStore implements StaticAssetProvider {
       .where(
         'last_modified_at',
         '<=',
-        this.#db.client.config.client === 'sqlite3'
+        this.#db.client.config.client.includes('sqlite3')
           ? this.#db.raw(`datetime('now', ?)`, [`-${maxAgeSeconds} seconds`])
           : this.#db.raw(`now() + interval '${-maxAgeSeconds} seconds'`),
       )
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/migrations/20210326100300_timestamptz.js b/plugins/auth-backend/migrations/20210326100300_timestamptz.js
index 144f450380..79b839dc6a 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/migrations/20210326100300_timestamptz.js
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/migrations/20210326100300_timestamptz.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  */
 exports.up = async function up(knex) {
   // Sqlite does not support alter column.
-  if (knex.client.config.client !== 'sqlite3') {
+  if (knex.client.config.client.includes('sqlite3')) {
     await knex.schema.alterTable('signing_keys', table => {
       table
         .timestamp('created_at', { useTz: true, precision: 0 })
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ exports.up = async function up(knex) {
  */
 exports.down = async function down(knex) {
   // Sqlite does not support alter column.
-  if (knex.client.config.client !== 'sqlite3') {
+  if (knex.client.config.client.includes('sqlite3')) {
     await knex.schema.alterTable('signing_keys', table => {
       table
         .timestamp('created_at', { useTz: false, precision: 0 })
diff --git a/plugins/bazaar-backend/migrations/20211117092217_optional_entity_ref.js b/plugins/bazaar-backend/migrations/20211117092217_optional_entity_ref.js
index 03ed0a8d05..9dd8097ae2 100644
--- a/plugins/bazaar-backend/migrations/20211117092217_optional_entity_ref.js
+++ b/plugins/bazaar-backend/migrations/20211117092217_optional_entity_ref.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 exports.up = async function up(knex) {
-  if (knex.client.config.client === 'sqlite3') {
+  if (knex.client.config.client.includes('sqlite3')) {
     await knex.schema.dropTable('metadata');
     await knex.schema.createTable('metadata', table => {
       table.increments('id').comment('Automatically generated unique ID');
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ exports.up = async function up(knex) {
 };
 
 exports.down = async function down(knex) {
-  if (knex.client.config.client === 'sqlite3') {
+  if (knex.client.config.client.includes('sqlite3')) {
     await knex.schema.dropTable('metadata');
     await knex.schema.createTable('metadata', table => {
       table
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/migrations/20201123205611_relations_table_uniq.js b/plugins/catalog-backend/migrations/20201123205611_relations_table_uniq.js
index b3c3a042f5..996c69de8c 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/migrations/20201123205611_relations_table_uniq.js
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/migrations/20201123205611_relations_table_uniq.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * @param {import('knex').Knex} knex
  */
 exports.up = async function up(knex) {
-  if (knex.client.config.client === 'sqlite3') {
+  if (knex.client.config.client.includes('sqlite3')) {
     // sqlite doesn't support dropPrimary so we recreate it properly instead
     await knex.schema.dropTable('entities_relations');
     await knex.schema.createTable('entities_relations', table => {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ exports.up = async function up(knex) {
  * @param {import('knex').Knex} knex
  */
 exports.down = async function down(knex) {
-  if (knex.client.config.client === 'sqlite3') {
+  if (knex.client.config.client.includes('sqlite3')) {
     await knex.schema.dropTable('entities_relations');
     await knex.schema.createTable('entities_relations', table => {
       table.comment('All relations between entities in the catalog');
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/database/DefaultProcessingDatabase.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/database/DefaultProcessingDatabase.ts
index 55f04c289c..7c278e7272 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/database/DefaultProcessingDatabase.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/database/DefaultProcessingDatabase.ts
@@ -403,10 +403,9 @@ export class DefaultProcessingDatabase implements ProcessingDatabase {
         items.map(i => i.entity_ref),
       )
       .update({
-        next_update_at:
-          tx.client.config.client === 'sqlite3'
-            ? tx.raw(`datetime('now', ?)`, [`${interval} seconds`])
-            : tx.raw(`now() + interval '${interval} seconds'`),
+        next_update_at: tx.client.config.client.includes('sqlite3')
+          ? tx.raw(`datetime('now', ?)`, [`${interval} seconds`])
+          : tx.raw(`now() + interval '${interval} seconds'`),
       });
 
     return {
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/DatabaseTaskStore.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/DatabaseTaskStore.ts
index 65b890c265..9fef68529f 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/DatabaseTaskStore.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/DatabaseTaskStore.ts
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ export class DatabaseTaskStore implements TaskStore {
       .andWhere(
         'last_heartbeat_at',
         '<=',
-        this.db.client.config.client === 'sqlite3'
+        this.db.client.config.client.includes('sqlite3')
           ? this.db.raw(`datetime('now', ?)`, [`-${timeoutS} seconds`])
           : this.db.raw(`dateadd('second', ?, ?)`, [
               `-${timeoutS}`,