diff --git a/src/plugins/PyFalkon/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/PyFalkon/CMakeLists.txt
index 7251d8086..13890db61 100644
--- a/src/plugins/PyFalkon/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/PyFalkon/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ foreach(INCLUDE_DIR ${PYSIDE_INCLUDE_DIRS})
     list(APPEND PYSIDE_ADDITIONAL_INCLUDES "${INCLUDE_DIR}/QtWebChannel")
     list(APPEND PYSIDE_ADDITIONAL_INCLUDES "${INCLUDE_DIR}/QtWebEngineCore")
     list(APPEND PYSIDE_ADDITIONAL_INCLUDES "${INCLUDE_DIR}/QtWebEngineWidgets")
+    list(APPEND PYSIDE_ADDITIONAL_INCLUDES "${INCLUDE_DIR}/QtSql")
 endforeach()
 
 set(PyFalkon_SRCS
diff --git a/src/plugins/PyFalkon/autotests/basictest.py b/src/plugins/PyFalkon/autotests/basictest.py
index 4abf09fda..5dbb071fa 100644
--- a/src/plugins/PyFalkon/autotests/basictest.py
+++ b/src/plugins/PyFalkon/autotests/basictest.py
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ class BasicTest(unittest.TestCase):
         window = Falkon.MainApplication.instance().createWindow(Falkon.Qz.BW_NewWindow)
         self.assertIsNotNone(window)
 
+    def test_sql_availability(self):
+        self.assertTrue(hasattr(Falkon.SqlDatabase, 'database'))
+
 
 suite = unittest.defaultTestLoader.loadTestsFromTestCase(BasicTest)
 if unittest.TextTestRunner().run(suite).failures:
diff --git a/src/plugins/PyFalkon/typesystem_pyfalkon.xml b/src/plugins/PyFalkon/typesystem_pyfalkon.xml
index 12d05ebaf..436383b6a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/PyFalkon/typesystem_pyfalkon.xml
+++ b/src/plugins/PyFalkon/typesystem_pyfalkon.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 <typesystem package="PyFalkon">
     <load-typesystem name="typesystem_webenginecore.xml" generate="no"/>
     <load-typesystem name="typesystem_webenginewidgets.xml" generate="no"/>
+    <load-typesystem name="typesystem_sql.xml" generate="no"/>
 
     <inject-code class="native" position="beginning">
       #include &lt;pythonplugin.h&gt;