diff --git a/0003-swdb-create-persistent-WAL-files-RhBug1640235.patch b/0003-swdb-create-persistent-WAL-files-RhBug1640235.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8b355f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0003-swdb-create-persistent-WAL-files-RhBug1640235.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+From dbe553c3846061f022dae906276b77a8430cce6a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Jaroslav Rohel <jrohel@redhat.com>
+Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2018 16:06:55 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] [swdb] create persistent WAL files (RhBug:1640235)
+
+---
+ libdnf/utils/sqlite3/Sqlite3.cpp | 14 +++++++++++---
+ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/libdnf/utils/sqlite3/Sqlite3.cpp b/libdnf/utils/sqlite3/Sqlite3.cpp
+index 021b5d2..27fed56 100644
+--- a/libdnf/utils/sqlite3/Sqlite3.cpp
++++ b/libdnf/utils/sqlite3/Sqlite3.cpp
+@@ -30,9 +30,17 @@ SQLite3::open()
+             sqlite3_close(db);
+             throw LibException(result, "Open failed");
+         }
+-        // sqlite doesn't behave correctly in chroots without following line:
+-        // turn foreign key checking on
+-        exec("PRAGMA locking_mode = NORMAL; PRAGMA journal_mode = WAL; PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON;");
++#if SQLITE_VERSION_NUMBER >= 3022000
++        int enabled = 1;
++        sqlite3_file_control(db, "main", SQLITE_FCNTL_PERSIST_WAL, &enabled);
++        if (sqlite3_db_readonly(db, "main") == 1)
++            exec("PRAGMA locking_mode = NORMAL; PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON;");
++        else
++            exec("PRAGMA locking_mode = NORMAL; PRAGMA journal_mode = WAL; PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON;");
++#else
++        // Journal mode WAL in readonly mode is supported from sqlite version 3.22.0
++        exec("PRAGMA locking_mode = NORMAL; PRAGMA journal_mode = TRUNCATE; PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON;");
++#endif
+         sqlite3_busy_timeout(db, 10000);
+     }
+ }
+--
+libgit2 0.26.7
+
diff --git a/libdnf.spec b/libdnf.spec
index c7008ce..8d8ed66 100644
--- a/libdnf.spec
+++ b/libdnf.spec
@@ -31,13 +31,14 @@
 
 Name:           libdnf
 Version:        0.22.0
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Release:        3%{?dist}
 Summary:        Library providing simplified C and Python API to libsolv
 License:        LGPLv2+
 URL:            https://github.com/rpm-software-management/libdnf
 Source0:        %{url}/archive/%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 Patch0001:      0001-Modify-solver_describe_decision-to-report-cleaned-RhBug1486749.patch
 Patch0002:      0002-history-Fix-crash-in-TransactionItemaddReplacedBy.patch
+Patch0003:      0003-swdb-create-persistent-WAL-files-RhBug1640235.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  cmake
 BuildRequires:  gcc
@@ -245,7 +246,10 @@ popd
 %endif
 
 %changelog
-* Wed Oct 15 2018 Jaroslav Mracek <jmracek@redhat.com> - 0.22.0-2
+* Wed Oct 18 2018 Jaroslav Mracek <jmracek@redhat.com> - 0.22.0-3
+- bacport swdb-create-persistent-WAL-files-RhBug1640235
+
+* Wed Oct 17 2018 Jaroslav Mracek <jmracek@redhat.com> - 0.22.0-2
 - backport Modify-solver_describe_decision-to-report-cleaned-RhBug1486749
 - backport history-Fix-crash-in-TransactionItemaddReplacedBy