diff --git a/src/database/mixxxdb.cpp b/src/database/mixxxdb.cpp
index 6dcd79a0a52c..e3a2e70cc7e4 100644
--- a/src/database/mixxxdb.cpp
+++ b/src/database/mixxxdb.cpp
@@ -17,16 +17,46 @@ namespace {
 
 const mixxx::Logger kLogger("MixxxDb");
 
+const QString kType = QStringLiteral("QSQLITE");
+
+const QString kConnectOptions = QStringLiteral("QSQLITE_OPEN_URI");
+
+const QString kUriPrefix = QStringLiteral("file://");
+
+const QString kDefaultFileName = QStringLiteral("mixxxdb.sqlite");
+
+const QString kUserName = QStringLiteral("mixxx");
+
+const QString kPassword = QStringLiteral("mixxx");
+
 // The connection parameters for the main Mixxx DB
 mixxx::DbConnection::Params dbConnectionParams(
         const UserSettingsPointer& pConfig,
         bool inMemoryConnection) {
     mixxx::DbConnection::Params params;
-    params.type = "QSQLITE";
-    params.hostName = "localhost";
-    params.filePath = inMemoryConnection ? QString(":memory:") : QDir(pConfig->getSettingsPath()).filePath("mixxxdb.sqlite");
-    params.userName = "mixxx";
-    params.password = "mixxx";
+    params.type = kType;
+    params.connectOptions = kConnectOptions;
+    params.filePath = kUriPrefix;
+    const QString absFilePath =
+            QDir(pConfig->getSettingsPath()).absoluteFilePath(kDefaultFileName);
+    // On Windows absFilePath starts with a drive letter instead of
+    // the leading '/' as required.
+    // https://www.sqlite.org/c3ref/open.html#urifilenameexamples
+    if (!absFilePath.startsWith(QChar('/'))) {
+        params.filePath += QChar('/');
+    }
+    params.filePath += absFilePath;
+    // Allow multiple connections to the same in-memory database by
+    // using a named connection. This is needed to make the database
+    // connection pool work correctly even during tests.
+    //
+    // See also:
+    // https://www.sqlite.org/inmemorydb.html
+    if (inMemoryConnection) {
+        params.filePath += QStringLiteral("?mode=memory&cache=shared");
+    }
+    params.userName = kUserName;
+    params.password = kPassword;
     return params;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/util/db/dbconnection.cpp b/src/util/db/dbconnection.cpp
index e60534ce598d..aa53067a471f 100644
--- a/src/util/db/dbconnection.cpp
+++ b/src/util/db/dbconnection.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ QSqlDatabase createDatabase(
 
     QSqlDatabase database =
             QSqlDatabase::addDatabase(params.type, connectionName);
+    database.setConnectOptions(params.connectOptions);
     database.setHostName(params.hostName);
     database.setDatabaseName(params.filePath);
     database.setUserName(params.userName);
diff --git a/src/util/db/dbconnection.h b/src/util/db/dbconnection.h
index aef106bed540..76b6af892875 100644
--- a/src/util/db/dbconnection.h
+++ b/src/util/db/dbconnection.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class DbConnection final {
 
     struct Params {
         QString type;
+        QString connectOptions;
         QString hostName;
         QString filePath;
         QString userName;