diff --git a/callback.go b/callback.go
index 6a55964..29ece3d 100644
--- a/callback.go
+++ b/callback.go
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ func doneTrampoline(ctx *C.sqlite3_context) {
 	ai.Done(ctx)
 }
 
+//export compareTrampoline
+func compareTrampoline(handlePtr uintptr, la C.int, a *C.char, lb C.int, b *C.char) C.int {
+	cmp := lookupHandle(handlePtr).(func(string, string) int)
+	return C.int(cmp(C.GoStringN(a, la), C.GoStringN(b, lb)))
+}
+
 //export commitHookTrampoline
 func commitHookTrampoline(handle uintptr) int {
 	callback := lookupHandle(handle).(func() int)
diff --git a/sqlite3.go b/sqlite3.go
index 42a2e18..1ff58c3 100644
--- a/sqlite3.go
+++ b/sqlite3.go
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ int _sqlite3_create_function(
 }
 
 void callbackTrampoline(sqlite3_context*, int, sqlite3_value**);
+
+int compareTrampoline(void*, int, char*, int, char*);
 int commitHookTrampoline(void*);
 void rollbackHookTrampoline(void*);
 void updateHookTrampoline(void*, int, char*, char*, sqlite3_int64);
@@ -326,6 +328,29 @@ func (tx *SQLiteTx) Rollback() error {
 	return err
 }
 
+// RegisterCollation makes a Go function available as a collation.
+//
+// cmp receives two UTF-8 strings, a and b. The result should be 0 if
+// a==b, -1 if a < b, and +1 if a > b.
+//
+// cmp must always return the same result given the same
+// inputs. Additionally, it must have the following properties for all
+// strings A, B and C: if A==B then B==A; if A==B and B==C then A==C;
+// if A<B then B>A; if A<B and B<C then A<C.
+//
+// If cmp does not obey these constraints, sqlite3's behavior is
+// undefined when the collation is used.
+func (c *SQLiteConn) RegisterCollation(name string, cmp func(string, string) int) error {
+	handle := newHandle(c, cmp)
+	cname := C.CString(name)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cname))
+	rv := C.sqlite3_create_collation(c.db, cname, C.SQLITE_UTF8, unsafe.Pointer(handle), (*[0]byte)(unsafe.Pointer(C.compareTrampoline)))
+	if rv != C.SQLITE_OK {
+		return c.lastError()
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // RegisterCommitHook sets the commit hook for a connection.
 //
 // If the callback returns non-zero the transaction will become a rollback.
diff --git a/sqlite3_test.go b/sqlite3_test.go
index 09e6727..9d4b373 100644
--- a/sqlite3_test.go
+++ b/sqlite3_test.go
@@ -1232,6 +1232,127 @@ func TestFunctionRegistration(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func rot13(r rune) rune {
+	switch {
+	case r >= 'A' && r <= 'Z':
+		return 'A' + (r-'A'+13)%26
+	case r >= 'a' && r <= 'z':
+		return 'a' + (r-'a'+13)%26
+	}
+	return r
+}
+
+func TestCollationRegistration(t *testing.T) {
+	collateRot13 := func(a, b string) int {
+		ra, rb := strings.Map(rot13, a), strings.Map(rot13, b)
+		return strings.Compare(ra, rb)
+	}
+	collateRot13Reverse := func(a, b string) int {
+		return collateRot13(b, a)
+	}
+
+	sql.Register("sqlite3_CollationRegistration", &SQLiteDriver{
+		ConnectHook: func(conn *SQLiteConn) error {
+			if err := conn.RegisterCollation("rot13", collateRot13); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := conn.RegisterCollation("rot13reverse", collateRot13Reverse); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
+	})
+
+	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite3_CollationRegistration", ":memory:")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Failed to open database:", err)
+	}
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	populate := []string{
+		`CREATE TABLE test (s TEXT)`,
+		`INSERT INTO test VALUES ("aaaa")`,
+		`INSERT INTO test VALUES ("ffff")`,
+		`INSERT INTO test VALUES ("qqqq")`,
+		`INSERT INTO test VALUES ("tttt")`,
+		`INSERT INTO test VALUES ("zzzz")`,
+	}
+	for _, stmt := range populate {
+		if _, err := db.Exec(stmt); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal("Failed to populate test DB:", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	ops := []struct {
+		query string
+		want  []string
+	}{
+		{
+			"SELECT * FROM test ORDER BY s COLLATE rot13 ASC",
+			[]string{
+				"qqqq",
+				"tttt",
+				"zzzz",
+				"aaaa",
+				"ffff",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			"SELECT * FROM test ORDER BY s COLLATE rot13 DESC",
+			[]string{
+				"ffff",
+				"aaaa",
+				"zzzz",
+				"tttt",
+				"qqqq",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			"SELECT * FROM test ORDER BY s COLLATE rot13reverse ASC",
+			[]string{
+				"ffff",
+				"aaaa",
+				"zzzz",
+				"tttt",
+				"qqqq",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			"SELECT * FROM test ORDER BY s COLLATE rot13reverse DESC",
+			[]string{
+				"qqqq",
+				"tttt",
+				"zzzz",
+				"aaaa",
+				"ffff",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, op := range ops {
+		rows, err := db.Query(op.query)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Query %q failed: %s", op.query, err)
+		}
+		got := []string{}
+		defer rows.Close()
+		for rows.Next() {
+			var s string
+			if err = rows.Scan(&s); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Reading row for %q: %s", op.query, err)
+			}
+			got = append(got, s)
+		}
+		if err = rows.Err(); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Reading rows for %q: %s", op.query, err)
+		}
+
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, op.want) {
+			t.Fatalf("Unexpected output from %q\ngot:\n%s\n\nwant:\n%s", op.query, strings.Join(got, "\n"), strings.Join(op.want, "\n"))
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDeclTypes(t *testing.T) {
 
 	d := SQLiteDriver{}