diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e3dd307..c6d78b1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,6 +45,20 @@ config :my_app, MyApp.Repo,
   database: "path/to/my/database.db"
 ```
 
+## Type Extensions
+
+Type extensions allow custom data types to be stored and retrieved from an SQLite3 database.
+
+This is done by implementing a module with the `Ecto.Adapters.SQLite3.TypeExtension` behaviour which maps types to encoder and decoder functions. Type extensions are activated by adding them to the `ecto_sqlite3` configuration as a list of type extention modules assigned to the `type_extensions` key:
+
+```elixir
+config :exqlite:
+  type_extensions: [MyApp.TypeExtension]
+
+config :ecto_sqlite3,
+  type_extensions: [MyApp.TypeExtension]
+```
+
 ## Database Encryption
 
 As of version 0.9, `exqlite` supports loading database engines at runtime rather than compiling `sqlite3.c` itself.
diff --git a/lib/ecto/adapters/sqlite3.ex b/lib/ecto/adapters/sqlite3.ex
index 2e5832d..d4ed0a6 100644
--- a/lib/ecto/adapters/sqlite3.ex
+++ b/lib/ecto/adapters/sqlite3.ex
@@ -444,8 +444,8 @@ defmodule Ecto.Adapters.SQLite3 do
   end
 
   @impl Ecto.Adapter
-  def loaders(_, type) do
-    [type]
+  def loaders(primitive_type, ecto_type) do
+    loader_from_extension(primitive_type, ecto_type)
   end
 
   ##
@@ -528,8 +528,8 @@ defmodule Ecto.Adapters.SQLite3 do
   end
 
   @impl Ecto.Adapter
-  def dumpers(_primitive, type) do
-    [type]
+  def dumpers(primitive_type, ecto_type) do
+    dumper_from_extension(primitive_type, ecto_type)
   end
 
   ##
@@ -569,4 +569,34 @@ defmodule Ecto.Adapters.SQLite3 do
 
     System.cmd(cmd, args, cmd_opts)
   end
+
+  defp extensions do
+    Application.get_env(:ecto_sqlite3, :type_extensions, [])
+  end
+
+  defp loader_from_extension(primitive_type, ecto_type) do
+    loader_from_extension(extensions(), primitive_type, ecto_type)
+  end
+
+  defp loader_from_extension([], _primitive_type, ecto_type), do: [ecto_type]
+
+  defp loader_from_extension([extension | other_extensions], primitive_type, ecto_type) do
+    case extension.loaders(primitive_type, ecto_type) do
+      nil -> loader_from_extension(other_extensions, primitive_type, ecto_type)
+      loader -> loader
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp dumper_from_extension(primitive_type, ecto_type) do
+    dumper_from_extension(extensions(), primitive_type, ecto_type)
+  end
+
+  defp dumper_from_extension([], _primitive_type, ecto_type), do: [ecto_type]
+
+  defp dumper_from_extension([extension | other_extensions], primitive_type, ecto_type) do
+    case extension.dumpers(primitive_type, ecto_type) do
+      nil -> dumper_from_extension(other_extensions, primitive_type, ecto_type)
+      dumper -> dumper
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/ecto/adapters/sqlite3/type_extension.ex b/lib/ecto/adapters/sqlite3/type_extension.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4448710
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ecto/adapters/sqlite3/type_extension.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+defmodule Ecto.Adapters.SQLite3.TypeExtension do
+  @moduledoc """
+  A behaviour that defines the API for extensions providing custom data loaders and dumpers
+  for Ecto schemas.
+  """
+
+  @type primitive_type :: atom | {:map, type :: atom}
+  @type ecto_type :: atom
+
+  @doc """
+  Takes a primitive type and, if it knows how to decode it into an
+  appropriate Elixir data structure, reutrns a two-element list in
+  the form `[(db_data :: any -> term), elixir_type :: atom]`.
+
+  The function that is the first element will be called whenever
+  the `primitive_type` appears in a schema and data is fetched from
+  the database for it.
+  """
+  @callback loaders(primitive_type, ecto_type) :: list | nil
+
+  @doc """
+  Takes a primitive type and, if it knows how to encode it for storage
+  in the database, returns a two-element list in
+  the form `[elixir_type :: atom, (term -> db_data :: any)]`.
+
+  The function that is the second element will be called whenever
+  the `primitive_type` appears in a schema and data is about to be
+  sent to the database for storage.
+  """
+  @callback dumpers(ecto_type, primitive_type) :: list | nil
+end