diff --git a/bindings/matrix-sdk-ffi/src/client_builder.rs b/bindings/matrix-sdk-ffi/src/client_builder.rs
index b2249d9f0..04da5d06c 100644
--- a/bindings/matrix-sdk-ffi/src/client_builder.rs
+++ b/bindings/matrix-sdk-ffi/src/client_builder.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use matrix_sdk::{
         VersionBuilderError,
     },
     Client as MatrixClient, ClientBuildError as MatrixClientBuildError, HttpError, IdParseError,
-    RumaApiError,
+    RumaApiError, SqliteStoreConfig,
 };
 use ruma::api::error::{DeserializationError, FromHttpResponseError};
 use tracing::{debug, error};
@@ -256,6 +256,9 @@ impl From<ClientError> for ClientBuildError {
 pub struct ClientBuilder {
     session_paths: Option<SessionPaths>,
     session_passphrase: Zeroizing<Option<String>>,
+    session_pool_max_size: Option<usize>,
+    session_cache_size: Option<u32>,
+    session_journal_size_limit: Option<u32>,
     username: Option<String>,
     homeserver_cfg: Option<HomeserverConfig>,
     user_agent: Option<String>,
@@ -284,9 +287,12 @@ impl ClientBuilder {
     pub fn new() -> Arc<Self> {
         Arc::new(Self {
             session_paths: None,
+            session_passphrase: Zeroizing::new(None),
+            session_pool_max_size: None,
+            session_cache_size: None,
+            session_journal_size_limit: None,
             username: None,
             homeserver_cfg: None,
-            session_passphrase: Zeroizing::new(None),
             user_agent: None,
             sliding_sync_version_builder: SlidingSyncVersionBuilder::None,
             proxy: None,
@@ -371,6 +377,53 @@ impl ClientBuilder {
         Arc::new(builder)
     }
 
+    /// Set the pool max size for the SQLite stores given to
+    /// [`ClientBuilder::session_paths`].
+    ///
+    /// Each store exposes an async pool of connections. This method controls
+    /// the size of the pool. The larger the pool is, the more memory is
+    /// consumed, but also the more the app is reactive because it doesn't need
+    /// to wait on a pool to be available to run queries.
+    ///
+    /// See [`SqliteStoreConfig::pool_max_size`] to learn more.
+    pub fn session_pool_max_size(self: Arc<Self>, pool_max_size: Option<u32>) -> Arc<Self> {
+        let mut builder = unwrap_or_clone_arc(self);
+        builder.session_pool_max_size = pool_max_size
+            .map(|size| size.try_into().expect("`pool_max_size` is too large to fit in `usize`"));
+        Arc::new(builder)
+    }
+
+    /// Set the cache size for the SQLite stores given to
+    /// [`ClientBuilder::session_paths`].
+    ///
+    /// Each store exposes a SQLite connection. This method controls the cache
+    /// size, in **bytes (!)**.
+    ///
+    /// The cache represents data SQLite holds in memory at once per open
+    /// database file. The default cache implementation does not allocate the
+    /// full amount of cache memory all at once. Cache memory is allocated
+    /// in smaller chunks on an as-needed basis.
+    ///
+    /// See [`SqliteStoreConfig::cache_size`] to learn more.
+    pub fn session_cache_size(self: Arc<Self>, cache_size: Option<u32>) -> Arc<Self> {
+        let mut builder = unwrap_or_clone_arc(self);
+        builder.session_cache_size = cache_size;
+        Arc::new(builder)
+    }
+
+    /// Set the size limit for the SQLite WAL files of stores given to
+    /// [`ClientBuilder::session_paths`].
+    ///
+    /// Each store uses the WAL journal mode. This method controls the size
+    /// limit of the WAL files, in **bytes (!)**.
+    ///
+    /// See [`SqliteStoreConfig::journal_size_limit`] to learn more.
+    pub fn session_journal_size_limit(self: Arc<Self>, limit: Option<u32>) -> Arc<Self> {
+        let mut builder = unwrap_or_clone_arc(self);
+        builder.session_journal_size_limit = limit;
+        Arc::new(builder)
+    }
+
     pub fn username(self: Arc<Self>, username: String) -> Arc<Self> {
         let mut builder = unwrap_or_clone_arc(self);
         builder.username = Some(username);
@@ -523,11 +576,23 @@ impl ClientBuilder {
             fs::create_dir_all(data_path)?;
             fs::create_dir_all(cache_path)?;
 
-            inner_builder = inner_builder.sqlite_store_with_cache_path(
-                data_path,
-                cache_path,
-                builder.session_passphrase.as_deref(),
-            );
+            let mut sqlite_store_config =
+                SqliteStoreConfig::new(data_path).passphrase(builder.session_passphrase.as_deref());
+
+            if let Some(size) = builder.session_pool_max_size {
+                sqlite_store_config = sqlite_store_config.pool_max_size(size);
+            }
+
+            if let Some(size) = builder.session_cache_size {
+                sqlite_store_config = sqlite_store_config.cache_size(size);
+            }
+
+            if let Some(limit) = builder.session_journal_size_limit {
+                sqlite_store_config = sqlite_store_config.journal_size_limit(limit);
+            }
+
+            inner_builder = inner_builder
+                .sqlite_store_with_config_and_cache_path(sqlite_store_config, Some(cache_path));
         } else {
             debug!("Not using a store path.");
         }
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk/src/lib.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk/src/lib.rs
index 791fd91d5..8d8bd68f3 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk/src/lib.rs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ pub use http_client::TransmissionProgress;
 #[cfg(all(feature = "e2e-encryption", feature = "sqlite"))]
 pub use matrix_sdk_sqlite::SqliteCryptoStore;
 #[cfg(feature = "sqlite")]
-pub use matrix_sdk_sqlite::{SqliteEventCacheStore, SqliteStateStore};
+pub use matrix_sdk_sqlite::{SqliteEventCacheStore, SqliteStateStore, SqliteStoreConfig};
 pub use media::Media;
 pub use pusher::Pusher;
 pub use room::Room;