diff --git a/anki/db.py b/anki/db.py
index f373fe3e0..367d6897b 100644
--- a/anki/db.py
+++ b/anki/db.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import os
 import time
 
-from sqlite3 import dbapi2 as sqlite
+from sqlite3 import dbapi2 as sqlite, Cursor
 
 DBError = sqlite.Error
 
@@ -108,3 +108,6 @@ class DB:
     # strip out invalid utf-8 when reading from db
     def _textFactory(self, data):
         return str(data, errors="ignore")
+
+    def cursor(self, factory=Cursor):
+        return self._db.cursor(factory)