diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 01c863b..acacc7b 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ The following configuration options exist for the plugin class:
 * **autocommit**: Whether or not to commit outstanding transactions at the end of the request cycle (default: True).
 * **dictrows**: Whether or not to support dict-like access to row objects (default: True).
 * **text_factory**: The text_factory for the connection (default: unicode).
+* **functions**: Add user-defined functions for use in SQL, should be a dict like ``{'name': (num_params, func)}`` (default: None).
+* **aggregates**: Add user-defined aggregate functions, should be a dict like ``{'name': (num_params, aggregate_class)}`` (default: None).
+* **collations**: Add user-defined collations, should be a dict like ``{'name': callable}`` (default: None).
 
 You can override each of these values on a per-route basis:: 
 
diff --git a/bottle_sqlite.py b/bottle_sqlite.py
index 62cb826..cdd9449 100755
--- a/bottle_sqlite.py
+++ b/bottle_sqlite.py
@@ -59,12 +59,16 @@ class SQLitePlugin(object):
         unicode = str
 
     def __init__(self, dbfile=':memory:', autocommit=True, dictrows=True,
-                 keyword='db', text_factory=unicode):
+                 keyword='db', text_factory=unicode,
+                 functions=None, aggregates=None, collations=None):
         self.dbfile = dbfile
         self.autocommit = autocommit
         self.dictrows = dictrows
         self.keyword = keyword
         self.text_factory = text_factory
+        self.functions = functions or {}
+        self.aggregates = aggregates or {}
+        self.collations = collations or {}
 
     def setup(self, app):
         ''' Make sure that other installed plugins don't affect the same
@@ -99,6 +103,9 @@ class SQLitePlugin(object):
         dictrows = g('dictrows', self.dictrows)
         keyword = g('keyword', self.keyword)
         text_factory = g('text_factory', self.text_factory)
+        functions = g('functions', self.functions)
+        aggregates = g('aggregates', self.aggregates)
+        collations = g('collations', self.collations)
 
         # Test if the original callback accepts a 'db' keyword.
         # Ignore it if it does not need a database handle.
@@ -114,6 +121,13 @@ class SQLitePlugin(object):
             # This enables column access by name: row['column_name']
             if dictrows:
                 db.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
+            # Create user functions, aggregates and collations
+            for name, value in functions.items():
+                db.create_function(name, *value)
+            for name, value in aggregates.items():
+                db.create_aggregate(name, *value)
+            for name, value in collations.items():
+                db.create_collation(name, value)
             # Add the connection handle as a keyword argument.
             kwargs[keyword] = db
 
diff --git a/test.py b/test.py
index 681a79e..766c0bf 100644
--- a/test.py
+++ b/test.py
@@ -84,6 +84,51 @@ class SQLiteTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self._request('/')
 
+    def test_user_functions(self):
+        class SumSq:
+            def __init__(self):
+                self.result = 0
+
+            def step(self, value):
+                if value:
+                    self.result += value**2
+
+            def finalize(self):
+                return self.result
+
+        def collate_reverse(string1, string2):
+            if string1 == string2:
+                return 0
+            elif string1 < string2:
+                return 1
+            else:
+                return -1
+
+        testfunc1 = lambda: 'test'
+        testfunc2 = lambda x: x + 1
+
+        self.app.install(sqlite.Plugin(
+            keyword='db4',
+            functions={'testfunc1': (0, testfunc1), 'testfunc2': (1, testfunc2)},
+            aggregates={'sumsq': (1, SumSq)},
+            collations={'reverse': collate_reverse},
+        ))
+
+        @self.app.get('/')
+        def test(db, db4):
+            db4.execute("CREATE TABLE todo (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, task char(100) NOT NULL)")
+            result = db4.execute("SELECT testfunc1(), testfunc2(2)").fetchone()
+            self.assertEqual(tuple(result), ('test', 3))
+            db4.execute("INSERT INTO todo VALUES (10, 'a')")
+            db4.execute("INSERT INTO todo VALUES (11, 'a')")
+            db4.execute("INSERT INTO todo VALUES (12, 'a')")
+            result = db4.execute("SELECT sumsq(id) FROM todo WHERE task='a'").fetchone()
+            self.assertEqual(tuple(result), (365,))
+            result = db4.execute("SELECT ('a' < 'b' COLLATE reverse)").fetchone()
+            self.assertEqual(tuple(result), (0,))
+
+        self._request('/')
+
     def test_raise_sqlite_integrity_error(self):
         @self.app.get('/')
         def test(db):