diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8c320b031..acb47cd22 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ jobs:
             node: 16
             host: arm64
             target: arm64
+          - os: ubuntu-20.04
+            node: 16
+            host: x64
+            target: wasm32
     name: ${{ matrix.os }} (node=${{ matrix.node }}, host=${{ matrix.host }}, target=${{ matrix.target }})
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -52,6 +56,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
           architecture: ${{ matrix.host }}
+      
+      - name: Setup Emscripten (WebAssembly)
+        if: matrix.target == 'wasm32'
+        uses: mymindstorm/setup-emsdk@v11
+        with:
+          version: '3.1.29'
+          actions-cache-folder: 'emsdk-cache'
 
       - name: Add yarn (self-hosted)
         if: matrix.os == 'macos-m1'
@@ -84,21 +95,43 @@ jobs:
           echo "CXXFLAGS=${CXXFLAGS:-} -include ../src/gcc-preinclude.h" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Configure build
+        if: matrix.target != 'wasm32'
         run: yarn node-pre-gyp configure --target_arch=${{ env.TARGET }}
+      
+      - name: Configure build (WebAssembly)
+        if: matrix.target == 'wasm32'
+        run: yarn node-pre-gyp configure --nodedir=./wasm --target_arch=${{ env.TARGET }}
 
       - name: Build binaries
+        if: matrix.target != 'wasm32'
         run: yarn node-pre-gyp build --target_arch=${{ env.TARGET }}
+      
+      - name: Build binaries (WebAssembly)
+        if: matrix.target == 'wasm32'
+        run: emmake yarn node-pre-gyp build --nodedir=./wasm --target_arch=${{ env.TARGET }}
 
       - name: Print binary info
-        if: contains(matrix.os, 'ubuntu')
+        if: contains(matrix.os, 'ubuntu') && matrix.target != 'wasm32'
         run: |
           ldd lib/binding/*/node_sqlite3.node
           echo "---"
           nm lib/binding/*/node_sqlite3.node | grep "GLIBC_" | c++filt || true
           echo "---"
           file lib/binding/napi-v*/*
+      
+      - name: Print binary info (WebAssembly)
+        if: contains(matrix.os, 'ubuntu') && matrix.target == 'wasm32'
+        run: |
+          file lib/binding/napi-v*/*
 
       - name: Run tests
+        if: matrix.target != 'wasm32'
+        run: yarn test
+      
+      - name: Run tests (WebAssembly)
+        if: matrix.target == 'wasm32'
+        env:
+          npm_config_target_arch: 'wasm32'
         run: yarn test
 
       - name: Package prebuilt binaries
diff --git a/binding.gyp b/binding.gyp
index 20d418b3c..a73a13176 100644
--- a/binding.gyp
+++ b/binding.gyp
@@ -16,34 +16,54 @@
       "msvs_settings": {
         "VCCLCompilerTool": { "ExceptionHandling": 1 },
       },
-      "include_dirs": [
-        "<!@(node -p \"require('node-addon-api').include\")"],
       "conditions": [
-        ["sqlite != 'internal'", {
-            "include_dirs": [
-              "<!@(node -p \"require('node-addon-api').include\")", "<(sqlite)/include" ],
-            "libraries": [
-               "-l<(sqlite_libname)"
-            ],
-            "conditions": [
-              [ "OS=='linux'", {"libraries+":["-Wl,-rpath=<@(sqlite)/lib"]} ],
-              [ "OS!='win'", {"libraries+":["-L<@(sqlite)/lib"]} ]
-            ],
-            'msvs_settings': {
-              'VCLinkerTool': {
-                'AdditionalLibraryDirectories': [
-                  '<(sqlite)/lib'
-                ],
-              },
-            }
-        },
-        {
-            "dependencies": [
-              "<!(node -p \"require('node-addon-api').gyp\")",
-              "deps/sqlite3.gyp:sqlite3"
-            ]
-        }
-        ]
+        ["OS == 'emscripten'", {
+          # make require('xxx.node') work
+          'product_extension': 'node.js',
+          'defines': [
+            # UV_THREADPOOL_SIZE equivalent
+            'EMNAPI_WORKER_POOL_SIZE=4',
+          ],
+          "ldflags": [
+            '-sMODULARIZE=1',
+            '-sEXPORT_NAME=nodeSqlite3',
+            # building only for Node.js for now
+            "-sNODERAWFS=1",
+            '-sWASM_ASYNC_COMPILATION=0',
+          ],
+          "dependencies": [
+            "deps/sqlite3.gyp:sqlite3"
+          ]
+        }, {
+          "conditions": [
+            ["sqlite != 'internal'", {
+              "include_dirs": [
+                "<!@(node -p \"require('node-addon-api').include\")", "<(sqlite)/include" ],
+              "libraries": [
+                "-l<(sqlite_libname)"
+              ],
+              "conditions": [
+                [ "OS=='linux'", {"libraries+":["-Wl,-rpath=<@(sqlite)/lib"]} ],
+                [ "OS!='win'", {"libraries+":["-L<@(sqlite)/lib"]} ]
+              ],
+              'msvs_settings': {
+                'VCLinkerTool': {
+                  'AdditionalLibraryDirectories': [
+                    '<(sqlite)/lib'
+                  ],
+                },
+              }
+            }, {
+              "include_dirs": [
+                "<!@(node -p \"require('node-addon-api').include\")"
+              ],
+              "dependencies": [
+                "<!(node -p \"require('node-addon-api').gyp\")",
+                "deps/sqlite3.gyp:sqlite3"
+              ]
+            }]
+          ]
+        }],
       ],
       "sources": [
         "src/backup.cc",
@@ -57,11 +77,26 @@
       "target_name": "action_after_build",
       "type": "none",
       "dependencies": [ "<(module_name)" ],
-      "copies": [
-          {
-            "files": [ "<(PRODUCT_DIR)/<(module_name).node" ],
-            "destination": "<(module_path)"
-          }
+      "conditions": [
+        ["OS == 'emscripten'", {
+          "copies": [
+            {
+              "files": [
+                "<(PRODUCT_DIR)/<(module_name).node.js",
+                "<(PRODUCT_DIR)/<(module_name).node.wasm",
+                "<(PRODUCT_DIR)/<(module_name).node.worker.js",
+              ],
+              "destination": "<(module_path)"
+            }
+          ]
+        }, {
+          "copies": [
+            {
+              "files": [ "<(PRODUCT_DIR)/<(module_name).node" ],
+              "destination": "<(module_path)"
+            }
+          ]
+        }]
       ]
     }
   ]
diff --git a/lib/sqlite3-binding.js b/lib/sqlite3-binding.js
index 65f01546e..225182e98 100644
--- a/lib/sqlite3-binding.js
+++ b/lib/sqlite3-binding.js
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 const binary = require('@mapbox/node-pre-gyp');
 const path = require('path');
-const binding_path = binary.find(path.resolve(path.join(__dirname,'../package.json')));
-const binding = require(binding_path);
+const binding_path = binary.find(path.resolve(path.join(__dirname,'../package.json')), {
+    target_arch: process.env.npm_config_target_arch || process.env.npm_config_arch || process.arch
+});
+let binding = require(binding_path);
+if (typeof binding === 'function') {
+    const emnapiInitOptions = {
+        context: require('@emnapi/runtime').getDefaultContext()
+    };
+    try {
+        // optional dependency
+        // support async_hooks on Node.js
+        emnapiInitOptions.nodeBinding = require('@emnapi/node-binding');
+    } catch (_) {
+        // ignore
+    }
+    binding = binding().emnapiInit(emnapiInitOptions);
+}
 module.exports = exports = binding;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a505725c0..7236cb41e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -49,10 +49,12 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@mapbox/node-pre-gyp": "^1.0.0",
+    "@emnapi/runtime": "^0.31.0",
     "node-addon-api": "^4.2.0",
     "tar": "^6.1.11"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "emnapi": "^0.31.0",
     "eslint": "6.8.0",
     "mocha": "7.2.0",
     "node-pre-gyp-github": "1.4.4"
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@
     }
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
+    "@emnapi/node-binding": "^0.31.0",
     "node-gyp": "8.x"
   },
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/test/async_calls.test.js b/test/async_calls.test.js
index 9ce29a730..6f2ef3625 100644
--- a/test/async_calls.test.js
+++ b/test/async_calls.test.js
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ const { createHook, executionAsyncId } = require("async_hooks");
 
 
 describe('async_hooks', function() {
+    // before(function() {
+    //     if (process.env.npm_config_arch.includes('wasm')) {
+    //         this.skip();
+    //     }
+    // });
+
     let db;
     let dbId;
     let asyncHook;
diff --git a/wasm/common.gypi b/wasm/common.gypi
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4831e9db7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wasm/common.gypi
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+# This file is originally created by [RReverser](https://github.com/RReverser)
+# in https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/3522
+{
+  'variables': {
+    'OS': 'emscripten',
+    'napi_build_version%': '8',
+    'clang': 1,
+    'target_arch%': 'wasm32',
+    'wasm_threads%': 1,
+    'product_extension%': 'js',
+  },
+
+  'target_defaults': {
+    'type': 'executable',
+    'product_extension': '<(product_extension)',
+
+    'cflags': [
+      '-Wall',
+      '-Wextra',
+      '-Wno-unused-parameter',
+      '-sDEFAULT_TO_CXX=0',
+    ],
+    'cflags_cc': [
+      '-fno-rtti',
+      '-fno-exceptions',
+      '-std=gnu++17'
+    ],
+    'ldflags': [
+      '--js-library=<!(node -p "require(\'emnapi\').js_library")',
+      "-sALLOW_MEMORY_GROWTH=1",
+      "-sEXPORTED_FUNCTIONS=['_malloc','_free']",
+      '-sNODEJS_CATCH_EXIT=0',
+      '-sNODEJS_CATCH_REJECTION=0',
+      '-sAUTO_JS_LIBRARIES=0',
+      '-sAUTO_NATIVE_LIBRARIES=0',
+    ],
+    'defines': [
+      '__STDC_FORMAT_MACROS',
+    ],
+    'include_dirs': [
+      '<!(node -p "require(\'emnapi\').include")',
+    ],
+    'sources': [
+      '<!@(node -p "require(\'emnapi\').sources.map(x => JSON.stringify(path.relative(process.cwd(), x))).join(\' \')")'
+    ],
+
+    'default_configuration': 'Release',
+    'configurations': {
+      'Debug': {
+        'defines': [ 'DEBUG', '_DEBUG' ],
+        'cflags': [ '-g', '-O0' ],
+        'ldflags': [ '-g', '-O0', '-sSAFE_HEAP=1' ],
+      },
+      'Release': {
+        'cflags': [ '-O3' ],
+        'ldflags': [ '-O3' ],
+      }
+    },
+
+    'conditions': [
+      ['target_arch == "wasm64"', {
+        'cflags': [
+          '-sMEMORY64=1',
+        ],
+        'ldflags': [
+          '-sMEMORY64=1'
+        ]
+      }],
+      ['wasm_threads == 1', {
+        'cflags': [ '-sUSE_PTHREADS=1' ],
+        'ldflags': [ '-sUSE_PTHREADS=1' ],
+      }],
+    ],
+  }
+}