diff --git a/src/node_sqlite.cc b/src/node_sqlite.cc
index 9ebc0cb9731..ab96385ad04 100644
--- a/src/node_sqlite.cc
+++ b/src/node_sqlite.cc
@@ -71,8 +71,10 @@ using v8::TryCatch;
 using v8::Uint8Array;
 using v8::Value;
 
-inline MaybeLocal<String> Utf8StringMaybeOneByte(Isolate* isolate,
-                                                 std::string_view input) {
+inline MaybeLocal<String> Utf8StringMaybeOneByte(
+    Isolate* isolate,
+    std::string_view input,
+    NewStringType type = NewStringType::kNormal) {
   // SQLITE_MAX_LENGTH exceeds String::kMaxLength, and V8 returns an empty
   // handle without throwing. Raise the error here or the value is dropped.
   if (input.size() > static_cast<size_t>(String::kMaxLength)) [[unlikely]] {
@@ -83,13 +85,9 @@ inline MaybeLocal<String> Utf8StringMaybeOneByte(Isolate* isolate,
   const int len = static_cast<int>(input.size());
   if (simdutf::validate_ascii(input.data(), input.size())) {
     return String::NewFromOneByte(
-        isolate,
-        reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(input.data()),
-        NewStringType::kNormal,
-        len);
+        isolate, reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(input.data()), type, len);
   }
-  return String::NewFromUtf8(
-      isolate, input.data(), NewStringType::kNormal, len);
+  return String::NewFromUtf8(isolate, input.data(), type, len);
 }
 
 BindingData::BindingData(Realm* realm, Local<Object> wrap)
@@ -3713,7 +3711,11 @@ int Database::TraceCallback(unsigned int type,
   char* expanded = sqlite3_expanded_sql(static_cast<sqlite3_stmt*>(p));
   Local<Value> sql_string;
   if (expanded != nullptr) {
-    bool ok = String::NewFromUtf8(isolate, expanded).ToLocal(&sql_string);
+    bool ok = String::NewFromUtf8(isolate,
+                                  expanded,
+                                  NewStringType::kNormal,
+                                  static_cast<int>(strlen(expanded)))
+                  .ToLocal(&sql_string);
     sqlite3_free(expanded);
     if (!ok) {
       return 0;
@@ -3722,7 +3724,11 @@ int Database::TraceCallback(unsigned int type,
     // Fallback to source SQL if expanded is unavailable
     const char* source = sqlite3_sql(static_cast<sqlite3_stmt*>(p));
     if (source == nullptr ||
-        !String::NewFromUtf8(isolate, source).ToLocal(&sql_string)) {
+        !String::NewFromUtf8(isolate,
+                             source,
+                             NewStringType::kNormal,
+                             static_cast<int>(strlen(source)))
+             .ToLocal(&sql_string)) {
       return 0;
     }
   }
@@ -4004,7 +4010,7 @@ MaybeLocal<Name> Statement::ColumnNameToName(const int column) {
     return MaybeLocal<Name>();
   }
 
-  return String::NewFromUtf8(
+  return Utf8StringMaybeOneByte(
              env()->isolate(), col_name, NewStringType::kInternalized)
       .As<Name>();
 }
@@ -4414,7 +4420,8 @@ void Statement::SourceSQLGetter(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   THROW_AND_RETURN_ON_BAD_STATE(
       env, stmt->IsFinalized(), "statement has been finalized");
   Local<String> sql;
-  if (!String::NewFromUtf8(env->isolate(), sqlite3_sql(stmt->statement_.get()))
+  if (!Utf8StringMaybeOneByte(env->isolate(),
+                              sqlite3_sql(stmt->statement_.get()))
            .ToLocal(&sql)) {
     return;
   }
@@ -4434,7 +4441,7 @@ void Statement::ExpandedSQLGetter(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
     return THROW_ERR_SQLITE_ERROR(
         env->isolate(), "Expanded SQL text would exceed configured limits");
   }
-  auto maybe_expanded = String::NewFromUtf8(env->isolate(), expanded);
+  auto maybe_expanded = Utf8StringMaybeOneByte(env->isolate(), expanded);
   sqlite3_free(expanded);
   Local<String> result;
   if (!maybe_expanded.ToLocal(&result)) {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-sqlite-statement.js b/test/parallel/test-sqlite-statement.js
index d06b9018bf8..2cd54ea2c2e 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-sqlite-statement.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-sqlite-statement.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const { enoughTestMem, skipIfSQLiteMissing } = require('../common');
 skipIfSQLiteMissing();
 const { Database, Statement } = require('node:sqlite');
 const { constants } = require('node:buffer');
+const dc = require('node:diagnostics_channel');
 const { suite, test } = require('node:test');
 
 suite('Statement() constructor', () => {
@@ -1469,4 +1470,24 @@ suite('values larger than the maximum string length', { skip: !enoughTestMem },
     using stmt = db.prepare('SELECT count(*) AS count FROM data');
     t.assert.deepStrictEqual(stmt.get(), { __proto__: null, count: 0 });
   });
+
+  test('expandedSQL throws instead of aborting', (t) => {
+    using db = new Database(':memory:');
+    using stmt = db.prepare('SELECT ?');
+    stmt.run(Buffer.alloc(blobSize));
+    t.assert.throws(() => stmt.expandedSQL, tooLong);
+  });
+
+  test('sqlite.db.query subscribers do not affect the statement', (t) => {
+    const handler = t.mock.fn();
+    dc.subscribe('sqlite.db.query', handler);
+    t.after(() => dc.unsubscribe('sqlite.db.query', handler));
+    using db = new Database(':memory:');
+    using stmt = db.prepare('SELECT length(?) AS len');
+    t.assert.deepStrictEqual(
+      stmt.get(Buffer.alloc(blobSize)),
+      { __proto__: null, len: blobSize },
+    );
+    t.assert.strictEqual(handler.mock.callCount(), 0);
+  });
 });