1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlite_adapter.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlite_adapter.rb
index 84f8c0284e..9387cf8827 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlite_adapter.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlite_adapter.rb
@@ -402,6 +402,10 @@ module ActiveRecord
       end
 
       def add_column(table_name, column_name, type, options = {}) #:nodoc:
+        if @connection.respond_to?(:transaction_active?) && @connection.transaction_active?
+          raise StatementInvalid, 'Cannot add columns to a SQLite database while inside a transaction'
+        end
+
         alter_table(table_name) do |definition|
           definition.column(column_name, type, options)
         end