diff --git a/src/93sqljs.js b/src/93sqljs.js
index 294082168d..66adfc26c3 100755
--- a/src/93sqljs.js
+++ b/src/93sqljs.js
@@ -6,6 +6,57 @@
 
 var SQLITE = (alasql.engines.SQLITE = function () {});
 
+function getSqlJs(cb, errorcb) {
+	var sqljs = SQLITE.sqljs;
+	var sqljsPromise = SQLITE.sqljsPromise;
+	var globalSQL = alasql.utils.global.SQL;
+
+	if (sqljs && sqljs.Database) {
+		cb(sqljs);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (globalSQL && globalSQL.Database) {
+		SQLITE.sqljs = sqljs = globalSQL;
+		cb(sqljs);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	var initSqlJs = (typeof globalSQL === 'function' && globalSQL) || alasql.utils.global.initSqlJs;
+
+	if (!initSqlJs) {
+		var err = new Error('SQL.js library is not loaded');
+		if (errorcb) {
+			errorcb(err);
+			return;
+		}
+		throw err;
+	}
+
+	if (!sqljsPromise) {
+		var initResult = initSqlJs();
+		var initPromise =
+			initResult && typeof initResult.then === 'function'
+				? initResult
+				: Promise.resolve(initResult);
+		SQLITE.sqljsPromise = sqljsPromise = initPromise
+			.then(function (sqljsModule) {
+				if (!sqljsModule || !sqljsModule.Database) {
+					throw new Error('SQL.js library did not expose a Database constructor');
+				}
+				SQLITE.sqljs = sqljs = sqljsModule;
+				return sqljsModule;
+			})
+			.catch(function (err) {
+				SQLITE.sqljs = null;
+				SQLITE.sqljsPromise = null;
+				throw err;
+			});
+	}
+
+	sqljsPromise.then(cb, errorcb);
+}
+
 SQLITE.createDatabase = function (wdbid, args, ifnotexists, dbid, cb) {
 	throw new Error('Connot create SQLITE database in memory. Attach it.');
 };
@@ -30,29 +81,38 @@ SQLITE.attachDatabase = function (sqldbid, dbid, args, params, cb) {
 			value,
 			true,
 			function (data) {
-				var db = new alasql.Database(dbid || sqldbid);
-				db.engineid = 'SQLITE';
-				db.sqldbid = sqldbid;
-				var sqldb = (db.sqldb = new SQL.Database(data));
-				db.tables = [];
-				var tables = sqldb.exec("SELECT * FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table'")[0].values;
-
-				tables.forEach(function (tbl) {
-					db.tables[tbl[1]] = {};
-					var columns = (db.tables[tbl[1]].columns = []);
-					var ast = alasql.parse(tbl[4]);
-					var coldefs = ast.statements[0].columns;
-					if (coldefs && coldefs.length > 0) {
-						coldefs.forEach(function (cd) {
-							columns.push(cd);
+				getSqlJs(
+					function (SQL) {
+						var db = new alasql.Database(dbid || sqldbid);
+						db.engineid = 'SQLITE';
+						db.sqldbid = sqldbid;
+						var sqldb = (db.sqldb = new SQL.Database(data));
+						db.tables = [];
+						var tables = sqldb.exec("SELECT * FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table'")[0].values;
+
+						tables.forEach(function (tbl) {
+							db.tables[tbl[1]] = {};
+							var columns = (db.tables[tbl[1]].columns = []);
+							var ast = alasql.parse(tbl[4]);
+							var coldefs = ast.statements[0].columns;
+							if (coldefs && coldefs.length > 0) {
+								coldefs.forEach(function (cd) {
+									columns.push(cd);
+								});
+							}
 						});
-					}
-				});
 
-				cb(1);
+						cb(1);
+					},
+					function (err) {
+						cb(null, err);
+					}
+				);
 			},
 			function (err) {
-				throw new Error('Cannot open SQLite database file "' + args[0].value + '"');
+				var fileError = new Error('Cannot open SQLite database file "' + args[0].value + '"');
+				fileError.cause = err;
+				cb(null, fileError);
 			}
 		);
 		return res;
diff --git a/test/test1284.js b/test/test1284.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2cb77ee206
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test1284.js
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+if (typeof exports === 'object') {
+	var assert = require('assert');
+	var alasql = require('..');
+}
+
+describe('Test 1284 - ATTACH SQLITE DATABASE with async sql.js initialization', function () {
+	var originalLoadBinaryFile;
+	var originalSQL;
+	var originalInitSqlJs;
+
+	class FakeSqlDatabase {
+		constructor(data) {
+			this.data = data;
+		}
+
+		exec(sql) {
+			if (sql === "SELECT * FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table'") {
+				return [
+					{
+						values: [[null, 'signatures', null, null, 'CREATE TABLE signatures (name TEXT)']],
+					},
+				];
+			}
+
+			if (sql === 'SELECT * FROM signatures') {
+				return [
+					{
+						columns: ['name'],
+						values: [['Ada']],
+					},
+				];
+			}
+
+			throw new Error('Unexpected SQL: ' + sql);
+		}
+	}
+
+	beforeEach(function () {
+		originalLoadBinaryFile = alasql.utils.loadBinaryFile;
+		originalSQL = global.SQL;
+		originalInitSqlJs = global.initSqlJs;
+		alasql.engines.SQLITE.sqljs = null;
+		alasql.engines.SQLITE.sqljsPromise = null;
+
+		alasql.utils.loadBinaryFile = function (path, runAsync, success) {
+			setTimeout(function () {
+				success('fake sqlite data');
+			}, 0);
+		};
+
+		global.SQL = function () {
+			return Promise.resolve({Database: FakeSqlDatabase});
+		};
+		delete global.initSqlJs;
+	});
+
+	afterEach(function () {
+		alasql.utils.loadBinaryFile = originalLoadBinaryFile;
+
+		if (typeof originalSQL === 'undefined') {
+			delete global.SQL;
+		} else {
+			global.SQL = originalSQL;
+		}
+
+		if (typeof originalInitSqlJs === 'undefined') {
+			delete global.initSqlJs;
+		} else {
+			global.initSqlJs = originalInitSqlJs;
+		}
+
+		if (alasql.databases.inscriptions) {
+			alasql('DETACH DATABASE inscriptions');
+		}
+		alasql.engines.SQLITE.sqljs = null;
+		alasql.engines.SQLITE.sqljsPromise = null;
+	});
+
+	it('supports promise-based sql.js initialization for ATTACH/USE/SELECT', async function () {
+		const res = await alasql([
+			'ATTACH SQLITE DATABASE inscriptions("mydb.sqlite3")',
+			'USE inscriptions',
+			'SELECT * FROM signatures',
+		]);
+
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(res, [1, 1, [{name: 'Ada'}]]);
+	});
+
+	it('supports initSqlJs globals used by browser builds', async function () {
+		delete global.SQL;
+		global.initSqlJs = function () {
+			return Promise.resolve({Database: FakeSqlDatabase});
+		};
+
+		const res = await alasql([
+			'ATTACH SQLITE DATABASE inscriptions("mydb.sqlite3")',
+			'USE inscriptions',
+			'SELECT * FROM signatures',
+		]);
+
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(res, [1, 1, [{name: 'Ada'}]]);
+	});
+
+	it('rejects when async sql.js initialization fails', async function () {
+		delete global.SQL;
+		global.initSqlJs = function () {
+			return Promise.reject(new Error('sql.js init failed'));
+		};
+
+		await assert.rejects(function () {
+			return alasql(['ATTACH SQLITE DATABASE inscriptions("mydb.sqlite3")']);
+		}, /sql\.js init failed/);
+	});
+
+	it('retries sql.js initialization after a failure', async function () {
+		delete global.SQL;
+		var shouldFail = true;
+		global.initSqlJs = function () {
+			if (shouldFail) {
+				return Promise.reject(new Error('sql.js init failed'));
+			}
+			return Promise.resolve({Database: FakeSqlDatabase});
+		};
+
+		await assert.rejects(function () {
+			return alasql(['ATTACH SQLITE DATABASE inscriptions("mydb.sqlite3")']);
+		}, /sql\.js init failed/);
+
+		shouldFail = false;
+
+		const res = await alasql([
+			'ATTACH SQLITE DATABASE inscriptions("mydb.sqlite3")',
+			'USE inscriptions',
+			'SELECT * FROM signatures',
+		]);
+
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(res, [1, 1, [{name: 'Ada'}]]);
+	});
+
+	it('rejects invalid async sql.js module shapes', async function () {
+		delete global.SQL;
+		global.initSqlJs = function () {
+			return Promise.resolve({});
+		};
+
+		await assert.rejects(function () {
+			return alasql(['ATTACH SQLITE DATABASE inscriptions("mydb.sqlite3")']);
+		}, /did not expose a Database constructor/);
+	});
+
+	it('rejects when the SQLite file cannot be loaded', async function () {
+		alasql.utils.loadBinaryFile = function (path, runAsync, success, error) {
+			setTimeout(function () {
+				error(new Error('load failed'));
+			}, 0);
+		};
+
+		await assert.rejects(
+			function () {
+				return alasql(['ATTACH SQLITE DATABASE inscriptions("mydb.sqlite3")']);
+			},
+			function (err) {
+				assert.match(err.message, /Cannot open SQLite database file "mydb\.sqlite3"/);
+				assert.strictEqual(err.cause.message, 'load failed');
+				return true;
+			}
+		);
+	});
+});