diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index 003dc73..c9fe48e 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ when 'fedora', 'centos', 'redhat'
     'mysql_python_packages' => ['MySQL-python'],
     'db2_python_packages' => %w{python-ibm-db python-ibm-db-django python-ibm-db-sa},
     'postgresql_python_packages' => ['python-psycopg2'],
+    'sqlite_python_packages' => [],
     'horizon_packages' => ['openstack-dashboard'],
     'memcache_python_packages' => ['python-memcached'],
     'package_overrides' => ''
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ when 'suse'
   default['openstack']['dashboard']['platform'] = {
     'mysql_python_packages' => ['python-mysql'],
     'postgresql_python_packages' => ['python-psycopg2'],
+    'sqlite_python_packages' => [],
     'horizon_packages' => ['openstack-dashboard'],
     'memcache_python_packages' => ['python-python-memcached'],
     'package_overrides' => ''
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ when 'ubuntu'
     'mysql_python_packages' => ['python-mysqldb'],
     'postgresql_python_packages' => ['python-psycopg2'],
     'memcache_python_packages' => ['python-memcache'],
+    'sqlite_python_packages' => [],
     'package_overrides' => "-o Dpkg::Options::='--force-confold' -o Dpkg::Options::='--force-confdef'"
   }
   # lessc became node-less in 12.10
diff --git a/recipes/server.rb b/recipes/server.rb
index de1e099..0ef5449 100644
--- a/recipes/server.rb
+++ b/recipes/server.rb
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ execute 'openstack-dashboard syncdb' do
   action :run
   only_if do
     node['openstack']['dashboard']['session_backend'] == 'sql' &&
-    node['openstack']['db']['dashboard']['migrate']
+    node['openstack']['db']['dashboard']['migrate'] ||
+    db_info['service_type'] == 'sqlite'
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/spec/server_spec.rb b/spec/server_spec.rb
index 4ea1eaa..dc27d79 100644
--- a/spec/server_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/server_spec.rb
@@ -164,6 +164,13 @@ describe 'openstack-dashboard::server' do
         expect(chef_run).to render_file(file.name).with_content('OPENSTACK_KEYSTONE_URL = "http://127.0.0.1:5000/v2.0"')
         expect(chef_run).to render_file(file.name).with_content('OPENSTACK_KEYSTONE_ADMIN_URL = "http://127.0.0.1:35357/v2.0"')
       end
+
+      it 'supports sqlite as database backend' do
+        node.set['openstack']['db']['dashboard']['service_type'] = 'sqlite'
+        node.set['openstack']['db']['dashboard']['db_name'] = 'jabba'
+        expect(chef_run).to render_file(file.name).with_content('\'ENGINE\': \'django.db.backends.sqlite3\'')
+        expect(chef_run).to render_file(file.name).with_content('\'NAME\': \'jabba\'')
+      end
     end
 
     describe 'openstack-dashboard syncdb' do
@@ -195,6 +202,14 @@ describe 'openstack-dashboard::server' do
           environment: sync_db_environment
           )
       end
+
+      it 'executes when database backend is sqlite' do
+        node.set['openstack']['db']['dashboard']['service_type'] = 'sqlite'
+        expect(chef_run_session_sql).to run_execute(sync_db_cmd).with(
+          cwd: node['openstack']['dashboard']['django_path'],
+          environment: sync_db_environment
+          )
+      end
     end
 
     describe 'certs' do
diff --git a/templates/default/local_settings.py.erb b/templates/default/local_settings.py.erb
index f5efd47..a35ffcd 100644
--- a/templates/default/local_settings.py.erb
+++ b/templates/default/local_settings.py.erb
@@ -472,6 +472,7 @@ SECURITY_GROUP_RULES = {
 }
 
 <% django_backends = {'mysql' => 'django.db.backends.mysql',
+                      'sqlite' => 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
                       'postgresql' => 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',
                       'db2' => 'ibm_db_django'}
    engine = django_backends[@db_info['service_type']] %>
@@ -483,9 +484,11 @@ DATABASES = {
     'default': {
         'ENGINE': '<%= engine %>',
         'NAME': '<%= @db_info["db_name"] %>',
+<% unless @db_info['service_type'] == 'sqlite' %>
         'USER': '<%= node["openstack"]["db"]["dashboard"]["username"] %>',
         'PASSWORD': '<%= @db_pass %>',
         'HOST': '<%= @db_info["host"] %>',
+<% end %>
         'default-character-set': 'utf8'
     },
 }