diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 6fba7bc10e..005dddbbe2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -191,6 +191,25 @@ jobs:
         with:
           dbOptions: '--dbclient=sqlite --dbfile=./tmp/data.db'
 
+  e2e_ce_sqlite_legacy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [lint, unit_back, unit_front]
+    name: '[CE] E2E (sqlite, node: ${{ matrix.node }})'
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        node: [12, 14, 16]
+      max-parallel: 3
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
+          cache: yarn
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/install-modules
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-tests
+        with:
+          dbOptions: '--dbclient=sqlite-legacy --dbfile=./tmp/data.db'
+
   # EE
   e2e_ee_pg:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -295,3 +314,26 @@ jobs:
         with:
           dbOptions: '--dbclient=sqlite --dbfile=./tmp/data.db'
           runEE: true
+
+  e2e_ee_sqlite_legacy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [lint, unit_back, unit_front]
+    name: '[EE] E2E (sqlite, node: ${{ matrix.node }})'
+    if: github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository && !(github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' || github.actor == 'dependabot-preview[bot]')
+    env:
+      STRAPI_LICENSE: ${{ secrets.strapiLicense }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        node: [12, 14, 16]
+      max-parallel: 3
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
+          cache: yarn
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/install-modules
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/run-e2e-tests
+        with:
+          dbOptions: '--dbclient=sqlite-legacy --dbfile=./tmp/data.db'
+          runEE: true
diff --git a/packages/generators/app/lib/create-cli-db-project.js b/packages/generators/app/lib/create-cli-db-project.js
index 9dd8c06552..5c5f6eb926 100644
--- a/packages/generators/app/lib/create-cli-db-project.js
+++ b/packages/generators/app/lib/create-cli-db-project.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const { merge } = require('lodash');
 const { trackUsage } = require('./utils/usage');
 const defaultConfigs = require('./utils/db-configs');
 const clientDependencies = require('./utils/db-client-dependencies');
+const getClientName = require('./utils/db-client-name');
 const createProject = require('./create-project');
 
 module.exports = async scope => {
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ module.exports = async scope => {
 
   const client = scope.database.client;
   const configuration = {
-    client,
+    client: getClientName({ client }),
     connection: merge({}, defaultConfigs[client] || {}, scope.database),
     dependencies: clientDependencies({ scope, client }),
   };
diff --git a/packages/generators/app/lib/utils/db-client-dependencies.js b/packages/generators/app/lib/utils/db-client-dependencies.js
index 76ee117507..3ddf54fdbe 100644
--- a/packages/generators/app/lib/utils/db-client-dependencies.js
+++ b/packages/generators/app/lib/utils/db-client-dependencies.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const sqlClientModule = {
   mysql: { mysql: '2.18.1' },
   postgres: { pg: '8.6.0' },
   sqlite: { 'better-sqlite3': '^7.5.0' },
+  'sqlite-legacy': { sqlite3: '^5.0.2' },
 };
 
 /**
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ const sqlClientModule = {
 module.exports = ({ client }) => {
   switch (client) {
     case 'sqlite':
+    case 'sqlite-legacy':
     case 'postgres':
     case 'mysql':
       return {
diff --git a/packages/generators/app/lib/utils/db-client-name.js b/packages/generators/app/lib/utils/db-client-name.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4db6ddf513
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/generators/app/lib/utils/db-client-name.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+'use strict';
+
+/**
+ * Client
+ */
+module.exports = ({ client }) => {
+  switch (client) {
+    case 'sqlite-legacy':
+      return 'sqlite';
+    default:
+      return client;
+  }
+};