diff --git a/dbdimp.c b/dbdimp.c
index fcc2161..4ef2805 100644
--- a/dbdimp.c
+++ b/dbdimp.c
@@ -1312,6 +1312,11 @@ sqlite_st_FETCH_attrib(SV *sth, imp_sth_t *imp_sth, SV *keysv)
     croak_if_db_is_null();
     croak_if_stmt_is_null();
 
+    if (!DBIc_ACTIVE(imp_dbh)) {
+        sqlite_error(sth, -2, "attempt to fetch on inactive database handle");
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
     if (strEQ(key, "sqlite_unprepared_statements")) {
         return sv_2mortal(newSVpv(imp_sth->unprepared_statements, 0));
     }
diff --git a/t/32_inactive_error.t b/t/32_inactive_error.t
index 58f4034..a8fecc7 100644
--- a/t/32_inactive_error.t
+++ b/t/32_inactive_error.t
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ BEGIN {
 	$^W = 1;
 }
 
-use Test::More tests => 4;
+use Test::More tests => 7;
 use lib "t/lib";
 use SQLiteTest;
 
@@ -33,3 +33,18 @@ like(
 	qr/attempt to execute on inactive database handle/,
 	'Got the expected warning',
 );
+
+@warning = ();
+SCOPE: {
+	local $SIG{__WARN__} = sub { push @warning, @_; return };
+	my $ret = eval { $sth->{NUM_OF_PARAMS}; };
+	# we need PrintError => 1, or warn $@ if $@;
+	ok !$ret;
+}
+
+is( scalar(@warning), 1, 'Got 1 warning' );
+like(
+	$warning[0],
+	qr/attempt to fetch on inactive database handle/,
+	'Got the expected warning',
+);