diff --git a/lib/ecto/adapters/sqlite3.ex b/lib/ecto/adapters/sqlite3.ex
index 3d29f81..6c66e56 100644
--- a/lib/ecto/adapters/sqlite3.ex
+++ b/lib/ecto/adapters/sqlite3.ex
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ defmodule Ecto.Adapters.SQLite3 do
     `:binary_id` columns. See the [section on binary ID types](#module-binary-id-types) for more details.
     * `:uuid_type` - Defaults to `:string`. Determines the type of `:uuid` columns. Possible values and
       column types are the same as for [binary IDs](#module-binary-id-types).
+    * `:datetime_type` - Defaults to `:iso8601`. Determines how datetime fields are stored in the database.
+      The allowed values are `:iso8601` and `:text_datetime`. `:iso8601` corresponds to a string of the form
+      `YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss` and `:text_datetime` corresponds to a string of the form YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss`
 
   For more information about the options above, see [sqlite documentation][1]
 
@@ -259,6 +262,8 @@ defmodule Ecto.Adapters.SQLite3 do
   ## Loaders
   ##
 
+  @default_datetime_type :iso8601
+
   @impl Ecto.Adapter
   def loaders(:boolean, type) do
     [&Codec.bool_decode/1, type]
@@ -390,22 +395,26 @@ defmodule Ecto.Adapters.SQLite3 do
 
   @impl Ecto.Adapter
   def dumpers(:utc_datetime, type) do
-    [type, &Codec.utc_datetime_encode/1]
+    dt_type = Application.get_env(:ecto_sqlite3, :datetime_type, @default_datetime_type)
+    [type, &Codec.utc_datetime_encode(&1, dt_type)]
   end
 
   @impl Ecto.Adapter
   def dumpers(:utc_datetime_usec, type) do
-    [type, &Codec.utc_datetime_encode/1]
+    dt_type = Application.get_env(:ecto_sqlite3, :datetime_type, @default_datetime_type)
+    [type, &Codec.utc_datetime_encode(&1, dt_type)]
   end
 
   @impl Ecto.Adapter
   def dumpers(:naive_datetime, type) do
-    [type, &Codec.naive_datetime_encode/1]
+    dt_type = Application.get_env(:ecto_sqlite3, :datetime_type, @default_datetime_type)
+    [type, &Codec.naive_datetime_encode(&1, dt_type)]
   end
 
   @impl Ecto.Adapter
   def dumpers(:naive_datetime_usec, type) do
-    [type, &Codec.naive_datetime_encode/1]
+    dt_type = Application.get_env(:ecto_sqlite3, :datetime_type, @default_datetime_type)
+    [type, &Codec.naive_datetime_encode(&1, dt_type)]
   end
 
   @impl Ecto.Adapter
diff --git a/lib/ecto/adapters/sqlite3/codec.ex b/lib/ecto/adapters/sqlite3/codec.ex
index dc33758..fae10a4 100644
--- a/lib/ecto/adapters/sqlite3/codec.ex
+++ b/lib/ecto/adapters/sqlite3/codec.ex
@@ -98,12 +98,31 @@ defmodule Ecto.Adapters.SQLite3.Codec do
     {:ok, value}
   end
 
-  # Ecto does check this already, so there should be no need to handle errors
-  def utc_datetime_encode(%{time_zone: "Etc/UTC"} = value) do
+  @text_datetime_format "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
+
+  def utc_datetime_encode(%{time_zone: "Etc/UTC"} = value, :iso8601) do
     {:ok, NaiveDateTime.to_iso8601(value)}
   end
 
-  def naive_datetime_encode(value) do
+  def utc_datetime_encode(%{time_zone: "Etc/UTC"} = value, :text_datetime) do
+    {:ok, Calendar.strftime(value, @text_datetime_format)}
+  end
+
+  def utc_datetime_encode(%{time_zone: "Etc/UTC"}, type) do
+    raise ArgumentError,
+          "expected datetime type to be either `:iso8601` or `:text_datetime`, but received #{inspect(type)}"
+  end
+
+  def naive_datetime_encode(value, :iso8601) do
     {:ok, NaiveDateTime.to_iso8601(value)}
   end
+
+  def naive_datetime_encode(value, :text_datetime) do
+    {:ok, Calendar.strftime(value, @text_datetime_format)}
+  end
+
+  def naive_datetime_encode(_value, type) do
+    raise ArgumentError,
+          "expected datetime type to be either `:iso8601` or `:text_datetime`, but received `#{inspect(type)}`"
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/ecto/adapters/sqlite3/codec_test.exs b/test/ecto/adapters/sqlite3/codec_test.exs
index 33a73e8..922ddf0 100644
--- a/test/ecto/adapters/sqlite3/codec_test.exs
+++ b/test/ecto/adapters/sqlite3/codec_test.exs
@@ -126,4 +126,54 @@ defmodule Ecto.Adapters.SQLite3.CodecTest do
       assert {:ok, ^dt} = Codec.utc_datetime_decode("2021-08-25 10:58:59.111111+02:30")
     end
   end
+
+  describe ".utc_datetime_encode/2" do
+    setup do
+      [dt: ~U[2021-08-25 10:58:59Z]]
+    end
+
+    test "iso8601", %{dt: dt} do
+      dt_str = "2021-08-25T10:58:59"
+      assert {:ok, ^dt_str} = Codec.utc_datetime_encode(dt, :iso8601)
+    end
+
+    test ":text_datetime", %{dt: dt} do
+      dt_str = "2021-08-25 10:58:59"
+      assert {:ok, ^dt_str} = Codec.utc_datetime_encode(dt, :text_datetime)
+    end
+
+    test "unknown datetime type", %{dt: dt} do
+      msg =
+        "expected datetime type to be either `:iso8601` or `:text_datetime`, but received `:whatsthis`"
+
+      assert_raise ArgumentError, msg, fn ->
+        Codec.naive_datetime_encode(dt, :whatsthis)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe ".naive_datetime_encode/2" do
+    setup do
+      [dt: ~U[2021-08-25 10:58:59Z], dt_str: "2021-08-25T10:58:59"]
+    end
+
+    test "iso8601", %{dt: dt} do
+      dt_str = "2021-08-25T10:58:59"
+      assert {:ok, ^dt_str} = Codec.naive_datetime_encode(dt, :iso8601)
+    end
+
+    test ":text_datetime", %{dt: dt} do
+      dt_str = "2021-08-25 10:58:59"
+      assert {:ok, ^dt_str} = Codec.naive_datetime_encode(dt, :text_datetime)
+    end
+
+    test "unknown datetime type", %{dt: dt} do
+      msg =
+        "expected datetime type to be either `:iso8601` or `:text_datetime`, but received `:whatsthis`"
+
+      assert_raise ArgumentError, msg, fn ->
+        Codec.naive_datetime_encode(dt, :whatsthis)
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/ecto/integration/timestamps_test.exs b/test/ecto/integration/timestamps_test.exs
index eccb131..3c01fa6 100644
--- a/test/ecto/integration/timestamps_test.exs
+++ b/test/ecto/integration/timestamps_test.exs
@@ -37,7 +37,28 @@ defmodule Ecto.Integration.TimestampsTest do
     end
   end
 
+  setup do
+    on_exit(fn -> Application.delete_env(:ecto_sqlite3, :datetime_type) end)
+  end
+
   test "insert and fetch naive datetime" do
+    # iso8601 type
+    {:ok, user} =
+      %UserNaiveDatetime{}
+      |> UserNaiveDatetime.changeset(%{name: "Bob"})
+      |> TestRepo.insert()
+
+    user =
+      UserNaiveDatetime
+      |> select([u], u)
+      |> where([u], u.id == ^user.id)
+      |> TestRepo.one()
+
+    assert user
+
+    # text_datetime type
+    Application.put_env(:ecto_sqlite3, :datetime_type, :text_datetime)
+
     {:ok, user} =
       %UserNaiveDatetime{}
       |> UserNaiveDatetime.changeset(%{name: "Bob"})
@@ -53,6 +74,15 @@ defmodule Ecto.Integration.TimestampsTest do
   end
 
   test "max of naive datetime" do
+    # iso8601 type
+    datetime = ~N[2014-01-16 20:26:51]
+    TestRepo.insert!(%UserNaiveDatetime{inserted_at: datetime})
+    query = from(p in UserNaiveDatetime, select: max(p.inserted_at))
+    assert [^datetime] = TestRepo.all(query)
+
+    # text_datetime type
+    Application.put_env(:ecto_sqlite3, :datetime_type, :text_datetime)
+
     datetime = ~N[2014-01-16 20:26:51]
     TestRepo.insert!(%UserNaiveDatetime{inserted_at: datetime})
     query = from(p in UserNaiveDatetime, select: max(p.inserted_at))
@@ -60,6 +90,23 @@ defmodule Ecto.Integration.TimestampsTest do
   end
 
   test "insert and fetch utc datetime" do
+    # iso8601 type
+    {:ok, user} =
+      %UserUtcDatetime{}
+      |> UserUtcDatetime.changeset(%{name: "Bob"})
+      |> TestRepo.insert()
+
+    user =
+      UserUtcDatetime
+      |> select([u], u)
+      |> where([u], u.id == ^user.id)
+      |> TestRepo.one()
+
+    assert user
+
+    # text_datetime type
+    Application.put_env(:ecto_sqlite3, :datetime_type, :text_datetime)
+
     {:ok, user} =
       %UserUtcDatetime{}
       |> UserUtcDatetime.changeset(%{name: "Bob"})