diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e076fc0..06e365f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ set(WITH_WINPR_TOOLS OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
 
 add_subdirectory(third_party/FreeRDP EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 
-add_executable(orbithub
+add_executable(orbithub WIN32
     src/about_dialog.cpp
     src/about_dialog.h
     src/app_icon.cpp
@@ -162,6 +162,25 @@ if(WIN32)
         install(FILES "$<TARGET_FILE:Qt6::QSQLiteDriverPlugin>"
             DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}/sqldrivers"
         )
+
+        # vcpkg's qtbase[sql-sqlite] links the plugin against vcpkg's own
+        # shared sqlite3 port rather than bundling SQLite into the plugin,
+        # so the plugin fails to load ("can not load requested driver
+        # 'QSQLITE'") unless sqlite3.dll also ships next to the executable.
+        find_file(ORBITHUB_SQLITE3_DLL
+            NAMES sqlite3.dll
+            PATHS ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH}
+            PATH_SUFFIXES bin
+        )
+        if(ORBITHUB_SQLITE3_DLL)
+            add_custom_command(TARGET orbithub POST_BUILD
+                COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different
+                    "${ORBITHUB_SQLITE3_DLL}"
+                    "$<TARGET_FILE_DIR:orbithub>/"
+                COMMENT "Deploying sqlite3.dll (Qt SQLite plugin dependency)"
+            )
+            install(FILES "${ORBITHUB_SQLITE3_DLL}" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}")
+        endif()
     endif()
 endif()