diff --git a/library/Zend/Db/Adapter/Pdo/Sqlite.php b/library/Zend/Db/Adapter/Pdo/Sqlite.php
index 5b71b99eed..5babd670a6 100644
--- a/library/Zend/Db/Adapter/Pdo/Sqlite.php
+++ b/library/Zend/Db/Adapter/Pdo/Sqlite.php
@@ -91,6 +91,14 @@ public function __construct(array $config = [])
         $this->_config['username'] = null;
         $this->_config['password'] = null;
 
+        if (PHP_VERSION_ID >= 80100) {
+            // ensure $config['driver_options'] is an array
+            $config['driver_options'] = $config['driver_options'] ?? [];
+            if (!isset($config['driver_options'][PDO::ATTR_STRINGIFY_FETCHES])) {
+                $config['driver_options'][PDO::ATTR_STRINGIFY_FETCHES] = true;
+            }
+        }
+
         return parent::__construct($config);
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/Zend/Db/Adapter/Pdo/SqliteTest.php b/tests/Zend/Db/Adapter/Pdo/SqliteTest.php
index 3df6b87c1d..06d4784a15 100644
--- a/tests/Zend/Db/Adapter/Pdo/SqliteTest.php
+++ b/tests/Zend/Db/Adapter/Pdo/SqliteTest.php
@@ -261,4 +261,26 @@ public function testAdapterQuoteNullByteCharacter()
         $value = $this->_db->quote($string);
         $this->assertEquals("'1\\000'", $value);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * https://www.php.net/manual/en/migration81.incompatible.php#migration81.incompatible.pdo.sqlite
+     * @inheritDoc
+     */
+    public function testAdapterZendConfigEmptyDriverOptions()
+    {
+        $params = $this->_util->getParams();
+        $params['driver_options'] = [];
+        $params = new Zend_Config($params);
+
+        $db = Zend_Db::factory($this->getDriver(), $params);
+        $db->getConnection();
+
+        $config = $db->getConfig();
+
+        if (PHP_VERSION_ID >= 80100) {
+            $this->assertEquals([PDO::ATTR_STRINGIFY_FETCHES => true], $config['driver_options']);
+        } else {
+            $this->assertEquals([], $config['driver_options']);
+        }
+    }
 }