diff --git a/bindings/javascript/index.d.ts b/bindings/javascript/index.d.ts
index f9447e696..097640feb 100644
--- a/bindings/javascript/index.d.ts
+++ b/bindings/javascript/index.d.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ export declare class Database {
   constructor(path: string)
   /** Returns whether the database is in memory-only mode. */
   get memory(): boolean
+  /** Returns whether the database connection is open. */
+  get open(): boolean
   /**
    * Executes a batch of SQL statements.
    *
diff --git a/bindings/javascript/promise.js b/bindings/javascript/promise.js
index 7a54871c3..7ff274743 100644
--- a/bindings/javascript/promise.js
+++ b/bindings/javascript/promise.js
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ class Database {
    * @param {string} sql - The SQL statement string to prepare.
    */
   prepare(sql) {
+    if (!this.open) {
+      throw new TypeError("The database connection is not open");
+    }
+    
     if (!sql) {
       throw new RangeError("The supplied SQL string contains no statements");
     }
diff --git a/bindings/javascript/src/lib.rs b/bindings/javascript/src/lib.rs
index 7ce6eb521..df17170e1 100644
--- a/bindings/javascript/src/lib.rs
+++ b/bindings/javascript/src/lib.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ pub struct Database {
     io: Arc<dyn turso_core::IO>,
     conn: Arc<turso_core::Connection>,
     is_memory: bool,
+    is_open: RefCell<bool>,
 }
 
 #[napi]
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ impl Database {
             io,
             conn,
             is_memory,
+            is_open: RefCell::new(true),
         })
     }
 
@@ -85,6 +87,12 @@ impl Database {
         self.is_memory
     }
 
+    /// Returns whether the database connection is open.
+    #[napi(getter)]
+    pub fn open(&self) -> bool {
+        *self.is_open.borrow()
+    }
+
     /// Executes a batch of SQL statements.
     ///
     /// # Arguments
@@ -167,6 +175,7 @@ impl Database {
     /// `Ok(())` if the database is closed successfully.
     #[napi]
     pub fn close(&self) -> Result<()> {
+        *self.is_open.borrow_mut() = false;
         // Database close is handled automatically when dropped
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/bindings/javascript/sync.js b/bindings/javascript/sync.js
index bca456232..555d2c245 100644
--- a/bindings/javascript/sync.js
+++ b/bindings/javascript/sync.js
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ class Database {
    * @param {string} sql - The SQL statement string to prepare.
    */
   prepare(sql) {
+    if (!this.open) {
+      throw new TypeError("The database connection is not open");
+    }
+    
     if (!sql) {
       throw new RangeError("The supplied SQL string contains no statements");
     }