diff --git a/bindings/java/src/main/java/org/github/tursodatabase/JDBC.java b/bindings/java/src/main/java/org/github/tursodatabase/JDBC.java
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+package org.github.tursodatabase;
+
+import org.github.tursodatabase.jdbc4.JDBC4Connection;
+
+import java.sql.*;
+import java.util.Properties;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+public class JDBC implements Driver {
+
+    private static final String VALID_URL_PREFIX = "jdbc:limbo:";
+
+    public static LimboConnection createConnection(String url, Properties properties) throws SQLException {
+        if (!isValidURL(url)) return null;
+
+        url = url.trim();
+        return new JDBC4Connection(url, extractAddress(url), properties);
+    }
+
+    private static boolean isValidURL(String url) {
+        return url != null && url.toLowerCase().startsWith(VALID_URL_PREFIX);
+    }
+
+    private static String extractAddress(String url) {
+        return url.substring(VALID_URL_PREFIX.length());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Connection connect(String url, Properties info) throws SQLException {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean acceptsURL(String url) throws SQLException {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public DriverPropertyInfo[] getPropertyInfo(String url, Properties info) throws SQLException {
+        return new DriverPropertyInfo[0];
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getMajorVersion() {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getMinorVersion() {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean jdbcCompliant() {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Logger getParentLogger() throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException {
+        return null;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/bindings/java/src/test/java/org/github/tursodatabase/JDBCTest.java b/bindings/java/src/test/java/org/github/tursodatabase/JDBCTest.java
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+package org.github.tursodatabase;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.AssertionsForClassTypes.assertThat;
+
+class JDBCTest {
+
+    @Test
+    void null_is_returned_when_invalid_url_is_passed() throws Exception {
+        LimboConnection connection = JDBC.createConnection("jdbc:invalid:xxx", new Properties());
+        assertThat(connection).isNull();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void non_null_connection_is_returned_when_valid_url_is_passed() throws Exception {
+        String fileUrl = TestUtils.createTempFile();
+        LimboConnection connection = JDBC.createConnection("jdbc:limbo:" + fileUrl, new Properties());
+        assertThat(connection).isNotNull();
+    }
+}