diff --git a/beets/dbcore/db.py b/beets/dbcore/db.py
index 110cd70d0..5d721a121 100755
--- a/beets/dbcore/db.py
+++ b/beets/dbcore/db.py
@@ -1124,6 +1124,16 @@ class Database:
             # call conn.close() in _close()
             check_same_thread=False,
         )
+
+        if sys.version_info >= (3, 12) and sqlite3.sqlite_version_info >= (
+            3,
+            29,
+            0,
+        ):
+            # If possible, disable double-quoted strings
+            conn.setconfig(sqlite3.SQLITE_DBCONFIG_DQS_DDL, 0)
+            conn.setconfig(sqlite3.SQLITE_DBCONFIG_DQS_DML, 0)
+
         self.add_functions(conn)
 
         if self.supports_extensions: