diff --git a/activitypub/database/__init__.py b/activitypub/database/__init__.py
index 1465cd1..793214e 100644
--- a/activitypub/database/__init__.py
+++ b/activitypub/database/__init__.py
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ from .base import Database, Table
 from .listdb import ListDatabase
 from .mongodb import MongoDatabase
 from .redisdb import RedisDatabase
+from .sqldb import SQLDatabase
diff --git a/activitypub/database/listdb.py b/activitypub/database/listdb.py
index f6aea3c..3ee6db2 100644
--- a/activitypub/database/listdb.py
+++ b/activitypub/database/listdb.py
@@ -256,14 +256,31 @@ class ListTable(Table):
         []
         >>> table.find({"d": 4}) # doctest: +ELLIPSIS
         [{'c': 3, 'd': 4, '_id': ObjectId('...')}]
+        >>> table.remove({"d": 4})
+        >>> table.find({"d": 4})
+        []
+        >>> table.find({"b": 2}) # doctest: +ELLIPSIS
+        [{'a': 1, 'b': 2, '_id': ObjectId('...')}]
         """
         if query:
-            items = [doc for doc in self.data if self.match(doc, query)]
-            # delete them
+            items = [(i,doc) for (i,doc) in enumerate(self.data) if self.match(doc, query)]
+            for i,doc in items:
+                del self.data[i]
         else:
-            self.data = []
+            self.data.clear()
 
     def find_one(self, query):
+        """
+        >>> table = ListTable()
+        >>> table.insert_one({"a": 1, "b": 2})
+        >>> table.insert_one({"a": 3, "b": 4})
+
+        >>> table.find_one({"b": 2}) # doctest: +ELLIPSIS
+        {'a': 1, 'b': 2, '_id': ObjectId('...')}
+        >>> table.find_one({"b": 3})
+        >>> table.find_one({"b": 4}) # doctest: +ELLIPSIS
+        {'a': 3, 'b': 4, '_id': ObjectId('...')}
+        """
         results = [doc for doc in self.data if self.match(doc, query)]
         if results:
             return results[0]
diff --git a/activitypub/database/sqldb.py b/activitypub/database/sqldb.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04bd044
--- /dev/null
+++ b/activitypub/database/sqldb.py
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+import json
+
+from ..bson import ObjectId
+from .base import Database
+from .listdb import ListTable
+
+class JSONEncoder(json.JSONEncoder):
+    def default(self, o):
+        if isinstance(o, ObjectId):
+            return {"$oid": str(o)}
+        return super().default(o)
+
+class JSONDecoder(json.JSONDecoder):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(object_hook=self.object_hook, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def object_hook(self, obj):
+        if '$oid' not in obj:
+            return obj
+        return ObjectId(obj['$oid'])
+
+class SQLList():
+    def __init__(self, database, name):
+        self.database = database
+        self.name = name
+
+    def __getitem__(self, item):
+        if isinstance(item, int):
+            result = self.database.execute(
+                """SELECT blob_data FROM %s WHERE rowid = :rowid"""
+                % (self.name), {"rowid": item})
+            item = result.fetchone()
+            if item:
+                item = json.loads(item[0], cls=JSONDecoder)
+        elif isinstance(item, slice):
+            items = [item in islice(self, item.start, item.stop, item.step)]
+            return items
+        if item:
+            return item
+        else:
+            raise IndexError("list index out of range")
+
+    def __setitem__(self, item, value):
+        s = json.dumps(value, cls=JSONEncoder)
+        # first see if it exists:
+        try:
+            old_item = self[item]
+        except:
+            old_item = None
+        if old_item:
+            # update it
+            try:
+                self.database.execute(
+                    """UPDATE %s SET blob_data = :s WHERE rowid = :rowid;"""
+                    % (self.name), {"s": s, "rowid": item})
+                self.database.commit()
+            except:
+                self.database.rollback()
+                raise
+        else:
+            # insert it
+            oid = str(value["_id"])
+            try:
+                self.database.execute(
+                    """INSERT INTO %s (blob_data, oid, rowid) VALUES (:s, :oid, :rowid);"""
+                    % (self.name), {"s": s, "rowid": item, "oid": oid})
+                self.database.commit()
+            except:
+                self.database.rollback()
+                raise
+
+    def __delitem__(self, key):
+        try:
+            self.database.execute(
+                """DELETE FROM %s WHERE rowid = :rowid;"""
+                % (self.name), {"rowid": key})
+            self.database.execute(
+                """UPDATE %s SET rowid = (rowid - 1) WHERE rowid > :rowid;"""
+                % self.name, {"rowid": key})
+            self.database.commit()
+        except:
+            self.database.rollback()
+            raise
+
+    def clear(self):
+        try:
+            self.database.execute("DELETE from %s;" % self.name)
+            self.database.commit()
+        except:
+            self.database.rollback()
+            raise
+
+    def append(self, item):
+        pos = len(self)
+        self[pos] = item
+
+    def __len__(self):
+        result = self.database.execute("SELECT count(1) FROM %s" % self.name)
+        row = result.fetchone()
+        return row[0]
+
+class SQLTable(ListTable):
+    def __init__(self, database, name):
+        super().__init__(database, name)
+        if not self.table_exists(name):
+            self.build_table(name)
+        self.data = SQLList(database, name)
+
+    def table_exists(self, table):
+        result = self.database.execute("""SELECT COUNT(*) 
+                                           FROM sqlite_master 
+                                           WHERE type='table' AND name='%s';""" % table)
+        return result.fetchone()[0] != 0
+
+    def build_table(self, name):
+        try:
+            self.database.execute(
+                """CREATE TABLE %s (
+                    rowid INTEGER PRIMARY KEY ASC,
+                    oid CHAR(24),
+                    blob_data BLOB
+                )""" % name)
+            self.database.commit()
+        except:
+            self.database.rollback()
+            raise
+
+    def sort(self, sort_key, sort_order):
+        # sort_key = "_id"
+        # sort_order = 1 or -1
+        ## Always use ListTable here:
+        return ListTable(data=sorted(
+            self.data,
+            key=lambda row: self.get_item_in_dict(row, sort_key),
+            reverse=(sort_order == -1)))
+
+class SQLDatabase(Database):
+    Table = SQLTable
+    
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        from sqlalchemy import create_engine
+        from sqlalchemy.orm import scoped_session, sessionmaker
+        #from sqlalchemy.pool import StaticPool
+        #from sqlalchemy.pool import QueuePool
+
+        super().__init__()
+        self.engine = create_engine(*args, **kwargs)
+        # poolclass=QueuePool,
+        # convert_unicode=True,
+        # connect_args={'check_same_thread':False},
+        # poolclass=StaticPool,
+        self.session = scoped_session(sessionmaker(bind=self.engine))
+        
+    def commit(self):
+        self.session.commit()
+
+    def rollback(self):
+        self.session.rollback()
+
+    def execute(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return self.session.execute(*args, **kwargs)
+