diff --git a/packages/stream_chat_persistence/lib/src/db/moor_chat_database.dart b/packages/stream_chat_persistence/lib/src/db/moor_chat_database.dart
index 7f5bd4d0..4dc2a1e4 100644
--- a/packages/stream_chat_persistence/lib/src/db/moor_chat_database.dart
+++ b/packages/stream_chat_persistence/lib/src/db/moor_chat_database.dart
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ class MoorChatDatabase extends _$MoorChatDatabase {
             }
           }
         },
+        beforeOpen: (details) async {
+          await customStatement('PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON;');
+        },
       );
 
   /// Deletes all the tables