diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/SQLiteGrammar.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/SQLiteGrammar.php
index 71234023bddb..6f5e9c30c6a0 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/SQLiteGrammar.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/SQLiteGrammar.php
@@ -6,6 +6,25 @@
 
 class SQLiteGrammar extends Grammar
 {
+    /**
+     * The components that make up a select clause.
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $selectComponents = [
+        'aggregate',
+        'columns',
+        'from',
+        'joins',
+        'wheres',
+        'groups',
+        'havings',
+        'orders',
+        'limit',
+        'offset',
+        'lock',
+    ];
+
     /**
      * All of the available clause operators.
      *
@@ -17,6 +36,36 @@ class SQLiteGrammar extends Grammar
         '&', '|', '<<', '>>',
     ];
 
+    /**
+     * Compile a select query into SQL.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder  $query
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function compileSelect(Builder $query)
+    {
+        $sql = parent::compileSelect($query);
+
+        if ($query->unions) {
+            $sql = 'select * from ('.$sql.') '.$this->compileUnions($query);
+        }
+
+        return $sql;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Compile a single union statement.
+     *
+     * @param  array  $union
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function compileUnion(array $union)
+    {
+        $conjuction = $union['all'] ? ' union all ' : ' union ';
+
+        return $conjuction.'select * from ('.$union['query']->toSql().')';
+    }
+
     /**
      * Compile a "where date" clause.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Database/DatabaseQueryBuilderTest.php b/tests/Database/DatabaseQueryBuilderTest.php
index 1378ae11c03d..1f81d2a26e1d 100755
--- a/tests/Database/DatabaseQueryBuilderTest.php
+++ b/tests/Database/DatabaseQueryBuilderTest.php
@@ -459,6 +459,13 @@ public function testUnions()
         $builder->select('a')->from('t1')->where('a', 10)->where('b', 1)->union($union)->orderBy('a')->limit(10);
         $this->assertEquals($expectedSql, $builder->toSql());
         $this->assertEquals([0 => 10, 1 => 1, 2 => 11, 3 => 2], $builder->getBindings());
+
+        $builder = $this->getSQLiteBuilder();
+        $expectedSql = 'select * from (select "name" from "users" where "id" = ?) union select * from (select "name" from "users" where "id" = ?)';
+        $builder->select('name')->from('users')->where('id', '=', 1);
+        $builder->union($this->getSQLiteBuilder()->select('name')->from('users')->where('id', '=', 2));
+        $this->assertEquals($expectedSql, $builder->toSql());
+        $this->assertEquals([0 => 1, 1 => 2], $builder->getBindings());
     }
 
     public function testUnionAlls()