diff --git a/django/test/testcases.py b/django/test/testcases.py
index 1239275264..96178b4c86 100644
--- a/django/test/testcases.py
+++ b/django/test/testcases.py
@@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@ class LiveServerTestCase(TransactionTestCase):
         for conn in connections.all():
             # If using in-memory sqlite databases, pass the connections to
             # the server thread.
-            if (conn.settings_dict['ENGINE'] == 'django.db.backends.sqlite3'
+            if (conn.settings_dict['ENGINE'].rsplit('.', 1)[-1] in ('sqlite3', 'spatialite')
                 and conn.settings_dict['NAME'] == ':memory:'):
                 # Explicitly enable thread-shareability for this connection
                 conn.allow_thread_sharing = True
@@ -1129,7 +1129,7 @@ class LiveServerTestCase(TransactionTestCase):
 
         # Restore sqlite connections' non-sharability
         for conn in connections.all():
-            if (conn.settings_dict['ENGINE'] == 'django.db.backends.sqlite3'
+            if (conn.settings_dict['ENGINE'].rsplit('.', 1)[-1] in ('sqlite3', 'spatialite')
                 and conn.settings_dict['NAME'] == ':memory:'):
                 conn.allow_thread_sharing = False