diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/error.rs b/sqlx-core/src/error.rs
index 5b2f4780a0..6a152520db 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/error.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/error.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ pub enum Error {
 
     /// Error returned from the database.
     #[error("error returned from database: {0}")]
-    Database(Box<dyn DatabaseError>),
+    Database(#[source] Box<dyn DatabaseError>),
 
     /// Error communicating with the database backend.
     #[error("error communicating with the server: {0}")]
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ pub enum Error {
     Migrate(#[source] Box<crate::migrate::MigrateError>),
 }
 
+impl StdError for Box<dyn DatabaseError> {}
+
 impl Error {
     pub fn into_database_error(self) -> Option<Box<dyn DatabaseError + 'static>> {
         match self {