diff --git a/src/dialect/sqlite.rs b/src/dialect/sqlite.rs
index 6f9ec0d25a..a01ced32d6 100644
--- a/src/dialect/sqlite.rs
+++ b/src/dialect/sqlite.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ use crate::ast::{Expr, Statement};
 use crate::dialect::Dialect;
 use crate::keywords::Keyword;
 use crate::parser::{Parser, ParserError};
+use crate::tokenizer::Token;
 
 /// A [`Dialect`] for [SQLite](https://www.sqlite.org)
 ///
@@ -97,6 +98,14 @@ impl Dialect for SQLiteDialect {
         None
     }
 
+    fn get_next_precedence(&self, parser: &Parser) -> Option<Result<u8, ParserError>> {
+        match &parser.peek_token_ref().token {
+            // lowest prec to prevent it from turning into a binary op
+            Token::Colon => Some(Ok(self.prec_unknown())),
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
+
     fn supports_in_empty_list(&self) -> bool {
         true
     }
diff --git a/tests/sqlparser_sqlite.rs b/tests/sqlparser_sqlite.rs
index b19b796cde..8a1dced38d 100644
--- a/tests/sqlparser_sqlite.rs
+++ b/tests/sqlparser_sqlite.rs
@@ -1117,6 +1117,31 @@ fn parse_create_table_options_list() {
     }
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn parse_colon_does_not_start_json_access() {
+    // SQLite rejects `SELECT c:se` (`near ":se": syntax error`); no `:` traversal.
+    for sql in ["SELECT c:se", "SELECT a:b FROM t"] {
+        assert_eq!(
+            sqlite().parse_sql_statements(sql),
+            Err(ParserError::ParserError(
+                "Expected: end of statement, found: :".to_string()
+            ))
+        );
+    }
+
+    let ast = sqlite().verified_only_select("SELECT :xxx");
+    assert_eq!(
+        ast.projection[0],
+        UnnamedExpr(Expr::Value(
+            (Value::Placeholder(":xxx".into())).with_empty_span()
+        )),
+    );
+
+    TestedDialects::new(vec![Box::new(GenericDialect {})])
+        .parse_sql_statements("SELECT a:b FROM t")
+        .unwrap();
+}
+
 fn sqlite() -> TestedDialects {
     TestedDialects::new(vec![Box::new(SQLiteDialect {})])
 }