diff --git a/src/qcodes/dataset/sqlite/connection.py b/src/qcodes/dataset/sqlite/connection.py
index b919e26dada..5dd20bba494 100644
--- a/src/qcodes/dataset/sqlite/connection.py
+++ b/src/qcodes/dataset/sqlite/connection.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import logging
+import sqlite3
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
 
@@ -15,7 +16,6 @@
 from qcodes.utils import DelayedKeyboardInterrupt
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    import sqlite3
     from collections.abc import Iterator
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -57,6 +57,36 @@ def __init__(self, sqlite3_connection: sqlite3.Connection):
         self.path_to_dbfile = path_to_dbfile(sqlite3_connection)
 
 
+class ConnectionPlusPlus(sqlite3.Connection):
+    """
+    A class to extend the sqlite3.Connection object. Since sqlite3.Connection
+    has no __dict__, we can not directly add attributes to its instance
+    directly.
+
+    It is not allowed to instantiate a new `ConnectionPlus` object from a
+    `ConnectionPlus` object.
+
+    It is recommended to create a ConnectionPlus using the function :func:`connect`
+
+    """
+
+    atomic_in_progress: bool = False
+    """
+    a bool describing whether the connection is
+    currently in the middle of an atomic block of transactions, thus
+    allowing to nest `atomic` context managers
+    """
+    path_to_dbfile: str = ""
+    """
+    Path to the database file of the connection.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        self.path_to_dbfile = path_to_dbfile(self)
+
+
 def make_connection_plus_from(
     conn: sqlite3.Connection | ConnectionPlus,
 ) -> ConnectionPlus:
@@ -97,7 +127,7 @@ def atomic(conn: ConnectionPlus) -> Iterator[ConnectionPlus]:
 
     """
     with DelayedKeyboardInterrupt(context={"reason": "sqlite atomic operation"}):
-        if not isinstance(conn, ConnectionPlus):
+        if not isinstance(conn, ConnectionPlus | ConnectionPlusPlus):
             raise ValueError(
                 "atomic context manager only accepts "
                 "ConnectionPlus database connection objects."
diff --git a/src/qcodes/dataset/sqlite/database.py b/src/qcodes/dataset/sqlite/database.py
index a9644ea383e..4573f062a92 100644
--- a/src/qcodes/dataset/sqlite/database.py
+++ b/src/qcodes/dataset/sqlite/database.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 import qcodes
 from qcodes.dataset.experiment_settings import reset_default_experiment_id
-from qcodes.dataset.sqlite.connection import ConnectionPlus
+from qcodes.dataset.sqlite.connection import ConnectionPlus, ConnectionPlusPlus
 from qcodes.dataset.sqlite.db_upgrades import (
     _latest_available_version,
     perform_db_upgrade,
@@ -119,7 +119,9 @@ def _adapt_complex(value: complex | np.complexfloating) -> sqlite3.Binary:
     return sqlite3.Binary(out.read())
 
 
-def connect(name: str | Path, debug: bool = False, version: int = -1) -> ConnectionPlus:
+def connect(
+    name: str | Path, debug: bool = False, version: int = -1
+) -> ConnectionPlusPlus:
     """
     Connect or create  database. If debug the queries will be echoed back.
     This function takes care of registering the numpy/sqlite type
@@ -141,10 +143,12 @@ def connect(name: str | Path, debug: bool = False, version: int = -1) -> Connect
     # register binary(TEXT) -> numpy converter
     sqlite3.register_converter("array", _convert_array)
 
-    sqlite3_conn = sqlite3.connect(
-        name, detect_types=sqlite3.PARSE_DECLTYPES, check_same_thread=True
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(
+        name,
+        detect_types=sqlite3.PARSE_DECLTYPES,
+        check_same_thread=True,
+        factory=ConnectionPlusPlus,
     )
-    conn = ConnectionPlus(sqlite3_conn)
 
     latest_supported_version = _latest_available_version()
     db_version = get_user_version(conn)
diff --git a/tests/dataset/test_database_creation_and_upgrading.py b/tests/dataset/test_database_creation_and_upgrading.py
index e35bf8e7fde..8a036373f2c 100644
--- a/tests/dataset/test_database_creation_and_upgrading.py
+++ b/tests/dataset/test_database_creation_and_upgrading.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 import qcodes.dataset.descriptions.versioning.serialization as serial
 import tests.dataset
 from qcodes.dataset import (
-    ConnectionPlus,
     connect,
     initialise_database,
     initialise_or_create_database_at,
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@
 from qcodes.dataset.descriptions.param_spec import ParamSpecBase
 from qcodes.dataset.descriptions.versioning.v0 import InterDependencies
 from qcodes.dataset.guids import parse_guid
-from qcodes.dataset.sqlite.connection import atomic_transaction
+from qcodes.dataset.sqlite.connection import ConnectionPlusPlus, atomic_transaction
 from qcodes.dataset.sqlite.database import get_db_version_and_newest_available_version
 from qcodes.dataset.sqlite.db_upgrades import (
     _latest_available_version,
@@ -703,7 +702,7 @@ def test_perform_actual_upgrade_6_to_7() -> None:
     skip_if_no_fixtures(dbname_old)
 
     with temporarily_copied_DB(dbname_old, debug=False, version=6) as conn:
-        assert isinstance(conn, ConnectionPlus)
+        assert isinstance(conn, ConnectionPlusPlus)
         perform_db_upgrade_6_to_7(conn)
         assert get_user_version(conn) == 7
 
@@ -762,7 +761,7 @@ def test_perform_actual_upgrade_6_to_newest_add_new_data() -> None:
     skip_if_no_fixtures(dbname_old)
 
     with temporarily_copied_DB(dbname_old, debug=False, version=6) as conn:
-        assert isinstance(conn, ConnectionPlus)
+        assert isinstance(conn, ConnectionPlusPlus)
         perform_db_upgrade(conn)
         assert get_user_version(conn) >= 7
         no_of_runs_query = "SELECT max(run_id) FROM runs"