diff --git a/web/database/utils/constants.js b/web/database/utils/constants.js
index 6298a6e46..b0b31b5c5 100644
--- a/web/database/utils/constants.js
+++ b/web/database/utils/constants.js
@@ -1,8 +1,23 @@
 // @flow
 
 export const SQLITE_CONTENT = 'sqliteFileContent';
 export const SQLITE_ENCRYPTION_KEY = 'encryptionKey';
 
 export const CURRENT_USER_ID_KEY = 'current_user_id';
 
 export const DB_PERSIST_THROTTLE_WAIT_MS = 300;
+
+export const DB_SUPPORTED_OS: $ReadOnlyArray<string> = [
+  'Windows 10',
+  'Linux',
+  'Mac OS',
+];
+
+export const DB_SUPPORTED_BROWSERS: $ReadOnlyArray<string> = [
+  'edge',
+  'edge-chromium',
+  'chrome',
+  'safari',
+  'firefox',
+  'opera',
+];
diff --git a/web/database/utils/db-utils.js b/web/database/utils/db-utils.js
index 8b688e34e..634ce0817 100644
--- a/web/database/utils/db-utils.js
+++ b/web/database/utils/db-utils.js
@@ -1,27 +1,48 @@
 // @flow
 
+import { detect as detectBrowser } from 'detect-browser';
 import type { QueryExecResult } from 'sql.js';
 
+import { isStaff } from 'lib/shared/user-utils.js';
+import { isDev } from 'lib/utils/dev-utils.js';
+
+import { DB_SUPPORTED_BROWSERS, DB_SUPPORTED_OS } from './constants.js';
+
 function parseSQLiteQueryResult<T>(result: QueryExecResult): T[] {
   const { columns, values } = result;
   return values.map(rowResult => {
     const row: any = Object.fromEntries(
       columns.map((key, index) => [key, rowResult[index]]),
     );
     return row;
   });
 }
 
 // NOTE: sql.js has behavior that when there are multiple statements in query
 // e.g. "statement1; statement2; statement3;"
 // and statement2 will not return anything, the result will be:
 // [result1, result3], not [result1, undefined, result3]
 function parseMultiStatementSQLiteResult<T: Object>(
   rawResult: $ReadOnlyArray<QueryExecResult>,
 ): T[][] {
   return rawResult.map((queryResult: QueryExecResult) =>
     parseSQLiteQueryResult<T>(queryResult),
   );
 }
 
-export { parseMultiStatementSQLiteResult };
+function isSQLiteSupported(currentLoggedInUserID: ?string): boolean {
+  if (!currentLoggedInUserID) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (!isDev && (!currentLoggedInUserID || !isStaff(currentLoggedInUserID))) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  const browser = detectBrowser();
+  return (
+    DB_SUPPORTED_OS.includes(browser.os) &&
+    DB_SUPPORTED_BROWSERS.includes(browser.name)
+  );
+}
+
+export { parseMultiStatementSQLiteResult, isSQLiteSupported };