diff --git a/query_classifier/qc_sqlite/qc_sqlite.c b/query_classifier/qc_sqlite/qc_sqlite.c
index 22c9cfca4..b51b29c13 100644
--- a/query_classifier/qc_sqlite/qc_sqlite.c
+++ b/query_classifier/qc_sqlite/qc_sqlite.c
@@ -2173,6 +2173,19 @@ void maxscaleComment()
     }
 }
 
+void maxscaleDeclare(Parse* pParse)
+{
+    QC_TRACE();
+
+    QC_SQLITE_INFO* info = this_thread.info;
+    ss_dassert(info);
+
+    if (this_unit.sql_mode != QC_SQL_MODE_ORACLE)
+    {
+        info->status = QC_QUERY_INVALID;
+    }
+}
+
 void maxscaleDeallocate(Parse* pParse, Token* pName)
 {
     QC_TRACE();
@@ -2506,6 +2519,7 @@ int maxscaleKeyword(int token)
             break;
 
         case TK_BEGIN:
+        case TK_DECLARE:
             if (this_unit.sql_mode == QC_SQL_MODE_ORACLE)
             {
                 // The beginning of a BLOCK. We'll assume it is in a single
diff --git a/query_classifier/qc_sqlite/sqlite-src-3110100/src/parse.y b/query_classifier/qc_sqlite/sqlite-src-3110100/src/parse.y
index 79b819be4..87ea93da5 100644
--- a/query_classifier/qc_sqlite/sqlite-src-3110100/src/parse.y
+++ b/query_classifier/qc_sqlite/sqlite-src-3110100/src/parse.y
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ extern void maxscaleAlterTable(Parse*, mxs_alter_t command, SrcList*, Token*);
 extern void maxscaleCall(Parse*, SrcList* pName, int uses_variables);
 extern void maxscaleCheckTable(Parse*, SrcList* pTables);
 extern void maxscaleCreateSequence(Parse*, Token* pDatabase, Token* pTable);
+extern void maxscaleDeclare(Parse* pParse);
 extern void maxscaleDeallocate(Parse*, Token* pName);
 extern void maxscaleDo(Parse*, ExprList* pEList);
 extern void maxscaleDrop(Parse*, int what, Token* pDatabase, Token* pName);
@@ -3325,4 +3326,10 @@ cmd ::= DROP SEQUENCE nm(X) dbnm(Y).{ // CREATE SEQUENCE db
     maxscaleDrop(pParse, MXS_DROP_SEQUENCE, pDatabase, pTable);
 }
 
+//////////////////////// ORACLE DECLARE ////////////////////////////////////
+//
+cmd ::= DECLARE. {
+    maxscaleDeclare(pParse);
+}
+
 %endif
diff --git a/query_classifier/qc_sqlite/sqlite-src-3110100/tool/mkkeywordhash.c b/query_classifier/qc_sqlite/sqlite-src-3110100/tool/mkkeywordhash.c
index 15be3c92d..d496ec6be 100644
--- a/query_classifier/qc_sqlite/sqlite-src-3110100/tool/mkkeywordhash.c
+++ b/query_classifier/qc_sqlite/sqlite-src-3110100/tool/mkkeywordhash.c
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ static Keyword aKeywordTable[] = {
 #ifdef MAXSCALE
   { "DATABASES",        "TK_DATABASES_KW", ALWAYS                 },
   { "DEALLOCATE",       "TK_DEALLOCATE",   ALWAYS                 },
+  { "DECLARE",          "TK_DECLARE",      ALWAYS                 },
 #endif
   { "DEFAULT",          "TK_DEFAULT",      ALWAYS                 },
   { "DEFERRED",         "TK_DEFERRED",     ALWAYS                 },