diff --git a/core/lib.rs b/core/lib.rs
index 94853aa80..f52c24bef 100644
--- a/core/lib.rs
+++ b/core/lib.rs
@@ -311,8 +311,10 @@ impl Connection {
     pub(crate) fn run_cmd(self: &Rc<Connection>, cmd: Cmd) -> Result<Option<Statement>> {
         let db = self.db.clone();
         let syms: &SymbolTable = &db.syms.borrow();
+        println!("the command {:?}", cmd);
         match cmd {
             Cmd::Stmt(stmt) => {
+                println!("AST: {:?}", stmt);
                 let program = Rc::new(translate::translate(
                     &self.schema.borrow(),
                     stmt,
@@ -322,6 +324,7 @@ impl Connection {
                     syms,
                     QueryMode::Normal,
                 )?);
+                println!("the generated program {:?}", program);
                 let stmt = Statement::new(program, self.pager.clone());
                 Ok(Some(stmt))
             }
@@ -361,11 +364,13 @@ impl Connection {
     }
 
     pub fn execute(self: &Rc<Connection>, sql: impl AsRef<str>) -> Result<()> {
+        println!("running execute");
         let sql = sql.as_ref();
         let db = &self.db;
         let syms: &SymbolTable = &db.syms.borrow();
         let mut parser = Parser::new(sql.as_bytes());
         let cmd = parser.next()?;
+        println!("the command {:?}", cmd);
         if let Some(cmd) = cmd {
             match cmd {
                 Cmd::Explain(stmt) => {
diff --git a/core/storage/btree.rs b/core/storage/btree.rs
index 4a963581b..8f7da8e44 100644
--- a/core/storage/btree.rs
+++ b/core/storage/btree.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use crate::{LimboError, Result};
 use std::cell::{Ref, RefCell};
 use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::rc::Rc;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use super::pager::PageRef;
 use super::sqlite3_ondisk::{
@@ -2231,6 +2232,111 @@ impl BTreeCursor {
 
         Ok(Some(n_overflow))
     }
+
+    pub fn btree_drop(&mut self) -> Result<CursorResult<()>> {
+        self.move_to_root();
+
+        loop {
+            let page = self.stack.top();
+            return_if_locked!(page);
+
+            if !page.is_loaded() {
+                self.pager.load_page(Arc::clone(&page))?;
+                return Ok(CursorResult::IO);
+            }
+
+            let contents = page.get().contents.as_ref().unwrap();
+            //  TOOD: Uncomment after Krishvishal's PR https://github.com/tursodatabase/limbo/pull/785 merged
+            // let current_page_id = page.get().id;
+
+            if !contents.is_leaf() {
+                let mut has_unprocessed_children = false;
+
+                //  Process all the regular cells first
+                for cell_idx in 0..contents.cell_count() {
+                    let cell = contents.cell_get(
+                        cell_idx,
+                        Rc::clone(&self.pager),
+                        self.payload_overflow_threshold_max(contents.page_type()),
+                        self.payload_overflow_threshold_min(contents.page_type()),
+                        self.usable_space(),
+                    )?;
+                    if let BTreeCell::TableInteriorCell(interior) = cell {
+                        let child_page =
+                            self.pager.read_page(interior._left_child_page as usize)?;
+                        self.stack.push(child_page);
+                        has_unprocessed_children = true;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if !has_unprocessed_children {
+                    if let Some(rightmost) = contents.rightmost_pointer() {
+                        let rightmost_page = self.pager.read_page(rightmost as usize)?;
+                        self.stack.push(rightmost_page);
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if has_unprocessed_children {
+                    continue;
+                }
+            } else {
+                for cell_idx in 0..contents.cell_count() {
+                    let cell = contents.cell_get(
+                        cell_idx,
+                        Rc::clone(&self.pager),
+                        self.payload_overflow_threshold_max(contents.page_type()),
+                        self.payload_overflow_threshold_min(contents.page_type()),
+                        self.usable_space(),
+                    )?;
+                    if let BTreeCell::TableLeafCell(TableLeafCell {
+                        _rowid,
+                        _payload,
+                        first_overflow_page: Some(overflow_page_id),
+                    }) = cell
+                    {
+                        let mut current_overflow_id = overflow_page_id;
+                        loop {
+                            let overflow_page =
+                                self.pager.read_page(current_overflow_id as usize)?;
+                            return_if_locked!(overflow_page);
+
+                            if !overflow_page.is_loaded() {
+                                self.pager.load_page(Arc::clone(&overflow_page))?;
+                                return Ok(CursorResult::IO);
+                            }
+
+                            let overflow_contents = overflow_page.get().contents.as_ref().unwrap();
+                            let next_overflow_id = u32::from_be_bytes(
+                                overflow_contents.as_ptr()[..4].try_into().unwrap(),
+                            );
+
+                            //  TODO: Uncomment after Krishvishal's PR https://github.com/tursodatabase/limbo/pull/785 is merged
+                            // self.pager
+                            //     .free_page(Some(overflow_page), current_overflow_id as usize)?;
+
+                            if next_overflow_id == 0 {
+                                break;
+                            }
+                            current_overflow_id = next_overflow_id;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            //  All children & overflow pages have been processed
+            //  TODO: Uncomment after Krishvishal's PR https://github.com/tursodatabase/limbo/pull/785 is merged
+            // self.pager.free_page(Some(page), current_page_id)?;
+
+            if self.stack.has_parent() {
+                self.stack.pop();
+            } else {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(CursorResult::Ok(()))
+    }
 }
 
 impl PageStack {
diff --git a/core/translate/mod.rs b/core/translate/mod.rs
index 79791866b..6ee8497b8 100644
--- a/core/translate/mod.rs
+++ b/core/translate/mod.rs
@@ -85,7 +85,13 @@ pub fn translate(
         }
         ast::Stmt::Detach(_) => bail_parse_error!("DETACH not supported yet"),
         ast::Stmt::DropIndex { .. } => bail_parse_error!("DROP INDEX not supported yet"),
-        ast::Stmt::DropTable { .. } => bail_parse_error!("DROP TABLE not supported yet"),
+        // ast::Stmt::DropTable { .. } => bail_parse_error!("DROP TABLE not supported yet"),
+        ast::Stmt::DropTable {
+            if_exists,
+            tbl_name,
+        } => {
+            translate_drop_table(&mut program, tbl_name, if_exists, schema)?;
+        }
         ast::Stmt::DropTrigger { .. } => bail_parse_error!("DROP TRIGGER not supported yet"),
         ast::Stmt::DropView { .. } => bail_parse_error!("DROP VIEW not supported yet"),
         ast::Stmt::Pragma(name, body) => pragma::translate_pragma(
@@ -510,6 +516,224 @@ fn translate_create_table(
     Ok(program)
 }
 
+fn translate_drop_table(
+    program: &mut ProgramBuilder,
+    tbl_name: ast::QualifiedName,
+    if_exists: bool,
+    schema: &Schema,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let table = schema.get_table(tbl_name.name.0.as_str());
+    if table.is_none() {
+        if if_exists {
+            let init_label = program.emit_init();
+            let start_offset = program.offset();
+            program.emit_halt();
+            program.resolve_label(init_label, program.offset());
+            program.emit_transaction(true);
+            program.emit_constant_insns();
+            program.emit_goto(start_offset);
+
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        bail_parse_error!("No such table: {}", tbl_name.name.0.as_str());
+    }
+    let table = table.unwrap(); //  safe to do since we have a check before this
+
+    let init_label = program.emit_init();
+    let start_offset = program.offset();
+
+    //  1. Drop the table BTree
+    program.emit_insn(Insn::DropBtree {
+        db: 0,
+        root: table.root_page,
+    });
+
+    //  TODO: Drop indexes?
+
+    //  2. Delete table metadata from sqlite_schema
+    let table_name = "sqlite_schema";
+    let table = schema.get_table(&table_name).unwrap();
+    let sqlite_schema_cursor_id = program.alloc_cursor_id(
+        Some(table_name.to_string()),
+        CursorType::BTreeTable(table.clone()),
+    );
+    program.emit_insn(Insn::OpenWriteAsync {
+        cursor_id: sqlite_schema_cursor_id,
+        root_page: 1,
+    });
+    program.emit_insn(Insn::OpenWriteAwait {});
+
+    //  Rewind to the very beginning of the cursor
+    program.emit_insn(Insn::RewindAsync {
+        cursor_id: sqlite_schema_cursor_id,
+    });
+    let end_metadata_label = program.allocate_label();
+    program.emit_insn(Insn::RewindAwait {
+        cursor_id: sqlite_schema_cursor_id,
+        pc_if_empty: end_metadata_label,
+    });
+    let metadata_loop = program.allocate_label();
+    program.resolve_label(metadata_loop, program.offset());
+
+    //  Load row details
+    let tbl_name_reg = program.alloc_register();
+    program.emit_insn(Insn::Column {
+        cursor_id: sqlite_schema_cursor_id,
+        column: 2,
+        dest: tbl_name_reg,
+    });
+    let string_reg = program.emit_string8_new_reg(tbl_name.name.0.clone());
+    let next_label = program.allocate_label();
+    program.emit_insn(Insn::Ne {
+        lhs: tbl_name_reg,
+        rhs: string_reg,
+        target_pc: next_label,
+        flags: CmpInsFlags::default(),
+    });
+
+    //  Delete matching row
+    program.emit_insn(Insn::DeleteAsync {
+        cursor_id: sqlite_schema_cursor_id,
+    });
+    program.emit_insn(Insn::DeleteAwait {
+        cursor_id: sqlite_schema_cursor_id,
+    });
+
+    //  Move to next row
+    program.resolve_label(next_label, program.offset());
+    program.emit_insn(Insn::NextAsync {
+        cursor_id: sqlite_schema_cursor_id,
+    });
+    program.emit_insn(Insn::NextAwait {
+        cursor_id: sqlite_schema_cursor_id,
+        pc_if_next: metadata_loop,
+    });
+    program.resolve_label(end_metadata_label, program.offset());
+
+    //  Update schema
+    let parse_schema_where_clause = format!("tbl_name = {}", tbl_name.name.0);
+    program.emit_insn(Insn::ParseSchema {
+        db: 0,
+        where_clause: parse_schema_where_clause,
+    });
+
+    program.emit_halt();
+    program.resolve_label(init_label, program.offset());
+    program.emit_transaction(true);
+    program.emit_goto(start_offset);
+
+    Ok(program)
+}
+
+fn translate_drop_table(
+    program: &mut ProgramBuilder,
+    tbl_name: ast::QualifiedName,
+    if_exists: bool,
+    schema: &Schema,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let table = schema.get_table(tbl_name.name.0.as_str());
+    if table.is_none() {
+        if if_exists {
+            let init_label = program.emit_init();
+            let start_offset = program.offset();
+            program.emit_halt();
+            program.resolve_label(init_label, program.offset());
+            program.emit_transaction(true);
+            program.emit_constant_insns();
+            program.emit_goto(start_offset);
+
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        bail_parse_error!("No such table: {}", tbl_name.name.0.as_str());
+    }
+    let table = table.unwrap(); //  safe to do since we have a check before this
+
+    let init_label = program.emit_init();
+    let start_offset = program.offset();
+
+    //  1. Drop the table BTree
+    program.emit_insn(Insn::DropBtree {
+        db: 0,
+        root: table.root_page,
+    });
+
+    //  TODO: Drop indexes?
+
+    //  2. Delete table metadata from sqlite_schema
+    let table_name = "sqlite_schema";
+    let table = schema.get_table(&table_name).unwrap();
+    let sqlite_schema_cursor_id = program.alloc_cursor_id(
+        Some(table_name.to_string()),
+        CursorType::BTreeTable(table.clone()),
+    );
+    program.emit_insn(Insn::OpenWriteAsync {
+        cursor_id: sqlite_schema_cursor_id,
+        root_page: 1,
+    });
+    program.emit_insn(Insn::OpenWriteAwait {});
+
+    //  Rewind to the very beginning of the cursor
+    program.emit_insn(Insn::RewindAsync {
+        cursor_id: sqlite_schema_cursor_id,
+    });
+    let end_metadata_label = program.allocate_label();
+    program.emit_insn(Insn::RewindAwait {
+        cursor_id: sqlite_schema_cursor_id,
+        pc_if_empty: end_metadata_label,
+    });
+    let metadata_loop = program.allocate_label();
+    program.resolve_label(metadata_loop, program.offset());
+
+    //  Load row details
+    let tbl_name_reg = program.alloc_register();
+    program.emit_insn(Insn::Column {
+        cursor_id: sqlite_schema_cursor_id,
+        column: 2,
+        dest: tbl_name_reg,
+    });
+    let string_reg = program.emit_string8_new_reg(tbl_name.name.0.clone());
+    let next_label = program.allocate_label();
+    program.emit_insn(Insn::Ne {
+        lhs: tbl_name_reg,
+        rhs: string_reg,
+        target_pc: next_label,
+        flags: CmpInsFlags::default(),
+    });
+
+    //  Delete matching row
+    program.emit_insn(Insn::DeleteAsync {
+        cursor_id: sqlite_schema_cursor_id,
+    });
+    program.emit_insn(Insn::DeleteAwait {
+        cursor_id: sqlite_schema_cursor_id,
+    });
+
+    //  Move to next row
+    program.resolve_label(next_label, program.offset());
+    program.emit_insn(Insn::NextAsync {
+        cursor_id: sqlite_schema_cursor_id,
+    });
+    program.emit_insn(Insn::NextAwait {
+        cursor_id: sqlite_schema_cursor_id,
+        pc_if_next: metadata_loop,
+    });
+    program.resolve_label(end_metadata_label, program.offset());
+
+    //  Update schema
+    let parse_schema_where_clause = format!("tbl_name = {}", tbl_name.name.0);
+    program.emit_insn(Insn::ParseSchema {
+        db: 0,
+        where_clause: parse_schema_where_clause,
+    });
+
+    program.emit_halt();
+    program.resolve_label(init_label, program.offset());
+    program.emit_transaction(true);
+    program.emit_goto(start_offset);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 enum PrimaryKeyDefinitionType<'a> {
     Simple {
         typename: Option<&'a str>,
diff --git a/core/vdbe/explain.rs b/core/vdbe/explain.rs
index 6f55d5dc1..1b11cb2e1 100644
--- a/core/vdbe/explain.rs
+++ b/core/vdbe/explain.rs
@@ -1077,6 +1077,15 @@ pub fn insn_to_str(
                 0,
                 format!("r[{}]=root iDb={} flags={}", root, db, flags),
             ),
+            Insn::DropBtree { db, root } => (
+                "DropBtree",
+                *db as i32,
+                *root as i32,
+                0,
+                OwnedValue::build_text(Rc::new("".to_string())),
+                0,
+                format!("root iDb={}", db),
+            ),
             Insn::Close { cursor_id } => (
                 "Close",
                 *cursor_id as i32,
diff --git a/core/vdbe/insn.rs b/core/vdbe/insn.rs
index 2d673b018..036f607f8 100644
--- a/core/vdbe/insn.rs
+++ b/core/vdbe/insn.rs
@@ -567,6 +567,14 @@ pub enum Insn {
         flags: usize,
     },
 
+    //  Drop a b-tree
+    DropBtree {
+        //  The database within which this b-tree needs to be dropped (P1).
+        db: usize,
+        //  The root page of this b-tree (P2).
+        root: usize,
+    },
+
     /// Close a cursor.
     Close {
         cursor_id: CursorID,
diff --git a/core/vdbe/mod.rs b/core/vdbe/mod.rs
index 3ccfdc1e3..efdc34184 100644
--- a/core/vdbe/mod.rs
+++ b/core/vdbe/mod.rs
@@ -2634,6 +2634,14 @@ impl Program {
                     state.registers[*root] = OwnedValue::Integer(root_page as i64);
                     state.pc += 1;
                 }
+                Insn::DropBtree { db, root } => {
+                    if *db > 0 {
+                        todo!("temp databases not implemented yet");
+                    }
+                    let mut cursor = Box::new(BTreeCursor::new(pager.clone(), *root));
+                    cursor.btree_drop()?;
+                    state.pc += 1;
+                }
                 Insn::Close { cursor_id } => {
                     let mut cursors = state.cursors.borrow_mut();
                     cursors.get_mut(*cursor_id).unwrap().take();