diff --git a/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteprovider.cpp b/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteprovider.cpp
index a4d3aac0466..0dbe4e9c30d 100644
--- a/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteprovider.cpp
@@ -588,8 +588,23 @@ QgsAbstractFeatureSource* QgsSpatiaLiteProvider::featureSource() const
   return new QgsSpatiaLiteFeatureSource( this );
 }
 
+void QgsSpatiaLiteProvider::updatePrimaryKeyCapabilities()
+{
+  if ( mPrimaryKey.isEmpty() )
+  {
+    enabledCapabilities &= ~QgsVectorDataProvider::SelectAtId;
+    enabledCapabilities &= ~QgsVectorDataProvider::SelectGeometryAtId;
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    enabledCapabilities |= QgsVectorDataProvider::SelectAtId;
+    enabledCapabilities |= QgsVectorDataProvider::SelectGeometryAtId;
+  }
+}
+
 #ifdef SPATIALITE_VERSION_GE_4_0_0
 // only if libspatialite version is >= 4.0.0
+
 void QgsSpatiaLiteProvider::loadFieldsAbstractInterface( gaiaVectorLayerPtr lyr )
 {
   if ( lyr == nullptr )
@@ -657,6 +672,9 @@ void QgsSpatiaLiteProvider::loadFieldsAbstractInterface( gaiaVectorLayerPtr lyr
       mPrimaryKeyAttrs << i - 1;
     }
   }
+
+  updatePrimaryKeyCapabilities();
+
   sqlite3_free_table( results );
 }
 #endif
@@ -849,6 +867,8 @@ void QgsSpatiaLiteProvider::loadFields()
     mPrimaryKey = pkName;
   }
 
+  updatePrimaryKeyCapabilities();
+
   return;
 
 error:
diff --git a/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteprovider.h b/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteprovider.h
index 8bf1281bcca..8df16f42647 100644
--- a/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteprovider.h
+++ b/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteprovider.h
@@ -426,6 +426,8 @@ class QgsSpatiaLiteProvider: public QgsVectorDataProvider
     static int computeMultiWKB3Dsize( const unsigned char *p_in, int little_endian,
                                       int endian_arch );
   private:
+    void updatePrimaryKeyCapabilities();
+
     int computeSizeFromMultiWKB2D( const unsigned char *p_in, int nDims,
                                    int little_endian,
                                    int endian_arch );
@@ -496,6 +498,7 @@ class QgsSpatiaLiteProvider: public QgsVectorDataProvider
     QgsSqliteHandle *handle;
 
     friend class QgsSpatiaLiteFeatureSource;
+
 };
 
 #endif