diff --git a/Lib/test/test_sqlite3/test_factory.py b/Lib/test/test_sqlite3/test_factory.py
index 299b514cff3..1c1660267d6 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_sqlite3/test_factory.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_sqlite3/test_factory.py
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ def test_custom_factory(self):
         row = self.con.execute("select 1, 2").fetchone()
         self.assertIsInstance(row, list)
 
-    @unittest.expectedFailure  # TODO: RUSTPYTHON
     def test_sqlite_row_index(self):
         row = self.con.execute("select 1 as a_1, 2 as b").fetchone()
         self.assertIsInstance(row, sqlite.Row)
diff --git a/crates/stdlib/src/_sqlite3.rs b/crates/stdlib/src/_sqlite3.rs
index f5b02422faf..3509df46789 100644
--- a/crates/stdlib/src/_sqlite3.rs
+++ b/crates/stdlib/src/_sqlite3.rs
@@ -2380,7 +2380,9 @@ mod _sqlite3 {
 
         fn subscript(&self, needle: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
             if let Some(i) = needle.downcast_ref::<PyInt>() {
-                let i = i.try_to_primitive::<isize>(vm)?;
+                let i = i.try_to_primitive::<isize>(vm).map_err(|_| {
+                    vm.new_index_error("cannot fit 'int' into an index-sized integer")
+                })?;
                 self.data.as_slice().getitem_by_index(vm, i)
             } else if let Some(name) = needle.downcast_ref::<PyStr>() {
                 for (obj, i) in self.description.as_slice().iter().zip(0..) {