diff --git a/system/Database/BaseBuilder.php b/system/Database/BaseBuilder.php
index 2fbfd9656532..43227ee1a764 100644
--- a/system/Database/BaseBuilder.php
+++ b/system/Database/BaseBuilder.php
@@ -168,6 +168,15 @@ class BaseBuilder
 	 */
 	protected $QBWhereGroupCount = 0;
 
+	/**
+	 * Ignore data that cause certain
+	 * exceptions, for example in case of
+	 * duplicate keys.
+	 *
+	 * @var boolean
+	 */
+	protected $QBIgnore = false;
+
 	/**
 	 * A reference to the database connection.
 	 *
@@ -220,6 +229,14 @@ class BaseBuilder
 	 */
 	protected $canLimitWhereUpdates = true;
 
+	/**
+	 * Specifies which sql statements
+	 * support the ignore option.
+	 *
+	 * @var array
+	 */
+	protected $supportedIgnoreStatements = [];
+
 	/**
 	 * Builder testing mode status.
 	 *
@@ -291,6 +308,25 @@ public function getBinds(): array
 
 	//--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+	/**
+	 * Ignore
+	 *
+	 * Set ignore Flag for next insert,
+	 * update or delete query.
+	 *
+	 * @param boolean $ignore
+	 *
+	 * @return BaseBuilder
+	 */
+	public function ignore(bool $ignore = true)
+	{
+		$this->QBIgnore = $ignore;
+
+		return $this;
+	}
+
+	//--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 	/**
 	 * Select
 	 *
@@ -2037,7 +2073,7 @@ public function insertBatch(array $set = null, bool $escape = null, int $batchSi
 	 */
 	protected function _insertBatch(string $table, array $keys, array $values): string
 	{
-		return 'INSERT INTO ' . $table . ' (' . implode(', ', $keys) . ') VALUES ' . implode(', ', $values);
+		return 'INSERT ' . $this->compileIgnore('insert') . 'INTO ' . $table . ' (' . implode(', ', $keys) . ') VALUES ' . implode(', ', $values);
 	}
 
 	//--------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2106,6 +2142,8 @@ public function setInsertBatch($key, string $value = '', bool $escape = null)
 	 *
 	 * @param boolean $reset TRUE: reset QB values; FALSE: leave QB values alone
 	 *
+	 * @throws DatabaseException
+	 *
 	 * @return string
 	 */
 	public function getCompiledInsert(bool $reset = true): string
@@ -2139,6 +2177,8 @@ public function getCompiledInsert(bool $reset = true): string
 	 * @param array   $set    An associative array of insert values
 	 * @param boolean $escape Whether to escape values and identifiers
 	 *
+	 * @throws DatabaseException
+	 *
 	 * @return BaseResult|Query|false
 	 */
 	public function insert(array $set = null, bool $escape = null)
@@ -2216,7 +2256,7 @@ protected function validateInsert(): bool
 	 */
 	protected function _insert(string $table, array $keys, array $unescapedKeys): string
 	{
-		return 'INSERT INTO ' . $table . ' (' . implode(', ', $keys) . ') VALUES (' . implode(', ', $unescapedKeys) . ')';
+		return 'INSERT ' . $this->compileIgnore('insert') . 'INTO ' . $table . ' (' . implode(', ', $keys) . ') VALUES (' . implode(', ', $unescapedKeys) . ')';
 	}
 
 	//--------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2330,6 +2370,8 @@ public function getCompiledUpdate(bool $reset = true): string
 	 * @param mixed   $where
 	 * @param integer $limit
 	 *
+	 * @throws DatabaseException
+	 *
 	 * @return boolean    TRUE on success, FALSE on failure
 	 */
 	public function update(array $set = null, $where = null, int $limit = null): bool
@@ -2393,14 +2435,14 @@ public function update(array $set = null, $where = null, int $limit = null): boo
 	 */
 	protected function _update(string $table, array $values): string
 	{
-		$valstr = [];
+		$valStr = [];
 
 		foreach ($values as $key => $val)
 		{
-			$valstr[] = $key . ' = ' . $val;
+			$valStr[] = $key . ' = ' . $val;
 		}
 
-		return 'UPDATE ' . $table . ' SET ' . implode(', ', $valstr)
+		return 'UPDATE ' . $this->compileIgnore('update') . $table . ' SET ' . implode(', ', $valStr)
 				. $this->compileWhereHaving('QBWhere')
 				. $this->compileOrderBy()
 				. ($this->QBLimit ? $this->_limit(' ') : '');
@@ -2530,6 +2572,7 @@ protected function _updateBatch(string $table, array $values, string $index): st
 	{
 		$ids   = [];
 		$final = [];
+
 		foreach ($values as $key => $val)
 		{
 			$ids[] = $val[$index];
@@ -2553,7 +2596,7 @@ protected function _updateBatch(string $table, array $values, string $index): st
 
 		$this->where($index . ' IN(' . implode(',', $ids) . ')', null, false);
 
-		return 'UPDATE ' . $table . ' SET ' . substr($cases, 0, -2) . $this->compileWhereHaving('QBWhere');
+		return 'UPDATE ' . $this->compileIgnore('update') . $table . ' SET ' . substr($cases, 0, -2) . $this->compileWhereHaving('QBWhere');
 	}
 
 	//--------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2806,7 +2849,7 @@ public function decrement(string $column, int $value = 1)
 	 */
 	protected function _delete(string $table): string
 	{
-		return 'DELETE FROM ' . $table . $this->compileWhereHaving('QBWhere')
+		return 'DELETE ' . $this->compileIgnore('delete') . 'FROM ' . $table . $this->compileWhereHaving('QBWhere')
 				. ($this->QBLimit ? ' LIMIT ' . $this->QBLimit : '');
 	}
 
@@ -2922,6 +2965,32 @@ protected function compileSelect($select_override = false): string
 
 	//--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+	/**
+	 * Compile Ignore Statement
+	 *
+	 * Checks if the ignore option is supported by
+	 * the Database Driver for the specific statement.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $statement
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	protected function compileIgnore(string $statement)
+	{
+		$sql = '';
+
+		if ($this->QBIgnore &&
+			isset($this->supportedIgnoreStatements[$statement])
+		)
+		{
+			$sql = trim($this->supportedIgnoreStatements[$statement]) . ' ';
+		}
+
+		return $sql;
+	}
+
+	//--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 	/**
 	 * Compile WHERE, HAVING statements
 	 *
@@ -3242,6 +3311,7 @@ protected function resetWrite()
 			'QBOrderBy' => [],
 			'QBKeys'    => [],
 			'QBLimit'   => false,
+			'QBIgnore'  => false,
 		]);
 	}
 
diff --git a/system/Database/MySQLi/Builder.php b/system/Database/MySQLi/Builder.php
index 908f571a4924..5fd8acbdafa5 100644
--- a/system/Database/MySQLi/Builder.php
+++ b/system/Database/MySQLi/Builder.php
@@ -54,6 +54,18 @@ class Builder extends BaseBuilder
 	 */
 	protected $escapeChar = '`';
 
+	/**
+	 * Specifies which sql statements
+	 * support the ignore option.
+	 *
+	 * @var array
+	 */
+	protected $supportedIgnoreStatements = [
+		'update' => 'IGNORE',
+		'insert' => 'IGNORE',
+		'delete' => 'IGNORE',
+	];
+
 	/**
 	 * FROM tables
 	 *
@@ -73,5 +85,4 @@ protected function _fromTables(): string
 
 		return implode(', ', $this->QBFrom);
 	}
-
 }
diff --git a/system/Database/Postgre/Builder.php b/system/Database/Postgre/Builder.php
index a7424b026b87..f375445add19 100644
--- a/system/Database/Postgre/Builder.php
+++ b/system/Database/Postgre/Builder.php
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 
 use CodeIgniter\Database\BaseBuilder;
 use CodeIgniter\Database\Exceptions\DatabaseException;
+use http\Encoding\Stream\Inflate;
 
 /**
  * Builder for Postgre
@@ -56,6 +57,40 @@ class Builder extends BaseBuilder
 		'RANDOM()',
 	];
 
+	/**
+	 * Specifies which sql statements
+	 * support the ignore option.
+	 *
+	 * @var array
+	 */
+	protected $supportedIgnoreStatements = [
+		'insert' => 'ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING',
+	];
+
+	//--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Compile Ignore Statement
+	 *
+	 * Checks if the ignore option is supported by
+	 * the Database Driver for the specific statement.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $statement
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	protected function compileIgnore(string $statement)
+	{
+		$sql = parent::compileIgnore($statement);
+
+		if (! empty($sql))
+		{
+			$sql = ' ' . trim($sql);
+		}
+
+		return $sql;
+	}
+
 	//--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
@@ -98,6 +133,8 @@ public function orderBy(string $orderBy, string $direction = '', bool $escape =
 	 * @param string  $column
 	 * @param integer $value
 	 *
+	 * @throws DatabaseException
+	 *
 	 * @return mixed
 	 */
 	public function increment(string $column, int $value = 1)
@@ -117,6 +154,8 @@ public function increment(string $column, int $value = 1)
 	 * @param string  $column
 	 * @param integer $value
 	 *
+	 * @throws DatabaseException
+	 *
 	 * @return mixed
 	 */
 	public function decrement(string $column, int $value = 1)
diff --git a/system/Database/SQLite3/Builder.php b/system/Database/SQLite3/Builder.php
index 911b9fe68c67..3c94cea1fab1 100644
--- a/system/Database/SQLite3/Builder.php
+++ b/system/Database/SQLite3/Builder.php
@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@ class Builder extends BaseBuilder
 	 */
 	protected $canLimitWhereUpdates = false;
 
+	/**
+	 * @var array
+	 */
+	protected $supportedIgnoreStatements = [
+		'insert' => 'OR IGNORE',
+	];
+
 	//--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
@@ -106,6 +113,4 @@ protected function _truncate(string $table): string
 		return 'DELETE FROM ' . $table;
 	}
 
-	//--------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 }
diff --git a/tests/system/Database/Builder/DeleteTest.php b/tests/system/Database/Builder/DeleteTest.php
index cd4708943da2..c2cc7e6a53a0 100644
--- a/tests/system/Database/Builder/DeleteTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Database/Builder/DeleteTest.php
@@ -35,5 +35,4 @@ public function testDelete()
 		$this->assertEquals($expectedBinds, $builder->getBinds());
 	}
 
-	//--------------------------------------------------------------------
 }
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/database/query_builder.rst b/user_guide_src/source/database/query_builder.rst
index cebdf60655fe..2050af4d7ef8 100755
--- a/user_guide_src/source/database/query_builder.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/database/query_builder.rst
@@ -860,6 +860,22 @@ The first parameter is an object.
 
 .. note:: All values are escaped automatically producing safer queries.
 
+**$builder->ignore()**
+
+Generates an insert ignore string based on the data you supply, and runs the
+query. So if an entry with the same primary key already exists, the query won't be inserted.
+You can optionally pass an **boolean** to the function. Here is an example using the array of the above example::
+
+	$data = [
+		'title' => 'My title',
+		'name'  => 'My Name',
+		'date'  => 'My date'
+	];
+
+	$builder->ignore(true)->insert($data);
+	// Produces: INSERT OR IGNORE INTO mytable (title, name, date) VALUES ('My title', 'My name', 'My date')
+
+
 **$builder->getCompiledInsert()**
 
 Compiles the insertion query just like $builder->insert() but does not