diff --git a/ZB.MOM.WW.LocalDb/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LocalDb/DependencyInjection/LocalDbServiceCollectionExtensions.cs b/ZB.MOM.WW.LocalDb/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LocalDb/DependencyInjection/LocalDbServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4595c93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ZB.MOM.WW.LocalDb/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LocalDb/DependencyInjection/LocalDbServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Extensions;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.LocalDb.Internal;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.LocalDb;
+
+/// <summary>DI registration for the embedded SQLite local database.</summary>
+public static class LocalDbServiceCollectionExtensions
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Binds and validates <see cref="LocalDbOptions"/> from the <c>"LocalDb"</c> configuration section and
+    /// registers <see cref="ILocalDb"/> as a singleton.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="onReady">
+    /// Invoked once, on the ILocalDb, immediately after it is constructed and before it is returned to the first
+    /// caller. This is where consumers create their tables (via the passed <see cref="ILocalDb"/>) and call
+    /// <see cref="ILocalDb.RegisterReplicated"/> to opt them into replication.
+    /// </param>
+    public static IServiceCollection AddZbLocalDb(
+        this IServiceCollection services,
+        IConfiguration configuration,
+        Action<ILocalDb>? onReady = null)
+    {
+        services.AddOptions<LocalDbOptions>()
+            .Bind(configuration.GetSection("LocalDb"))
+            .ValidateOnStart();
+        services.TryAddEnumerable(
+            ServiceDescriptor.Singleton<IValidateOptions<LocalDbOptions>, LocalDbOptionsValidator>());
+
+        services.TryAddSingleton<ILocalDb>(sp =>
+        {
+            var options = sp.GetRequiredService<IOptions<LocalDbOptions>>().Value;
+            var db = new SqliteLocalDb(options);
+            onReady?.Invoke(db);
+            return db;
+        });
+
+        return services;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ZB.MOM.WW.LocalDb/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LocalDb/Internal/SqliteLocalDb.cs b/ZB.MOM.WW.LocalDb/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LocalDb/Internal/SqliteLocalDb.cs
index 9c42ea8..0f4594f 100644
--- a/ZB.MOM.WW.LocalDb/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LocalDb/Internal/SqliteLocalDb.cs
+++ b/ZB.MOM.WW.LocalDb/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LocalDb/Internal/SqliteLocalDb.cs
@@ -224,6 +224,15 @@ internal sealed class SqliteLocalDb : ILocalDb, IDisposable
                 foreach (var (key, value) in dict)
                     cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@" + key, value ?? DBNull.Value);
                 return;
+            // Any other collection would silently mis-bind under the reflection fallback (its members —
+            // Count, Keys, Length … — bind as bogus @parameters), so fail loudly instead. string is exempt:
+            // it is IEnumerable but a legitimate reflection-fallback target is never a bare string anyway.
+            case System.Collections.IEnumerable when parameters is not string:
+                throw new ArgumentException(
+                    "Unsupported parameters type: pass an anonymous object / POCO (public properties bind as @Name) " +
+                    "or an IDictionary<string, object?> (entries bind as @Key). A Dictionary<string, string>, Hashtable, " +
+                    "array, or other collection is not supported.",
+                    nameof(parameters));
             default:
                 foreach (var prop in PropertiesOf(parameters.GetType()))
                     cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@" + prop.Name, prop.GetValue(parameters) ?? DBNull.Value);
diff --git a/ZB.MOM.WW.LocalDb/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LocalDb/LocalDbOptionsValidator.cs b/ZB.MOM.WW.LocalDb/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LocalDb/LocalDbOptionsValidator.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd6b238
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ZB.MOM.WW.LocalDb/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LocalDb/LocalDbOptionsValidator.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.LocalDb;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Validates <see cref="LocalDbOptions"/> at startup, accumulating every failure into one result so
+/// <c>ValidateOnStart</c> reports all problems at once. Mirrors the fail-closed rules the
+/// <c>SqliteLocalDb</c> constructor also enforces.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class LocalDbOptionsValidator : IValidateOptions<LocalDbOptions>
+{
+    // Interpolated into a PRAGMA statement by the host (pragmas cannot be parameterized), so it is allow-listed.
+    private static readonly string[] AllowedSynchronous = ["OFF", "NORMAL", "FULL", "EXTRA"];
+
+    public ValidateOptionsResult Validate(string? name, LocalDbOptions options)
+    {
+        var failures = new List<string>();
+
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(options.Path))
+            failures.Add("LocalDb:Path is required.");
+
+        if (options.BusyTimeoutMs <= 0)
+            failures.Add($"LocalDb:BusyTimeoutMs must be greater than 0; got {options.BusyTimeoutMs}.");
+
+        if (!Array.Exists(AllowedSynchronous,
+                s => s.Equals(options.Synchronous, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
+            failures.Add(
+                $"LocalDb:Synchronous must be one of {string.Join("/", AllowedSynchronous)}; got '{options.Synchronous}'.");
+
+        return failures.Count > 0
+            ? ValidateOptionsResult.Fail(failures)
+            : ValidateOptionsResult.Success;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ZB.MOM.WW.LocalDb/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.LocalDb.Tests/DependencyInjectionTests.cs b/ZB.MOM.WW.LocalDb/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.LocalDb.Tests/DependencyInjectionTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..caf65d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ZB.MOM.WW.LocalDb/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.LocalDb.Tests/DependencyInjectionTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+using System.Collections;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.LocalDb.Tests;
+
+public sealed class DependencyInjectionTests : IDisposable
+{
+    private readonly string _path = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), Guid.NewGuid() + ".db");
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.SqliteConnection.ClearAllPools();
+        if (File.Exists(_path))
+            File.Delete(_path);
+    }
+
+    private IConfiguration Config() =>
+        new ConfigurationBuilder()
+            .AddInMemoryCollection(new Dictionary<string, string?> { ["LocalDb:Path"] = _path })
+            .Build();
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task AddZbLocalDb_ResolvesILocalDb_Singleton()
+    {
+        var services = new ServiceCollection();
+        services.AddZbLocalDb(Config());
+        await using var provider = services.BuildServiceProvider();
+
+        var a = provider.GetRequiredService<ILocalDb>();
+        var b = provider.GetRequiredService<ILocalDb>();
+        Assert.Same(a, b);
+
+        await a.ExecuteAsync("CREATE TABLE t (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY)");
+        await a.ExecuteAsync("INSERT INTO t (id) VALUES (@id)", new { id = 1 });
+        var rows = await a.QueryAsync("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM t", r => r.GetInt64(0));
+        Assert.Equal(1L, rows[0]);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void AddZbLocalDb_WithRegistrations_TablesRegisteredOnStart()
+    {
+        var services = new ServiceCollection();
+        services.AddZbLocalDb(Config(), db =>
+        {
+            using var conn = db.CreateConnection();
+            using var cmd = conn.CreateCommand();
+            cmd.CommandText = "CREATE TABLE widget (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, name TEXT)";
+            cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
+            db.RegisterReplicated("widget");
+        });
+        using var provider = services.BuildServiceProvider();
+
+        var db = provider.GetRequiredService<ILocalDb>();
+        Assert.Contains("widget", db.ReplicatedTables.Keys);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Validator_EmptyPath_Fails()
+    {
+        var result = new LocalDbOptionsValidator().Validate(
+            null, new LocalDbOptions { Path = "  " });
+
+        Assert.True(result.Failed);
+        Assert.Contains(result.Failures, f => f.Contains("LocalDb:Path", StringComparison.Ordinal));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Validator_NonPositiveBusyTimeout_Fails()
+    {
+        var result = new LocalDbOptionsValidator().Validate(
+            null, new LocalDbOptions { Path = "x.db", BusyTimeoutMs = 0 });
+
+        Assert.True(result.Failed);
+        Assert.Contains(result.Failures, f => f.Contains("BusyTimeoutMs", StringComparison.Ordinal));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Validator_InvalidSynchronous_Fails()
+    {
+        var result = new LocalDbOptionsValidator().Validate(
+            null, new LocalDbOptions { Path = "x.db", Synchronous = "SOMETIMES" });
+
+        Assert.True(result.Failed);
+        Assert.Contains(result.Failures, f => f.Contains("Synchronous", StringComparison.Ordinal));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Validator_ValidOptions_Succeeds()
+    {
+        var result = new LocalDbOptionsValidator().Validate(
+            null, new LocalDbOptions { Path = "x.db", BusyTimeoutMs = 5000, Synchronous = "normal" });
+
+        Assert.True(result.Succeeded);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Bind_NonObjectDictionary_Throws()
+    {
+        var services = new ServiceCollection();
+        services.AddZbLocalDb(Config());
+        await using var provider = services.BuildServiceProvider();
+        var db = provider.GetRequiredService<ILocalDb>();
+        await db.ExecuteAsync("CREATE TABLE t (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, name TEXT)");
+
+        var stringDict = new Dictionary<string, string> { ["id"] = "1" };
+        await Assert.ThrowsAsync<ArgumentException>(() =>
+            db.ExecuteAsync("INSERT INTO t (id) VALUES (@id)", stringDict));
+
+        var hashtable = new Hashtable { ["id"] = 1 };
+        await Assert.ThrowsAsync<ArgumentException>(() =>
+            db.ExecuteAsync("INSERT INTO t (id) VALUES (@id)", hashtable));
+    }
+}