diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1c241b9..4e78294 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -106,3 +106,4 @@ ENV/
 
 # Editors
 .vscode/
+.idea/
diff --git a/aiosqlite/cursor.py b/aiosqlite/cursor.py
index 197938f..6e1f59f 100644
--- a/aiosqlite/cursor.py
+++ b/aiosqlite/cursor.py
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ def row_factory(self, factory: Optional[Type]) -> None:
         self._cursor.row_factory = factory
 
     @property
-    def connection(self) -> sqlite3.Connection:
-        return self._cursor.connection
+    def connection(self) -> "Connection":
+        return self._conn
 
     async def __aenter__(self):
         return self