diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/QueryEditor.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/QueryEditor.vue
index c49c9966f9..88a694fa15 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/QueryEditor.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/QueryEditor.vue
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ let lastHandledCompressRequestId = 0;
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { ref, onMounted, onBeforeUnmount, onActivated, onDeactivated, watch, shallowRef, computed, nextTick } from "vue";
-import { AlignLeft, Camera, CaseLower, CaseSensitive, CaseUpper, ClipboardPaste, Code2, Download, Eye, FileCode, Highlighter, MessageSquareText, Minimize2, Pencil, PencilRuler, Play, Copy, List, Scissors, Search, Sparkles, Table2, TextSelect, Trash2 } from "@lucide/vue";
+import { AlignLeft, Camera, CaseLower, CaseSensitive, CaseUpper, ClipboardPaste, Code2, Columns3, Download, Eye, FileCode, Highlighter, MessageSquareText, Minimize2, Pencil, PencilRuler, Play, Copy, List, Scissors, Search, Sparkles, Table2, TextSelect, Trash2 } from "@lucide/vue";
 import { useI18n } from "vue-i18n";
 import type { Completion, CompletionContext } from "@codemirror/autocomplete";
 import { Transaction, StateEffect } from "@codemirror/state";
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import EditorSearchPanel from "./EditorSearchPanel.vue";
 import EditorGotoLinePanel from "./EditorGotoLinePanel.vue";
 import SqlExecutionTargetPicker from "./SqlExecutionTargetPicker.vue";
 import DelimitedListDialog from "./DelimitedListDialog.vue";
+import TableStructurePeekDialog from "./TableStructurePeekDialog.vue";
+import type { TableStructurePeekInsertKind } from "./TableStructurePeekDialog.vue";
 import CodeSnapshotDialog from "@/components/codeSnapshot/CodeSnapshotDialog.vue";
 import CustomContextMenu, { type ContextMenuItem } from "@/components/ui/CustomContextMenu.vue";
 import type { CodeSnapshotSource } from "@/lib/codeSnapshot/codeSnapshot";
@@ -145,6 +147,7 @@ import {
   DBX_TABLE_REFERENCE_DRAG_END_EVENT,
   activeTableReferencePayloadValue,
   clearActiveTableReferencePayload,
+  createColumnReferencePayload,
   hasTableReferencePayloadType,
   parseTableReferencePayload,
   tableReferenceInsertText,
@@ -180,6 +183,7 @@ import { createSqlAliasHighlights } from "@/lib/editor/codemirrorSqlAliasHighlig
 import { createInsertValueHintsExtension, requestInsertValueHintsRefresh, supportsInsertValueHints } from "@/lib/editor/codemirrorInsertValueHints";
 import { sqlBlockFoldService } from "@/lib/editor/codemirrorSqlBlockFolding";
 import { focusEditorView } from "@/lib/editor/queryEditorFocus";
+import { clearRememberedFocusedQueryEditorView, focusedQueryEditorView, queryEditorInsertContext, registerQueryEditorInsertContext, rememberFocusedQueryEditorView, unregisterQueryEditorInsertContext } from "@/lib/editor/focusedQueryEditorView";
 import { stabilizeUnfocusedQueryEditorPointerDown } from "@/lib/editor/queryEditorUnfocusedPointer";
 import { createDbxCodeMirrorSqlDialect, type CodeMirrorSqlDialectName } from "@/lib/editor/codemirrorSqlDialect";
 import { sqlSemanticTableNameSpansForSyntaxTree } from "@/lib/editor/codemirrorSqlSemanticHighlight";
@@ -206,6 +210,7 @@ import { analyzeIntentionActions, prepareExpandWildcardContext, buildExpandWildc
 import { loadObjectDdl } from "@/lib/metadata/objectDdlCache";
 import { applyDdlStoragePreference } from "@/lib/sql/ddlStorage";
 import { loadObjectMetadataFacet } from "@/lib/metadata/objectMetadataCache";
+import { structurePeekPanelId } from "@/lib/editor/structurePeekPanel";
 import { queryContextObjectActions, queryContextObjectRoute, queryTableCandidateAtSqlPosition, queryTableNavigationTargetAtSqlPosition, resolveQueryContextCandidateDatabase, resolveQueryContextObjectTarget, type QueryContextObjectAction } from "@/lib/sql/queryCursorTableTarget";
 import * as api from "@/lib/backend/api";
 import { oracleDatabaseLinkCompletionContext, oracleDatabaseLinkCompletionItems } from "@/lib/sql/oracleDatabaseLinkCompletion";
@@ -560,6 +565,22 @@ const delimitedListSelectedText = ref("");
 const codeSnapshotOpen = ref(false);
 const codeSnapshotSource = ref<CodeSnapshotSource | null>(null);
 
+interface StructurePeekPanelState {
+  id: string;
+  target: SqlObjectNavigationTarget;
+  columns: ColumnInfo[];
+  loading: boolean;
+  error: string;
+  zIndex: number;
+  cascadeIndex: number;
+  requestId: number;
+}
+
+const structurePeekPanels = ref<StructurePeekPanelState[]>([]);
+let structurePeekRequestSeq = 0;
+let structurePeekZIndexSeq = 50;
+let structurePeekCascadeSeq = 0;
+
 function openDelimitedListDialog() {
   if (props.readOnly) return;
   if (!selectedSql.value.trim()) {
@@ -578,6 +599,134 @@ function applyDelimitedListResult(result: string) {
   focusEditor();
 }
 
+function bringStructurePeekToFront(panelId: string) {
+  const panel = structurePeekPanels.value.find((item) => item.id === panelId);
+  if (!panel) return;
+  structurePeekZIndexSeq += 1;
+  panel.zIndex = structurePeekZIndexSeq;
+}
+
+function closeStructurePeekPanel(panelId: string) {
+  structurePeekPanels.value = structurePeekPanels.value.filter((item) => item.id !== panelId);
+}
+
+async function loadStructurePeekColumns(panelId: string, requestId: number, target: SqlObjectNavigationTarget, database: string, schema: string) {
+  if (!props.connectionId) return;
+  try {
+    const objectMetadataRequest = {
+      connectionId: props.connectionId,
+      database,
+      schema,
+      tableName: target.name,
+      catalog: props.catalog,
+      objectType: sqlObjectNavigationSourceKind(target),
+    };
+    const { value } = await loadObjectMetadataFacet(objectMetadataRequest, "columns", () => api.getColumns(props.connectionId!, database, schema, target.name, props.catalog, props.clientSessionId));
+    const current = structurePeekPanels.value.find((item) => item.id === panelId && item.requestId === requestId);
+    if (!current) return;
+    current.columns = value;
+    current.error = "";
+    current.loading = false;
+  } catch (error: unknown) {
+    const current = structurePeekPanels.value.find((item) => item.id === panelId && item.requestId === requestId);
+    if (!current) return;
+    current.error = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+    current.columns = [];
+    current.loading = false;
+  }
+}
+
+async function openTableStructurePeek(target: SqlObjectNavigationTarget) {
+  if (!props.connectionId) return;
+  const database = target.database || props.database || "";
+  const schema = target.schema ?? props.schema ?? "";
+  const id = structurePeekPanelId(props.connectionId, database, schema, target.name, props.catalog);
+  const existing = structurePeekPanels.value.find((item) => item.id === id);
+  if (existing) {
+    bringStructurePeekToFront(existing.id);
+    // Retry when a previous open left the panel in an error state.
+    if (existing.error && !existing.loading) {
+      const requestId = ++structurePeekRequestSeq;
+      existing.requestId = requestId;
+      existing.loading = true;
+      existing.error = "";
+      existing.columns = [];
+      await loadStructurePeekColumns(existing.id, requestId, existing.target, database, schema);
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+
+  structurePeekZIndexSeq += 1;
+  const requestId = ++structurePeekRequestSeq;
+  const cascadeIndex = structurePeekCascadeSeq++;
+  const panel: StructurePeekPanelState = {
+    id,
+    target: { ...target, database, schema: schema || target.schema },
+    columns: [],
+    loading: true,
+    error: "",
+    zIndex: structurePeekZIndexSeq,
+    cascadeIndex,
+    requestId,
+  };
+  structurePeekPanels.value = [...structurePeekPanels.value, panel];
+  await loadStructurePeekColumns(id, requestId, panel.target, database, schema);
+}
+
+function syncQueryEditorInsertContext(currentView: EditorViewType | null = view.value) {
+  if (!currentView) return;
+  registerQueryEditorInsertContext(currentView, {
+    connectionId: props.connectionId,
+    database: props.database,
+    schema: props.schema,
+    databaseType: props.databaseType,
+  });
+}
+
+function insertStructurePeekValue(panel: StructurePeekPanelState, value: string, kind: TableStructurePeekInsertKind) {
+  if (!value) return;
+  // Insert into the focused query editor, or the last one if focus is inside peek chrome.
+  // Focus elsewhere (sidebar, etc.) → no-op.
+  const targetView = focusedQueryEditorView();
+  if (!targetView || targetView.state.readOnly) return;
+
+  const targetCtx = queryEditorInsertContext(targetView);
+  const connectionId = targetCtx?.connectionId ?? props.connectionId;
+  const databaseType = targetCtx?.databaseType ?? props.databaseType;
+  const database = panel.target.database || targetCtx?.database || props.database || "";
+
+  let insertText = value;
+  if (kind === "identifier" && connectionId && database != null) {
+    const payload = createColumnReferencePayload({
+      connectionId,
+      database,
+      schema: panel.target.schema ?? targetCtx?.schema ?? props.schema,
+      columnNames: [value],
+      databaseType,
+      columnNameSeparator: settingsStore.editorSettings.sidebarCopyTableNameSeparator,
+    });
+    if (payload) {
+      insertText = tableReferenceInsertText(payload, databaseType, {
+        columnNameSeparator: settingsStore.editorSettings.sidebarCopyTableNameSeparator,
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Peek inserts at the caret (or replaces a non-empty selection). Do not use
+  // replaceSelectedEditorText — that helper requires a selection and no-ops on caret.
+  const selection = targetView.state.selection.main;
+  const from = selection.from;
+  const to = selection.empty ? from : selection.to;
+  targetView.dispatch({
+    changes: { from, to, insert: insertText },
+    selection: { anchor: from + insertText.length },
+    scrollIntoView: true,
+    userEvent: "input.type",
+  });
+  focusEditorView(targetView);
+  rememberFocusedQueryEditorView(targetView);
+}
+
 // ==================== Intention Popup ====================
 
 interface IntentionPopupState {
@@ -1573,6 +1722,7 @@ function syncContextMenuStateAtEvent(currentView: EditorViewType, event: MouseEv
 
 function focusEditor() {
   view.value?.focus();
+  rememberFocusedQueryEditorView(view.value);
 }
 
 function clearTableNavigationHover() {
@@ -2140,6 +2290,11 @@ function emitContextObjectAction(action: QueryContextObjectAction) {
     case "viewTableData":
       emit("viewTableData", route.payload[0]);
       break;
+    case "peekTableStructure":
+      // Non-modal floating panel: restore editor focus so typing continues underneath.
+      void openTableStructurePeek(route.payload[0]);
+      focusEditor();
+      return;
     case "editTableStructure":
       emit("editTableStructure", route.payload[0]);
       break;
@@ -2163,6 +2318,13 @@ function contextObjectMenuItem(action: QueryContextObjectAction): ContextMenuIte
         disabled,
         icon: Table2,
       };
+    case "peek-table-structure":
+      return {
+        label: t("contextMenu.peekStructure"),
+        action: () => emitContextObjectAction(action),
+        disabled,
+        icon: Columns3,
+      };
     case "edit-table-structure":
       return {
         label: t("contextMenu.editStructure"),
@@ -7164,6 +7326,9 @@ onMounted(async () => {
         eventFilter: startsQueryEditorRectangularSelection,
       }),
       EditorView.updateListener.of((update) => {
+        if (update.focusChanged && update.view.hasFocus) {
+          rememberFocusedQueryEditorView(update.view);
+        }
         if (update.docChanged) {
           searchPanelRef.value?.scheduleDocumentSearchUpdate();
           if (isEditorComposing(update.view)) {
@@ -7582,6 +7747,7 @@ onMounted(async () => {
   });
 
   view.value = new EditorView({ state, parent: editorElement });
+  syncQueryEditorInsertContext(view.value);
   batchColumnSelectionTooltipParents.set(view.value, tooltipParent);
   postCompositionKeyGuardCleanup = postCompositionKeyGuard.attach(view.value.contentDOM);
   registerEditorScrollbarPointerGuard(view.value);
@@ -7793,6 +7959,11 @@ watch(
 // connection/database without remounting it.
 watch([() => props.connectionId, () => props.database, () => props.catalog, () => props.clientSessionId], () => warmActiveTabConnection());
 
+watch(
+  () => [props.connectionId, props.database, props.schema, props.databaseType] as const,
+  () => syncQueryEditorInsertContext(),
+);
+
 // Restored tabs mount before their connection is established, so the warm-up
 // above is skipped and never retried when connecting finishes later.
 watch(
@@ -8152,7 +8323,11 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
   document.removeEventListener("mousedown", onBatchColumnSelectionRowGuard, true);
   document.removeEventListener("click", onBatchColumnSelectionRowGuard, true);
   zoomCommitScheduler.dispose();
-  view.value?.destroy();
+  if (view.value) {
+    unregisterQueryEditorInsertContext(view.value);
+    clearRememberedFocusedQueryEditorView(view.value);
+    view.value.destroy();
+  }
 });
 
 function readEditorViewport(currentView: EditorViewType) {
@@ -8378,6 +8553,20 @@ defineExpose({
     <EditorGotoLinePanel ref="gotoLinePanelRef" :view="view" @open="searchPanelRef?.closeSearch()" />
     <SqlExecutionTargetPicker v-if="pickerVisible" :candidates="pickerCandidates" :active-index="pickerActiveIndex" :anchor="pickerAnchor" @update:active-index="onPickerActiveIndexChange" @confirm="onPickerConfirm" @cancel="closePicker" />
     <DelimitedListDialog v-model:open="delimitedListOpen" :selected-text="delimitedListSelectedText" @confirm="applyDelimitedListResult" />
+    <TableStructurePeekDialog
+      v-for="panel in structurePeekPanels"
+      :key="panel.id"
+      :table-name="panel.target.name"
+      :schema="panel.target.schema"
+      :columns="panel.columns"
+      :loading="panel.loading"
+      :error="panel.error"
+      :z-index="panel.zIndex"
+      :cascade-index="panel.cascadeIndex"
+      @close="closeStructurePeekPanel(panel.id)"
+      @activate="bringStructurePeekToFront(panel.id)"
+      @insert-value="(value, kind) => insertStructurePeekValue(panel, value, kind)"
+    />
     <CodeSnapshotDialog v-model:open="codeSnapshotOpen" :source="codeSnapshotSource" />
     <!-- SQL 意图操作弹出菜单（参考 DataGrip Alt+Enter） -->
     <Teleport to="body">
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/TableStructurePeekDialog.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/TableStructurePeekDialog.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c17b643588
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/TableStructurePeekDialog.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,431 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { computed, onBeforeUnmount, onMounted, ref, watch } from "vue";
+import { GripVertical, KeyRound, Loader2, X } from "@lucide/vue";
+import { useI18n } from "vue-i18n";
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
+import { formatMetadataColumnTypeLabel } from "@/lib/dataGrid/dataGridColumnType";
+import { STRUCTURE_PEEK_MIN_HEIGHT, STRUCTURE_PEEK_MIN_WIDTH, centeredStructurePeekRect, clampStructurePeekRect, defaultStructurePeekSize, resizeStructurePeekRect, type StructurePeekResizeEdge } from "@/lib/editor/structurePeekPanel";
+import { shouldPreserveEditorFocusOnPeekPointerDown } from "@/lib/editor/focusedQueryEditorView";
+import { tableColumnDefaultDisplayValue } from "@/lib/table/tableColumnDefaultPresentation";
+import { filterObjectBrowserTableColumns } from "@/lib/table/objectBrowserTableInfo";
+import type { ColumnInfo } from "@/types/database";
+
+export type TableStructurePeekInsertKind = "identifier" | "raw";
+
+defineOptions({ name: "TableStructurePeekDialog" });
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+  tableName: string;
+  schema?: string;
+  columns: ColumnInfo[];
+  loading: boolean;
+  error?: string;
+  zIndex?: number;
+  /** 0-based index among open panels; used only for initial cascade placement. */
+  cascadeIndex?: number;
+}>();
+
+const emit = defineEmits<{
+  insertValue: [value: string, kind: TableStructurePeekInsertKind];
+  close: [];
+  activate: [];
+}>();
+
+const { t } = useI18n();
+const searchQuery = ref("");
+
+const panelLeft = ref(0);
+const panelTop = ref(0);
+const panelWidth = ref(STRUCTURE_PEEK_MIN_WIDTH);
+const panelHeight = ref(STRUCTURE_PEEK_MIN_HEIGHT);
+const interacting = ref(false);
+
+type InteractionMode = "move" | "resize";
+let interactionMode: InteractionMode | null = null;
+let resizeEdge: StructurePeekResizeEdge | null = null;
+let dragPointerId: number | null = null;
+let startClientX = 0;
+let startClientY = 0;
+let originLeft = 0;
+let originTop = 0;
+let originWidth = 0;
+let originHeight = 0;
+
+const title = computed(() => {
+  const parts = [props.schema, props.tableName].filter((part) => typeof part === "string" && part.length > 0);
+  return parts.length > 0 ? parts.join(".") : props.tableName;
+});
+
+const filteredColumns = computed(() => filterObjectBrowserTableColumns(props.columns, searchQuery.value));
+
+const panelStyle = computed(() => {
+  const style: Record<string, string> = {
+    left: `${panelLeft.value}px`,
+    top: `${panelTop.value}px`,
+    width: `${panelWidth.value}px`,
+    height: `${panelHeight.value}px`,
+    zIndex: String(props.zIndex ?? 50),
+  };
+  if (interacting.value) style.transition = "none";
+  return style;
+});
+
+const resizeEdges: StructurePeekResizeEdge[] = ["n", "s", "e", "w", "ne", "nw", "se", "sw"];
+
+function viewportSize() {
+  return { width: window.innerWidth, height: window.innerHeight };
+}
+
+function applyRect(rect: { left: number; top: number; width: number; height: number }) {
+  panelLeft.value = rect.left;
+  panelTop.value = rect.top;
+  panelWidth.value = rect.width;
+  panelHeight.value = rect.height;
+}
+
+function initializeGeometry() {
+  const { width: vw, height: vh } = viewportSize();
+  const size = defaultStructurePeekSize(vw, vh);
+  applyRect(centeredStructurePeekRect(size.width, size.height, vw, vh, props.cascadeIndex ?? 0));
+}
+
+function clampToViewport() {
+  const { width: vw, height: vh } = viewportSize();
+  applyRect(clampStructurePeekRect({ left: panelLeft.value, top: panelTop.value, width: panelWidth.value, height: panelHeight.value }, vw, vh));
+}
+
+function formatColumnType(column: ColumnInfo): string {
+  return formatMetadataColumnTypeLabel({
+    dataType: column.data_type,
+    characterMaximumLength: column.character_maximum_length,
+    numericPrecision: column.numeric_precision,
+    numericScale: column.numeric_scale,
+  });
+}
+
+function insertableValue(value: string | null | undefined): string | null {
+  if (value == null) return null;
+  const trimmed = value.trim();
+  return trimmed || null;
+}
+
+function insertValue(value: string | null | undefined, kind: TableStructurePeekInsertKind) {
+  const trimmed = insertableValue(value);
+  if (!trimmed) return;
+  emit("insertValue", trimmed, kind);
+}
+
+function onCellDblClick(value: string | null | undefined, kind: TableStructurePeekInsertKind) {
+  insertValue(value, kind);
+}
+
+function closePanel() {
+  emit("close");
+}
+
+function detachInteractionListeners() {
+  window.removeEventListener("pointermove", onInteractionMove, true);
+  window.removeEventListener("pointerup", onInteractionEnd, true);
+  window.removeEventListener("pointercancel", onInteractionEnd, true);
+}
+
+function endInteraction() {
+  interacting.value = false;
+  interactionMode = null;
+  resizeEdge = null;
+  dragPointerId = null;
+  detachInteractionListeners();
+}
+
+function onInteractionMove(event: PointerEvent) {
+  if (!interactionMode) return;
+  if (dragPointerId != null && event.pointerId !== dragPointerId) return;
+  event.preventDefault();
+  const { width: vw, height: vh } = viewportSize();
+  const deltaX = event.clientX - startClientX;
+  const deltaY = event.clientY - startClientY;
+
+  if (interactionMode === "move") {
+    applyRect(
+      clampStructurePeekRect(
+        {
+          left: originLeft + deltaX,
+          top: originTop + deltaY,
+          width: originWidth,
+          height: originHeight,
+        },
+        vw,
+        vh,
+      ),
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (interactionMode === "resize" && resizeEdge) {
+    applyRect(resizeStructurePeekRect({ left: originLeft, top: originTop, width: originWidth, height: originHeight }, resizeEdge, deltaX, deltaY, vw, vh));
+  }
+}
+
+function onInteractionEnd(event: PointerEvent) {
+  // Always tear down an active interaction. A mismatched pointerId (or a lost
+  // pointerup after HMR) must not leave capture-phase preventDefault listeners
+  // attached to window — that freezes clicks / context menus app-wide.
+  if (!interactionMode && dragPointerId == null) return;
+  if (dragPointerId != null && event.pointerId !== dragPointerId) {
+    endInteraction();
+    clampToViewport();
+    return;
+  }
+  event.preventDefault();
+  endInteraction();
+  clampToViewport();
+}
+
+function beginInteraction(event: PointerEvent, mode: InteractionMode, edge: StructurePeekResizeEdge | null = null) {
+  if (event.pointerType === "mouse" && event.button !== 0) return;
+
+  event.preventDefault();
+  event.stopPropagation();
+  emit("activate");
+
+  // Drop any previous interaction before arming a new one (HMR / missed pointerup).
+  endInteraction();
+
+  interacting.value = true;
+  interactionMode = mode;
+  resizeEdge = edge;
+  dragPointerId = event.pointerId;
+  startClientX = event.clientX;
+  startClientY = event.clientY;
+  originLeft = panelLeft.value;
+  originTop = panelTop.value;
+  originWidth = panelWidth.value;
+  originHeight = panelHeight.value;
+  window.addEventListener("pointermove", onInteractionMove, true);
+  window.addEventListener("pointerup", onInteractionEnd, true);
+  window.addEventListener("pointercancel", onInteractionEnd, true);
+
+  try {
+    (event.currentTarget as HTMLElement | null)?.setPointerCapture?.(event.pointerId);
+  } catch {
+    // ignore
+  }
+}
+
+function startDrag(event: PointerEvent) {
+  const target = event.target;
+  if (target instanceof Element && target.closest("[data-no-drag]")) return;
+  beginInteraction(event, "move");
+}
+
+function startResize(event: PointerEvent, edge: StructurePeekResizeEdge) {
+  beginInteraction(event, "resize", edge);
+}
+
+function onPanelActivate(event?: PointerEvent) {
+  emit("activate");
+  // Keep the focused editor's caret so dblclick can insert across editors.
+  if (event && shouldPreserveEditorFocusOnPeekPointerDown(event.target)) {
+    event.preventDefault();
+  }
+}
+
+function onWindowResize() {
+  clampToViewport();
+}
+
+onMounted(() => {
+  initializeGeometry();
+  window.addEventListener("resize", onWindowResize);
+});
+
+onBeforeUnmount(() => {
+  window.removeEventListener("resize", onWindowResize);
+  endInteraction();
+});
+
+watch(
+  () => props.tableName,
+  () => {
+    searchQuery.value = "";
+  },
+);
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <Teleport to="body">
+    <div
+      data-structure-peek-panel
+      role="dialog"
+      aria-modal="false"
+      :aria-label="t('editor.structurePeek.title', { name: title })"
+      class="dbx-structure-peek-panel fixed flex flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-border bg-popover text-popover-foreground shadow-xl ring-1 ring-border/60"
+      :class="{ 'is-dragging': interacting }"
+      :style="panelStyle"
+      @pointerdown="onPanelActivate"
+    >
+      <div data-structure-peek-drag-chrome class="flex shrink-0 cursor-grab items-center gap-2 border-b border-border px-3 py-2 active:cursor-grabbing" @pointerdown="startDrag">
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          data-drag-handle
+          class="dbx-structure-peek-drag-handle inline-flex h-7 w-6 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded text-muted-foreground hover:bg-accent hover:text-foreground"
+          :title="t('editor.structurePeek.drag')"
+          :aria-label="t('editor.structurePeek.drag')"
+          @pointerdown="startDrag"
+        >
+          <GripVertical class="pointer-events-none h-4 w-4" />
+        </button>
+        <div class="min-w-0 flex-1 select-none">
+          <div class="truncate text-sm font-medium">{{ t("editor.structurePeek.title", { name: title }) }}</div>
+          <div class="truncate text-xs text-muted-foreground">{{ t("editor.structurePeek.hint") }}</div>
+        </div>
+        <Button type="button" variant="ghost" size="sm" data-no-drag class="h-7 w-7 shrink-0 p-0" :title="t('common.close')" :aria-label="t('common.close')" @pointerdown.stop @click="closePanel">
+          <X class="h-4 w-4" />
+        </Button>
+      </div>
+
+      <div data-no-drag class="shrink-0 border-b border-border px-3 py-2" @pointerdown.stop="onPanelActivate">
+        <Input v-model="searchQuery" class="h-8 text-xs" :placeholder="t('structureEditor.searchColumns')" :disabled="props.loading" />
+      </div>
+
+      <div data-no-drag class="min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-auto" @pointerdown.stop="onPanelActivate">
+        <div v-if="props.loading" class="flex h-40 items-center justify-center">
+          <Loader2 class="h-4 w-4 animate-spin text-muted-foreground" />
+        </div>
+        <div v-else-if="props.error" class="p-4 text-xs text-destructive">{{ props.error }}</div>
+        <div v-else-if="filteredColumns.length === 0" class="p-6 text-center text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+          {{ searchQuery.trim() ? t("grid.tableInfoNoResults") : t("editor.structurePeek.empty") }}
+        </div>
+        <table v-else class="w-full text-xs">
+          <thead class="sticky top-0 z-10 bg-muted text-muted-foreground">
+            <tr class="border-b">
+              <th class="w-8 px-3 py-2 text-left font-medium text-nowrap">#</th>
+              <th class="px-3 py-2 text-left font-medium text-nowrap">{{ t("grid.columnName") }}</th>
+              <th class="px-3 py-2 text-left font-medium text-nowrap">{{ t("grid.columnType") }}</th>
+              <th class="px-3 py-2 text-left font-medium text-nowrap">{{ t("grid.tableInfoNullable") }}</th>
+              <th class="px-3 py-2 text-left font-medium text-nowrap">{{ t("structureEditor.defaultValue") }}</th>
+              <th class="px-3 py-2 text-left font-medium text-nowrap">{{ t("structureEditor.comment") }}</th>
+            </tr>
+          </thead>
+          <tbody>
+            <tr v-for="(column, index) in filteredColumns" :key="column.name" class="border-b hover:bg-muted/40">
+              <td class="w-8 px-3 py-2 text-muted-foreground">{{ index + 1 }}</td>
+              <td class="cursor-pointer px-3 py-2 font-medium" :title="t('editor.structurePeek.doubleClickInsert')" @dblclick.stop="onCellDblClick(column.name, 'identifier')">
+                <span class="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5">
+                  <KeyRound v-if="column.is_primary_key" class="h-3 w-3 text-amber-500" />
+                  {{ column.name }}
+                </span>
+              </td>
+              <td class="cursor-pointer px-3 py-2 font-mono text-[11px] text-muted-foreground" :title="t('editor.structurePeek.doubleClickInsert')" @dblclick.stop="onCellDblClick(formatColumnType(column), 'raw')">
+                {{ formatColumnType(column) }}
+              </td>
+              <td class="cursor-pointer px-3 py-2" :title="t('editor.structurePeek.doubleClickInsert')" @dblclick.stop="onCellDblClick(column.is_nullable ? 'YES' : 'NO', 'raw')">
+                {{ column.is_nullable ? "YES" : "NO" }}
+              </td>
+              <td
+                class="max-w-48 px-3 py-2 font-mono text-[11px]"
+                :class="insertableValue(column.column_default) ? 'cursor-pointer' : 'text-muted-foreground/70'"
+                :title="insertableValue(column.column_default) ? t('editor.structurePeek.doubleClickInsert') : undefined"
+                @dblclick.stop="onCellDblClick(column.column_default, 'raw')"
+              >
+                <span class="block truncate">{{ tableColumnDefaultDisplayValue(column.column_default) }}</span>
+              </td>
+              <td class="max-w-56 px-3 py-2 text-muted-foreground" :class="{ 'cursor-pointer': !!insertableValue(column.comment) }" :title="insertableValue(column.comment) ? t('editor.structurePeek.doubleClickInsert') : undefined" @dblclick.stop="onCellDblClick(column.comment, 'raw')">
+                <span class="block truncate">{{ column.comment || "—" }}</span>
+              </td>
+            </tr>
+          </tbody>
+        </table>
+      </div>
+
+      <div v-for="edge in resizeEdges" :key="edge" data-no-drag class="dbx-structure-peek-resize" :class="`dbx-structure-peek-resize--${edge}`" @pointerdown.stop="startResize($event, edge)" />
+    </div>
+  </Teleport>
+</template>
+
+<style scoped>
+.dbx-structure-peek-panel.is-dragging {
+  user-select: none;
+}
+
+.dbx-structure-peek-drag-handle {
+  cursor: grab;
+  touch-action: none;
+  user-select: none;
+}
+
+.dbx-structure-peek-panel.is-dragging .dbx-structure-peek-drag-handle {
+  cursor: grabbing;
+}
+
+.dbx-structure-peek-resize {
+  position: absolute;
+  z-index: 20;
+  touch-action: none;
+}
+
+.dbx-structure-peek-resize--n,
+.dbx-structure-peek-resize--s {
+  left: 6px;
+  right: 6px;
+  height: 6px;
+  cursor: ns-resize;
+}
+
+.dbx-structure-peek-resize--e,
+.dbx-structure-peek-resize--w {
+  top: 6px;
+  bottom: 6px;
+  width: 6px;
+  cursor: ew-resize;
+}
+
+.dbx-structure-peek-resize--n {
+  top: -3px;
+}
+
+.dbx-structure-peek-resize--s {
+  bottom: -3px;
+}
+
+.dbx-structure-peek-resize--e {
+  right: -3px;
+}
+
+.dbx-structure-peek-resize--w {
+  left: -3px;
+}
+
+.dbx-structure-peek-resize--ne,
+.dbx-structure-peek-resize--nw,
+.dbx-structure-peek-resize--se,
+.dbx-structure-peek-resize--sw {
+  width: 10px;
+  height: 10px;
+}
+
+.dbx-structure-peek-resize--ne {
+  top: -4px;
+  right: -4px;
+  cursor: nesw-resize;
+}
+
+.dbx-structure-peek-resize--nw {
+  top: -4px;
+  left: -4px;
+  cursor: nwse-resize;
+}
+
+.dbx-structure-peek-resize--se {
+  bottom: -4px;
+  right: -4px;
+  cursor: nwse-resize;
+}
+
+.dbx-structure-peek-resize--sw {
+  bottom: -4px;
+  left: -4px;
+  cursor: nesw-resize;
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/az.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/az.ts
index d601e5eb0b..1899190612 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/az.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/az.ts
@@ -1526,6 +1526,13 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
       confirm: "Təsdiqlə",
       selectFirst: "Siyahı mətnini seçin",
     },
+    structurePeek: {
+      title: "Struktur: {name}",
+      hint: "Dəyəri redaktora daxil etmək üçün xanaya iki dəfə klikləyin",
+      doubleClickInsert: "Daxil etmək üçün iki dəfə klikləyin",
+      drag: "Yerini dəyişmək üçün sürükləyin",
+      empty: "Sütun yoxdur",
+    },
     gotoLine: {
       placeholder: "Sətir nömrəsi",
       total: "{total} sətir",
@@ -3342,6 +3349,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     openDatabaseBrowser: "Verilənlər bazalarına bax",
     viewData: "Məlumatlara bax",
     openInNewDataTab: "Yeni vərəqdə bax",
+    peekStructure: "Struktura bax",
     editStructure: "Strukturu redaktə et",
     editColumn: "Sütunu redaktə et",
     editIndex: "İndeksi redaktə et",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
index 83fec09002..150392dd25 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
@@ -1741,6 +1741,13 @@ export default {
       confirm: "Confirm",
       selectFirst: "Please select list text",
     },
+    structurePeek: {
+      title: "Structure: {name}",
+      hint: "Double-click a cell to insert its value into the editor",
+      doubleClickInsert: "Double-click to insert",
+      drag: "Drag to move",
+      empty: "No columns",
+    },
     gotoLine: {
       placeholder: "Line number",
       total: "{total} lines",
@@ -3576,6 +3583,7 @@ export default {
     openDatabaseBrowser: "Browse Databases",
     viewData: "View Data",
     openInNewDataTab: "View in New Tab",
+    peekStructure: "View Structure",
     editStructure: "Edit Structure",
     editColumn: "Edit Column",
     editIndex: "Edit Index",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
index d0a502b175..0bfe0991b4 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
@@ -1740,6 +1740,13 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
       confirm: "Confirmar",
       selectFirst: "Seleccione el texto de la lista",
     },
+    structurePeek: {
+      title: "Estructura: {name}",
+      hint: "Haz doble clic en una celda para insertar su valor en el editor",
+      doubleClickInsert: "Doble clic para insertar",
+      drag: "Arrastrar para mover",
+      empty: "Sin columnas",
+    },
     connectionOnlyTarget: "Objetivo a nivel de conexión",
     previewChanges: "Previsualizar cambios",
     previewChangesComment: "Previsualización de cambios (simulación): sentencia {operation}",
@@ -3470,6 +3477,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     openDatabaseBrowser: "Explorar bases de datos",
     viewData: "Ver datos",
     openInNewDataTab: "Ver en nueva pestaña",
+    peekStructure: "Ver estructura",
     editStructure: "Editar estructura",
     editColumn: "Editar columna",
     editIndex: "Editar índice",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
index 1821dfe5aa..f3cf5954f5 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
@@ -1737,6 +1737,13 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
       confirm: "Conferma",
       selectFirst: "Seleziona il testo della lista",
     },
+    structurePeek: {
+      title: "Struttura: {name}",
+      hint: "Fai doppio clic su una cella per inserirne il valore nell'editor",
+      doubleClickInsert: "Doppio clic per inserire",
+      drag: "Trascina per spostare",
+      empty: "Nessuna colonna",
+    },
     connectionOnlyTarget: "Target a livello di connessione",
     previewChanges: "Anteprima modifiche",
     previewChangesComment: "Anteprima modifiche (prova a secco): istruzione {operation}",
@@ -3467,6 +3474,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     openDatabaseBrowser: "Esplora database",
     viewData: "Visualizza Dati",
     openInNewDataTab: "Visualizza in nuova scheda",
+    peekStructure: "Visualizza struttura",
     editStructure: "Modifica Struttura",
     editColumn: "Modifica Colonna",
     editIndex: "Modifica Indice",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
index ef71ed3916..c3a5a5e1ef 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
@@ -1758,6 +1758,13 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
       confirm: "確定",
       selectFirst: "リストテキストを選択してください",
     },
+    structurePeek: {
+      title: "構造: {name}",
+      hint: "セルをダブルクリックするとエディターに挿入されます",
+      doubleClickInsert: "ダブルクリックで挿入",
+      drag: "ドラッグして移動",
+      empty: "列がありません",
+    },
     connectionOnlyTarget: "接続レベル目標",
     previewChanges: "変更をプレビュー",
     previewChangesComment: "変更プレビュー（ドライラン）：{operation} ステートメント",
@@ -3490,6 +3497,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     openDatabaseBrowser: "データベースを参照",
     viewData: "データを表示",
     openInNewDataTab: "新しいタブで表示",
+    peekStructure: "構造を表示",
     editStructure: "構造を編集",
     editColumn: "列を編集",
     editIndex: "インデックスを編集",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
index 52f7c841f5..e3b43a171c 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
@@ -1622,6 +1622,13 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
       confirm: "확인",
       selectFirst: "목록 텍스트를 먼저 선택하세요",
     },
+    structurePeek: {
+      title: "구조: {name}",
+      hint: "셀을 더블클릭하면 에디터에 삽입됩니다",
+      doubleClickInsert: "더블클릭하여 삽입",
+      drag: "드래그하여 이동",
+      empty: "열 없음",
+    },
     gotoLine: {
       placeholder: "줄 번호",
       total: "총 {total}행",
@@ -3369,6 +3376,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     openDatabaseBrowser: "데이터베이스 탐색",
     viewData: "데이터 보기",
     openInNewDataTab: "새 탭에서 보기",
+    peekStructure: "구조 보기",
     editStructure: "구조 편집",
     editColumn: "컬럼 편집",
     editIndex: "인덱스 편집",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
index fe256e186c..afa81474bc 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
@@ -1738,6 +1738,13 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
       confirm: "Confirmar",
       selectFirst: "Selecione o texto da lista primeiro",
     },
+    structurePeek: {
+      title: "Estrutura: {name}",
+      hint: "Clique duas vezes em uma célula para inserir o valor no editor",
+      doubleClickInsert: "Clique duas vezes para inserir",
+      drag: "Arraste para mover",
+      empty: "Sem colunas",
+    },
     connectionOnlyTarget: "Alvo em nível de conexão",
     previewChanges: "Pré-visualizar alterações",
     previewChangesComment: "Pré-visualização de alterações (simulação): instrução {operation}",
@@ -3469,6 +3476,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     openDatabaseBrowser: "Explorar bancos de dados",
     viewData: "Ver Dados",
     openInNewDataTab: "Ver em nova aba",
+    peekStructure: "Ver estrutura",
     editStructure: "Editar Estrutura",
     editColumn: "Editar Coluna",
     editIndex: "Editar Índice",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/tr.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/tr.ts
index 403dae0c82..51db87722e 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/tr.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/tr.ts
@@ -1527,6 +1527,13 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
       confirm: "Onayla",
       selectFirst: "Lütfen liste metnini seçin",
     },
+    structurePeek: {
+      title: "Yapı: {name}",
+      hint: "Bir hücreye çift tıklayarak değerini düzenleyiciye ekleyin",
+      doubleClickInsert: "Eklemek için çift tıklayın",
+      drag: "Taşımak için sürükleyin",
+      empty: "Sütun yok",
+    },
     gotoLine: {
       placeholder: "Satır numarası",
       total: "{total} satır",
@@ -3315,6 +3322,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     openDatabaseBrowser: "Veritabanlarına Gözat",
     viewData: "Verileri Görüntüle",
     openInNewDataTab: "Yeni Sekmede Görüntüle",
+    peekStructure: "Yapıyı Görüntüle",
     editStructure: "Yapıyı Düzenle",
     editColumn: "Sütunu Düzenle",
     editIndex: "Dizini Düzenle",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
index d68f8fa0da..143a6a1345 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
@@ -1655,6 +1655,13 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
       confirm: "确定",
       selectFirst: "请选择列表文本",
     },
+    structurePeek: {
+      title: "表结构：{name}",
+      hint: "双击单元格可将内容插入到编辑器光标处",
+      doubleClickInsert: "双击插入到编辑器",
+      drag: "拖动面板",
+      empty: "暂无字段",
+    },
     gotoLine: {
       placeholder: "行号",
       total: "共 {total} 行",
@@ -3488,6 +3495,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     openDatabaseBrowser: "查看资源对象",
     viewData: "查看数据",
     openInNewDataTab: "新标签页查看",
+    peekStructure: "查看表结构",
     editStructure: "编辑表结构",
     editColumn: "编辑字段",
     editIndex: "编辑索引",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
index 1bfdea40b0..e07fc7e1a4 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
@@ -1739,6 +1739,13 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
       confirm: "確定",
       selectFirst: "請選擇清單文字",
     },
+    structurePeek: {
+      title: "資料表結構：{name}",
+      hint: "連按兩下儲存格可將內容插入到編輯器游標處",
+      doubleClickInsert: "連按兩下插入到編輯器",
+      drag: "拖曳面板",
+      empty: "暫無欄位",
+    },
     connectionOnlyTarget: "連線級目標",
     previewChanges: "預覽變更",
     previewChangesComment: "變更預覽（乾跑）：{operation} 語句",
@@ -3466,6 +3473,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     openDatabaseBrowser: "檢視資源物件",
     viewData: "檢視資料",
     openInNewDataTab: "新分頁檢視",
+    peekStructure: "檢視資料表結構",
     editStructure: "編輯資料表結構",
     editColumn: "編輯欄位",
     editIndex: "編輯索引",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/editor/focusedQueryEditorView.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/editor/focusedQueryEditorView.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a073043f89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/editor/focusedQueryEditorView.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+/**
+ * @vitest-environment happy-dom
+ */
+import { EditorState } from "@codemirror/state";
+import { EditorView } from "@codemirror/view";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import {
+  STRUCTURE_PEEK_PANEL_SELECTOR,
+  clearRememberedFocusedQueryEditorView,
+  focusedQueryEditorView,
+  queryEditorInsertContext,
+  registerQueryEditorInsertContext,
+  rememberFocusedQueryEditorView,
+  shouldPreserveEditorFocusOnPeekPointerDown,
+  unregisterQueryEditorInsertContext,
+} from "@/lib/editor/focusedQueryEditorView";
+
+function mountEditor(): { root: HTMLElement; view: EditorView } {
+  const root = document.createElement("div");
+  root.setAttribute("data-query-editor-root", "");
+  document.body.appendChild(root);
+  const view = new EditorView({
+    state: EditorState.create({ doc: "select 1" }),
+    parent: root,
+  });
+  return { root, view };
+}
+
+describe("shouldPreserveEditorFocusOnPeekPointerDown", () => {
+  it("preserves focus for table / chrome clicks", () => {
+    const td = document.createElement("td");
+    expect(shouldPreserveEditorFocusOnPeekPointerDown(td)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("allows native focus for editable controls", () => {
+    const input = document.createElement("input");
+    expect(shouldPreserveEditorFocusOnPeekPointerDown(input)).toBe(false);
+
+    const button = document.createElement("button");
+    expect(shouldPreserveEditorFocusOnPeekPointerDown(button)).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("focusedQueryEditorView", () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    clearRememberedFocusedQueryEditorView();
+    document.body.replaceChildren();
+  });
+
+  it("returns the focused query editor under activeElement", () => {
+    const { root, view } = mountEditor();
+    view.focus();
+    expect(focusedQueryEditorView(view.contentDOM)).toBe(view);
+    expect(focusedQueryEditorView(root)).toBe(view);
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to the last focused editor when activeElement is inside a peek panel", () => {
+    const { view } = mountEditor();
+    rememberFocusedQueryEditorView(view);
+
+    const peek = document.createElement("div");
+    peek.setAttribute("data-structure-peek-panel", "");
+    const input = document.createElement("input");
+    peek.appendChild(input);
+    document.body.appendChild(peek);
+
+    expect(input.closest(STRUCTURE_PEEK_PANEL_SELECTOR)).toBe(peek);
+    expect(focusedQueryEditorView(input)).toBe(view);
+  });
+
+  it("returns null when focus is outside editors and peek panels", () => {
+    const { view } = mountEditor();
+    rememberFocusedQueryEditorView(view);
+
+    const sidebar = document.createElement("button");
+    document.body.appendChild(sidebar);
+    expect(focusedQueryEditorView(sidebar)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("ignores a remembered editor that was disconnected", () => {
+    const { root, view } = mountEditor();
+    rememberFocusedQueryEditorView(view);
+    root.remove();
+
+    const peek = document.createElement("div");
+    peek.setAttribute("data-structure-peek-panel", "");
+    document.body.appendChild(peek);
+    expect(focusedQueryEditorView(peek)).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("queryEditorInsertContext", () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    document.body.replaceChildren();
+  });
+
+  it("stores and clears per-view insert context", () => {
+    const { view } = mountEditor();
+    registerQueryEditorInsertContext(view, { connectionId: "c1", database: "db", databaseType: "postgres" });
+    expect(queryEditorInsertContext(view)).toEqual({ connectionId: "c1", database: "db", databaseType: "postgres" });
+    unregisterQueryEditorInsertContext(view);
+    expect(queryEditorInsertContext(view)).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/editor/structurePeekPanel.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/editor/structurePeekPanel.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e6273e93b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/editor/structurePeekPanel.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { STRUCTURE_PEEK_MIN_HEIGHT, STRUCTURE_PEEK_MIN_WIDTH, clampStructurePeekRect, resizeStructurePeekRect, structurePeekPanelId } from "@/lib/editor/structurePeekPanel";
+
+describe("structurePeekPanel", () => {
+  it("builds a stable case-insensitive identity including catalog", () => {
+    expect(structurePeekPanelId("Conn", "Db", "Public", "Orders", "Cat")).toBe(structurePeekPanelId("conn", "db", "public", "orders", "cat"));
+    expect(structurePeekPanelId("c", "db", "a", "t")).not.toBe(structurePeekPanelId("c", "db", "b", "t"));
+    expect(structurePeekPanelId("c", "db", "s", "t", "cat-a")).not.toBe(structurePeekPanelId("c", "db", "s", "t", "cat-b"));
+  });
+
+  it("clamps rects inside the viewport with a margin", () => {
+    expect(clampStructurePeekRect({ left: -40, top: -20, width: 500, height: 400 }, 800, 600)).toEqual({
+      left: 8,
+      top: 8,
+      width: 500,
+      height: 400,
+    });
+    expect(clampStructurePeekRect({ left: 700, top: 500, width: 500, height: 400 }, 800, 600)).toEqual({
+      left: 800 - 8 - 500,
+      top: 600 - 8 - 400,
+      width: 500,
+      height: 400,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("enforces minimum size while resizing from the west/north edges", () => {
+    const origin = { left: 100, top: 100, width: 400, height: 300 };
+    const shrunkWest = resizeStructurePeekRect(origin, "w", 200, 0, 1200, 800);
+    expect(shrunkWest.width).toBe(STRUCTURE_PEEK_MIN_WIDTH);
+    expect(shrunkWest.left).toBe(100 + 400 - STRUCTURE_PEEK_MIN_WIDTH);
+
+    const shrunkNorth = resizeStructurePeekRect(origin, "n", 0, 200, 1200, 800);
+    expect(shrunkNorth.height).toBe(STRUCTURE_PEEK_MIN_HEIGHT);
+    expect(shrunkNorth.top).toBe(100 + 300 - STRUCTURE_PEEK_MIN_HEIGHT);
+  });
+
+  it("resizes northeast corners without treating n as containing e", () => {
+    const origin = { left: 100, top: 100, width: 400, height: 300 };
+    const grown = resizeStructurePeekRect(origin, "ne", 50, -40, 1200, 800);
+    expect(grown.width).toBe(450);
+    expect(grown.height).toBe(340);
+    expect(grown.left).toBe(100);
+    expect(grown.top).toBe(60);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/editor/focusedQueryEditorView.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/editor/focusedQueryEditorView.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cc66909f76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/editor/focusedQueryEditorView.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import { EditorView } from "@codemirror/view";
+import type { DatabaseType } from "@/types/database";
+
+export const QUERY_EDITOR_ROOT_SELECTOR = "[data-query-editor-root]";
+export const STRUCTURE_PEEK_PANEL_SELECTOR = "[data-structure-peek-panel]";
+
+/** Dialect / connection metadata for inserting into a specific query editor view. */
+export interface QueryEditorInsertContext {
+  connectionId?: string;
+  database?: string;
+  schema?: string;
+  databaseType?: DatabaseType;
+}
+
+let lastFocusedQueryEditorView: EditorView | null = null;
+const insertContextByView = new WeakMap<EditorView, QueryEditorInsertContext>();
+
+export function rememberFocusedQueryEditorView(view: EditorView | null | undefined): void {
+  if (view) lastFocusedQueryEditorView = view;
+}
+
+/** Clear the remembered view when it is destroyed (or clear unconditionally). */
+export function clearRememberedFocusedQueryEditorView(view?: EditorView | null): void {
+  if (view == null || lastFocusedQueryEditorView === view) {
+    lastFocusedQueryEditorView = null;
+  }
+}
+
+export function registerQueryEditorInsertContext(view: EditorView, context: QueryEditorInsertContext): void {
+  insertContextByView.set(view, context);
+}
+
+export function unregisterQueryEditorInsertContext(view: EditorView): void {
+  insertContextByView.delete(view);
+}
+
+export function queryEditorInsertContext(view: EditorView): QueryEditorInsertContext | undefined {
+  return insertContextByView.get(view);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Resolve the CodeMirror view that should receive peek inserts.
+ * - Focus inside a query editor → that view (must still report hasFocus).
+ * - Focus inside a structure peek panel → most recently focused query editor.
+ * - Focus elsewhere (sidebar, etc.) → null.
+ */
+export function focusedQueryEditorView(active: Element | null = typeof document !== "undefined" ? document.activeElement : null): EditorView | null {
+  if (!(active instanceof Element)) return null;
+
+  const root = active.closest(QUERY_EDITOR_ROOT_SELECTOR);
+  if (root instanceof HTMLElement) {
+    const view = EditorView.findFromDOM(root);
+    if (!view?.hasFocus) return null;
+    rememberFocusedQueryEditorView(view);
+    return view;
+  }
+
+  if (active.closest(STRUCTURE_PEEK_PANEL_SELECTOR)) {
+    const remembered = lastFocusedQueryEditorView;
+    if (remembered?.dom.isConnected) return remembered;
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return null;
+}
+
+/** Keep editor focus when interacting with non-editable peek chrome (palette-style). */
+export function shouldPreserveEditorFocusOnPeekPointerDown(target: EventTarget | null): boolean {
+  if (!(target instanceof Element)) return false;
+  return !target.closest("input, textarea, button, select, a, [contenteditable='true']");
+}
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/editor/structurePeekPanel.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/editor/structurePeekPanel.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d349d6e3da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/editor/structurePeekPanel.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/** Identity + geometry helpers for in-app table-structure peek panels. */
+
+export function structurePeekPanelId(connectionId: string, database: string, schema: string | undefined, tableName: string, catalog?: string): string {
+  return [connectionId, catalog ?? "", database, schema ?? "", tableName].map((part) => part.toLocaleLowerCase()).join("\u0000");
+}
+
+export const STRUCTURE_PEEK_MARGIN = 8;
+export const STRUCTURE_PEEK_MIN_WIDTH = 360;
+export const STRUCTURE_PEEK_MIN_HEIGHT = 240;
+export const STRUCTURE_PEEK_CASCADE = 24;
+
+export function defaultStructurePeekSize(viewportWidth: number, viewportHeight: number): { width: number; height: number } {
+  const maxWidth = Math.max(STRUCTURE_PEEK_MIN_WIDTH, viewportWidth - STRUCTURE_PEEK_MARGIN * 2);
+  const maxHeight = Math.max(STRUCTURE_PEEK_MIN_HEIGHT, viewportHeight - STRUCTURE_PEEK_MARGIN * 2);
+  // Default large enough to scan columns comfortably without covering most of the editor.
+  return {
+    width: Math.min(720, Math.floor(viewportWidth * 0.62), maxWidth),
+    height: Math.min(520, Math.floor(viewportHeight * 0.62), maxHeight),
+  };
+}
+
+export function centeredStructurePeekRect(width: number, height: number, viewportWidth: number, viewportHeight: number, cascadeIndex = 0): StructurePeekRect {
+  const stagger = cascadeIndex * STRUCTURE_PEEK_CASCADE;
+  return clampStructurePeekRect(
+    {
+      left: Math.round((viewportWidth - width) / 2) + stagger,
+      top: Math.round((viewportHeight - height) / 2) + stagger,
+      width,
+      height,
+    },
+    viewportWidth,
+    viewportHeight,
+  );
+}
+
+export interface StructurePeekRect {
+  left: number;
+  top: number;
+  width: number;
+  height: number;
+}
+
+/** Keep the panel fully inside the viewport (with margin), respecting min size. */
+export function clampStructurePeekRect(rect: StructurePeekRect, viewportWidth: number, viewportHeight: number, margin = STRUCTURE_PEEK_MARGIN, minWidth = STRUCTURE_PEEK_MIN_WIDTH, minHeight = STRUCTURE_PEEK_MIN_HEIGHT): StructurePeekRect {
+  const maxWidth = Math.max(minWidth, viewportWidth - margin * 2);
+  const maxHeight = Math.max(minHeight, viewportHeight - margin * 2);
+  const width = Math.min(Math.max(rect.width, minWidth), maxWidth);
+  const height = Math.min(Math.max(rect.height, minHeight), maxHeight);
+  const maxLeft = Math.max(margin, viewportWidth - margin - width);
+  const maxTop = Math.max(margin, viewportHeight - margin - height);
+  const left = Math.min(Math.max(rect.left, margin), maxLeft);
+  const top = Math.min(Math.max(rect.top, margin), maxTop);
+  return { left, top, width, height };
+}
+
+export type StructurePeekResizeEdge = "n" | "s" | "e" | "w" | "ne" | "nw" | "se" | "sw";
+
+const RESIZE_EAST: ReadonlySet<StructurePeekResizeEdge> = new Set(["e", "ne", "se"]);
+const RESIZE_WEST: ReadonlySet<StructurePeekResizeEdge> = new Set(["w", "nw", "sw"]);
+const RESIZE_NORTH: ReadonlySet<StructurePeekResizeEdge> = new Set(["n", "ne", "nw"]);
+const RESIZE_SOUTH: ReadonlySet<StructurePeekResizeEdge> = new Set(["s", "se", "sw"]);
+
+export function resizeStructurePeekRect(origin: StructurePeekRect, edge: StructurePeekResizeEdge, deltaX: number, deltaY: number, viewportWidth: number, viewportHeight: number): StructurePeekRect {
+  let { left, top, width, height } = origin;
+
+  if (RESIZE_EAST.has(edge)) width = origin.width + deltaX;
+  if (RESIZE_SOUTH.has(edge)) height = origin.height + deltaY;
+  if (RESIZE_WEST.has(edge)) {
+    width = origin.width - deltaX;
+    left = origin.left + deltaX;
+  }
+  if (RESIZE_NORTH.has(edge)) {
+    height = origin.height - deltaY;
+    top = origin.top + deltaY;
+  }
+
+  // When shrinking past min from the west/north edge, pin the opposite side.
+  if (RESIZE_WEST.has(edge) && width < STRUCTURE_PEEK_MIN_WIDTH) {
+    left = origin.left + origin.width - STRUCTURE_PEEK_MIN_WIDTH;
+    width = STRUCTURE_PEEK_MIN_WIDTH;
+  }
+  if (RESIZE_NORTH.has(edge) && height < STRUCTURE_PEEK_MIN_HEIGHT) {
+    top = origin.top + origin.height - STRUCTURE_PEEK_MIN_HEIGHT;
+    height = STRUCTURE_PEEK_MIN_HEIGHT;
+  }
+
+  return clampStructurePeekRect({ left, top, width, height }, viewportWidth, viewportHeight);
+}
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/sql/queryCursorTableTarget.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/sql/queryCursorTableTarget.ts
index 3008956862..2a8ad849ba 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/sql/queryCursorTableTarget.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/sql/queryCursorTableTarget.ts
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ export interface QueryTableCandidateAtPositionInput {
   position: number;
 }
 
-export type QueryContextObjectAction = "view-data" | "edit-table-structure" | "edit-view" | "view-source" | "view-ddl";
+export type QueryContextObjectAction = "view-data" | "peek-table-structure" | "edit-table-structure" | "edit-view" | "view-source" | "view-ddl";
 
 export type QueryContextObjectRoute =
   | { event: "viewTableData"; payload: [target: SqlObjectNavigationTarget] }
+  | { event: "peekTableStructure"; payload: [target: SqlObjectNavigationTarget] }
   | { event: "editTableStructure"; payload: [target: SqlObjectNavigationTarget] }
   | { event: "openObjectSource"; payload: [target: SqlObjectNavigationTarget, initialEditing: boolean] }
   | { event: "viewTableDdl"; payload: [target: SqlObjectNavigationTarget] };
@@ -110,16 +111,18 @@ export function resolveQueryContextObjectTarget(candidate: QueryCursorTableCandi
 
 export function queryContextObjectActions(type?: SqlObjectNavigationType): QueryContextObjectAction[] {
   if (type === "view" || type === "materialized_view") {
-    return ["view-data", "edit-view", "view-source", "view-ddl"];
+    return ["view-data", "peek-table-structure", "edit-view", "view-source", "view-ddl"];
   }
   // Unknown metadata preserves the historical table actions instead of disabling existing entry points.
-  return ["view-data", "edit-table-structure", "view-ddl"];
+  return ["view-data", "peek-table-structure", "edit-table-structure", "view-ddl"];
 }
 
 export function queryContextObjectRoute(action: QueryContextObjectAction, target: SqlObjectNavigationTarget): QueryContextObjectRoute {
   switch (action) {
     case "view-data":
       return { event: "viewTableData", payload: [target] };
+    case "peek-table-structure":
+      return { event: "peekTableStructure", payload: [target] };
     case "edit-table-structure":
       return { event: "editTableStructure", payload: [target] };
     case "edit-view":
diff --git a/packages/app-tests/queryCursorTableTarget.test.ts b/packages/app-tests/queryCursorTableTarget.test.ts
index 9f10455d70..3f0cc96ee6 100644
--- a/packages/app-tests/queryCursorTableTarget.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app-tests/queryCursorTableTarget.test.ts
@@ -255,15 +255,15 @@ test("preserves table actions when context-menu metadata is unavailable", () =>
     database: "app",
     schema: "public",
   });
-  assert.deepEqual(queryContextObjectActions(undefined), ["view-data", "edit-table-structure", "view-ddl"]);
+  assert.deepEqual(queryContextObjectActions(undefined), ["view-data", "peek-table-structure", "edit-table-structure", "view-ddl"]);
 });
 
 test("uses source actions for views and materialized views", () => {
-  const expected = ["view-data", "edit-view", "view-source", "view-ddl"];
+  const expected = ["view-data", "peek-table-structure", "edit-view", "view-source", "view-ddl"];
 
   assert.deepEqual(queryContextObjectActions("view"), expected);
   assert.deepEqual(queryContextObjectActions("materialized_view"), expected);
-  assert.deepEqual(queryContextObjectActions("table"), ["view-data", "edit-table-structure", "view-ddl"]);
+  assert.deepEqual(queryContextObjectActions("table"), ["view-data", "peek-table-structure", "edit-table-structure", "view-ddl"]);
 });
 
 test("falls back to the candidate database and schema when no table is loaded", () => {
diff --git a/packages/app-tests/queryEditorContextObjectRouting.test.ts b/packages/app-tests/queryEditorContextObjectRouting.test.ts
index 500837b4f0..76e89a5827 100644
--- a/packages/app-tests/queryEditorContextObjectRouting.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app-tests/queryEditorContextObjectRouting.test.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const materializedViewTarget: SqlObjectNavigationTarget = { ...tableTarget, type
 
 test("routes table context actions with the resolved target payload", () => {
   assert.deepEqual(queryContextObjectRoute("view-data", tableTarget), { event: "viewTableData", payload: [tableTarget] });
+  assert.deepEqual(queryContextObjectRoute("peek-table-structure", tableTarget), { event: "peekTableStructure", payload: [tableTarget] });
   assert.deepEqual(queryContextObjectRoute("edit-table-structure", tableTarget), { event: "editTableStructure", payload: [tableTarget] });
   assert.deepEqual(queryContextObjectRoute("view-ddl", tableTarget), { event: "viewTableDdl", payload: [tableTarget] });
 });
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ test("routes view source actions with editing intent and type fidelity", () => {
 
 test("preserves materialized view type in every routed payload", () => {
   assert.deepEqual(queryContextObjectRoute("view-data", materializedViewTarget), { event: "viewTableData", payload: [materializedViewTarget] });
+  assert.deepEqual(queryContextObjectRoute("peek-table-structure", materializedViewTarget), { event: "peekTableStructure", payload: [materializedViewTarget] });
   assert.deepEqual(queryContextObjectRoute("edit-view", materializedViewTarget), { event: "openObjectSource", payload: [materializedViewTarget, true] });
   assert.deepEqual(queryContextObjectRoute("view-source", materializedViewTarget), { event: "openObjectSource", payload: [materializedViewTarget, false] });
   assert.deepEqual(queryContextObjectRoute("view-ddl", materializedViewTarget), { event: "viewTableDdl", payload: [materializedViewTarget] });