diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index 31d1d99052..d968db3a98 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { ref, computed, watch, onMounted, onUnmounted, nextTick, defineAsyncComponent, type Ref } from "vue";
 import { useI18n } from "vue-i18n";
-import { DatabaseZap, FilePlus2, Play, Loader2, Square, X, Globe, Moon, Sun, Upload, Download, Plus, History, Server, Table2, Database, Search, ShieldCheck, Bot, Pin, AlignLeft, CloudDownload, ArrowLeftRight, FileCode, Settings, Sparkles, GitBranch } from "lucide-vue-next";
+import { DatabaseZap, FilePlus2, Play, Loader2, Square, X, Globe, Moon, Sun, Upload, Download, Plus, History, Table2, Database, Search, ShieldCheck, Bot, Pin, AlignLeft, CloudDownload, ArrowLeftRight, FileCode, Settings, Sparkles, GitBranch } from "lucide-vue-next";
 import { Splitpanes, Pane } from "splitpanes";
 import "splitpanes/dist/splitpanes.css";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ import { getCurrentWebview } from "@tauri-apps/api/webview";
 import { getVersion } from "@tauri-apps/api/app";
 import * as api from "@/lib/tauri";
 import { canCancelQueryExecution, queryExecutionLabelKey } from "@/lib/queryExecutionState";
+import { connectionDriverLabel, connectionIconType, connectionOptionSubtitle } from "@/lib/connectionPresentation";
 import { resolveExecutableSql } from "@/lib/sqlExecutionTarget";
 import { buildTableSelectSql, quoteTableIdentifier } from "@/lib/tableSelectSql";
 import { isTauriRuntime } from "@/lib/tauriRuntime";
@@ -438,14 +439,6 @@ function connectionDisplayName(connectionId: string): string {
   return connectionStore.getConfig(connectionId)?.name || connectionId;
 }
 
-function connectionDriverLabel(connection?: ConnectionConfig): string {
-  return connection?.driver_label || connection?.db_type.toUpperCase() || "";
-}
-
-function connectionIconType(connection?: ConnectionConfig): string {
-  return connection?.driver_profile || connection?.db_type || "postgres";
-}
-
 function connectionColor(connectionId: string): string {
   return connectionStore.getConfig(connectionId)?.color || "";
 }
@@ -1229,25 +1222,31 @@ async function setupFileDrop() {
               <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
                 <div class="flex items-center gap-1">
                   <span v-if="activeConnection?.color" class="h-4 w-1 rounded-full shrink-0" :style="{ backgroundColor: activeConnection.color }" />
-                  <Server class="h-3.5 w-3.5 shrink-0" />
                   <Select
                     :model-value="activeConnectionValue"
                     @update:model-value="changeActiveConnection"
                   >
-                    <SelectTrigger class="h-6 w-auto max-w-48 border-0 bg-transparent px-1 text-xs font-medium text-foreground shadow-none focus:ring-0">
-                      <SelectValue :placeholder="t('editor.selectConnection')">
-                        {{ connectionDisplayName(activeConnectionValue) }}
-                      </SelectValue>
+                    <SelectTrigger class="h-6 w-auto max-w-56 border-0 bg-transparent px-1 text-xs font-medium text-foreground shadow-none focus:ring-0">
+                      <div v-if="activeConnection" class="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-1.5">
+                        <DatabaseIcon :db-type="connectionIconType(activeConnection)" class="h-3.5 w-3.5 shrink-0" />
+                        <span class="truncate">{{ connectionDisplayName(activeConnectionValue) }}</span>
+                      </div>
+                      <SelectValue v-else :placeholder="t('editor.selectConnection')" />
                     </SelectTrigger>
-                    <SelectContent>
+                    <SelectContent class="min-w-64">
                       <SelectItem
                         v-for="connection in connectionStore.connections"
                         :key="connection.id"
                         :value="connection.id"
                       >
-                        <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
+                        <div class="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-2">
                           <span v-if="connection.color" class="h-3.5 w-1 rounded-full shrink-0" :style="{ backgroundColor: connection.color }" />
-                          <span>{{ connection.name }}</span>
+                          <span v-else class="h-3.5 w-1 shrink-0" />
+                          <DatabaseIcon :db-type="connectionIconType(connection)" class="h-3.5 w-3.5 shrink-0" />
+                          <div class="min-w-0 flex-1">
+                            <div class="truncate">{{ connection.name }}</div>
+                            <div class="truncate text-[11px] font-normal text-muted-foreground">{{ connectionOptionSubtitle(connection) }}</div>
+                          </div>
                         </div>
                       </SelectItem>
                     </SelectContent>
@@ -1497,7 +1496,7 @@ async function setupFileDrop() {
                       <div class="min-w-0 flex-1">
                         <div class="truncate text-sm font-medium">{{ connection.name }}</div>
                         <div class="truncate text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-                          {{ connectionDriverLabel(connection) }} · {{ connection.host || connection.database || 'local' }}{{ connection.port ? ':' + connection.port : '' }}
+                          {{ connectionOptionSubtitle(connection) || connectionDriverLabel(connection) }}
                         </div>
                       </div>
                       <FilePlus2 class="h-4 w-4 text-muted-foreground" />
diff --git a/src/components/sidebar/TreeItem.vue b/src/components/sidebar/TreeItem.vue
index 1440ac8a1a..870054cb43 100644
--- a/src/components/sidebar/TreeItem.vue
+++ b/src/components/sidebar/TreeItem.vue
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {
   type ExportedTableSql,
 } from "@/lib/databaseExport";
 import { qualifiedTableName as buildQualifiedTableName, quoteTableIdentifier } from "@/lib/tableSelectSql";
+import { treeNodeRowAction } from "@/lib/treeNodeClick";
 import DatabaseIcon from "@/components/icons/DatabaseIcon.vue";
 import {
   Dialog, DialogContent, DialogHeader, DialogTitle, DialogFooter,
@@ -178,14 +179,10 @@ async function toggle() {
 
 function onClick() {
   const node = props.node;
-  if (node.type === "table" || node.type === "view") {
+  const action = treeNodeRowAction(node.type, canExpand);
+  if (action === "open-data") {
     openData();
-    toggle();
-  } else if (node.type === "redis-db") {
-    toggle();
-  } else if (node.type === "mongo-collection") {
-    toggle();
-  } else if (canExpand) {
+  } else if (action === "toggle") {
     toggle();
   }
 }
@@ -629,9 +626,15 @@ async function showMore() {
           @click="onClick"
         >
           <template v-if="canExpand">
-            <Loader2 v-if="node.isLoading" class="w-3.5 h-3.5 shrink-0 animate-spin text-muted-foreground" />
-            <ChevronDown v-else-if="node.isExpanded" class="w-3.5 h-3.5 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground" />
-            <ChevronRight v-else class="w-3.5 h-3.5 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground" />
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              class="-m-0.5 flex h-4 w-4 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-sm text-muted-foreground hover:bg-muted hover:text-foreground"
+              @click.stop="toggle"
+            >
+              <Loader2 v-if="node.isLoading" class="w-3.5 h-3.5 animate-spin" />
+              <ChevronDown v-else-if="node.isExpanded" class="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+              <ChevronRight v-else class="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+            </button>
           </template>
           <span v-else class="w-3.5 h-3.5 shrink-0" />
           <DatabaseIcon v-if="node.type === 'connection'" :db-type="connectionIconType(node.connectionId)" class="w-3.5 h-3.5 shrink-0" />
diff --git a/src/lib/connectionPresentation.ts b/src/lib/connectionPresentation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e16db1168b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/connectionPresentation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import type { ConnectionConfig } from "@/types/database";
+
+type ConnectionPresentationConfig = Pick<
+  ConnectionConfig,
+  "db_type" | "driver_profile" | "driver_label" | "host" | "port" | "database"
+>;
+
+const LOCAL_DATABASE_TYPES = new Set(["sqlite", "duckdb"]);
+
+export function connectionIconType(connection?: Pick<ConnectionConfig, "db_type" | "driver_profile">): string {
+  return connection?.driver_profile || connection?.db_type || "postgres";
+}
+
+export function connectionDriverLabel(connection?: Pick<ConnectionConfig, "db_type" | "driver_label">): string {
+  return connection?.driver_label || connection?.db_type.toUpperCase() || "";
+}
+
+export function connectionEndpointLabel(connection?: ConnectionPresentationConfig): string {
+  if (!connection) return "";
+  if (LOCAL_DATABASE_TYPES.has(connection.db_type)) {
+    return connection.host || connection.database || "local";
+  }
+  if (connection.host && connection.port) return `${connection.host}:${connection.port}`;
+  return connection.host || connection.database || "";
+}
+
+export function connectionOptionSubtitle(connection?: ConnectionPresentationConfig): string {
+  return [connectionDriverLabel(connection), connectionEndpointLabel(connection)].filter(Boolean).join(" · ");
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/treeNodeClick.ts b/src/lib/treeNodeClick.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..55ca95c490
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/treeNodeClick.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import type { TreeNodeType } from "@/types/database";
+
+export type TreeNodeRowAction = "open-data" | "toggle" | "none";
+
+const dataNodeTypes = new Set<TreeNodeType>(["table", "view"]);
+const toggleLeafNodeTypes = new Set<TreeNodeType>(["redis-db", "mongo-collection"]);
+
+export function treeNodeRowAction(type: TreeNodeType, canExpand: boolean): TreeNodeRowAction {
+  if (dataNodeTypes.has(type)) return "open-data";
+  if (toggleLeafNodeTypes.has(type)) return "toggle";
+  if (canExpand) return "toggle";
+  return "none";
+}
diff --git a/tests/connectionPresentation.test.ts b/tests/connectionPresentation.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..73ec4d0102
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/connectionPresentation.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import test from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import type { ConnectionConfig } from "../src/types/database.ts";
+import { connectionDriverLabel, connectionEndpointLabel, connectionIconType, connectionOptionSubtitle } from "../src/lib/connectionPresentation.ts";
+
+const baseConnection: ConnectionConfig = {
+  id: "conn-1",
+  name: "localhost",
+  db_type: "mysql",
+  driver_profile: "tidb",
+  driver_label: "TiDB",
+  host: "127.0.0.1",
+  port: 4000,
+  username: "root",
+  password: "",
+  database: "test",
+};
+
+test("uses driver profile for connection option icon identity", () => {
+  assert.equal(connectionIconType(baseConnection), "tidb");
+});
+
+test("builds a compact subtitle for duplicate connection names", () => {
+  assert.equal(connectionDriverLabel(baseConnection), "TiDB");
+  assert.equal(connectionEndpointLabel(baseConnection), "127.0.0.1:4000");
+  assert.equal(connectionOptionSubtitle(baseConnection), "TiDB · 127.0.0.1:4000");
+});
+
+test("uses file path as endpoint for local database connections", () => {
+  const sqliteConnection: ConnectionConfig = {
+    ...baseConnection,
+    db_type: "sqlite",
+    driver_profile: "sqlite",
+    driver_label: "SQLite",
+    host: "/tmp/local.db",
+    port: 0,
+  };
+
+  assert.equal(connectionOptionSubtitle(sqliteConnection), "SQLite · /tmp/local.db");
+});
diff --git a/tests/treeNodeClick.test.ts b/tests/treeNodeClick.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..81e2df02e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/treeNodeClick.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import test from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { treeNodeRowAction } from "../src/lib/treeNodeClick.ts";
+
+test("table and view rows open data without toggling structure groups", () => {
+  assert.equal(treeNodeRowAction("table", true), "open-data");
+  assert.equal(treeNodeRowAction("view", true), "open-data");
+});
+
+test("expandable non-table rows still toggle from row clicks", () => {
+  assert.equal(treeNodeRowAction("connection", true), "toggle");
+  assert.equal(treeNodeRowAction("database", true), "toggle");
+  assert.equal(treeNodeRowAction("schema", true), "toggle");
+  assert.equal(treeNodeRowAction("group-columns", true), "toggle");
+});
+
+test("leaf data browser nodes keep their open behavior through toggle handler", () => {
+  assert.equal(treeNodeRowAction("redis-db", false), "toggle");
+  assert.equal(treeNodeRowAction("mongo-collection", false), "toggle");
+});
+
+test("plain metadata leaf rows do nothing on row clicks", () => {
+  assert.equal(treeNodeRowAction("column", false), "none");
+  assert.equal(treeNodeRowAction("index", false), "none");
+});